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  • 05-04-2009 2:50am
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    Jackalxx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭


    im building a new desktop.

    mobo is asus striker ii extreme

    core 2 quad 2.66 or 3.01mhz
    geforce gtx 250 or equivalant
    corsair 4gb ram
    its gonnabe an absolute beast when its built, sorry i cant go into more detail as im sitting here absolutly pisst lol


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    I'd probably getter a better graphics card if I was you. Even if it meant cheaping out on the processor a bit.


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    Jackalxx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭Jackalxx


    i dont know th exact name of the graphics card but ints the new geforce gtx range, iwanted to get a "MSI GeForce GTX 295 1792MB PhysX CUDA"
    but thats likw 500 euro so i might go for the gtx 285, but the motherboard i bought is an absolute beast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjynwic_8ic

    it hs everything you could ever need incl ddr3 ram slots etc


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    toco123
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    Just go for a ATI 4870?


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    Slutmonkey57b
    Registered Users Posts: 5,560 ✭✭✭Slutmonkey57b


    Your motherboard can be a beast all it likes but unless you're LN2 cooling you won't see any benefit. Also, Nvidia chipsets are high-performing but unreliable ****e and I wouldn't trust them as far as I can throw them.
    Money would have been better spent on:
    1: Vertex/Intel SSD
    2: More ram
    3: Better graphics.

    If you had a crossfire board, you could have bought two cheap 4830's which would beat a GTX285 and cost less than half as much. As it is, single card wise, your best bet is 4870 which is ~€140 on pixmania right now. You could SLI two 9800GTX^H^H^H^H GTX 250's which is your other option.


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    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Oh dears, jackal is stoned :P Reminds me how lucky I was to end up too stoned to even manage typing when I got back home last night! :D

    Wonder if he's gonna regret any hasty decisions in the cold, harsh light of day? ;)


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