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Trying to decide which 4870 1gb card to get from Newegg. I heard good things about PowerColor (Manufacture OC to 800 Mhz and runs cool), but I also heard that they recently changed to a newer, cheaper (runs hotter) design. Any suggestions?

ASUS Rampage (X48) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284 or ASUS P5Q Pro (P45) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299 Can't decide which one to pick. My build: Q9550, HD4870 1 Gig, 4 Gig DDR2 800 I might OC in the future if i need...

H2400HD seems newer than the V2400W

Buying 24in monitor for gaming (50%), movies (30%), and general (20%). Thinking about these so far: BenQ V2400W http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16824014177 BenQ E2400HD http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16824014181 Acer P243W...

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what is the advantage of the ASUS rampage other ~$200 MBs with two pci-e 2.0 x16 slots? im running q9550 & 4750 (might cf in future)

thinking of purchasing HD4870 w/4gb DDR2 800 ram. maybe upgrade to a 4870 cf in the future. i'm a newbie and not sure if i will OC in the future (maybe if i read up on it more). ASUS Rampage overkill for me? What are the benefits of ASUS rampage vs some other x48 or x38 w/PCIe 2.0 x16 & CF...

'm trying to build a general gaming machine that will well for most games out or coming out soon (i.e. crysis, SC2, Diablo 3). What do you guys think of the GPU? 4850x2, 4870, 4870x2 (expand in future), or NVIDIA card? i'm planning on using a 22in monitor for this system. Case Antec Nine...