[QUOTE="swehunt"][QUOTE="evildead6789"] because in europe the amd x4 955 costs 140€, the i5-2300 167€, the i5-2400 173€, the i5-2500 185€. If the prices were like in the usa i would have bought the phenom and invested more in the videocard. Because the phenom is here overpriced and the i5 underpriced the decision was easy.

evildead6789

Komplett. dk sells this PC for 7.999,- (No obvious its not in $ but the TC's current)

2500K

Gigabyte Z68

8GB corsair vengance.

GTX560 SLI ! (x2)

WD 500GB

Sony optiarc DVD burner.

Corsair TX750.

All is built in the great Fractial Design R2 case.

This is much better than the other options you had and at a better price.

[QUOTE="swehunt"][QUOTE="evildead6789"]i don't understand the cpu hype, a phenom X4 955 is already more than enough to play todays games. I'm more interested in newer gpu's.evildead6789

[QUOTE="Custodian405"]looking at those prices from a north american perspective makes my eyes bleed but i guess those are the prices in Denmark for computer parts. I'd go for the Data Discount offer myself If you aren't going to be maxing out the newest most demanding games, the GTX560 is more than enough, plus the core I7 is also a definite plus. I personally wouldn't go for the solid state drive, they are quite expensive and getting rid of it would save you a bit of money with which you could ask for an upgrade to the 570 at the second place. anyways, the second one...Dennislol123

Thank you. My friend (who is more into hardware than I am) suggested that I buy this laptop instead: http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consumer/computer-peripherals/notebook/rf-series/NP-RF712-S01HK/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail

The idea of gaming on a laptop is just strange to me. I wouldn't use the monitor or the keyboard; it would be only for the hardware, and I can't fathom how a laptop can be better for pure gaming purposes than a normal computer. :s

i don't understand the cpu hype, a phenom X4 955 is already more than enough to play todays games. I'm more interested in newer gpu's.evildead6789

Is this true that different brands offer different powers and quality?

I'm talking about Graphics cards specifically.

Is there a difference in performance between a Sapphire graphics card and a XFX?

(We're talking about performance and quality only)

Mehdi-Y

Im looking to buy a new monitor for around £200-£300. I have been looking around and there is alot of choice to pick from, not to sure about contrast ratio etc so im in need of some help! I was looking to buy one from www.overclockers.co.uk. I am getting a GTX580 next week so will not have the 5870's

SouthyClare

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[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]Can still tell Dirt 3 wasn't made for 8-cores, but at least it wasn't really stressing the CPU regardless. Dirt 3 pretty much maxes out my athlon 640@ 3.4ghzBrean24

yeah so double a phenom II x4 sounds about right for this thing thats pretty darn potent..