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First off I apologize for putting this up a day late, I know I don’t have many fans yet but it’s better for this site if I can keep some semblance of a schedule. But what can I say, when things get really hectic, some things have to be pushed around.

We went through our whole purpose and reason for this article last week, so instead of boring you with my terrible writing; we’ll just jump into the thick of things.

last week we built a rigg for just a few dollars over $1000, and that is if you were buying everything from scratch. this week we’re building the Midrange rigg and I have to say I am a little more excited for this one than the last one. Not only does it have more to offer under the hood, the input, and output experience has been upgraded drastically, but it also offers so much room for later upgrades and improvements.

Also notice that this rigg is broken down into priority of upgrades; if you have an older system and might not want to upgrade everything at once, you will want to get the primary upgrades first and then continue through the secondary, and optionally the other upgrades if your gaming fidelity is being compromised.

As you can all tell, there are some significant changes and improvements over last week’s model, as there should be this is more expensive. The first and most significant is the switch to Intel, and a dual core wolfdale CPU. Note: Don’t get confused with the Wolfdale or the Yorkfield core names, these names merely denote a change in manufacturing process. This process often results in higher speeds, cooler running, better over-clocks, and better stability all while keeping in the same form factor. in fact most riggs that can fit the chip, even riggs a few years old will only need a bios flash upgrade to be fully compatible.

Ok back to the rigg, the reason I chose this processor was the faster concentrated speed, and 45nm manufacturing process. The dual core may not be able to handle multiple applications as well as a quad-core, but as a gamer you shouldn’t need more than just your game, a VOIP client, and a browser running at the same time.

The motherboard is a significant upgrade, giving you the expansion slots for future SLI, saving you money now and giving you late life performance when your gaming rigg starts to slow down. The video card was chosen for BFG’s reputation with providing quality cards and great service for repairs and replacements.

The rest of the upgrades seem pretty standard, the case is nicer, the power supply is more robust, the hard drive is bigger, the input is more tactile, and the visuals are bigger and brighter. The one choice that many might not agree with is the headphones. The reason I chose the headphones over free standing speakers is because; for true gaming you firstly need great immersive sound, and secondly need a microphone for communicating with your multi-player teammates. These headphones provide both immersive sounds with 5.1 surround sound clarity and voice options.

That concludes this week’s rigg. If you have any comments questions or requests, please feel free to leave comments or suggestions below. If you feel that you can do this better than I please feel free to email your request for authorship to blogadmin@gamersbeyond.com.

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Until next time, keep gaming gamers.

-shegs