Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

(CPUs)

"ZOOOOOMMMM....
(its like really fast n' stuff)"

Review date: 9 Jun, 2009

Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 (512MB / GDDR5 / PCI-E)

(Video cards)

"Best card for its price. at 175 or less nothing beats it. Not even the 200$ GTX260. This card when overclocked can reach speeds almost identical to the 250$ 4890. If your building a pc on a budget, this is the best card for under 200$ and performs better than a number of cards over 200$. Ill probavlt stick with this card untill the next generation of cards comes out, the HD58XX series because I dont see any need for an upgrade. This plays almost everything I throw at it on high on my 23" 1080p monitor. I couldnt ask for a better deal."

Review date: 8 Jun, 2009