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Old 07-09-2008, 02:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Please Evaluate Build - $725 Build! No Monitor.

So I am about 90% sure that this will be my final build. Please tell me what you think of it.

I already have a Monitor, OS, and Mouse.

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Old 07-09-2008, 04:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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looks fine..and a great deal too
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It looks fine, but I will suggest you get another 2 gigs of RAM at some point if you're running a 64-bit OS, or 1 additional of you're going to run a 32-bit OS.
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Alright thanks!
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It looks great man, but why the 7200 instead of the q6600? I think the Q6600 with a good cooler will do you more justice in the long run and its actually cheaper (for the cpu, once you add 40-60$ for a cooler it could be just a tad more)

Those 4850's are a beast I just broke 19,000 3dmark06 today with mine (2 of them of course) but again with added cooling they go VERY high inclocks with some simple volt mods and even at a bios level you can overclock the core past spec and near 4870 speeds as its the same core!
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Keep in mind it's also another $70-80 or so.

If you can afford it, the Q6600 is a great choice, and at stock is just under that 7200 in speeds, but is so easily overclockable to go past that, you don't need to worry.
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We'll see, if when the times comes to order I have a few more bucks, I will definitely put them towards a better CPU!
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