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jsfinchy1
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_ 		7. September 2008 @ 14:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi just wanted to know the best processor and motherboard i can get without payin a fortune. mainly want it for gaming
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sammorris
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_ 		7. September 2008 @ 15:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Depends what that fortune is, and what sort of graphics card you have. No point getting a fast CPU if you have an ancient graphics card, and vice versa.
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jsfinchy1
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_ 		8. September 2008 @ 02:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i was thinking of the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 unless you would suggest another one for about same price
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sammorris
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_ 		8. September 2008 @ 05:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Get an HD4870 instead, it's faster than the 3870X2 even when crossfire is working, and leaps and bounds ahead of it when it doesn't.
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jsfinchy1
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_ 		8. September 2008 @ 06:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so wot processor and motherboard would you suggest
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sammorris
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_ 		8. September 2008 @ 06:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Again, depends on the budget. A Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Gigabyte EP45-DS3R is highly recommended.
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updated 10-Dec-13
abuzar1
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_ 		8. September 2008 @ 23:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
IF you want some more choice on the motherboards the Asus P5Q series is pretty good. I would pick the Asus because I haven't had good luck with Gigabytes recently.
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sammorris
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_ 		9. September 2008 @ 07:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You haven't had good luck with one particular model. That doesn't mean to say the rest are bad.
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