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    The PC (Personal Computer) is a highly configurable and upgradable gaming platform that, among home systems, sports the widest variety of control methods, largest library of games, and cutting edge graphics and sound capabilities.

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    #1  Edited By TheKeyboardDemon

    Sorry if this has already been posted, but I spotted the B3 revisions on sale here and the CPUs were also available. I'm not sure if the H68 or P68 chipsets are better and both mobo and CPU would be around £400. Bulldozer is likely to come to around the same price or maybe 20% cheaper, if might now be the right time for me to switch camps, but I'll wait to see what the AM3+ has to offer!
     
    Does anyone know what the differences between the chipsets are?
     
    What are your thoughts on this?

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    #2  Edited By Bigandtasty

    H67 can make use of the integrated graphics (I don't think there is any ability to switch between integrated and dedicated) but generally has less robust features in terms of PCI-E slots, overclocking, etc.

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    #3  Edited By TheKeyboardDemon
    @Bigandtasty: So I guess that would make the P series chipset the performance chipset.
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    #4  Edited By TheHBK

    So, I am getting my stuff together for building a new rig this weekend.  Should I go with the i5 sandy bridge or the Phenom 970?  Thing is that those P67 boards are more expensive.  The i5 and Phenom 970 are the same price where I buy stuff.  Thinking the 560ti for the graphics.

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    #5  Edited By Geno
    @TheKeyboardDemon said:

    " @Bigandtasty: So I guess that would make the P series chipset the performance chipset. "

    There's really no reason to go with H67 unless you're buying the lower end SBs; P67 allows for overclocking (which is only available on the K chips apparently).   
     
    Oh and thanks for the heads up, I'll update my PC building thread once Newegg gets a bit more stock. 
     
    @TheHBK said:

    " So, I am getting my stuff together for building a new rig this weekend.  Should I go with the i5 sandy bridge or the Phenom 970?  Thing is that those P67 boards are more expensive.  The i5 and Phenom 970 are the same price where I buy stuff.  Thinking the 560ti for the graphics. "

    i5 Sandy Bridge is significantly faster than Phenom 970, and more overclockable, and i5 2500K is what you want to be getting. It's more expensive overall but you'll be futureproof for quite a while longer. I can't imagine any game requiring more than a 3.8-4.2Ghz (what you can get with just the stock cooler) quad core SB in the foreseeable future.
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    #6  Edited By TheHBK
    @Geno:
    Alright, thanks. 
     
    I can't seem to start a new topic for this, damn you 505!  Anyway, here is what I will be picking up this weekend to get my new PC started.  Let me know what you think, if I can save money somewhere or think I should get a different part, mainly the RAM and Power Supply are questionable.

    CPU 
    Core i5 2500k, Sandy Bridge. 
     
    Motherboard 
    Gigabyte   LG1155 P67 
     
    RAM 
    8 GB (4GBx2) Patriot 1600MHZ 
     
    Video Card 
    MSI GTX 560Ti 
     
     Power Supply 
    Logisys 500W
     
    Getting a 500 gig hard drive, don't want or need more than that.  Thinking about going for a SSD Drive when Skyrim is out, but we will see how Bethesda does with load times.  DVD drive, case.  And all the little things to go with it.  The whole setup without a monitor or anything else comes in at under 800 bucks without tax.  What do you guys think?    
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    #7  Edited By Devildoll
    @TheHBK:  im not familiar with logisys , but it doesnt radiate quality.
     its only got 300 watts on the 12volt , which is really bad for a 500 watter.
     
    if there is one component you want of high quality , its the powersupply.
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    #8  Edited By Monte

    Anyone know if the difference between the 2400 and the 2500 is worth the $20 difference between the two?

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    #9  Edited By TheKeyboardDemon

    I think if the difference is only $20 you should get the 2500K as the 2400 doesn't have an overclocking version available.

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