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kutulu · 01-08-2009, 01:31 PM

I will be getting a new system soon and I was exploring building it myself like I did with my current system but now I'm leaning towards a customizable model from Cyberpower. I've spent hours analyzing different prices for components, which ones to buy that will be compatible, etc. and I can't build a comparable system less than I can get a pre-built custom system from Cyberpower.

My budget will be about $1,700. I'm looking to get the new Intel i7 920 with 6 GB ram. I plan on getting a blu ray drive and using my HDTV as a secondary display so that the blu ray drive can act as a blu ray player. The thing I'm totally stuck on is what to do about the video card(s). There are a million options out there and I've read so many reviews and benchmarks that I don't know what to do. It's hard to tell if the newer cards (gtx280 or ATI 4870) are better than, say two slightly older cards running sli or crossfire.

01-08-2009, 01:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	I will be getting a new system soon and I was exploring building it myself like I did with my current system but now I'm leaning towards a customizable model from Cyberpower. I've spent hours analyzing different prices for components, which ones to buy that will be compatible, etc. and I can't build a comparable system less than I can get a pre-built custom system from Cyberpower. My budget will be about $1,700. I'm looking to get the new Intel i7 920 with 6 GB ram. I plan on getting a blu ray drive and using my HDTV as a secondary display so that the blu ray drive can act as a blu ray player. The thing I'm totally stuck on is what to do about the video card(s). There are a million options out there and I've read so many reviews and benchmarks that I don't know what to do. It's hard to tell if the newer cards (gtx280 or ATI 4870) are better than, say two slightly older cards running sli or crossfire.