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Thank you very much for your explanation and patience.
If you don't mind answering one more question. What's the difference with i5 and i7? If I can squeeze out a little extra cash should I go with an i7?
I looked a little bit into myself. It says the B3 stepping is what fixes the problem.
My only real problem now is that I already have memory with a listed speed of 1600.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224
The board you suggest looks good but it's out of stock...
Thanks for the advice. Why i5 in stead of i7? I don't know the difference really.
When you say Sandy Bridge is back are you speaking of the problems it had? I remember reading about flaws. This article specifically.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/02/intel-series-6-recall-what-you-need-to-know/
I have updated my original post with more information. Any help is greatly appreciated. I have the funds now. I've managed to put them together sooner than I had originally anticipated. :D
I do not. I've never even heard of them before. Looking online the closest store to me is in Philly which is three hours away from me.
Newegg will probably be my purchase place unless some other sites have better prices or some other reason to shop them.
First hello and thanks in advance for any help. I was referred here by a friend that received some help from the people here. What I really need is advice on a CPU and motherboard. I'm behind the times on Intel vs AMD. I'd like a system that will last me for a while. At least three years...