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hanleia
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_ 		8. March 2009 @ 09:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am thinking about buying a optiplex 6x 280 tower from dell. It doesn't come with a video or sound cards. what are the best ones for this type of tower? it will have 160g harddrive and 2000 ram. thanks
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sammorris
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_ 		8. March 2009 @ 11:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You can't really go over the top as you are limited by the case cooling and power supply. What are you using the system for?
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hanleia
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_ 		8. March 2009 @ 15:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
just the basic stuff. emails, dvd burning no gaming or anything like that.
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_ 		9. March 2009 @ 02:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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sammorris
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_ 		10. March 2009 @ 02:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The HD3450 and Audigy SE are both excellent choices for budget components. However, do you have a tower or workstation version of the GX-280? If you use the workstation version, you will need low profile cards. Fortunately these are available for both parts.

Tower:



Workstation:




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