I'm probably going to stick with the i5 and the 560ti, but I'll look into the i7 when I get a moment to get back into this. I'm looking for a place, starting college tomorrow, and looking for a decent part-time job. Ideally, I'd like to play with max or ultra settings, but it is an ideal goal. I'm willing to settle for high settings and just run most of these games at that because I'm focused at meeting a $1000 budget as close as I possibly can get.