# Advice on a new computer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-new-computer/599249>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 11, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-new-computer/599249 "2011-10-11T03:11:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-new-computer/599249/21 "2011-10-17T13:39:09Z")

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> [@Khendrask](#):
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> Looks fine, I’d dump the liquid cooling though.

Why? It’s usually quieter. Intel are switching to liquid cooling.

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**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-new-computer/599249/22 "2011-10-19T03:26:52Z")

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FWIW, I have been using a Gigabyte mobo and graphics card for about two years now. Well made stuff, never had any problems.

Sounds like a good system, I second the notion of getting 16GB ram.

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