pentium d 820

jefar

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so yeah im going to be building a gaming rig within the next few weeks...

my 2 choices are

3700+ san diego
asus mobo

pentium d 820
intel motherboard.

for gaming of course..x800xl video card. i need somthing sufficient to run wow bf2 hl2 etc..

now heres the kicker . i can get the dual core pentium for around 215...with the board..thru retail edge

thoughts?
 

mpasternak

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concurred... ya waant the 3700 for the gaming rig

but why x800xl?

you'll do better with a x1800 or 7800GT if you can afford it, if not get the 6800GT or 6800GS
 

jarvo

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I agree with the 3700+ I just bought one a few days ago and I have it OCed to 2.65GHZ and it runs at 29C idle and 36C-39C over load. Its the best $230.00 I've ever spent