greenmedic88 on 28 September 2008
This thread went from how to build the cheapest game capable rig (or upgrade a pre-config PC for about the same price) to the type of processing power a serious gamer REALLY needs (translation: wants) to properly play the most hardware intensive games currently available.
lol
4870 XFire for me with my next build, 45nm Intel quad core, clock speed pending best deals at the time.
I was actually not blown away by the performance of a single 4870 and could have just as easily gone with a GTX260 and stuck with Nvidia.
Doing a $1500 build Monday, restricted to components purchased in Canada/Toronto. I know I'd be able to build a much better system on the same budget if I were sourcing from NewEgg in the US.
