How's This Sound?

[Matt77]

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I like it

 

[PP Mguire]

That Xeon you have would run circles around that Phenom.

 

[Matt77]

I dont want to use it, I'm looking for cheap...

 

[PP Mguire]

I don't understand why you don't want to use it. Simply getting a board for it would be way cheaper than a board/CPU combo, and be faster than all things you can buy in that price range including 2500k based setups.

 

[danhodge]

I don't know half as much as the regulars here, but after a quick look through newegg i definitely agree with PP.
This motherboard, for example (not recommending it, just the first i found for that processor) is $215 usually, and i think its in some deal right now, and costs $165.
The processor and motherboard of this build is $190 altogether. So, you are saving $25, and losing out on a load of processing power.
Newegg.com - ASUS P6X58-E WS LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Also, I'm pretty sure that motherboard will be better than the one in the build you suggested.

 

[PP Mguire]

That board doesn't support his Xeon we keep talking about

 

[danhodge]

Well that's what i get for having a 'quick look' then :')
What did i miss? I was under the impression LGA1366 was all you needed to look for in the motherboard... Is it the X58 part?

 

[Matt77]

its a XEON X5690

 

[Fat.Clown]

you still need an OS and an optical drive with the package in first post. everything else looks ok.

 

[J-Dub_]

Intel Core i5-3570K, Asus Radeon HD 6870, Antec DF-35 - System Build - PCPartPicker
I prepared a quick setup for you, but you have to spend a little bit more.