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R.D.BID 
Ok, great, thanks for the info.

Today I spotted a Dell PWS 690 with Dual Quadcore Xenon Processors on craigslist for $400. What are your thoughts on that system being a good BOINCer for the price and what current projects are giving the best CPU points?
nah,
you can build a i5-2500k for under 400.
Also,
Best ATI cards to look for are:
RADEON HD 5870,
RADEON HD 5850,
RADEON HD 6950/6970,
RADEON HD 7850 series and above
6870 is ok... but, why not get a 6950/70 for a little more, its now down in price, so why not.
6850: is 100-110 USD
6870: is 140-160 USD
6950/6970: is 170- 210
6990 would probably be > 300
7870: is ~ 220
7870 and above -> 220 usd easily
^- those are the prices worth paying for them, don't pay for nothing more, it would be a rip off.
I5-2500k computer:
- case: use previous from last computer if possible or 50usd
- cpu: 160
- PSU: use last one from last computer if possible, or $60 - corsair CX
- Motherboard: 100
- Ram: 40
- CD drive: use last one from last computer if possible or 20 usd
- ssd : 60 usd for crucial M4 64gb
HDD- use from last computer if possible or not worth buying.
thats like ~ 300- 490 usd. depending on your needs.
not including gpu though.
Edited by kyismaster - 6/28/12 at 9:34pm