[isstern35]

For starters i was looking at the Intel Core i5-650, saw its a good price for a quad-core. What do you guys think about it? Other cpu's are welcome as well.

What would you guys think would go good with a i5 650 and a budget of under 800$

also what p55 motherboard would be good for this cpu i would like to overclock if possible

i want to upgrade my current computer.
excluding the following:
optical drives, hard disk, case, power supply.

i would like to go with a ATI graphics card preferably with a XFX 5770 1gig or something similar to that.

i want my computer to play all the latest games at medium-high
my computer is used basically for media/games.

thank you.

 

[Poontun]

The 650 isn't a quad core...

 

[Ado]

With that budget I'd rather go AMD.

 

[isstern35]

yea im sorry i thought i wrote i7 hahah,,, sorry for the mistake lol

 

[like30ninjas]

depending how flexible your budget, I've found that the Asus P7P55D Pro board paired up with G.Skill Ripjaws 1600mhz 4GB are really successful when overclocking the i5 750 chip.

I have no experience on the i5 650 though.

As for your GPU, it might be a good idea to wait and see the performance of Fermi before you jump on a 5770. If the performance of fermi really stacks up to what Nvidia makes it to be, it might be worth saving a few extra pennies for a Fermi.

 

[bootscamp]

If you wanted to go I7

5770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150447
6gb DDR3http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220378
Foxconn Motherboardhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186170
I7 920http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202

Comes to $788.96

If you want to go I5

Gigabye Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128412
Mushkin 4gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226126
5850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125300
I5 CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115215

Comes to $749.96.

Your choice of i7 (8core)
or
i5 with a better GPU.

I'd go for the 2nd system setup.

 

[SFaznSpEEdSTeR]

I think you are referring to the i5 750, which is indeed a quad core.

As far as the build goes against the $800 budget, there's no doubt you can pull it off. I built a i5 750 / 5770 rig with the parts you excluding for around $620 so it is definitely doable.

 

[isstern35]

XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail

CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C7 - Retail

ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail

what i was thinking so far

 

[TCOC]

If you cant go i7 920 X58, I think you should keep what you have and get a 5870/5970/Fermi and call it a day.

Just my

 

[isstern35]

i7 920 and the x58 is actually a very good idea.

 

[isstern35]

well i went with the i5 build bootscamp showed. Thanks guys +reps

 

[TheSprunk]

EDIT too late lol

 

[ghost55]

wait for the amd hex-core on the 890gx board, it will be cheaper and more powerful then the i5 750