Is this a good deal? Mobo+processor combo

[Mitobunny]

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...0&sku=B69-0588

I'm debating if I should get this to hold me off until I can afford an i5 2500k/3570k and a z77 board. This is a micro atx and an amd so I probably would upgrade in the future but with my current build I am trying to get it would come to about 550-650 rather than 850-950. Pros and cons?

[Drakoes]

I would save up for an i5-3570k and Z77 mobo combo. You'll make quite a nice saving by going AMD, but I'd personally say you'll regret it if you game a lot, as the new Intel Ivy Bridge processors performs more brilliantly in games. You could also go with a more budget-oriented mid ATX Z77 motherboard too should you go down Intel's route.

So if you mainly play WoW, then that could be another reason to save up some money for the i5, as it runs really well on it.

Here's some numbers comparing those those two CPUs. Note that although it is an i7 instead, the performance in games is not far off between it and the i5:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/102?vs=551

[n0cturnal]

It is a really good deal IMO.

[Mitobunny]

Well if I save up for the intel set up I have to wait until like Christmas but if I get this one I can get my desktop pretty much before September ends. More than likely will buy a new processor and mobo later in a year or less from now (most likely will be a nice sale for it too). This one ends by the end of August so I have some time to decide but just wondering if I should wait or get it now and have my desktop sooner.