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February 17th, 2008
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| T-Rex  |  Re: New gaming rig prospective Alternative to XFX 8800GT Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail Better specs (core frequency is higher), eVGA iron warranty if you register your product in the first 30 days and same good price. As for the memory I would always opt for 2 sticks instead of 4, more possibility to upgrade down the road and normally somewhat better performance. There's great 4GB 4-4-4-12 kits out there which can be had for around $95.00 after MIR, $15 over your plan of combining 4 sticks of Crucial together. It's all up to you though, the performance should be somewhat similar (though normally 2 sticks with same specs will perform better than 4).   |
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February 18th, 2008
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| i will hunt u.  | Re: New gaming rig prospective Looks very nice Oldman! But why go with a quad? What does your son do that requires one? I know Crysis and COD4 now utilize all four cores but personally I'd go with an E8400. Much cooler, cheaper, and doesn't use as much electricity.  Just curious  Last edited by Parker; February 18th, 2008 at 11:14. |
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February 18th, 2008
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| I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal.  | Re: New gaming rig prospective Quote:
However, there's the risk of physical damage, which isn't technically covered. Few years back I was attempting to remove the retail heatsink, and it jerked the processor out of the socket, breaking a pin in the processor. Just like that, my infamous 2.4C (running at 3.4GHz, back when 1GHz were still impressive) was a paper weight, but I did convince Intel to replace it for me. I also helped a woman seeking tech advice to do the same with AMD after she had broken a pin in a similar manner - she assumed she was out of luck, but I convinced her to call AMD's tech support, and they sent her a replacement. On a side note, not all vendors offer a 1 year warranty. OEM warranties are determined and honored by the vendor selling the CPU, and specifically with regards to Newegg, you have 7-days to return for a refund, or 30-days for a replacement (LINK), so you'll want to stress test it without dilly-dallying. On another side note, OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. OEM parts are basically intended for system builders that sell and support their rigs. Dell and HP are bigwig examples, but it could also be your local mom-and-pop store. Because of the price savings, OEM parts have become popular among DIY builders. As Paul Harvey would say, there you have the rest of the story.   | |
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February 18th, 2008
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| Worker Ant  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 936
| Re: New gaming rig prospective Quote: The only CPUs I'd recommend right now are quad core like the Q6600, or a dual core such as E8400. Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.22ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 460FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x1gb OCZ3-1333@1380MHZ Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster 20x DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone OP650 54A 12v Rail Torture Rack--MC-TDX--Black Ice GTX240--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes-- Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate 64 Last edited by RangerXLT8; February 18th, 2008 at 12:14. |
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| Functional Alcoholic  | Re: New gaming rig prospective Quote:
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme DFI Blood Iron P35-T2RL + Thermalright HR-05 IFX 2GB G.Skill 800MHz F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB Silverstone Decathlon 650W Western Digital 250GB SATA II | |
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| T-Rex | Re: New gaming rig prospective Quote:
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