What should i do?

[Harbz]

Hey guys i'm in a bit of a situation here

Basically should i buy a used i7 960 with Asus Rampage 3 Extreme Mobo for £180 or should i buy all new system based around a i5 3570k ? The i5 option will mean that i wont be able to buy my water cooling stuff and what not :(. But im not sure whats better to do LOL

Any advice would be appreciated :D

[Helltech]

For that price I'd probably go with the 3570k.

[Harbz]

the £180 is the for the i7 960 and Asus Rampage 3 Extreme, not for the i5 :(

Or do you mean that's too expensive for them two on there own ?

[Helltech]

the £180 is the for the i7 960 and Asus Rampage 3 Extreme' date=' not for the i5 :( Or do you mean that's too expensive for them two on there own ? [/quote']

180 is too expensive.

[Glaith]

I am a I5 2500k user, and I highly recomend the I5 3570k, like helltech said the 2nd hand one is not worth the price, with your I5 you will have your own warranty and the saftey of knowing its brand new. You can always get water cooling later on. For the price definatly the new stuff.

[mgsstar]

I dont recommend you to buy used becuase their warranty could be expiring soon and you don`t know how they used this processor. I would recommend you to get a 3570k because you get your own warranty like Glathier said and you won't go into any troubles because your cpu that you bought is new.

[Harbz]

Hmmm, good points guys, i didnt really think of it that way.

Ill see what i can come up with :D

[Fordox]

go for the old i7.

it is still a cpu which will perform just as well as the rest, especially under water. find the benchmarks ;)

and about the warranty from the cpu, how many times did you have a dead cpu? i have NEVER seen one except for the extreme overclocked ones (with LN) or those with faulty mobo pins.

[Maverik5124]

go for the old i7. it is still a cpu which will perform just as well as the rest' date=' especially under water. find the benchmarks ;) and about the warranty from the cpu, how many times did you have a dead cpu? i have NEVER seen one except for the extreme overclocked ones (with LN) or those with faulty mobo pins.[/quote']

If he is planning on using it for gaming then the i5 will actually perform just as well as the i7. If you're building a gaming rig save the 100 dollars and put them towards a better gpu

[Harbz]

Hmm, true that Fordox, and well i already have an i7 920, ram, graphics, psu and all that, all i need is a mobo, as my Mobo died :(