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Faugs
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25. August 2008 @ 00:01 |
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Hey guys, I'm selling my old computer on ebay so I'm not sure how much i'll be getting for it therefore I don't know what my budget for this computer is.
So far I have a:
Coolmasters 650W PSU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L Motherboard
20x DVD-RW Drive
Heat Sink/Fan
What I need: (CHeAPER IS BETTER)
Case (I don't want something dinky, I need something that doesn't scratch easily, nothing too huge though, and hopefully under $120)
RAM (I need DDR2,and I want something FAST but affordable, 4-6GB, and under $100 if possible)
Hard Drive (Just Something FAST, affordable, 1TB of space, SATA, and hopefully $100-120)
Video Card (I've pretty much decided on the HD4870)
Thanks for your help
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skye09
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25. August 2008 @ 05:58 |
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Case - Antec 900 or NZXT Tempest to actually fit the 4870
Ram - Any of the first 3 from thispage. The first ram OCs pretty well and I think youll be pretty hard pressed to find 4GBs of 1066 for < $100 save ebay.
HDD - WD 640GB
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25. August 2008 @ 15:48 |
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I'll recommend the CM690 for the case. It's more low profile, and it doesn't scratch that easy. And it's cheaper than the 900 or the Tempest.
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25. August 2008 @ 17:18 |
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I'd go with the 900 or Tempest like Skye - much better cooled at stock, and with a card like the 4870 you need that.
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25. August 2008 @ 19:46 |
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skye09
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25. August 2008 @ 22:24 |
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Absolute cheapest would probably be ebay, otherwise, newegg has them for like 250 or 260 after rebate.
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26. August 2008 @ 00:10 |
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26. August 2008 @ 00:22 |
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You don't need Arctic Silver 5. The stuff that the new Freezer 7 Pro comes with is better.
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Faugs
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26. August 2008 @ 00:41 |
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Sweet thanks, you saved me 10 bucks!
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26. August 2008 @ 00:47 |
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No problem.
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26. August 2008 @ 17:07 |
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I was also wonder what would be better for gaming? The E8500 core 2 duo or the core 2 quad Q6600, I know when it comes to gaming the clock speed is really all that matters. With the E8500 I can OC that thing really high, but would it be better to have a quad core and OC that aswell? Would the extra cores just stay idle?
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26. August 2008 @ 17:08 |
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Yeah. I should be trying one tomorrow, so I'll tell you if it makes much of a difference.
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skye09
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26. August 2008 @ 17:13 |
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Originally posted by Faugs:
I was also wonder what would be better for gaming? The E8500 core 2 duo or the core 2 quad Q6600, I know when it comes to gaming the clock speed is really all that matters. With the E8500 I can OC that thing really high, but would it be better to have a quad core and OC that aswell? Would the extra cores just stay idle?
Until more games with multi-core support come out, the best processors are Dual core as they can achieve greater clocks.
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Faugs
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28. August 2008 @ 00:25 |
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So Sam, how'd the Q6600 do?
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28. August 2008 @ 04:50 |
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Got it to 3.24Ghz so far, highest I can get on auto settings, and since I still can't get manual settings to work on my board, 3.24 it is. Made 18,054 in 3dmark06.
Two 'real world' tests of note:
Crysis, all high
2560x1600: dual core 21-23fps, quad core 25-28fps, 4xAA quad core 19-22fps
1920x1200: dual core 23-25fps, quad core 44-50fps, 4xAA quad core 28-36fps
Age of Conan, max settings, 4xAA, 2560x1600: dual core 19-21fps, quad core 30-41fps.
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28. August 2008 @ 11:50 |
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thats nice on such huge res. but how many Ghz is the dual core running on?
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28. August 2008 @ 11:55 |
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Tests are with Q6600 @ 3.24Ghz, E4300 @ 3.20Ghz.
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3. September 2008 @ 00:47 |
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 3. September 2008 @ 00:51
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3. September 2008 @ 00:50 |
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Everything looks good. I would have gone with a Q6600, but I generally prefer Quad cores.
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3. September 2008 @ 06:58 |
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Everything apart from the PSU in that build is great. The PSU isn't terrible, but coolermaster units in my experience have been of mediocre build quality and very noisy.
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3. September 2008 @ 16:06 |
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You're so right sam, that psu has driven me insane the last year, not only is there a really loud whirring sound, but it vibrates soo much that I can hear it on the floor beneath my computer. Would you recommend any good quality, low noise, power supply units for 100 or less?
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3. September 2008 @ 16:57 |
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Corsair HX 520W. I'm running an overclocked Q6600 and HD4870X2 on that same PSU. It doesn't make a sound... :)
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3. September 2008 @ 17:37 |
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Hows this, or is it more power than I need?
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3. September 2008 @ 17:42 |
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Put it this way, i'm running a Corsair 620HX and that's happily running my (stock) Q6600, 6 internal 500GB SATA2 hard drives, 3 optical drives, though the graphics card is just a cheapy & lowly Nvidia 6100 PCIe card
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules *** |
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3. September 2008 @ 18:09 |
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The 650TX is overkill for your PC. The 520HX is ample, runs quieter than the TX, and has modular cabling.
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