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Sorry guys, there's an important bit of information I had forgotten to include in my original post. That is, I can get either the 7800gt or the 1800xl for the same price ($320). So, excluding price as a factor, which would you reccomend from a performance standpoint?

As the title says, im looking at getting a video card for my new gaming machine and im not sure whether to get the x1800XL or the 7800GT CO. Which would you guys rather have? Pro's I can think of for each is that the x1800XL has a more rich feature set, but the 7800GT has the SLI upgradability...

People are probably going to start calling me the Opteron cheerleader but I would strongly consider getting a 144 or 146 s939 Opteron (146 is nice for the 10x multi). They are ~ $150/$210 respectively. Read about some of the OC success stories <A...

Opteron 144 = 1.8GHz 1mb L2 for <A HREF="http://www.tankguys.biz/opteron-cache-socket-p-1419.html" target="_new">$152</A> = $40 cheaper than 3200+ with much higher OC potential (<A HREF="http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=75211" target="_new">link</A>). (then there is also the...

Opteron 144 939

I was curious if anyone could tell me the expected overclock potential on each of these three processors? (I know mileage may vary, just looking for average estimate. Also, would anyone suggest getting the Opteron 144 to overclock? Note that this system is being used for gaming. Using the 144...

What is it that makes the Venice core better than the San Diego? I understand that the 3200+ Venice is a OC beast, but I've heard the similar things about the 3700+ SD.

I finally have the cash saved for my new gaming system. I've included the x1800XT rather than the 7800GTX as it seems like it's preformance may scale better than the NV in the future. I know this may be an premature evaluation given that the card is still a month away (in ATI time, likely 2...

I'm looking for 2GB of memory for a new gaming system I am building. I am planning on overclocking (not sure to what degree), so please keep this in mind. I was thinking of getting <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227210" target="_new">this</A>, however if I can...

It actually looks pretty good. Are the 80mm fans noisy? Also, what is the difference between a Neon light and a Cold Cathode light? How many should I get to adequately light the case?

Well, it sounds like everyone is in agreement that the case is too much. I guess I knew this already, but for some reason I was really set on buying a nice Lian Li. Upon reconsideration, I really should worry more about the components inside the case. From a friend who works in a computer...

For the value I was going to get <A HREF="http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4177663?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG" target="_new">this</A> Regarding the CPU bottleneck, should I spend less on a video card (say, a 7800GT instead) and use the extra money on a faster processor?

As the title suggests, im building a new computer soley for gaming and I have $1400 to do so. I currently already have the power supply (Antec Neopower 480w), DVD-burner, monitor, and hard drive. However I could really use your help on the remaining choices. Here is what I had in mind: Lian...

Hello folks and thanks for taking a look at my post. My question is this, I'm currently trying to decide on a case and hsf for my AMD rig (see specs below). The biggest thing I am considering is a good dBA to cooling ratio as I would like my system to be quiet while still being more than able...

Heya guys, I need a new heatsink for my new computer and im very confused as to which I should get. Right now I have a Thermalright XP-120 w/ Panaflo 114cfm and the fan just seems too noisy for me. (I can easily get my money back for this if I decide the Zalman would be better. So the fact that...