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spikexp · 2012-09-27, 21:45

The i5 is plenty.

The 7950 nvidia equivalent would be the 660ti.
At this point, the nvidia card are: cooler, quieter, consumer less electricity.
AMD vs nvidia is old talk, AMD driver are pretty good these day. nvidia just get more optimization from game developer.

8gb of ram is plenty, worst case scenario you can still put more in the future. Just make sure to at least get 2x4gb (not 4x2gb).

No need for sound card, integrated are correct for your need. And the CPU utilization for sound is negligible with current gen cpu power.

Windows : If it came with your computer, you can't reuse it (it's probably OEM).
I would suggest getting windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM (under 100$ most of the time), it have all the good feature without going over the top.

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spikexp Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Quebec Age: 32	The i5 is plenty. The 7950 nvidia equivalent would be the 660ti. At this point, the nvidia card are: cooler, quieter, consumer less electricity. AMD vs nvidia is old talk, AMD driver are pretty good these day. nvidia just get more optimization from game developer. 8gb of ram is plenty, worst case scenario you can still put more in the future. Just make sure to at least get 2x4gb (not 4x2gb). No need for sound card, integrated are correct for your need. And the CPU utilization for sound is negligible with current gen cpu power. Windows : If it came with your computer, you can't reuse it (it's probably OEM). I would suggest getting windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM (under 100$ most of the time), it have all the good feature without going over the top.