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Kickass Gaming Rig Guide

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Written by Rodney Reynolds

Tuesday, 17 April 2007

Article Index Kickass Gaming Rig Guide Page 02: Introduction Page 03: Case Page 04: Power Supply Page 05: Motherboard Page 06: CPU Page 07: Memory Page 08: Cooling Page 09: Video Card(s) Page 10: Sound Card Page 11: Drives (HDD, ODD, FDD, Flash Drive) Page 12: Keyboard/Mouse/Mouse Pad Page 13: Display (Monitor) Page 14: Audio System Page 15: Network Router/Security Page 16: Power Protection Page 9 of 16 Video Card(s): Every gaming system needs a Video Card(s). There are two main players when deciding on what Video Card to purchase, ATI and NVIDIA. I would recommend an ATI 3000/4000 series video card, or an NVIDIA 9000 series and NVIDAI 260/280 video card. Both of these products can be installed in a single or dual configuration. For the best performance though go with a dual video card setup. ATI offers CrossFire (requires a CrossFire compatible motherboard), and NVIDIA offers SLI (requires a SLI compatible motherboard). If you are considering Crossfire or SLI I would recommend a HD 4870 X2 or a 280GTX. These video cards are currently the fastest on the market and will offer an unreal gaming experience. I'd recommend any of the following: << Prev - Next >>