Changing From AMD To Intel

Vic Vinegar

I think it's time for a change with my PC.

I currently have

Athlon II 435
MSI 770-C45
4gb DDR3
OCZ 650 watt
Asus Xonar DG 5.1

I had an XFX 6770 1gb in this set up too but it was faulty so i got a refund.

I'm definitely gonna be going Intel this time.

What's an i3 2120 like for everyday use? i like the price and it would be a fairly big improvement over what i have now. I was also looking at an i5 2500k, which is a good bit more expensive but can go a whole lot faster. But with the money i would save getting an i3, i could always buy a better GPU (and maybe get an i5 further down the road)


Here's what i was looking at anyway

Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz LGA1155 3MB

or

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz LGA1155 6MB


Mobo - Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 LGA1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 ATX USB 3.0

I'll add a 6870 to this a couple of weeks after doing the upgrade.

Would i need any more than 4gb of ram? which CPU would suit my needs better? the pc is mainly used for Ableton/FL Studio/Photoshop, some RTS style gaming/The Sims 3 (which seems to be really CPU intensvie for some reason)

Cheers!

srsly78

i5-2550k is what you want. Ram is cheap so get 8gb. It really isn't that much extra money, and it will serve you well for years.