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[MTG]

after reading lots of reviews and comparisons in real life situations i have decided on a
Gigabyte ATI HD6950 1GB OC GDDR5 DVI HDMI
and i need a monitor!

 

[rockerpeller]

Don't need a monitor... Just get a big LED tv :D

Well I use a plasma on this one.

 

[MTG]

Bought a BenQ GL2440HM 24 Inch LED LCD Monitor:eek

 

[MTG]

then i need a Gigabyte ATI HD6950 1GB OC GDDR5 DVI HDMI
and ill be happy.
for now:)

 

[DavidS]

Only 1 monitor? I have 2 22" HPs on my desk, and seriously, not enough screen real estate :D

 

[MTG]

i dont need 2x24's for gaming. :eek my office i have 2 screens tho

 

[DavidS]

i dont need 2x24's for gaming. :eek my office i have 2 screens tho

sure you do. Have one so you can watch the game server you just pWn3d, and the other for game play :P

 

[rockerpeller]

rFactor over 3 screens... Yea I wouldn't mind doing that :p

 

[MTG]

do you game sexton?

 

[DavidS]

do you game sexton?

Not really. Used to play counter strike when I had a mate who rocked, and I owned the server we used. Never been much good at it, though Left 4 Dead was cool. I likes me some zombie killin'. Got it mostly working through Steam on Linux :p

 

[MTG]

well this cards a beast. was a mission to get everything running smooth but im glad i did!

 

[MTG]

well so much for saving money
i cant controll myself.
i thought to myself this isnt good enough
i need MORAAR!
ordered
Intel S1155 Core i7 2600K 3.4GHz Quad Core CPU UNLOCKED
ASUS S1155 Sabertooth P67 V3 Motherboard
DDR3 8GB (2x4G) G.Skill 2300MHZ Ripjaw extreme ram
120GB OCZ Vertex II E 3.5" SATA 2 Solid State Drive (SSD)
and going to chuck a second 6950 for x fire

will need a bigger power supply to

 

[MTG]

slightly changed the order

Order Details
1 Razer Sphex Gaming Mousemat
1 Razer DeathAdder V2 Infrared High Precision Gaming Mouse 3500DPI
1 Noctua U9B SE2 Performance Cooler
1 Intel Core i7 2600K Processor LGA1155 3.4GHz CPU
1 Crucial RealSSD C400 128G SATA3 M4 Series
1 Asus P8Z68-V Socket 1155 Intel Z68 Chipset
1 G Skill 8G(2x4G)DDR3 2133Mhz PC3-17000 CL8(F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM)

supposibly the cruical is on par with the vertex 3 but more reliable.

 

[MagicJ]

Hey everyone. just started building an entry level gaming PC. plan to upgrade the mob and cpu and ram latter on.

'Latter on' arrived pretty quickly and 'entry level' :eek

 

[MTG]

you know me shane i must allways strive ;) i think someone needs to take my bank card off me lol!

 

[MTG]

new builds nuts so far. stable OC of 4.4GHZ
so quick!