Dr. Intelligencia

For video, the limiting factor is the PCIe x16 interface, which is the fastest available interface type for video cards. Any board with PCIex16 will have this problem, but it's not much of a problem. No computer built today will be inside standards 10 years from now. I can't see anything you could make today being standards compliant in 4 years. This board is totally out of the question. They don't even make cases that hold it.

>>Tyan Thunder N4250QE (S4985) Workstation Board Holy fuck, are trying you building a computer capable of cognitive thought?

I built mine for 1200$, without peripherals and monitors. I'm just talking about the tower here. CPU- YES GET A QUAD CORE they are awesome. I can compile a map 4 times faster than my roommates. Intel makes better quads than AMD. RAM- grab 2 gigs of DDR2 for great performance, 4 gigs for awesome. I have 4 gigs and I've never slowed down in performance. Power supply- I recommend a modular one, like the "XION Supernova XON-600F14R-201", which I'm using. You're going to want 600W or higher if you're getting a geforce 8 series. Mobo- once you've picked all the other parts, fill in the slots on newegg's Advanced Search. Pick a newer model, the type isn't all that important. It just has to fit your case and all your other parts. Case- pick your favorite color. I'd also recommend a 8800 gts, because they've got great performance and handle anything Source throws at you, and most other engines as well.

Two monitors! ^_^ (2560x1024)

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