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Hardware 2.0 Best Kit List Oct/Nov 08

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  • High-end - Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Mid-range - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Honorable mention - AMD Phenom X4 9950

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • High-end - LGA775 - ASUS P5N64 WS PRO WiFi NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • High-end - AM2/AM2+ - ASUS Crosshair II Formula AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Mid-range - LGA775 - ASUS P5QL-E

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Mid-range - AM2 - Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • High-end - XFX GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Mid-range - Radeon HD 4850

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Budget - Radeon HD 3850/GeForce 9600

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • High-end - Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Mid-range - Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • High-end - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17066)

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Mid-range - Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB Dual Channel PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 2GB)

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Sound card - Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Speakers - Logitech Z-5500

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Water cooling - Cooler Master RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Aquagate S1

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • LGA775 cooler - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • AM2 cooler - Scythe Infinity

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • High-end - Enermax Galaxy EGX1000EWL

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • Mid-range - ThermalTake PurePower W0100RU 500-Watt

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • High-end - Cooler Master RC-1100 Cosmos S ATX Full-Tower Case

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • 22" - Samsung T220

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  • 30" - Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP

    Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

    Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

    Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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OK, it's time once again for The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. So if you're thinking of buying, building or even upgrading a PC, this list is a must-read for you!

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High-end - Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Oct/Nov 08

Published: September 19, 2008 -- 06:04 GMT (23:04 PDT)

Caption by: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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