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Jerm

join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA

reply to Meccanoble
Hmm...

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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said by Jerm See Profile :

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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