future proofing

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i know no matter what i do its practically impossible to be completely future proofed but here we go
i want a quad core pc that will play any game currently available and any game out in the near future at an adequate FPS
the i7 is basically amazing but expensive so i wanna ask about the AM3 socket. i am completely an AMD noob so can someone tell me if its worth getting a AMD AM3 build and if AMD are releasing a new range as they havent done for some time now
thanks a lot in advance:D
 
one step ahead of you mate "and this is one i made earlier"
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game £211.99
(£184.34) £211.99
(£184.34)
Dell S2409W 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor £199.99
(£173.90) £199.99
(£173.90)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £198.98
(£173.03) £198.98
(£173.03)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £142.98
(£124.33) £142.98
(£124.33)
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) £106.98
(£93.03) £106.98
(£93.03)
Be Quiet! Straight Power 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant Power Supply £66.99
(£58.25) £66.99
(£58.25)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)
Thermaltake VK90001N2Z Element T Gamer Case - Black (No PSU) £59.98
(£52.16) £59.98
(£52.16)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)
Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £25.99
(£22.60) £25.99
(£22.60)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £22.99
(£19.99) £22.99
(£19.99)
Total : £1,159.81


and amd
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Dell S2409W 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor £199.99
(£173.90) £199.99
(£173.90)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £198.98
(£173.03) £198.98
(£173.03)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £155.99
(£135.64) £155.99
(£135.64)
Asus M4A79XTD Evo (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
(£71.29) £81.98
(£71.29)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM) £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
Be Quiet! Straight Power 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant Power Supply £66.99
(£58.25) £66.99
(£58.25)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail £65.99
(£57.38) £65.99
(£57.38)
Thermaltake VK90001N2Z Element T Gamer Case - Black (No PSU) £59.98
(£52.16) £59.98
(£52.16)
Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer CPU Cooler 28.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £22.99
(£19.99) £22.99
(£19.99)

Total : £1,010.67

if you guys could tell me the differences and if its really worth getting the i7
and if i could save money on either build
and ofc future upgrades possibe on either 1366 or AM3
 
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thanks for the tips everyone
im sure to go for the i7 now but probabely cant go a step further to the 5870 ill stick to the 5850
is AM3 a dead socket???
thanks again :D
 
ive always preffered proc power to graphics power
comments on this build please will the 5850 fit
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game £199.99

Dell SP2309W 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor £199.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £198.98

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £142.98

Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (TR3X6G1600C9) £89.99

Be Quiet! Straight Power 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant Power Supply £66.99

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £39.99

Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard (967929-0120) £34.99

Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366) £25.99

Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £22.99
Total : £1,086.68
 
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