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rushz0rz
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Fontong
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rushz0rz
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MamiyaOtaru
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mahnini
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On February 04 2009 14:12 rushz0rz wrote: I looked up benchmarks and pricing, and from what I found the Phenom 9550 series did better than the E8400 and E8500 and was cheaper. Is that wrong? the phenom is definitely worse than the e8x00 for gaming. if you aren't going to do much gaming it wont really matter of course you could drop an extra $30 on the processor and get a phenom ii !! though if you could drop another $30 i would still get the e8400 and upgrade to 4850 | ||
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rushz0rz
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mahnini
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are you building this yourself or customizing it? | ||
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Fontong
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What is the price on the processor you are buying? I'm having trouble getting anything on google. Edit: but yeah as mahnini says graphics card matters more than CPU for gaming. imo it is better to get a quad core at this point though in order to be more 'future proof' | ||
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mahnini
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rushz0rz
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Fontong
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On February 04 2009 14:31 mahnini wrote: q6600 has low clock speed and this affects it in games, it also has the old 65nm architecture, though i guess that doesn't matter unless power usage or overclocking matters to you. besides i think the new phenom ii 920 are actually cheaper than the q6600 on newegg and actually perform a lot better. but the Q6600 overclocks to 3.0ghz on air with a decent fan, this is one of the reasons I think it is pretty good. | ||
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rushz0rz
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Fontong
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On February 04 2009 14:40 rushz0rz wrote: Hmmm. I did put my current PC together myself, although I'm sure the $50 assembly is worth it because it's done professionally and what if I screwed up? I'd also be excited about getting on it asaply and playing around, of course. After a quick look at the parts for those computers could could probably make them for under $800, Imo that amount of savings is worth it. I would just look up some guides on the internet for things you are uncertain of how to do. | ||
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rushz0rz
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mahnini
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http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/desktop-cpu-charts-q3-2008/Crysis-1680x1050,818.html | ||
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mahnini
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Fontong
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zer0das
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If you want to go AMD, I'd definitely get a Phenom II. | ||
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ruXxar
Norway5669 Posts
Antec 900 Case Intel e8400 Cpu Nvidia 8800 GTS 512(outdated now, nowadays i'd go 4850) Gigabyte DS3L LGA 775 Motherboard Corsair HX650 Powersupply WD Raptor 160 Gb 10k RPM OS drive(Nowadays there's velociraptor and SSDs) Seagate 500 GB 7200.11 storage drive(had no problems with it, have updated to newest firmware) TRUE 120 heatsink with a Scythe 1600 RPM fan.(not really necessary, stock will work fine) Basically wanted a lower high end machine that could run most new titles at an acceptable framerate with decent quality settings. Self built it costed me 11000 NOK(1600 USD). In europe prices are way higher than US though. From the above build the only thing that are really outdated is the graphics card. Everything else should work fine. Be aware that Seagate 7200.11 had a firmware bug that caused bricking, but it has been fixed now. | ||
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
On February 04 2009 14:32 rushz0rz wrote: OK. How's this? 1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail 1 x ASUS P5Q Pro ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 2PCI-E16 CrossFire 3PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN eSATA Motherboard 1 x Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18 240PIN Me *IR-$15.00* 1 x Radeon HD 4850 OEM 625MHZ 512MB GDDR3 1.986GHZ PCI-E Dual DVI-I *Systems Only - 1YR NCIX Warranty* 1 x Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio 1 x Corsair TX650W 650W ATX 12V 52A 24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan 1 x Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM 1 x Microsoft Office Ready 2007 SP1 60 Day Trial - Free with New NCIX or Nx Fusion PC Purchase 1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive 1 x Samsung SH-S223F/BEBN 22X Speedplus DVD+-RW SATA DVD Writer OEM 1 x Logitech Classic Keyboard 200 Spill Resistant USB Black Keyboard Price: $1359 The price of the first comp is: $1139 Which is more bang for my buck? What if i upped the video card in my first computer? How would it be for gaming? I'm not some graphics whore, I'd be fine running on medium settings, I just want no lag. Dude....so...much....money. I just bought this: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Windows Computer $455.90 ECS G31T-M QUAD CORE 1333FSB DDR2 SATA2 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3Ghz 1333FSB 6MB RECOMMENDED UPGRADE - HEAVY DUTY COOLER 4GB PC2 6400 800Mhz DDR2 Kit 2x2GB Chips 400GB Serial ATA 7200Rpm 16MB Cache SATA INTEL GMA3100 ONBOARD 287MB SHARED VIDEO CARD ADAPTER 20x DVD±R/RW DUAL LAYER INTERNAL DRIVE REALTEK ALC662 HD 6-CHANNEL HIGH DEFINITION SOUND CARD ADAPTER REALTEK RTL8101E 10/100Mbps ETHERNET ADAPTER (LAN) BEIGE ATX MIDTOWER CASE W/ POWER SUPPLY Standard Power Supply With Case Selected High-Speed Case Cooling Fan 80mm MS WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION Standard Assembly Ships Out In 3-7 Days SHIPPING/HANDLING After shipping it was $485. Now I buy this card (with free shipping) from newegg for $145: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130420 (actually I might get 4850 instead, but that is also about the same price) And I have computer that seems to suit exactly what you said you are buying yours for but I spend $630 And I'll be a happy little kid playing SC2 and D3 and have it for other normal computing needs. I recommend you save the extra money and if you wanna spend it, buy a friggin ginormous monitor or a sweet, sweet sound system. | ||
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rushz0rz
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Savio
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 Anyway, that computer is pretty much a beast. It should serve you pretty good. And if you are cool with spending that much (its still $1,200 in US dollars), then you will be happy with a very solid computer. | ||
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/287/1233826773975ws7.png) p.s. i didnt make this | ||
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rapture
Germany645 Posts
also not sure if you really need 650W... i bought a similar system for my brother (worse grafic card) and used a 425W - works fine. | ||
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