what would BO stepping be? excuse me for being dumb

Improved stepping from its predicessors

this processor here is with BO stepping

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

it will do all of what you want and some

so does anyone have a recommendation for a video card that would work very well in a gaming computer but wont cost 500$

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The card I listed before goes for $280. It's working fine for me, although newegg has taken it off their site recently, for some reason.

i noticed that. i was bewildered when there was no price on the link haha.

can you max out your games, and still get good fps?
and do you swear by any certain brand, or are they generally built equally well?

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This one is pretty decent for ~$150
If you happen to go with an SLI system, 2 of these will have you set for a while for only ~$300
Newegg.com - BFG Tech BFGE86256GTOCFE GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

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I can max out the new Crysis game without a problem.

Remember, though, that the rest of my system is up to snuff to support such a fast video card. I have good memory, a fast HDD, and an outstanding processor. The vid card won't let you down, but make sure you invest in some good ram, or you'll find yourself lagging just the same.

beautiful. so i dont suppose i would NEED more than 2 right?

and by 2 i mean 2 gigs... of ram.

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2 is pretty standard, and will do you well. If, down the road you need more, you can get more. But right now 2 is good.

get a board with 4 slots , put a pir of 1 gig sticks in there and if you ever need ram spend 30-40 bucks and get another gig stick

do you guys have a certain preference of motherboard?

gigabyte is good right?

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Gigabyte is good I also like ASUS and Biostar.

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Ubuntu 8.10

My favorite brands are Gigabyte and ASUS

lol. those are the top two right?

any ideas for a motherboard that would work really well in an airship? haha

(hope some of you got that, otherwise i apologize for that. and dont worry about it, it isn't THAT relevant.)

my friend has asus, and he says it works well. but gigabyte sounds pretty darn good too.

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lol good one

ive used more asus... but ive had bout the same luck with em all.... id go for whatever fits the bill best