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2011 or 1155 or 1150
A friend was looking at the water cooling build I have going and got very excited about it. Now he wants a water cooled box and insists it be Intel based.
No real budget constraints but don't want to go hog wild either. Most of my build experience is with AMD although I have built a few i5's. This build is going to be moderate gaming and basic apps, email, web bs.
I'm thinking a i5 3570k in a Sabertooth or rog hero type mobo, 780/790 gpu, custom loop with led strip lighting. Friend was reading about the 2011 i7 socket, kind of wants the newest stuff. I said that the i5 is going to be a better game rig (based on this) for the $$$, am I right?
Just got off the phone with my friend and he's expressed a desire to learn to over clock. More reason to go with the i5 3570k IMHO. I'm going to bone up on these chips and see what bridge I'll cross