6-core vs 4-core

[Discobeard]

It seems like this setup would be more suited for my needs (based on the comments above):

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-072-_-Product

MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-589-_-Product

Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167042

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ywords)&Page=1

Thanks to everyone for their comments and feedback!

[AetherMcLoud]

6core is definitely overkill. Even now most games that are released only use dualcores and not quadcores (some do now at least). So it will take years (4-6) until games come out that support hexcore cpus.

So unless you have money to throw out of the window I would go with the quadcore, and if you want upgrade some other component with the spare money.

Unless of course you plan to encode a movie on one CPU, render a 3d model on another, and play a game that supports 4 cores at the same time, only then would a hexcore be useful right now (and in the coming years)

[Wries]

No motivation for game designers to make it scale 6 cores if only a small player base can make use of it.

[Skelly]

It seems like this setup would be more suited for my needs (based on the comments above):

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-072-_-Product

MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-589-_-Product

Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167042

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=22-136-533&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=1&VideoOnlyMark=Fal se&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=1

Thanks to everyone for their comments and feedback!

If I were building a pc for myself right now, those are exactly what I would buy.

[Djinni]

No motivation for game designers to make it scale 6 cores if only a small player base can make use of it.

At least not untill the consoles such as the Xbox and playstation start using 4 or more cores....

[Wries]

At least not untill the consoles such as the Xbox and playstation start using 4 or more cores....

Think it's pretty hard to translate core usage in a console to a PC. Heck didn't the PS3 have "7 cores"?

[Djinni]

Think it's pretty hard to translate core usage in a console to a PC. Heck didn't the PS3 have "7 cores"?

Wouldn't know, to me a console is just a PC with pre-define hardware and a "custom" OS.

[AetherMcLoud]

Heck didn't the PS3 have "7 cores"?

Yes it does. And it has a whooping 256MB of RAM! So I concur, console and PC hardware can't really be compared 1:1.

[Discobeard]

The "full" build -

CPU - Intel Core I5-2500K 3.3 GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-072-_-Product
GPU - GeForce GTX 580 3MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-589-_-Product
SSD - 120 GB SATA III MLC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167042
HDD - 1 TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ords%29&Page=1
MOBO - ASRock 967 EXTREME4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ords%29&Page=1
RAM - Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ords%29&Page=1
Case - Cooler Master Full Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ords%29&Page=1
Cooler - CORSAIR CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835181010
Power - CORSAIR 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005

[Fraza]

Sounds good, although I would replace the motherboard with something different; ASRock is a budget spin-off of ASUS and may not perform up to par with the rest of the system.

[Mestofiles]

Sounds good, although I would replace the motherboard with something different; ASRock is a budget spin-off of ASUS and may not perform up to par with the rest of the system.

Go check out some reviews of the ASRock P67 motherboards. ASRock isn't a cheap-ass spin-off anymore. They've used quality hardware with their new series and the Extreme4 mobo is being compared to some of the top-end gamer motherboards (NOT the enthusiast motherboards, which are obviously better, but more expensive). The actual difference between the ASRock and Asus P8P67 pro is so small that it's only worth the premium if you're an Asus fan imo.

[llDemonll]

the GTX 580 is a waste if you have 1 monitor. A GTX 570 will work fine, and a GTX 560 probably will as well (I'd get the GTX 570 since you can afford it though)