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Old 07-28-2007, 11:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Building a Gaming Rig

I am currently going to build a gaming rig and want to see what you guys think I could improve to make my system faster, I am still in doubt wether I should go with AMD or Intel so I will see what you guys say, here is what I plan to get, keep in mind this is set up as an AMD rig although if Intel could make it better, don't hesitate to tell me:

-Cooler Master Stacker 830 Silver Aluminum Case
-Asus Crosshair Socket AM2 nforce 590 SLI ATX Mobo
-Crucial 2GB DDR2 PC 6400 Ram
-EVGA 8800 Ultra 768MB GDDR3 x16
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0Ghz 2x1MB L2 Cache AM2 Processor
-X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1
-Thermaltake Toughpower 1200Watt PSU
-150GB WS Raptor at 10,000Rpm
-Sony Optiarc Black 16x DVD/CD Rom Drive
-Lite-On Black 20x SATA DVD Burner
-Tuniq Heatsink
-5 Antec 120mm Fans
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Q9450 @ 3.4Ghz @ 1.200v // 790i Ultra SLI // 3GB Kingston 1800Mhz DDR3 9-8-8-24-2T //
Thermaltake Toughpower 850W // 2 Raptor X's & Velociraptor in RAID 5 // Antec Twelve Hundred Case
9800GTX // Xigamatek Rifle 120mm // Creative XtremeGamer X-Fi
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