Your recommendations please

[Jimbo2]

I would like to build a gaming pc and would appreciate some input on the
following components
Motherboard
CPU
Graphics card
RAM

What are your reccomendations for getting maximumum compatibilty, future
proofing and biggest bang per buck

Regards & TIA



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[shegeek72]

I would like to build a gaming pc and would appreciate some input on the
following components
Motherboard
CPU
Graphics card
RAM

What are your reccomendations for getting maximumum compatibilty, future
proofing and  biggest bang per buck

You didn't say how much you plan on spending. My advice is spend as
much as you can. You want to be upgrade proof for as long as possible
(in today's computer market isn't long!)

Get a quad core CPU. It looks like AMD is finally catching up to
Intel's i7 line. I recommend gigabyte or Asus mobos, but there are
other brands that should perform well.. ATI looks to be a shade better
than what nVidia has right now (I've always thought ATI was a shade
better than nVidia). If you get an i7 CPU you'll have to get matching
low-voltage RAM. There are lots of good RAM brands: OCZ, Corsair,
Patriot, etc.

If you're going with dual video cards be sure the slots on the mobo
are spaced far enough apart so there's enough air circulation! With
the mobo I'm currently using there's only a fraction of an inch
between my two ATI 4850s and one can get pretty hot!

You didn't mention OS. I recommend Win7 for several reasons, one being
it makes better use of multi-core CPUs.
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