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Top Ten Factors For Choosing A Gaming Pc

#1 PCWorld

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Posted 01 July 2012 - 05:01 PM

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#2 MichaelPfeiffer

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 02:43 PM

Very nice story. How much would you spend on "less pricey" motherboard that you are not worried about overclocking and are on a budget?

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 02:20 AM

It seems PCW will print just about anything to get an ad viewed...pretty soon will be reading how different colored mice make us serial killers...lol

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 03:52 PM

For me the number 1 item you should consider buying first before anything else is the motherboad, which the author put it at number 8. The motherboad dictates your CPU. AMD or Intel. Some motherboad are for Nvidia SLI and others are for Radeon Crossfire. It dictates memory, two channel or four channel. The motherboad is the foundation of everything. So that is where you start first.

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 05:52 PM

jazzy007, on 07 July 2012 - 03:52 PM, said:

Personally, I disagree. I'd pick components in this order: CPU, GPU, motherboard, drives, power supply, and case.

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 09:19 PM

jazzy007, on 07 July 2012 - 03:52 PM, said:

Way too wrong. Pick your CPU first, then your board. Don't worry about SLI/X-fire as the days you speak of are years in the past already. Get with the current program.

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 09:28 PM

One note for the author regarding audio. Yes most games these days deliver wonderful surround sound. And yes most motherboards support it. BUT if the game does NOT include its own Dolby Digital encoder, you get ANALOG sound only. This is one of the few reasons worth buying an additional sound card - dolby digital live is included on most cards over $80, and thus you get true digital surround sound audio in all of your capable applications.