Another question, what O/S does she have on the laptop? Depending on what it is, could probably re-use the license from the laptop so long as she never plans to use the laptop again with that O/S, that will save some money as well.
Thing is, unless you plan to multiplier overclock, you can get by with the non-K model for a bit cheaper (Intel does make a 3570 non-K for about $190, so the multiplier is locked and you lose HD4000 graphic, not a huge loss there, for $30 cheaper).
(02-25-2013, 03:48 AM)Kevin Wrote:(02-25-2013, 03:24 AM)Frag Wrote: Just bought a i5 3570k + everything else to build a computer from scratch and I can say it's a really, REALLY strong CPU for the price and I second the suggestion to go to a MicroCenter.
Yep, I've been running a 3570 for about 10 months now. I picked it up 2 weeks after release in a really good bundle deal $250 with a $35 instant discount and $25 mail in so $190 back then, it's around that now, but like Lissa said, when the new processors come out, it will drop in price again. But even without that, it's a great processor, even with the stock fan I've been running it .3 GHz over stock. If I would bother to get a real HS I could likely put it at .8 GHz over rated.
Thing is, unless you plan to multiplier overclock, you can get by with the non-K model for a bit cheaper (Intel does make a 3570 non-K for about $190, so the multiplier is locked and you lose HD4000 graphic, not a huge loss there, for $30 cheaper).
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Einstein said Everything is Relative.
Heisenberg said Everything is Uncertain.
Therefore, everything is relatively uncertain.