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Should I get some aftermarket thermal compound instead of what Intel boxes? Something like Arctic Silver?

You rock! Thanks for all of the help!

Any ideas why that Q9450 is so much cheaper than the one at Newegg? Is it the same stepping? Thanks!

cross post at: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1032968638 What do you guys think of the performance/price of the Q9400 or the Q9550 against the Q6600? It's a technology shrink, faster FSB, and unified cores. (Does it make much difference that the cores are unified over a pair of...

I agree on the Q8200. What do you guys think of the performance/price of the Q9300 or Q9400 over the Q6600? It's a technology shrink, faster FSB, and unified cores. (Does it make much difference that the cores are unified over a pair of dual cores?) I'm debating which one to get. I'm not a...

Thanks for the info and suggestions, Danny!

Great, thanks for the information. I don't know anything about Crossfire (using two video cards). Would it be worth considering getting a motherboard with the extra slot and putting another 4850 in there 2 years from now for more juice before a big upgrade, or is that a silly idea? Do you...

Thanks for the tips Danny! I was seriously debating the 4850 over the 8800GT. The 8800 is much more pervasive, but it has also been out quite a bit longer (9 months?). I'd rather pay another ~$60 for a longer lasting card (and omg a bit more than 7x the number of stream processors). It's...

Hello! I just discovered this awesome forum. There's a ton of good information and tips, and I was hoping you guys could help me out. My current machine can't handle newer games coming out. I'm looking for something that can handle Warhammer online, Spore, WoW, etc. that will last few...