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Need help choosing a processor
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Spaced99
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16. April 2008 @ 17:29 |
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Just remember, the walls are thin and I'm impressionable.
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16. April 2008 @ 20:19 |
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r u gonna be overclocking?
My DVD collection: http://www.dvdspot.com/member=teflonmyk
System 1: Core2Quad Q6600 O/C'ed @ 3.15 GHz, Gigabyte GA EP35 DS4 mobo, Zalman 9700, 4GB PC6400 RAM, Sapphire Radeon 2600HD Pro, Samsung 920BW 19" Widescreen LCD, Hauppauge! PVR-350.
System 2: Core2Duo E6400 O/C'ed @ 3.2 GHz, Gigabyte GA 965P S3 mobo, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, 2GB PC6400 RAM, PNY GeForce 6600, Hyundai B70A 17" LCD.
Laptops: Acer Extensa 5620, Dell Precision M20, and IBM ThinkPad T30
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Spaced99
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16. April 2008 @ 20:25 |
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More than likely, but it would probably be a couple months after I've built the pc.
Just remember, the walls are thin and I'm impressionable.
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16. April 2008 @ 21:19 |
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I'd suggest getting the Q6600 over the Q9300 as quads go (more bang for the buck), and depending on if you'd be doing more encoding than gaming in regards to the E8400. I'd also suggest aftermarket cooling ( Zalman 9700, Freezer 7 pro, or the Ultra 120), and a "beefier" power supply ( Corsair and OCZ are the current faves here)...
EDIT: Specs for my two desktop bilds are in my sig. I don't do any gaming, so, I have "middle of the road" GPUs. I also picked my components based on the input of more experienced members right here on AD.
My DVD collection: http://www.dvdspot.com/member=teflonmyk
System 1: Core2Quad Q6600 O/C'ed @ 3.15 GHz, Gigabyte GA EP35 DS4 mobo, Zalman 9700, 4GB PC6400 RAM, Sapphire Radeon 2600HD Pro, Samsung 920BW 19" Widescreen LCD, Hauppauge! PVR-350.
System 2: Core2Duo E6400 O/C'ed @ 3.2 GHz, Gigabyte GA 965P S3 mobo, Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, 2GB PC6400 RAM, PNY GeForce 6600, Hyundai B70A 17" LCD.
Laptops: Acer Extensa 5620, Dell Precision M20, and IBM ThinkPad T30
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 16. April 2008 @ 21:29
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16. April 2008 @ 21:28 |
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intel e2200 @ 3ghz, asus 8800gt @650-960, gigabyte ds3l
2gb gskill ddr2 800 ram, corsair 450 watt psu 160gb sata hd and 74gb raptor,750gb sata
lg dvd burner, antec p182 case. logitech 2.1 speakers, logitech g11 keyboard. 19in 1440-900 monitor
modded xbox(softmod),xbox 360 ixtream 2,psp custom firmware 3.51
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17. April 2008 @ 13:44 |
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Indeed, that's a necessity.
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17. April 2008 @ 22:47 |
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My two cents. Basically what everyone else is saying.
Get a Q6600, it's better than a Q9300(faster clock speed, and MORE cache)
If you're looking for a good PSU on a budget go with a Corsair 550VX. Krj linked to it, but it's cheaper here.
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-vx-550w-.../205852646.html
Also I'm not a big fan of the 8600GT, get a 8800GS instead.
hmm...
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Spaced99
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17. April 2008 @ 22:55 |
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Ok, thanks. I'll be getting the Q6600 and bigger power supply.
Thanks for everyone's help.
Just remember, the walls are thin and I'm impressionable.
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18. April 2008 @ 07:27 |
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The 8800GS is certainly better, and of late it might even be cheaper.
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