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Old 03-05-2006, 10:38 AM   #1
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Exclamation ~~My friend needs help building a PC, this is what he has already~~

my friend needs help building a PC, this is what he has already.


thermaltake armor va8000 case
seasonic 600w silent power supply
asus a8n32-sli motherboard

I need help figuring what processor, ram, graphic card, cd/dvd burner drive, and hard drive

lets start with processor and graphic card.

what you think would be ok?

oh and i 4got to include he likes the latest parts available and its going to be used for gaming.
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Old 03-05-2006, 10:40 AM   #2
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Well your going to need an AMD CPU; whats his budget and what is he using this computer for?
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Old 03-05-2006, 10:51 AM   #3
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Old 03-05-2006, 01:52 PM   #4
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Good luck finding that sucker anywhere (don't see it listed on Newegg and are back-orderd on ZZF) - it turned out to be vaporware. You'll have better luck with a 7800GTX OC version. Also, there have been a lot of reports of problems running two of those suckers even with a $150 power supply because they suck so much power.
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Old 03-06-2006, 01:20 AM   #5
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Old 03-06-2006, 05:47 AM   #6
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If you give us his max budget it would be easier as people have suggested rather extravagant/expencive cards
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If your on a budget, I suggest an AMD Athlon 64 3700+ with a 7800GT.
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