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Somnambul33t
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join:2002-12-05
Mullica Hill, NJ
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| Re: Building up my gaming rig and need your suggestions on stuff if you go with a true external sound card, go with a an Asus Xonar or HT Omega Striker:
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···29132006
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···29271001
X-Fi is shit
for CPU, go with E8400 for $10 more: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19115037
or a Q6600 if you can find one for $200 or less.
i jave no comment on the rest besides the GFX card. 9600GT is a fabulous card for the price. im not sure i'd go SLI, though, unless you were running 24" LCd is larger. these puppies play almost every new game on max quality with more than playable FPS @ 1680x1050.
if you want more performance, drop $220 total and get an 8800GTS 512MB instead.
if you're sticking to 9600GT, they can be found cheaper than $170. quality brands can be had for 140 w/o rebate.
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
| Maybe I'm just cynical, but a $450 motherboard and all?
Personally I'm a fan of "best bang for the buck" and the "upgrade often" mentality. Its also easy as pie to get the E8400 to 4Ghz if you choose the right combo.
What I'd do:
E8400 - $185 (oc to 4ghz)
Gigabyte P35-DS3 - $90
2GB DDR2 - $50
8800GT 512mb - $150(after rebate)
Good CPU cooler - $50 (ie TT Big Typhoon)
Now look, I just built most of a whole system for a little more than price of your mobo alone. And guess what? It'll perform like heck - esp with 4Ghz of power  | |
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Konceptz
45nm Here I Come
join:2001-12-22
Chesterfield, VA
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| Re: Hmm... said by Jerm  :Maybe I'm just cynical, but a $450 motherboard and all? Personally I'm a fan of "best bang for the buck" and the "upgrade often" mentality. Its also easy as pie to get the E8400 to 4Ghz if you choose the right combo. What I'd do: E8400 - $185 (oc to 4ghz) Gigabyte P35-DS3 - $90 2GB DDR2 - $50 8800GT 512mb - $150(after rebate) Good CPU cooler - $50 (ie TT Big Typhoon) Now look, I just built most of a whole system for a little more than price of your mobo alone. And guess what? It'll perform like heck - esp with 4Ghz of power Only thing I'd change would be to get a 780i mobo either xfx or EVGA as they follow nvidia's reference design, and get a thermalright ultra 120 extreme heatsink with two 120mm fans in a push pull setup.
I hit 4.5ghz on that setup, and that would make a killer gaming rig, that will last for a while, as no game really needs a CPU beyond 3.8ghz at the moment.
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Toronto, ON | I have a feeling that OP posted on multiple forums and never came back to this one.
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