Probably not really unless your running crossfire even then its only a few FPS. I am not sure the other differences. I went with msi p67a-g43. I got it for $69 bucks and a$15 mail in rebateand my 2500k for $179 at micocenter.

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Thanks for the help. Probably gonna go with the cheaper one after all and upgrade to a geforce 570

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[QUOTE="istuffedsunny"]If you're not going to SLI I recommend getting the cheaper ASUS P8P67 LE (or something else in that price range), and if you're not going to OC forget about the 212. Finally replace the Seagate with a WD Black, and put your saved money towards a 570. AutoPilotOn

What are the differences that make the P8P67 LE almost $50 cheaper?

I know one thing is only one PCI-E is 16x the other one is 4x. The higher end ones allow for 8x8x.

Motherboards confuse me. Is $45 worth it to get 8x8x rather than 4x in your opinion?

If you're not going to SLI I recommend getting the cheaper ASUS P8P67 LE (or something else in that price range), and if you're not going to OC forget about the 212. Finally replace the Seagate with a WD Black, and put your saved money towards a 570. istuffedsunny

What are the differences that make the P8P67 LE almost $50 cheaper?

ok great advice guys. No set budget. Anything I should look for in particular with cases other than aesthetics? Seems like most of the ones at newegg have sufficient fans, slots, etc.

-havent decided on a case yet but would really like your opinions on a good one to get. Was considering a tempest evo or Illusion 300 maybe.

-heard the samsung spinpoint was good but is 3.0Gb/s while the seagateis 6.0Gb/s

Below is a list of the parts I've selected... what do you think? do you have any recommendations? is everything compatible?

Mobo: ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible ...

Graphics: GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GV-N560SO-1GI-950 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready ...

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Optical: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM

Heatsink: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ...

Also, is a heatsink totally necessary for this build?

Thanks for the help