DIY 4 GHz Dual Core Gaming Rig For $720

Tom's Hardware has posted the detailed results of their recent quest to build a beefy gaming rig without a visit to the poorhouse. The trick it seems is to find a processor with 'cores designed for a much faster clock than their nominal rating at a speed of up to 4 GHz without problems.' They provide shopping lists for both a 'budget version' and a 'top flight version'.

Perfect!

[dubmun]

Now minesweeper will REALLY rock!

Here is my comment about the article

[Anonymous Coward]

what's interesting about this is the unique ......[click NEXT to continue [slashdot.org]]

No visit to the poorhouse

[sharkey]

Just a
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visit to
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the mother-
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fucking adhouse.

Re:Already outdated

[Hoi Polloi]

It helps your rig budget if you get free parts for evaluation from vendors.

Re:Okay.... stop reading diggvsdot before posting

[Anonymous Coward]

Lots of us don't read Digg since it's mainly targeted at retards and young children. I know this is a lot to ask of a Digg reader, but please at least try to think before posting.

Re:Site getting slow by page 3

[Anonymous Coward]

If I was paying to get my story featured on slashdot, and instead of posting the link to my web site they posted a link to the coral cache, I would be incredibly pissed.

Re:Tomshardware is a joke

[dubbreak]

You missed one:

Heatsink: Mounted with piece of 2x4. Super Crap.

Seriously I'd be embarassed to have this computer. Chipset fan mounted with twist ties and a heatsink held in place with a piece of 2x4? That is ridiculous. I stopped reading the article as I was afraid I'd find out they mounted the harddrive with some chicken wire :P. DIY at it's worst. Next article, how to install a mp3 deck in your car only using chewing gum, spare change and a couple paper clips.

Re:What ads?

[Anonymous Coward]

Unfortunately, but my LOLblock plugin is working just fine. I swear.

How much for the...

[PorkChopExxpress]

...block of wood and the twist ties? I scoured newegg and pricewatch and came up with nothing.

Is Crysis Gaming Actually Viable Yet?

[Anonymous Coward]

"Am I wrong here? Have games started secretly taking advantage of two physical cores while I wasn't looking? Are we in the future yet?"

Yes, yes, maybe.

ME TOO!!!1

[rjshields]

But I looked on newegg and I found it for... oh wait, have we done this already? /me goes back to sleep