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tim924   11-08-2008 at 01:15:26 AM

So after some research I've decided to get a Q9550 rig instead of i7 simply for the unknown stability and bug issues it may have.
I have come across two interesting options with newegg:

1.http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16883229057

2.http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16883229054

The main differences bewteen the two is that #1 has 4850 gpu/1000w psu/p45 mobo/blue ray,#2 comes with GTX 260/800w psu/750i mobo/DVD/250gb less HD,and #2 is about $160 more expensive than #1,I was thinking I could probably use the price difference to buy another 4850 to crossfire for #1 later,but which one will be the better choice if you were the one to buy?Thanks for your valuable advices!

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dagger   11-08-2008 at 01:29:53 AM
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tim924 wrote :

So after some research I've decided to get a Q9550 rig instead of i7 simply for the unknown stability and bug issues it may have.
I have come across two interesting options with newegg:

1.http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16883229057

2.http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16883229054

The main differences bewteen the two is that #1 has 4850 gpu/1000w psu/p45 mobo/blue ray,#2 comes with GTX 260/800w psu/750i mobo/DVD/250gb less HD,and #2 is about $160 more expensive than #1,I was thinking I could probably use the price difference to buy another 4850 to crossfire for #1 later,but which one will be the better choice if you were the one to buy?Thanks for your valuable advices!



As it is, #1 definitely offer better value than #2. Although keep in mind that p45 bottlenecks cf due to dual x8 in cf mode.
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/ [...] index.html

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tim924   11-08-2008 at 01:33:41 AM
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thanks for the input dagger,any other opinions?I dont make a wrong decision before I pull the trigger :)
Also is buying a pre-built system like that from newegg trust-worthy?I'd build one but after I priced out the parts,they ended up being within $100 of the amount that i would have spent if i were to build one,so it's pretty tempting,anyone ever purchased cyberpower pc from newegg lately?


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