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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. ALL NERD MALES! YOUR DREAM IS HERE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Crazy nerds have done it again - this time it's DO IT YOURSELF WATER PUSSY. See pictures HERE!

  2. Cost by mkw87 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well of course it was cheap, they used monopoly money!! Or at least thats what I'm assuming that stands for.

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