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Originally Posted by Feachie
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regardless if he plays p99 or not, it's silly to build a pc with the present and the past in mind. what are you going to do in 6 months if a really cool game comes out that you want to play?
imho don't settle for less than a socket 1156 board with a sandy bridge processor. ivy bridge is due out late this year, and it's possible the current 1156's will support it with a bios flash.
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1156 = last gen core i3 i5's, meaning sandy bridge won't fit into those motherboads. don't go recommending incompatible parts, friend. he'll be stuck with a motherboard and a processor that won't go together and then the hassle of refunds...
If i were to build a new system I would wait a month and see what bulldozer does for the price of systems. but let's narrow things down some and see exactly what you'd benefit from most:
what'll be the primary use for the PC? what will you be doing with it?
Will you be gaming on it? if so, what games?
what's the resolution of your monitor? will you be using more than 1 monitor? tv?
any addons? sound cards?
do you need an operating system as well?
do you need a new monitor?
what's the budget?
and how long are you looking to use it for? upgrade piece by piece or hand down the whole thing for a new PC?