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<blockquote data-quote="Jmac" data-source="post: 4133446" data-attributes="member: 545486"><p>Just a couple of things:</p><p>1) I wouldn't touch a motherboard w/ electrolytic capacitors these days. Solid state capacitors have a much longer lifespan, tolerate heat better, and are more stable, so not only will your motherboard last longer, but you'll also get more overclocking headroom.</p><p></p><p>2) I would consider upgrading to 8 GB of RAM if you're into RTS games. Games like Supreme Commander will eat up all the RAM you have and, w/ DDR2 prices being very reasonable, now is a good time to buy ... Intel will be switching to DDR3 later this year and AMD will be switching to DDR3 in 2009, so prices on DDR2 will be going up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jmac, post: 4133446, member: 545486"] Just a couple of things: 1) I wouldn't touch a motherboard w/ electrolytic capacitors these days. Solid state capacitors have a much longer lifespan, tolerate heat better, and are more stable, so not only will your motherboard last longer, but you'll also get more overclocking headroom. 2) I would consider upgrading to 8 GB of RAM if you're into RTS games. Games like Supreme Commander will eat up all the RAM you have and, w/ DDR2 prices being very reasonable, now is a good time to buy ... Intel will be switching to DDR3 later this year and AMD will be switching to DDR3 in 2009, so prices on DDR2 will be going up. [/QUOTE]
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