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System Name | n.audBl |
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Processor | E8500 @ 3.80GHz |
Motherboard | ASUS Striker Extreme |
Cooling | Full liquid (everything except power supply) |
Memory | 4Gb OCZ DDR2 PC9600 |
Video Card(s) | Dual EVGA GTX 280 SSC Edition |
Storage | Dual WD Raptor in RAID 0 (300Gb), Dual WD 1Tb Cavair in RAID 1 |
Display(s) | Dell 2407 24" HD+ Widescreen |
Case | Theraltake Tai-Chi |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi Fata1ty (bleh!) |
Power Supply | Ultra X3 1000W |
Software | Win 7 64bit |
So I've been wanting to build a system for my girl for quite a while now, only I think it would be cool to build it as a contrast to my current rig (n.audBl).
So here is the thing. I am a complete idiot when it comes to AMD processors and motherboards. We would want this to be a powerful gaming system just like mine, but would going with an AMD CPU be a severe hinderence? I'm already set on getting her ATI video card(s), but I can't decide if I should just stick with Intel or go for a full contrast and set her up with an AMD rig.
There is also the option of building her a Nehalem rig, but that may cause more problems that it is worth until all the kinks are worked out of the Nehalem architecture.
What do ya'll think??
So here is the thing. I am a complete idiot when it comes to AMD processors and motherboards. We would want this to be a powerful gaming system just like mine, but would going with an AMD CPU be a severe hinderence? I'm already set on getting her ATI video card(s), but I can't decide if I should just stick with Intel or go for a full contrast and set her up with an AMD rig.
There is also the option of building her a Nehalem rig, but that may cause more problems that it is worth until all the kinks are worked out of the Nehalem architecture.
What do ya'll think??