The 3820 is actually a little cheaper than the than the 2600K, yes its locked but they are still overcloking to 4GB + with ease, the MB ~ $100 more I will grant you but you getting some value there PCIe3 etc.
Now it may be a good choice to go down to the I5 2500K and save ~$200 on the MB,CPU...
Looking to build a gaming PC that will last a while (4-5 years) budget max is $1800 would like to be around $1500
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly gaming, some video streaming(netflix), and light development.
2) What's your budget? Are tax...
How does this build look trying to stay under 450 have a 19" lcd so resolution will be at 1280 X 1024. coming from an Barton 2.5 and a ati 960 pro so this should be a pretty good step up I think. would like a little beter cpu but trying to keep the 3850
BIOSTAR NF520-A2 AM2 NVIDIA nForce...