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Um I may be mistaken, but I think you forgot to add a PSU to the BEst computer you can buy setup.
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Um I may be mistaken, but I think you forgot to add a PSU to the BEst computer you can buy setup.
Yes, I did...

Edit: added.
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DDR2 is super nub stuff.

That project Nehalem project or whatever will make everyone want DDR3, Besides. DDR3>DDR2. Especially for the extreme build.
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DDR2 is super nub stuff.

That project Nehalem project or whatever will make everyone want DDR3, Besides. DDR3>DDR2. Especially for the extreme build.
Excepting those on a tight budget.
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DDR2 is super nub stuff.

That project Nehalem project or whatever will make everyone want DDR3, Besides. DDR3>DDR2. Especially for the extreme build.
Maybe, but cost vs. performance wise, DDR2 takes the cake.
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Maybe, but cost vs. performance wise, DDR2 takes the cake.
Yes.

8GB of DDR 2, for the price of 2GB of DDR3, will be MUCH better. 4x as much of the slower RAM will benefit you far more than 2GB of very fast stuff. Plus you have to spend even more on a DDR3 mobo...

I'm gona update this thread at the beginning of November.
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Nehalem is coming in Q4 of 2008, stock up on your DDR3 nooooooobzzz. Especially if you want to have a pimped out PC.

Isn't it a bad time to buy a computer anyways? Nehalem coming out in a month or two. Unless you don't want Nehalem (which sounds pretty stupid) you'll just be wasting money to buy a whole new processor.

You might as well just list individual parts that you recommend for specific price ranges.
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Nehalem is coming in Q4 of 2008, stock up on your DDR3 nooooooobzzz. Especially if you want to have a pimped out PC.

Isn't it a bad time to buy a computer anyways? Nehalem coming out in a month or two. Unless you don't want Nehalem (which sounds pretty stupid) you'll just be wasting money to buy a whole new processor.

You might as well just list individual parts that you recommend for specific price ranges.
I've come to the conclusion that you really don't know what the f..k your talking about. Just regurgitating what you pick up in IT articles.
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Nehalem is coming in Q4 of 2008, stock up on your DDR3 nooooooobzzz. Especially if you want to have a pimped out PC.

Isn't it a bad time to buy a computer anyways? Nehalem coming out in a month or two. Unless you don't want Nehalem (which sounds pretty stupid) you'll just be wasting money to buy a whole new processor.

You might as well just list individual parts that you recommend for specific price ranges.
That first half of your first sentence is the only thing that is correct in that entire post.

Why stock up on DDR3 when prices will only fall? Why say "Especially if you want to have a pimped out PC." when you don't need to have DDR3 to have a quite amazing rig.

It's as good as ever if you don't want to spend over $1500 on a Nehalem rig. Not if you want to spend less than $1500.

I would have to list a dozen or so specific guidelines, upon what will work with what. It would make the post significantly more complicated, and almost impossible to maintain.

Edit: Before you say "Nehalem isn't $1500", let me say this.

Motherboard: ~$350
Nehalem: ~$350
Memory: ~$200
GPU: At least $260
Case, power supply, dvd, harddrive: ~$300

Total: $1460. Prices are high because I'm taking into account price exaggeration by vendors (45nm chips were 10-30% overpriced from what Intel said for several months)
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Nehalem is coming in Q4 of 2008, stock up on your DDR3 nooooooobzzz. Especially if you want to have a pimped out PC.

Isn't it a bad time to buy a computer anyways? Nehalem coming out in a month or two. Unless you don't want Nehalem (which sounds pretty stupid) you'll just be wasting money to buy a whole new processor.

You might as well just list individual parts that you recommend for specific price ranges.
You are so dumb...
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