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Re: Building a new PC for gaming. [message #361011 is a reply to message #360106] Mon, 01 December 2008 23:04 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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I would go with the new core i7. They overclock pretty well. Since you have a massive budget why not get an i7 and watercool the cpu and your 2 gpus.

Anyways with your budget I wouldn't hold your breath for AMD but you can.

Get an i7 that supports SLI/CF that way you always have room to play with.
6gb of tri channel ddr3 is more than enough ram.
Get some hard drives running in raid - you could go SSD but I haven't seen much that would make the extra money worth it.
The 4870x2 is a better card imo and the price tag isn't much different. Always consider the warranty on the products.

As for a case if you're looking for airflow just browse around for ones with lots of fans especially on the front and top.

Power supply = Corsair 1000HX HANDS DOWN.

I'd also go watercooling if you plan to do some heavy overclocking. The i7s run fairly hot so if you want to push it that'd be the way to go. Personally what I would do is read reviews and comparisons of all of the parts you're considering. Everyone here will have their favourites, read a neutral review and see how they perform on games you want to play.


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