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GoGeTa006:
So I finally sold my old computer:
Intel Quad Q6600
4 GB RAM
Nvidia GTX+ 9800


=== anyways I got $400 for it (do you think it was a good deal?) ===

I have a couple of questions for my new rig, I wanted to know your opinions, its still in planning phase and Im waiting on Xmas money so I can purchase it in Jan. prolly

- I am not sure if I should get an i7 and a $200ish video card or an i5 and a $300ish video card I want to avoid bottlenecks as much as I can

- Just for the fun of it, I was looking at ITX and microATX mobos, i dont know, I was kind of in the mood of having a small PC tower, but given the fact that I have 3 HD's + an SS Im getting for the new rig. . .I doubt that will be possible, but anyways what are you thoughts on ITX/MicroATX gaming rigs?


What are you thoughts on open-box items (Im pretty sure theres going to be plenty to chose from in January)
I am thinking of getting the Monitor and probably the optical drives as open box
thoughts?:

metro.:
Open box, good call. Newegg is pretty good about that shit.

On the micro, they're fine if you want to build a LAN setup, but for non-mobile use it's a bit useless. The space to cost ratio is just too poor. The benefit is too small to make it worth it, I've also heard of some longevity problems, if you're looking to keep it for a while.

I'd say go for the i5 and $200 card, a lot of the processing now a days can be pushed onto the GFX card anyway. On the other hand, if you want you could get an i7 and then a cheaper card, and upgrade in a year or two. Depends how long you want to go without rebuilding your whole rig.

And that's probably a pretty good deal on your old set up, reaffirms my lack of desire to sell my shitbox of a rig.
I answer things backwards it would seem.

kitamesume:
try hitting up an i5-K + GTX670, the best combination yet in my book. you wouldn't be needing an i7 unless you do stuffs that loads all 8threads.

you should hold back until march(ish)-2013 though, haswell and GTX7## would be saying "hi!" by then.

also about a "worth" table i made up, hope it helps.
(click to show/hide)i5-3330 @ 3.6ghz(max turbo 4cores) : $190 = 0.01895 ratio
i5-3450 @ 3.7ghz(max turbo 4cores) : $195 = 0.01897 ratio
i5-3470 @ 3.8ghz(max turbo 4cores) : $200 = 0.01900 ratio
i5-3550 @ 3.9ghz(max turbo 4cores) : $210 = 0.01857 ratio
i5-3570 @ 4.0ghz(max turbo 4cores) : $215 = 0.01860 ratio
i5-3570K @ 4.1ghz(overclock breakeven) : $215 = 0.01907 ratio
note: ghz/price, higher ratio = more worth it
note2: theres a 4-bin over turbo trick to reach that max turbo
note3: newegg prices

ITX rigs are awesome, lian-li or Bitfenix produces fine ITX cases that can hold plenty of HDDs as well, i've seen one of those ITX rigs that fitted a 10" double-slot GPU with four harddrives and one optical drive. the tiny thing can run BF3 1080p-ULTRA, priceless, the guy uses it as a lan party rig.
the only down side of an ITX rig is that you cant slap in extra PCI-E cards or go dual GPUs, hit an MATX if these downside concerns you.

depends on how you'll be getting the open-box items, i've had horrible experiences with open-box via delivered on some not-so-known seller, i had to pay shipment to exchange the item =( quality control seems scarce on open-box items...

vuzedome:
Go big, go large, screw the micros and tiny ones.
Since you want to avoid bottlenecks, mind as well go all out?
But an i5 and GTX660 will be good enough.

buchno:
It isn't impossible to go small. Sweclockers managed to build a Mini-ITX monster rig with an i7 3770K and a GTX 690 at acceptable temperatures without too much noise from the fans. Obviously, you don't need such overkill components and it will be a bit difficult to build, although for the HDD:s you can buy USB 3.0 cabinets if they don't fit.

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