Quote Originally Posted by PP Mguire View Post
The need for more than 8GB of RAM isn't there. You're adding about 30 bucks to each for nothing honestly. Matter a fact, I was gaming perfectly fine on 4GB of RAM the other day just as a general test for another forum I'm on. He would be better off with 8GB 1600 rather than 16 of 1333.

Another thing, the i3 3220 is 4 dollars more than the SB i3 with more performance.

Either way, if he keeps his current DDR3 he could go this way. Albeit slightly over his budget but he gets a MUCH better GPU.

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116777

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157335

GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814202011

All for 270. It's what I was talking about in my previous post.
I know you're right about the RAM thing. I placed it there more as a future proof thing than anything on my two possible setups. 8GB of 1600Mhz RAM would be just as fine in a system today as would be 16GB 1333Mhz RAM but for a much cheaper price.

@ OP: HERE is a list of 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz kits available for less than half of the price of the 16GB kit I placed in my previous post. IMO, you can go with one of these kits and either the AMD or Intel setup I picked out and be under budget on both systems. You would still have to use your 6570 and upgrade that later though.