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WejRepus

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here is my current build. hope to order this tuesday. I already have a 500 GB drive I will pull from my current system for storage. this will mostly be used for Age of Conan, with some Team Fortress 2... for now.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz
Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme CPU Heatsink, Socket 775/AM2, Aluminum
eVGA nForce 780i
OCZ 4GB Reaper HPC Edition PC2-9200 DDR2
2x BFGTech GeForce® 8800 GT OC2
Western Digital 150GB WD Raptor
Lite-on DH-16D2S-04 16x48x DVD-ROM
Lite-on LH-20A1L 20x DVD±RW Dual-Layer Burner
CM Stacker 832
Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64-bit, OEM
Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2b, OEM
 
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Are you dual booting? otherwise no need for 2 os's (obviously).

I can't comment, but I think most people on this forum will conclude that Home Premium > Ultimate. basically because you save like $100.
 
Are you dual booting? otherwise no need for 2 os's (obviously).

I can't comment, but I think most people on this forum will conclude that Home Premium > Ultimate. basically because you save like $100.


Yea, I plan on dual-booting. Will use Ultimate most of the time, and am using a XP install that I already have for times when Vista decides to take a dump on my head.
 
i would say switch it up a bit... i would get the EVGA 750i FTW, as tri-sli isnt worth it.. 750i FTW = what 680i should have been. get the E7300, as right now its hitting 4ghz with out much problem. dont worry about the L2 cache size it takes a doubling of L2 to equal 6% performance increase. is the added cost really make it worth it? also you could on stock v for the E7300 hit 333fsb putting it at E8500 speeds since it has a 9.5x multi.
 
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