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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. Okay.... stop reading diggvsdot before posting by mbourgon · · Score: -1, Troll

    Or at least stop grabbing the Digg headlines and submitting them. One site or the other, people. If I read it on Digg, I don't want to see it on Dot. And vice versa.

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    "Sometimes a woman is a kind of religion, she can save your soul & set you free from all your sins" - Bad Examples
  2. Tomshardware is a joke by shodai · · Score: -1, Troll

    CPU: Crap, can't even get it at that price anymore.
    Motherboard: Not available in US. Crap.
    Ram: 1gb is quickly falling to the low end. Crap.
    Soundcard: Onboard sound, ie Crap.
    Case: Ugly gimmick & built in PSU? Crap.
    GPU: Crap

    Summary of article: We pieced together a bunch of budget crap that won't last more than two years, if you could even aquire these things.

    Any enthusiast can build a much better rig for around $1000