Posts by Melissa Castillo31

I'm checking out Best Buy since it’s basically the only shop within driving distance of 31 miles, unless you count Walmart—but their prices are honestly a joke...
My budget is sitting at maybe $750 without a monitor...though that's really pushing it, like, absolute absolute limit territory. I was actually hoping to land somewhere around $600 so I'd have some breathing room left over for a decent screen, but we'll see how it goes.

So, here’s the build I’m looking at putting together:
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K (or maybe it was an 8120, honestly, my memory isn't great these days)
GPU: GeForce GTX 750 Ti
RAM: 8 GB
PSU: 700/750W
MOTHERBOARD: Not sure yet—still need to figure out what actually fits—but I don't think that's the main issue right now
HARD DRIVE: 1TB, assuming I can find a decent one from Harvard
I have a few questions where I could really use some help... I've been browsing Dell, and I'm wondering if there's a better combo of processor and graphics card that makes more sense for the money. I could probably swing an extra $50 for each component if it means getting something worthwhile... Also, regarding the CPU choice: which would be the smarter move? 1. Intel Core i5-3570K or 2. Intel Core i7-3770K