Questions about buying a new gaming PC

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#1 BaRRoW5588
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I'm gonna buy a new gaming PC. I've been looking at Alienware, Dell XPS Studio PCs, CyberPower PC and some Tiger Direct.com deals. I've been asking many questions on Yahoo Answers and most cyber nerds aren't really answering my questions.

Basically, I want a gaming PC that will be able to play any game on its highest settings AND be able to last for the next 5 or so years. Now, video cards can always be updated in a PC, so my main question deals with the processor since I will not be able to add a new processor to my PC.

Now I'm getting the new intel core i7 regardless, my question deals with the processing speed. Each site starts at 2.6 and gives the option of upgrading to 2.9, 3.0, 3.2 or even 3.33 which is the Core Extreme Edition. Which one of these is fitting for my desired gaming PC to last me a long time and be able to play any game on its highest graphical settings given I have the sufficient video cards and amount of RAM?

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#2 NLahren
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go to ibuypower.com choose i7 920 and let them overclock them for u and take 2 gfx cards 2*5850
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#3 SF_KiLLaMaN
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Well, a 2.6 GHz i7 should be able to max most games but the higher you go the better it will last you in the long run. You can't go wrong with 2.6GHz but as they say, the bigger the better. Most games depend more on the GPU anyways. You are going to need one kick ass GPU if you are planning on maxing out Crysis and other GPU intensive games. and just in case you didn't know, It is better to build your own PC because it is MUCH cheaper. You are going to end up payer almost twice as much if you buy a PC from Alienware or Dell. The best site for PC parts is newegg.com if you want to build one yourself.
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#4 zomglolcats
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Your motherboard is pretty much the bottomline on future proofing your PC. Don't skimp on the motherboard.
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#5 millerlight89
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[QUOTE="NLahren"]go to ibuypower.com choose i7 920 and let them overclock them for u and take 2 gfx cards 2*5850

Let them OC? Yea that is what we call a waste of money.
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#6 Xeros606
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5 years is quite a stretch. I doubt you'd want to play any recent games with a Pentium D (which was 'high end' 5 years ago). Get the Core i7 920, it'll last you at least 4 years, I believe.
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#7 adrake4183
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I am surprised that he is so nonchalant about changing out a graphic card but all worried about a processor. Processors are easy to change out and can be cheaper to change than a graphic card. I would target the lowest end processor that has hyperthreading (i believe the slower i5 has this left out). Also be aware there are two different sockets that the i7 comes in and that there are some disadvantages to going with a P55 board although the price is much more reasonable and the advantages of the upgraded socket may be trivial for gaming.
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