Intel Core i5 2500k (($315)) [
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16819115070]
Intel Core i6 2600k (($220)) [
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16819115072]
Biostar TZ68A+ (($100)) [
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16813138319]
G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB DDR3-1600 (($52)) [
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16820231314]
XFX HD 6790 (($120)) [
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16817139028]
Corsair Builder Series CX600 (($70)) [
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16817139028]
Samsung F3 1TB (($60)) [
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Tpk=f3%201tb]
Samsung DVDRW/CDRW (($20)) [
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16827151233]
Core i7 2600k build = $740
Core i5 2500k build = $640
Copy of Windows 7 = $100
Unless you wait for AMD, that's really the best bang you're going to get for <$800. If you go the i5 route, you could beef up the gpu another notch or two. Maybe get a GTX 560 for an extra $75.
The top of the line AMD FX 8150 will run $245 so it's right in between the i5 and i7 in price, the motherboards will be around the same price for the same features. So it really comes down to how well it performs in the real world.
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Originally Posted by Siriusly.Andrew
October heralds the AMD Bulldozer architecture.
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Yeah, I mentioned Zambezi chips back on page 1.
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Originally Posted by StealthESW
Try looking up your parts on pricewatch.com. If you have not already. I have found many good deals there.
Engineering graphics cards are best for rendering. I'm sure you already knew that.
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Mentioned workstation gpu's on page 2, the respectable cards are way outside of the target budget. He's going to have to stick with consumer level gpu's.
Pricewatch isn't a terrible site, but it's a referral site, they don't sell their own hardware. I used to use them >5 years ago before I found Newegg. My main beef with pricewatch is I really have no interest in spending hundreds of dollars at JoesComputerParts.com. What I like about Newegg is you know who you're buying from, they offer the best deals on name brand hardware, and you don't have to remember different return/RMA policies from these random Joe Schmoe sites.