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<blockquote data-quote="Blk03SVTCobra" data-source="post: 3529170" data-attributes="member: 10866"><p>My first question would be, why build a new one? Have you reached the limits of your current computer? Are there any good upgrade paths?</p><p></p><p>But that aside...</p><p></p><p>I would highly suggest following 1 of the 3 builds outlined in the following article:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/system-guide-200604.ars" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/system-guide-200604.ars</a></p><p></p><p>These builds are gaming-focused and (except for the case of the God Box) are attempting to get the most bang for your buck.</p><p></p><p>I am going to build an upgraded, Intel version of the Hot Rod in the near future that will be able to do gaming very well (all parts shipped ~$3200). And, for what it's worth, I will not be running dual core, but my mobo will be dual-core (and SLI) capable.</p><p></p><p>My only critique of them is that they almost never have intel boards/CPUs. For gaming, AMDs do perform better, but Intel still has the edge with many applications other than games (especially media encoding/decoding).</p><p></p><p>Check out the links they give in the article for pricing information also, because they have comparison of prices from NUMEROUS vendors, including Tiger.com, mwave.com, newegg.com, etc, etc, etc.</p><p></p><p>Check it out.</p><p></p><p>Now, if you're looking for a "How-To" on building computers, that's a different topic altogether.</p><p></p><p>Let me know if you have any questions, Charles :beer:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blk03SVTCobra, post: 3529170, member: 10866"] My first question would be, why build a new one? Have you reached the limits of your current computer? Are there any good upgrade paths? But that aside... I would highly suggest following 1 of the 3 builds outlined in the following article: [url]http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/system-guide-200604.ars[/url] These builds are gaming-focused and (except for the case of the God Box) are attempting to get the most bang for your buck. I am going to build an upgraded, Intel version of the Hot Rod in the near future that will be able to do gaming very well (all parts shipped ~$3200). And, for what it's worth, I will not be running dual core, but my mobo will be dual-core (and SLI) capable. My only critique of them is that they almost never have intel boards/CPUs. For gaming, AMDs do perform better, but Intel still has the edge with many applications other than games (especially media encoding/decoding). Check out the links they give in the article for pricing information also, because they have comparison of prices from NUMEROUS vendors, including Tiger.com, mwave.com, newegg.com, etc, etc, etc. Check it out. Now, if you're looking for a "How-To" on building computers, that's a different topic altogether. Let me know if you have any questions, Charles :beer: [/QUOTE]
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