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Originally Posted by Arclight
...is it really wise to buy into such an old CPU?
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It's cheap, fast and with good overclocking potential. And it's cheap!

Have by now used it in quite a few gamers rigs for young lads on limited budgets - runs everything especially when paired with a decent graphics board.
Die Frau won't be disappointed.
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Let me know what it ends up costing, minus the speakers as I only use headphones.
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You might also save the soundboard.
As an old hi-fi freak with some amazing gear behind me, I'm still surprised just how good onboard soundchips are these days.
Should you somehow not be happy with it, a soundboard may always be purchased at a later state.
Didn't catch this one first time:
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Originally Posted by frau kaleun
GPU (x2?): Sapphire Tech ATI Radeon HD5770 Vapor-X
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If you're thinking of buying two at this stage, I
must recommend getting a 5870 instead! Again...