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22. February 2008 @ 16:32 |
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22. February 2008 @ 17:52 |
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I think it would also help if I would tell everyone what I would like the computer to be able to do. I would like to be able to play games on it, Wow is one of them, I'd really like to play the new age of conan: hyborian adventures (if possible with this build) I like to play Second Life too and I know that it can be pretty demanding on a system. Also I plan on going to school this fall for game design so I would like to be able to run some 3D animation programs. Hope that helps some.
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22. February 2008 @ 19:19 |
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22. February 2008 @ 20:10 |
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I realize that I would have to do that, and this board cannot run a dual core, but for right now with the PC only having a $250 Dollar budget. It will have to do, and also I think that it should do a decent job for whats its worth. But just with the parts that I had and the mobo and cpu I ordered it would all be compatible right?
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23. February 2008 @ 08:08 |
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24. February 2008 @ 02:21 |
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Ok I've decided that the CPU and the mobo I'm going to see if I can get a refund for them, I requested it on newegg.com and they gave me a form I can send back to get them refunded. Also I've decided that since I could probably spend at least 300-400 on the system. I really would like to be able to have a decent machine, and possibly even a core duo processor. For just something to shoot for, lets shoot for being able to Age of Conan very well. And if possible have at least 2G of RAM and be able to add more later on. is that possible on a budget like this? Also I was curious, you said the video card that I had picked wouldn't be able to run age of conan, what was the difference between the one you had linked from mine?
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24. February 2008 @ 07:27 |
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26. February 2008 @ 06:52 |
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Alright my only questions are on the CPU and the video card. For the CPU its only a 1.8 GHz that doesn't seem all that great, and just curious how much better would it run then if I were to use a single core 3.3GHz CPU? I realize that a duo core CPU can handle more applications going on at once better then a single.. but just how much more effective is it?
Also on the newegg review one of the buyers said it was very easy to make this CPU run at 3.0 GHz just by changing one or two things in the Bios, is that really true..? If so would it be making it a 3.0GHz duo core CPU then? Also how hard would it be to do something like that?
Lastly the question I have is for the video card.. I was reading the reviews and there were a lot of mixed reviews on how well it handled games. I would like to be able to play games very well, I'm not necessarily looking at Crysis, but would like to be able to play games like Oblivion with as high detail as possible. Any ideas on that?
Thank you once again for going out of your way and throwing something together for me. I plan on having this newer computer for quite sometime so I just want to make it as worthwhile as possible.
Thanks again.
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26. February 2008 @ 07:15 |
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Because Core 2 Duos (including the E2000 architecture) are so much more efficient. at 1.8Ghz they perform about the same as a 3.8Ghz P4, and that's before w e even consider that they're dual cores. 1.8Ghz may not seem much but it doesn't need to be, the CPU is blazing fast as it is.
As for the 3Ghz, you may not make it quite that far, but you an overclock the CPU very well and will certainly reach 2.5 or so I reckon.
On the graphics card, that depends on which resolution you play at. The HD2600XT is not the fastest GPU out there, but on a budget of that size, it's about the best you can get. It can play most games on max detail at reasonable resolutions, I'm not sure about Oblivion, but it should run pretty much everything else.
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26. February 2008 @ 11:28 |
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you can ask me, i am one of the proud onwers of E2160 cpu, it's very fast compare to single cores even if it's 4GHz. This cpu is worth it, although it might look slow but it's not. Do not judge the book by it's cover! ^^
is HD2600XT better or 8600GTS?
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26. February 2008 @ 12:12 |
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I think they're quite similar, but last time I checked the 2600XT was better value.
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26. February 2008 @ 13:00 |
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oh ok, i don't really get ATI gpus naming so i don't know which ones is equal to nvidias, now i know
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26. February 2008 @ 19:32 |
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Alright, I see what your saying about the CPU, and when I look at it that way it does seem like a really good deal. Even more if I can get 2.5GHz out of it, also how complex would it be to OC that?
And just to make sure in that price range the HD2600XT is the best I could buy? Also I was just curious why is it that other companies have the same type of video cards, but they vary in price.. is this range the difference in the quality of the card?
Thanks again. Hopefully I'll be able to get this within another week, I just want to make sure I get all the facts straight.
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26. February 2008 @ 19:35 |
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Different GPU companies offer different free stuff with their cards, and some are indeed better brands than others. With ATI I recommend you stick to Sapphire, HIS, Gigabyte or Asus.
The HD2600XT is the best value card in its class last time I checked (which wasn't long ago).
As for overclocking the e2160, it'd probably take less than a minute to do.
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26. February 2008 @ 23:15 |
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and also, don't forget about factory overclock, thats also the reason the price differ
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27. February 2008 @ 07:59 |
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That's true. I generally tell people to avoid those since you can do the same job yourself.
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27. February 2008 @ 09:57 |
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oh about overclocking gpu, do you usually use utilities or what?
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27. February 2008 @ 10:06 |
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ATiTool or Rivatuner.
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27. February 2008 @ 10:25 |
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so you don't change the gpu bios, all you need to do is change the mem speed and the other one
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27. February 2008 @ 10:46 |
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That's correct.
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27. February 2008 @ 17:01 |
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You COULD change the GPU BIOS...
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27. February 2008 @ 18:39 |
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you could indeed, and indeed it's wise to if you want extreme overclocking for an HD3870.
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27. February 2008 @ 22:27 |
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Alright so far as far as the mobo goes it looks like a really good setup, also I was confused as to how much RAM it could hold? Does it only have two slots for this?.. I think there pci slots?? correct me if I'm wrong, and what would be the max amount of RAM I could have with it. Also I was confused about the different F versions of Bios..? and how hard would it be to upgrade them?
You were also speaking of overclocking a gpu.. how technical is that? I would really like to be able to do that.
And my last question is, I'm expecting a little debate over it.. I would really like to use Vista on this build. I realize that a lot of people are against it, but I also know some people that like it for there own reasons. What do you all feel about this? Also would that change anything in the build that we have going?
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27. February 2008 @ 23:12 |
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The board can handle up to 4GB of RAM, in a maximum of two slots.
2. RAM slots are just that, slots for RAM. PCI slots are the white ones at the bottom and are for general peripherals such as modems, sound card, network cards, extra IDE/S-ATA port cards, firewire cards and so on.
3. Upgrading the motherboard BIOS is only recommended if you have any problems, but generally (at least as far as Gigabyte are concerned) newer is better.
4. Easy as pie, just grab the relevant program, no BIOS tinkering needed.
5. I'm not an anti-vista flagbearer, but I choose not to use it for my own needs, XP handles everything I do much quicker, and I dislike how Directx10 currently does not support anti-aliasing for graphics, so I wouldn't use it for gaming. XP feels a lot more responsive for me, but if you want to use vista, I'm not stopping you.
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28. February 2008 @ 00:22 |
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as far as i know, changing the bios of the gpu is kinda dangerous, if something goes wrong your gpu is screwed.
My mo only supports max 2GB ram and only support dual 667, but i have 2GB os 800 on...i'll have to lower the ram speed to 667
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