First budget gaming build (2500k VS. 3570K)

[BigPhatPaulie]

I don't think that IB will serv him better than SB will mainly because it seems that pci 3.0 is better suited to sli/crossfire(?) and he doesnt need that as well as SB is well proven and IB is not (I know its not out yet just saying)

[Chuck390]

So you are telling me i will get better performance from Ivy overall?

[BigPhatPaulie]

All the charts and pre release benchmarks seem to point to yes for that question. I was just suggesting sandy because i thought it might be better for ya to have a proven chip in your first build. Sorry if i confused ya

[Chuck390]

Don't worry you didn't confuse me I'm just no sure how much more performance i would get from an IB. I can't decide to order now to save the shipping or to wait for the release.

[BigPhatPaulie]

If your only gonna save 50 on shipping(?) then maybe wait till the ivy bridge launch and some reviews come out?

[Chuck390]

Woooh I think i just found an amazing deal!
ASUS GeForce GTX560 Ti 448CORE Directcuii 732MHZ 1280MB 3.2GHZ GDDR5 HDMI DVIX2 DP PCI-E Video Card - ASUS - ENGTX560Ti448DC2/2DIS/1280MD5
There an error in the title its 3.8 not 3.2! its cheaper than the one i was gonna buy!
Please explain how i can tell which one is better it's slower but has more memory so it's better right?

The one i was originally planing was this one:
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DirectCU Top OC 900MHZ 1GB 4.2GHZ DDR5 2XDVI HDMI PCI-E DX11 Video Card - ASUS - ENGTX560 Ti DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5

Please tell me because if its better i'll order this now and wait till Ivy is released for the rest because this is an 85$ rebate.

[BigPhatPaulie]

The 448 edition is essentially a gtx 570 chip (gf110) with one more unit disabled giving it 448 cores. It is a much better card than the regular 560 ti and with a decent OC will beat 570's and match some 580's. The only problem with that card is its triple slots wide. I personally have one of those cards running at 4000mhz effective memory and 910 on the core completely stable and silent. Bottom line if triple slots doesn't bother you I say buy it

[Chuck390]

Well if i go with a 600T i have plenty space for a triple slot! and at the price of the 560TI I'm going to get it!

[BigPhatPaulie]

Heres what It looks like in mine (not the best pic I know) but just for a reference as to what it will look like in the 600t

[Chuck390]

Oh there is plenty of space for it! And by the way, I would like to build it myself but is there anything really complexe or dangerous about building a computer for the first time? Is there a lot of things to do in the BIOS? I'm feel pretty comfortable with everything but I just want to make sure.

Thanks,
Chuck