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Rudeboy Supreme!
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Joined: Fri Mar 23 2007, 06:37AMPosts: 1252 |
Ok, so currently Im running an Intel Pentium D, dual core on a Foxcon 45CM-S mobo. It isn't really giving me the results Id like with my 8600 GT gfx card. Now I've found a second hand PC that a guy had his buddy do some upgrading. I went to his house to look at it and I ran a system DxDiag from the run function. It has an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ at 2.2 GHz, now I know the mother board in this computer would also have a limiting or gain factor in proformance, although I don't know what kind of Mobo he has in it. But he's got an Nvidia 9500 GT which I'm assuming would substantially increase my graphic range. He also said that the Athlon is a dual core, buuut Im not quite sure if it actually is. Ive done some looking around on google and from what it seems, its a single channel processor, or single Core? From what I gather, they both OC pretty well, but the 3500 is better. Any input from you tech savy folk out there? Thanks. |
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Joined: Sun Oct 01 2006, 11:42PMPosts: 2233 |
was never a computer buff. i came for the css. i stay for the luls. | ||
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Anal Assassin
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Joined: Mon Oct 09 2006, 04:58AMPosts: 3848 |
Oh boy... u have a lot to learn my dear. The athlon is a single core... and is pretty much the AMD counterpart to what you already have... only worse cuz its a single core. And the 9500GT will give you absolute minimal increases in performance. The only bonus is the 9 series GPUs always overclocked extremely well. I was pushing 22% overclock on my 9600GT core clock and close to 30% on the memory clock... with a single slot solution card and using only the fan. My opinion...? Build from scratch. Edited Mon Oct 04 2010, 09:50PM |
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you would
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Joined: Sun Feb 12 2006, 01:08AMPosts: 2039 |
Glitch literally said everything I was about to say. A gt 8600 is about equal to a gt 9500 (no real big difference between the 8's and 9's). How much was this guy asking for the pc (anything over 200 would be straight up robery/rape)? Whenever you buy into old hardware, you're buying into a big failure waiting to happen. If you can wait it out, pci express 3.0 is right around the corner, and by the time it's out, you'll have more money saved up to spend on a computer. | ||
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Rudeboy Supreme!
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Joined: Fri Mar 23 2007, 06:37AM Posts: 1252 |
So instead of that original mess I was talking about, Im going to buy an MSI P55A-G55 mother board, and an Intel i5 760 quad core. Then when I can also affor a new gfx card I will get one. Edited Tue Oct 05 2010, 02:23AM | ||
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Meteor 2016
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Joined: Mon Jun 26 2006, 09:14PMPosts: 3503 |
All Nvidia does now is rebrands a lot of their shit. What a sucker that guy was for trying to get you to buy that. If you need something cheap, like a 400 dollar range computer, let me build it for you. I'm a master at that shit. | ||
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peacebypeice
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Joined: Mon Nov 26 2007, 05:23AMPosts: 1452 |
the i5 760 is a solid choice, best bang for your buck if you are willing to spend $200 for a cpu. obv the p55 is nearly the only legitimate choice for your build. also for a gpu i'd suggest a hd 5750. i got mine for $120 and it runs everything i throw at it and i run dual monitors (22 inch and 25 inch) this thing would rape your old card. |
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you would
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Joined: Sun Feb 12 2006, 01:08AM Posts: 2039 |
I have the same mobo in my server (the same one I was hosting two css servers simultaneously with). Very solid, and probably averages about a 2-3 month uptime. i5 is also a good choice, just don't plan on sli (barely enough pci lanes to make it worth it). There is no real need for an i7 yet (unless you are hosting a server, or running heavily threaded apps like photoshop, or warcraft) | ||
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Rudeboy Supreme!
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Joined: Fri Mar 23 2007, 06:37AM Posts: 1252 |
I would get the i7 if I could afford a new power supply lol | ||
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Anal Assassin
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Joined: Mon Oct 09 2006, 04:58AM Posts: 3848 |
or the mobo to go with it... and the extra RAM... as well as power supply like u said. Computers, it's a love hate kind of thing. |
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