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    jsfinchy1 Member

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    hi just wanted to know the best processor and motherboard i can get without payin a fortune. mainly want it for gaming
     
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    Depends what that fortune is, and what sort of graphics card you have. No point getting a fast CPU if you have an ancient graphics card, and vice versa.
     
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    i was thinking of the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 unless you would suggest another one for about same price
     
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    Get an HD4870 instead, it's faster than the 3870X2 even when crossfire is working, and leaps and bounds ahead of it when it doesn't.
     
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    so wot processor and motherboard would you suggest
     
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    Again, depends on the budget. A Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Gigabyte EP45-DS3R is highly recommended.
     
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    IF you want some more choice on the motherboards the Asus P5Q series is pretty good. I would pick the Asus because I haven't had good luck with Gigabytes recently.
     
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    You haven't had good luck with one particular model. That doesn't mean to say the rest are bad.
     
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