Thanks again guys.
You have won me over on Intel. Maybe AMD will catch up one day, but for now, I am definitely going with the second build (i5 2500K).
A couple of final questions...
I am confused when it comes to the motherboard. In the build I had chosen the
ASUS P8Z68-V LX.
But I was checking out the
LE and also the
P8P67 Deluxe, and I couldn't figure any major differences...just number of USB ports on each mobo. Does it really matter which I pick? The LE and LX are basically the same price, but the P8P67 Deluxe is like $80 more.
I also have an X-fi Xtremegamer sound card. Should I use that in my new build, or just go with onboard sound?
And lastly, should I get the
212 cooler or just stick with stock. Never used a non-stock one before and haven't had an issue, but if this is a better idea I'll go for it.
Ordering once I work out these last few things! Excited.