VaporX Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 You know this question is in a round about way being asked in a few other threads so lets put it out there. You are building a new system and are about to buy a new CPU. What do you think is a fair CPU price. This BTW is taking into account all the CPUs currently out there and the price points they represent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercman Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) what i always do is buy the middle of the pack in the CPU department as i will be using it primarily for gaming. and with a good OC yo can get good benchmarks. i will never buy top of the range , especially with Intel because it is way over priced. rather spend the extra $$$ on a GPU or memory for a better all round performance. this is just my opinion. Edited December 1, 2011 by Mercman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 Generally $150 to $200 assuming there's a good option in that range. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporX Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 I also personally limit myself to about $200 max. With a Microcenter nearby I can get an i5 2500K for like $175 as well as an 1090T for $160 or a 970 for $140. There is NO reason for me to look at anything over $175 let along $200. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 Didn't vote. It's not about price, it's about bang-for-buck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_TheAlexO Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) what i always do is buy the middle of the pack in the CPU department as i will be using it primarily for gaming. and with a good OC yo can get good benchmarks. i will never buy top of the range , especially with Intel because it is way over priced. rather spend the extra $$$ on a GPU or memory for a better all round performance. this is just my opinion. Exactly. Same here. I spent like $250 on my first day launch Phenom II 940, and that was a mistake. I should of just waited a few WEEKS and I could of bought it a lot cheaper. But when I do builds for other people, I always just get the middle of the road ~$100-150 AMD cpu and OC it to the moon. Edited December 1, 2011 by ShallowBay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cery25 Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 200 euro max Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryTaco Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 Sig Rig---just in time for Skyrim and SWTOR. Im stylin. Oh and i did the Micro Center thing for $175. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 Didn't vote. It's not about price, it's about bang-for-buck. The best bang-for-buck in a certain price range matters though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 The best bang-for-buck in a certain price range matters though. The ranges in the poll are too narrow when looking for best bang-for-buck. It could be a $150 CPU or $250 CPU, depending on when you pull the trigger. Typically, I go for 2nd or 3rd best processor on the market when I buy because those don't have the insane markup associated with being the best-of-the-best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas13013 Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 I just finished off my first intel build and I have to say that best bang-for-the-buck is completely situational. I was going to go for an i5 2500k but managed to find a 2600k for only $27 bucks more than an i5, which was normally out of my budget but was just a good deal As a rule, when building a system for someone I tend to go for cheap rather than performance and generally max out at $150, but when building for myself I tend to just find the best deal on the best processor I can get my hands on. Actually, I blame this site for my gratuitous spending on hardware. Curse you for introducing me to the joys of overclocking and building your own rig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 I just recently sold my old i7 920 only to beak out my older Asus board and get a i7 950. Payed almost 100 less for it Then the 920 and the i7 series keeps up pretty well with other chips and real world gains from upgrading to a whole new system were not worth it so I went a generation older. I think so long as you are happy and satisfied with what you have then cost really does not play a factor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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