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    Newbie Project: Budget Gaming Rig

    Would the i7 help more with video editing? i know its not the main goal of this system but I do a bit of that as well. *Edit: i also plan on over clocking the processor. Are the results dependent on the processor choice?
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    Newbie Project: Budget Gaming Rig

    So i can bump down to 4 gig of ram and still have good performance. I dropped to this like mfenn recommended. I also upped the power supply to this 650 watt power supply. I also spoke with a friend about the i7 and i5 and he said to stick with the i7 because the games i want to play...
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    Newbie Project: Budget Gaming Rig

    After doing some research on power supplies i found this 'Recommended Power Supply Wattages Calc' and with the current specs i have listed I need at least a 550 watt power supply. Also in response to this: Why should i dump the amount of RAM? I was under the impression more was better in this...
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    Newbie Project: Budget Gaming Rig

    I checked for the GSkill 1333Mhz Ripjaws on newegg and found this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-311-_-Product. It does look like a better deal. I also don't know much about cases and how much they affect the overall performance of the PC. Any advice on that? I also updated the...
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    Newbie Project: Budget Gaming Rig

    Hi! I'm new to the forums and new to building my own rig. I've done upgrades and such before, but this will be my first go at a complete build. Any advice would be awesome. For the most part, this is a budget gaming rig and i'm looking at spending somewhere between 700-900 dollars. Here are...