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I am looking for suggestions on what to get for my next comp. It will be used for gaming / multimedia and I will be overclocking it.
What I don't need: -Peripherals (including monitor) -Operating System (I will use XP Home) -Hard drives (I will use the new VelociRaptor as my primary drive and a Seagate 7200.10 for my secondary drive) -GPU's (I will use two Evga 8800GTS G92's in SLI) What I do need: -RAM -CPU (Core Two Duo / Quad / Extreme) -Case (I think I would like to try an acrylic case) -PSU -Cooling (I think liquid cooling for at least the CPU and northbridge would be a good option if the budget favors it). -Optical and floppy drive (I dont need a Blue-Ray writer / reader) -Anything else that I may be forgetting? Requirements: The motherboard must have at least two PCI-e x16 2.0 slots so I can run my cards in SLI. Budget: Approximately $1,500 I prefer to buy from NewEgg because they have good shipping charges to Hawaii.
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CPU: Core Two Duo E8400 OC'ed to 3.90 Ghz. w/ Thermalright True HSF RAM: 4 GB. Mushkin 1066 MHz. DDR2 4-4-4-12 1:1 GPU: (2) Evga Nvidia 8800GTS G92 512 MB. SLI OC'ed to 725 / 1812 / 1010 Mobo: Evea Nvidia nForce 750i FTW SLI PSU: 750 watt Corsair CMPSU-750TX 60A 12V HD1: 300 GB. Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM SATA 16 MB. HD2: 320 GB. Seagate Barracuda 16 MB. 7.2k OD: Samsung DVD±RW SH-5203B Monitor: 28" HDTV running at 720p via HDMI Internet: Cable, 6 mpbs down / 1 mbps up |
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