another scrutinize my hardware before i purchase it thread:

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phantasmagoria
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another scrutinize my hardware before i purchase it thread:

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i5-2500k £157 from ebay (with 3yr warranty)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 £137 from amazon
Akasa Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler £44 from dabs
Corsair 16GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 £88 from amazon
arctic silver £5

£431

not too fussed about a graphics card atm, i'll see how BF3 runs on my old 8800GT, if it's shit i'll upgrade next month.

My main question is about the RAM, this is mainly a rig to run zBrush with minimum stutter but obviously I'll game on top of that - apparently zBrush is a hog for RAM so I thought i'd go for 16GB, however would money be better spent on less GB with a lower latency or does it not really make that much difference anymore?

cheers for your input <3
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phantasmagoria
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Re: another scrutinize my hardware before i purchase it thread:

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too late. i bought it all now.
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Re: another scrutinize my hardware before i purchase it thread:

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you ladies can help me OC it instead.
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Re: another scrutinize my hardware before i purchase it thread:

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Cute little thing, isn't it? :smirk:
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