Which way to go?

[Hardforumite]

Hi, new member, frequent lurker.

Im building a new machine for a friend. Im a bit stuck as to which way to go Motherboard/processor wise.

Intel Core i7 960 3.2 GHz Socket 1366 8MB L3 Cache, with X58 m/b and 12GB 1600mhz DDR3 tripple channel ram, 3 sticks, corsair vengeance.

Or... Sandybridge i7 2600k, p67 m/b, 8GB 1600mhz DDR3, 2 sticks, corsair vengeance.

Either will be with GTX 570 graphics card.

Cooling in a huge case (corsair Obsidian 700D) with a H50 for the processor. Intending to o/c whenever Battlefield 3 is imminent! Both proc and gc.

I realise Sandybridge is newer and more efficient but i read horror stories about the sata problems, is a rev 3 p67 board now free of this problem?

Finally i assume i can overclock the 2600k with this motherboard? - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/260185

So, which way should i go? Im leaning towards the 2600k route.

Many thanks for any help.
Craig.

 

[Dangman]

2600K hands down. That SATA issue has been fixed already with B3 revisions of motherboards. Yes you can OC the 2600K with that mobo.

 

[trick0502]

2600k.

 

[Hardforumite]

Thanks, so the 2600k will perform better than the normal (nehalem?) i7? Thats what i want to hear...
So i'd be a fool not to go 2600k?
Thinking of an SSD for the os and 6gb/s sata 3 1TB for storage (until SSD prices come down / capacity goes up) sound acceptable?
Cheers again.

 

[Dangman]

Thanks, so the 2600k will perform better than the normal (nehalem?) i7? Thats what i want to hear...
So i'd be a fool not to go 2600k?

Yes.

Thinking of an SSD for the os and 6gb/s sata 3 1TB for storage (until SSD prices come down / capacity goes up) sound acceptable?
Cheers again.

Yes.