Ok, so I've saved half the money and haven't even done anything yet, awesome!
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Originally Posted by Martian
Power supplies are important, but the brand is more important than the wattage.
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Any brand names you would recommend?
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Originally Posted by Radio Monk33
Yes, very much diminishing returns...6k is far more than I would spend on an efficiency point of view.
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I wasn't aware video cards had diminishing returns. Martian said the exact same thing.
And he said SLI wasn't all that great.
So what am I looking for in a good video card? Where is the threshold for diminishing returns? What video card would you use?
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Originally Posted by kutulu
The i7 is the newest Intel processor. It is pretty much the top of the line retail processor at the moment and blows everything else away. There is the 920, 950, and the 975. The 920 is the best buy of the three and costs about $270 (that is what I have). The 950 is basically a waste. The 975 is amazing but it costs $1000.
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Ok, so I have the processor, Intel i7 920. I'm assuming the 975 is just more than I need and overkill.
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Originally Posted by kutulu
Whatever you do, if you are going to build an over the top computer, be sure to get a solid state hard drive for your OS and traditional hard drives for your data. It makes a difference. For about $3k you can build a pimped out system.
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So, these are apparently two different types of hard drives? How is solid state different from traditional? Any brand recommendations?
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Originally Posted by kutulu
I wouldn't worry too much about heat. For less the $100 you can get a great cooler.
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Any brand recommendations? Are liquid cooling systems a waste or useful?