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6/15/12 at 12:03pm
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http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/8KqZ

This build is for a friend, I wanted to make sure I wasn't getting anything really bad. I'm really unsure about the GPUs, budget can go up a little bit, just not that much.
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post #2 of 12
6/15/12 at 12:07pm
Maybe GTX 670's in SLI instead of 7950 crossfire
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post #3 of 12
6/15/12 at 12:09pm
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Are they definitely better?
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6/15/12 at 12:23pm
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_670_SLI/6.html
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http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7950_CrossFire/5.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_670_SLI/11.html
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http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7950_CrossFire/10.html

At stock settings it seems you get an extra 10 to 20 FPS.
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post #5 of 12
6/15/12 at 12:24pm
Extremely good rig, can't really see any reason changing anything. The 670s at best, but that's about it.
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post #6 of 12
6/15/12 at 2:19pm
Yup just change the video to GTX 670s = win sauce
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6/15/12 at 2:22pm
I agree 670's in SLI and maybe increase the SSD to the 128 GB if the extra $$ isin't to much over the budget
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6/15/12 at 2:25pm
Get a 650-750w PSU and change the SSD to 128gb.
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post #9 of 12
6/15/12 at 2:29pm
Get a 3570k instead of the out dated 2500k

Get gtx 670s instead of the 7950s
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post #10 of 12
6/15/12 at 3:38pm
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On of the Evga 670 is quite cheap, is that one fine? Are any brands of 670 particularly better.
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