techreport.com - 9/17/2009
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In this edition of the system guide, we update our Utility Player and Sweeter Spot builds with Intel's new Lynnfield processors, juice up the Econobox with a triple-core processor, and more.
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The Tech Report published a new system builder's guide.
Boy, do we have surprises in store for you. We were able to outfit our Utility Player build with a Core i5-750, a great little P55 mobo, a fast single-GPU graphics card, four gigs of RAM, and other goodies for only around $870. More impressive still, our Econobox build now pairs a triple-core Phenom II with a Radeon HD 4850, all for around $580.
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