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<blockquote data-quote="Paranoid Delusion" data-source="post: 875215" data-attributes="member: 13176"><p>If you take the cost of a decent 128bit graphics card, add that to a reasonably strong cpu, ie i5 equivalent (do not want any hiccups during software decoding, or menu's <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) , it makes financial sense and cooling a lot easier, with one less thing to inhibit airflow, so drop the graphics card and go for a i5 with HD3000.graphics</p><p>Then put in 4gb corsair xms3, add a xilence power supply, all connected via a Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 mobo, total cost around £350, I think that's good value for your money, especially when it ain't mine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paranoid Delusion, post: 875215, member: 13176"] If you take the cost of a decent 128bit graphics card, add that to a reasonably strong cpu, ie i5 equivalent (do not want any hiccups during software decoding, or menu's ;)) , it makes financial sense and cooling a lot easier, with one less thing to inhibit airflow, so drop the graphics card and go for a i5 with HD3000.graphics Then put in 4gb corsair xms3, add a xilence power supply, all connected via a Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 mobo, total cost around £350, I think that's good value for your money, especially when it ain't mine :D [/QUOTE]
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