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Zcythe
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Well its that time again for me and i needed/wanted some suggestions.
My current specs:
E8400 OCed to 3.60ghz
P5N-D motherboard
2 sticks of 2gb corsair ram, so 4gb ram.
Windows vista ultimate 32 bit.
320gb hard drive.
8800 GTS 512mb.
I have 368 dollars to spend to upgrade. any ideas? I was thinking of getting a Q6600.
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Get a 4890 card.
-Cheers saf
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| Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Good CPU, Motherboard, Ram, Windows, Hard drive
The only thing I don't really like is the 8800 GTS 512mb...
You don't really need a Q6600... The E8400 OC 3.60Ghz is great as it is...
Switch your Graphics Card...
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With $368, you should wait for the next-gen high-end graphics cards (R800, GT300) rather than spend it now. DX11 codepath is a lot more efficient than DX10 (and DX10.1). It's a few months away. Of course, if you're really still impatient, you can try EVGA's step-up program if NVIDIA manages to get it out in 3 months (I don't think ATi vendors have an equivalent).
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:29 am Post subject: Re: Computer upgrade |
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| grimripper wrote: | Well its that time again for me and i needed/wanted some suggestions.
My current specs:
E8400 OCed to 3.60ghz
P5N-D motherboard
2 sticks of 2gb corsair ram, so 4gb ram.
Windows vista ultimate 32 bit.
320gb hard drive.
8800 GTS 512mb.
I have 368 dollars to spend to upgrade. any ideas? I was thinking of getting a Q6600. |
lol almost the same as my comp ecept for the CPU, i got a crappy AMD athlon 4400+ clocked 2.3ghz. im planning to get a e8400 this summer.... dont switch CPU if ur gamer....Q6600 is for multitasking, use q6600 if u want to run background programs while playing games..... ya upgrade ur vid card
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:30 am Post subject: Re: Computer upgrade |
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| internet explorer wrote: | | grimripper wrote: | Well its that time again for me and i needed/wanted some suggestions.
My current specs:
E8400 OCed to 3.60ghz
P5N-D motherboard
2 sticks of 2gb corsair ram, so 4gb ram.
Windows vista ultimate 32 bit.
320gb hard drive.
8800 GTS 512mb.
I have 368 dollars to spend to upgrade. any ideas? I was thinking of getting a Q6600. |
lol almost the same as my comp ecept for the CPU, i got a crappy AMD athlon 4400+ clocked 2.3ghz. im planning to get a e8400 this summer.... dont switch CPU if ur gamer....Q6600 is for multitasking, use q6600 if u want to run background programs while playing games..... ya upgrade ur vid card |
Beaware when switching between CPU companies such as Intel and AMD you must be sure that your motherboard suports the same socket.
E8400 uses LGA775...
There are LGA775, LGA1366, AMD2+, AMD2 etc...
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aww crap...now im scared...i got a F690GVM mobo will that work? (lol i turned this thread into my own...)
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No board with an AM2 slot will be able to hold an Intel processor. 
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But he can get a triple core proccesor right? those things are cool, and the reason being is i have been having issues with adobe after effects and rendering, so multitasking is + for me. Even then im guessing the graphics card would help too.
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| grimripper wrote: | | But he can get a triple core proccesor right? those things are cool, and the reason being is i have been having issues with adobe after effects and rendering, so multitasking is + for me. Even then im guessing the graphics card would help too. |
Depends on the chipset, just because a CPU fits the socket doesn't mean the motherboard can support it.
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| superweapons wrote: | | With $368, you should wait for the next-gen high-end graphics cards (R800, GT300) rather than spend it now. DX11 codepath is a lot more efficient than DX10 (and DX10.1). |
We hope.
DX10 is much quicker in a lot of ways, but has anyone actually managed to take advantage of this? (Well, except microsoft in Flight Sim)
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Just add a little bit more ram.
Unless you want a super-computer, don't get me started. Lol.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Timmah wrote: | Just add a little bit more ram.
Unless you want a super-computer, don't get me started. Lol. |
4GB Ram is fine...
8800Gts is getting old now...
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| iTz SWAT wrote: | | Timmah wrote: | Just add a little bit more ram.
Unless you want a super-computer, don't get me started. Lol. |
4GB Ram is fine...
8800Gts is getting old now... |
Actually the 8800GTS 512 is supposed to preform better in most games besides call of duty compare to the 4830.
Considering that it overclocks so well, you can probably make it equivalent to the 4850.
However the Q6600 wouldn't be a bad choice to get, as it overclocks very well.
I had one in a build that I put together for a friend, overclocked to about 3.4, was able to get it to 3.6 but ran a bit hotter. Did it on a Xigmatek hdt-1283, an antec 900 case and from what I remember on the ASUS P5E motherboard.
If you want you probably could sell that 8800GTS and get the Q6600 and a GTX 260.
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| Ndure wrote: | | If you want you probably could sell that 8800GTS and get the Q6600 and a GTX 260. |
That's a great Idea...
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