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The quad-core project - Building the PC walkthrough

Last weekend we built two new quad-core PCs over at the PC Doc HQ. I promised that you'd be first to see the results of our hard work - well, here you go.
By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Contributing Writer
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Here are all the parts!

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The Q6600 quad-core processor

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The Q6600 quad-core processor

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The Q6600 quad-core processor

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The Q6600 quad-core processor

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The Q6600 quad-core processor

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ASUS Striker Extreme motherboard

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ASUS Striker Extreme motherboard

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ASUS Striker Extreme motherboard

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ASUS Striker Extreme motherboard

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ASUS Striker Extreme motherboard

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ASUS Striker Extreme motherboard with Arctic Cooler fitted

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Sapphire Radeon HD 2600XT

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Sapphire Radeon HD 2600XT

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Sapphire Radeon HD 2600XT

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Corsair RAM - 4GB

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Corsair RAM - 1GB module

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Corsair RAM - 1GB module - close-up

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Corsair HX520 PSU

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Corsair HX520 PSU

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Western Digital Raptor X hard drive

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Western Digital Raptor X hard drive

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Western Digital Raptor X hard drive - look at the cool satin bag it came in!

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Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

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iCute S901 case

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The clearance between the Arctic Cooler heatsink and the heatsink on the board - that's a close fit!

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Onboard LED lights ... nice touch!

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Onboard switches on the motherboard and nicely illuminated

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The EL IO back panel - makes hooking up peripherals much easier

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Here's the LCD Poster

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Q-Connector block - sweet!

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Q-Connector block - sweet!

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