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Well now I'm horrified and jealous. Thanks a lot Spartan :8):
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Scott wrote:Well now I'm horrified and jealous. Thanks a lot Spartan :8):
I reckon you deserve more than a $2000 computer.
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Scott wrote:So I went to talk to the local nerds (the kind of ones that have the nerdy voice, the best ones) and here's what we came up with:

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I think it's pretty badass for $1648.29 (with tax). These guys build a good computer too. As I've mentioned numerous times, they built my current desktop which is running after 9 years.

I haven't purchased it yet, but have the quote and hopefully will in the coming month.

Let me know what you guys think :u:
Ehhh... No.
Generation 3 intel processors are not compatible with z68 motherboards... You'll have to get a z77.

EDIT: More research... It can work with a bios update... But you won't get everything out of the i7 without a z77 Mobo.
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Obi-Wan wrote:
Scott wrote:So I went to talk to the local nerds (the kind of ones that have the nerdy voice, the best ones) and here's what we came up with:

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I think it's pretty badass for $1648.29 (with tax). These guys build a good computer too. As I've mentioned numerous times, they built my current desktop which is running after 9 years.

I haven't purchased it yet, but have the quote and hopefully will in the coming month.

Let me know what you guys think :u:
Ehhh... No.
Generation 3 intel processors are not compatible with z68 motherboards... You'll have to get a z77.

EDIT: More research... It can work with a bios update... But you won't get everything out of the i7 without a z77 Mobo.
Al info I can find tells me that a z68 will work and that a z77 doesn't provide much more of a boost. What are your sources?
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Got your PC yet? Or are you still finding the right parts?
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spartan64 wrote:Got your PC yet? Or are you still finding the right parts?
I haven't had it built yet. I will probably have it started when school is over.
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Going to have it built on Thursday. Am going to upgrade my graphics card (now that I've read up on them) to a GTX 670 and looking into a new motherboard or whatever Obi Wan was going on about.

Regardless, I should have an awesome dual monitor setup able to spit out Crysis at over 60FPS by next week. A bit better than playing KotOR on low :lol:
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Scott wrote:Going to have it built on Thursday. Am going to upgrade my graphics card (now that I've read up on them) to a GTX 670 and looking into a new motherboard or whatever Obi Wan was going on about.

Regardless, I should have an awesome dual monitor setup able to spit out Crysis at over 60FPS by next week. A bit better than playing KotOR on low :lol:
Good stuff :u: I was thinking of upgrading my graphics card too but I reckon it would be more appropriate to upgrade the entire system.
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spartan64 wrote:
Scott wrote:Going to have it built on Thursday. Am going to upgrade my graphics card (now that I've read up on them) to a GTX 670 and looking into a new motherboard or whatever Obi Wan was going on about.

Regardless, I should have an awesome dual monitor setup able to spit out Crysis at over 60FPS by next week. A bit better than playing KotOR on low :lol:
Good stuff :u: I was thinking of upgrading my graphics card too but I reckon it would be more appropriate to upgrade the entire system.
What are you thinking of upgrading to?
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Scott wrote:
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Scott wrote:Going to have it built on Thursday. Am going to upgrade my graphics card (now that I've read up on them) to a GTX 670 and looking into a new motherboard or whatever Obi Wan was going on about.

Regardless, I should have an awesome dual monitor setup able to spit out Crysis at over 60FPS by next week. A bit better than playing KotOR on low :lol:
Good stuff :u: I was thinking of upgrading my graphics card too but I reckon it would be more appropriate to upgrade the entire system.
What are you thinking of upgrading to?
Once I have the money, I'll start thinking about it.
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