(10-11-2013, 09:12 PM)Outlawz7 link Wrote: The price difference is 30 euros ($35 or so) where I'm looking. Prices seem to be jacked up in general.
I picked that mobo, because it's the cheapest. I can afford to buy one part that costs 200-300, but when they start piling up, I have to cut somewhere. To be honest, I just pick the one that fits the CPU, never gave a damn about audio.
I'm actually stuck at the GPU, I'd like to buy a GTX 760 and the AOC m2752V monitor (I've had a Flatron L1710S for 10 years now), but going for GTX 650 and keeping the old monitor would save me 400 euros.
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Are you sure there are no other websites where the prices aren't that jacked up?
In general, the K processors should only cost 5-20 dollars more, and are worth the little extra by a whole whole lot, it's not the same processor, keep that in mind
A GTX 650 won't perform anywhere near a 7950/GTX 760 though so that would be a waste of money..
My main point about the motherboard you selected is that it won't overclock, giving you much much less performance for what you're spending, audio and the other things were just very good bonuses alongside it
Yes, I agree it piles up to a decent pile of money, but we can't go around spending money on stuff that won't last or is generally much worse in the performance/price ratio just to get what we want "now" :/
If you can't afford everything right now, instead of buying subpar components, I'd just buy everything except the GPU, and then buy the GPU next month or whenever money is available.
In all seriousness, this is the only real way to go about upgrading, bang for buck and longevity.
:edit: Also any reason why you're thinking of a seemingly generic 1080p monitor? Haven't seen a single review for it anywhere :/ Why not go 2560x1440/1600 in a few months to REALLY get some visual pleasure Trust me on that, the jump to 2560 is something you don't jump back down from.