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DIY 4 GHz Dual Core Gaming Rig For $720

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-for-long dept.

Tom's Hardware has posted the detailed results of their recent quest to build a beefy gaming rig without a visit to the poorhouse. The trick it seems is to find a processor with 'cores designed for a much faster clock than their nominal rating at a speed of up to 4 GHz without problems.' They provide shopping lists for both a 'budget version' and a 'top flight version'.

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  1. Site getting slow by page 3 by RemovableBait · · Score: 3, Informative

    By the time I got to page three, Toms Hardware was reeeaaallly slow.

    Maybe try using a Coral Cache version so other folks get a chance to see the article.

    Cheers!

  2. Nice OC on the processor but... by grumpygrodyguy · · Score: 4, Informative

    I love the idea of a dual-core 4ghz processor, but the memory and video card selections on that rig are pretty shabby.

    Most game programmers optimize their engines around video cards these days, not the CPU.

    --
    The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. -Chomsky
  3. print url by porsche922 · · Score: 5, Informative

    for those who dont want to browse through n pages http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/06/12/your_diy_ga ming_rig_for_720/print.html

  4. For those of you who will complain by Coopjust · · Score: 3, Informative

    And for those of you who will complain about the article being split into so many pages, here is the print version. Coral Cache Directly No ads and one page. Enjoy.

  5. Re:Already outdated by AstrumPreliator · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to newegg the Intel Pentium D 805 2.66GHz CPU is $118.99 (free shipping). That's about $3 less than the article states.