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[Ganon]

A shitty sword? really? those things will cut your fucking arms off

[InnerGoat]

you should see the one with anime on it

[Rook]

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...0-1gb-review/1

and will take up a nominal two PCI expansion slots on your motherboard.

How..... I bought the mobo with one pci-e 2.0 x16 slot. :|


and

[Jelly]

How..... I bought the mobo with one pci-e 2.0 x16 slot. :|

It means that it takes up the space of two cards on top of each other, while not requiring two PCI-E slots.

[Cortexian]

It takes up two expansion slots and not PCI-E slots, just like 90% of other top end cards.

[king_nothing_]

Mulling over something like this in my head...

Core i7 920 - $230 on eBay** (see below)

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 - $280

Prolimatech Megahalems heatsink + fan - $75

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $210

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W - $110

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $100

Total: $1005


**: I don't normally buy computer parts on eBay, but I would want to get a specific i7 920 batch number to ensure I get one which is a good overclocker. With a 920 from a good batch and that beast heatsink I'd be able to get it to at least 4.0GHz.

Any comments? I would stick with my 8800GTS until more DX11 cards come out.

[Bhamid]

Sounds good, try getting an Antec 902 instead so that you get better cooling.

[InnerGoat]

That case is fine for cooling

Good luck with your quest for 4GHz King~

[Bhamid]

Coolings fine, but the 902 is better, but its $24 more...

[Cortexian]

Everyone and their dog has an Antec 900/902, get something slightly more original. That's why I got the Cooler Master CM 690, just as good as the Antec 900, but looks a lot better in my opinion. Get a full tower or something. Not as many people using the HAF's yet.