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I got me some money burning a hole in my pocket, and I'm thinking about
upgrading again, especially as the POV beta begins to mature.
Shortly after I won the IRTC (and subsequently never entered again [why?])
in 2003, I decided I needed a faster computer with which to
render/game/whatever. I bought an AMD Athlon 3200+. This is still my
computer, although I've upgraded the RAM (1.5GB) and HD. 7 years is getting
pretty ancient, but it still works pretty well for anything that's not too
demanding.
A month ago, I knew almost nothing about the state of affairs regarding the
new crop of processors and such, but now I've familiarized myself quite a
bit with what is out there. Bang for the buck, this would probably be the
best system I could build, especially if overclocked:
Intel Core i7-860 (2.8GHz, very overclockable)
A case and PSU (600W - 700W)
1156, P55 chipset mobo (haven't decided which brand/model)
Western Digital 1TB hard drive.
4GB RAM
Windows 7 Home
Nvidia G-Force GTS 250 video card
(I'll use my current DVD drive)
I'm also looking to buy the Prolimatech Megahalems (Rev. B) cpu-cooler
($70). I read a few reviews and benchmarks, and it sounds like that cooler
does almost as good as liquid cooling. And a wireless mouse and keyboard
would be cool ($35).
Yep, it would be a pretty expensive build (about $1,100-$1,200 USD), but I'm
also hoping that it would keep me happy for another few years. I plan to
overclock, and it sounds like the 860's normally OC to at least 3.6GHz with
decent cooling. Regardless, this should be a brazillion times faster than
my old Athlon system. And I could run all of the newer games, although I
don't play computer games as much as I used to.
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