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- Dec 30, 2004
I'm building an 1156 rig and am torn between the i3-550 for $115, or the i5-760 for $204. The $90 difference is money I could spend on an SSD, so I will most likely go the i3 route and upgrade to a faster chip down the road. I've read that the Clarkdales are excellent overclockers, and would like to try my hand at O/C'ing.
I have a dedicated card (Radeon 5750), so I won't be utilizing the on-board GPU of the i3, but I'd like to keep that option open in case I need onboard video for some reason in the future. From what I've read, the P55 chipset doesn't support this, so I guess H55 is the route I need to go? I'd like to spend under $100 for the board, and I don't have any specific needs other than DDR3, USB, SATA, and a single PCIE-x16 lane (won't be running crossfire.) Form factor isn't an issue, I prefer ATX though.
Any input is appreciated, thanks!
I have a dedicated card (Radeon 5750), so I won't be utilizing the on-board GPU of the i3, but I'd like to keep that option open in case I need onboard video for some reason in the future. From what I've read, the P55 chipset doesn't support this, so I guess H55 is the route I need to go? I'd like to spend under $100 for the board, and I don't have any specific needs other than DDR3, USB, SATA, and a single PCIE-x16 lane (won't be running crossfire.) Form factor isn't an issue, I prefer ATX though.
Any input is appreciated, thanks!