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11/12/12 at 10:01am

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Right now he's playing a lot of War Z I believe it is!

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11/12/12 at 10:05am

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Be warned that many cards won't support triple DVI monitors without a ~$20 display port adapter. I wouldn't use anything less than a 680/7970 on a x3 1080p monitors, for fear of less than 30FPS.

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11/12/12 at 10:05am

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Maybe I can get a Grandparent to throw in another $100. What should I be looking at then?

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Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
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Logitech Wireless Laser	2.1 Harmon Kardon
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11/12/12 at 10:08am

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You could get a 7950 for $300.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

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11/12/12 at 10:13am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan97145

You could get a 7950 for $300.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

I second this motion.

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11/12/12 at 10:27am

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Which one you like here guys?
http://ncix.com/search/?categoryid=0&q=7950

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3930k @ 4.8Ghz	Asus X79 PRO	ASUS 7770	4x4GB Patriot Extreme Masters
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Crucial M4	Sony DVD-RW and LG DVD-RW	Swiftech H220	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ACER 24" LCD	Logitech Illuminated	NZXT HALE90 750W 80Plus GOLD Certified Modular ...	HAF 932 Black Edition now the White Edition
Mouse	Audio
Logitech Wireless Laser	2.1 Harmon Kardon
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3610QM	GT 630M	Crucial M4
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i7 920	Asus	Gigbyte 7950	3x2GB OCZ
Hard Drive	Cooling	Monitor	Keyboard
Seagate	prolimatech megahalems	HP 24"	Razor
Power	Case	Mouse
Antec 650 Earth Watts	Corsair Graphite Series 600T Special Edition WHITE	Razor
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3930k @ 4.8Ghz	Asus X79 PRO	ASUS 7770	4x4GB Patriot Extreme Masters
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
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Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ACER 24" LCD	Logitech Illuminated	NZXT HALE90 750W 80Plus GOLD Certified Modular ...	HAF 932 Black Edition now the White Edition
Mouse	Audio
Logitech Wireless Laser	2.1 Harmon Kardon
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3610QM	GT 630M	Crucial M4
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11/12/12 at 10:31am

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I would go with the MSI or Gigabyte 7950s.

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11/12/12 at 11:56am

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get the Gigabyte HD 7950 OC. the gigabyte windforce 3x cooler is one of the best. keeps temps lower than 60c under load.

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=67546&vpn=GV-R795WF3-3GD

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11/12/12 at 2:33pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by raghu78

get the Gigabyte HD 7950 OC. the gigabyte windforce 3x cooler is one of the best. keeps temps lower than 60c under load.
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=67546&vpn=GV-R795WF3-3GD

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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F4EG 2 TB SATA2 5400rpm 32 MB...	Light-on drive	Coolermaster Hyper 212+	Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
42 inch 1080p LCD	Modern warfare 2 gaming keyboard	CORSAIR Gaming Series GS700 700W ATX12V v2.3 80...	Cougar Evolution
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11/12/12 at 3:36pm

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Thanks all. Looking into the 7950 now!

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ACER 24" LCD	Logitech Illuminated	NZXT HALE90 750W 80Plus GOLD Certified Modular ...	HAF 932 Black Edition now the White Edition
Mouse	Audio
Logitech Wireless Laser	2.1 Harmon Kardon
View all

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3610QM	GT 630M	Crucial M4
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i7 920	Asus	Gigbyte 7950	3x2GB OCZ
Hard Drive	Cooling	Monitor	Keyboard
Seagate	prolimatech megahalems	HP 24"	Razor
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3930k @ 4.8Ghz	Asus X79 PRO	ASUS 7770	4x4GB Patriot Extreme Masters
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Crucial M4	Sony DVD-RW and LG DVD-RW	Swiftech H220	Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ACER 24" LCD	Logitech Illuminated	NZXT HALE90 750W 80Plus GOLD Certified Modular ...	HAF 932 Black Edition now the White Edition
Mouse	Audio
Logitech Wireless Laser	2.1 Harmon Kardon
View all

CPU	Graphics	Hard Drive
3610QM	GT 630M	Crucial M4
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 920	Asus	Gigbyte 7950	3x2GB OCZ
Hard Drive	Cooling	Monitor	Keyboard
Seagate	prolimatech megahalems	HP 24"	Razor
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Antec 650 Earth Watts	Corsair Graphite Series 600T Special Edition WHITE	Razor
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