I heard that the i5 2500K was a good deal and I found this deal online for $CA 911.00 :
1x COOLER MASTER HAF X nVidia Edition NV-942-KKN1 Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case (Model:NV-942-KKN1)
$192.49
1x MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (Model67A-GD65 (B3))
$169.99
1x MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (Model:N560GTX-TI Twin Froz)
$234.99
1x COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply (Model:RS750-ACAAE3-US)
$109.99
1x Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K (Model:BX80623I52500K)
$219.99
1x G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBXM (Model:F3-12800CL7D-4GBXM)
$58.49
My main purpose for buying this computer is to play old PC games but I would also like to play Portal 2, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3 and potentially other games that will come out with the years.
I was wondering if 4 GB RAM is enough and if the motherboard is compatible with everything else and if it will be able to adapt itself to future technologies?
I thank you for your advices on the quality of the build for its price and what I want to do with it.
Is the computer case important? Could I go with a cheaper one without problems?
1x COOLER MASTER HAF X nVidia Edition NV-942-KKN1 Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case (Model:NV-942-KKN1)
$192.49
1x MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (Model67A-GD65 (B3))
$169.99
1x MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (Model:N560GTX-TI Twin Froz)
$234.99
1x COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply (Model:RS750-ACAAE3-US)
$109.99
1x Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K (Model:BX80623I52500K)
$219.99
1x G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBXM (Model:F3-12800CL7D-4GBXM)
$58.49
My main purpose for buying this computer is to play old PC games but I would also like to play Portal 2, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3 and potentially other games that will come out with the years.
I was wondering if 4 GB RAM is enough and if the motherboard is compatible with everything else and if it will be able to adapt itself to future technologies?
I thank you for your advices on the quality of the build for its price and what I want to do with it.
Is the computer case important? Could I go with a cheaper one without problems?