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| Thread ID: 96451 | 2009-01-11 02:36:00 | building a pc | snoopyep (11561) | PC World Chat |
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| 737247 | 2009-01-26 01:35:00 | Hey thanks for the reply. I am pretty sure that I wont be overclocking my pc. So should I choose a cheaper mobo? And another thing, how would the increase in cache of the CPU affect the performance of the pc? more cache = more speed? |
snoopyep (11561) | ||
| 737248 | 2009-01-26 01:41:00 | Well originally I chose the Q6600 for $372 and then i decided to take it up a notch to Q9400 for $448, so thats like a $72 increase and if I choose the Q9450 for $549 thats lik $177 increase. Now is it worth it?? In the first place, Im not even sure if its worth choosing the Q9400 over the Q6600 since it has 2mb less cache but an increase of 0.26GHZ in the CPU |
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| 737249 | 2009-01-26 01:45:00 | And if I choose the Q9450 for $549, then Im pretty sure someone else will suggest me to get the Q9550 for $561 ~ $12 increase LOL |
snoopyep (11561) | ||
| 737250 | 2009-01-26 02:24:00 | Not really, as its only a clock speed difference, you could easily just overclock it, not worth it. | Blam (54) | ||
| 737251 | 2009-01-26 22:24:00 | Hmm no more suggestions from anyone else?? Hehe is this a dead forum?:drool |
snoopyep (11561) | ||
| 737252 | 2009-01-27 02:50:00 | Just my 2c, I don't overclock either. Get a good brand mobo and get it cheap, just so it supports your CPU and has hte features you want. I mean I can take 1200 DDR2, I bought DDR2 800 instead cos I didn't thin it mattered much. Good chipset, the version I wouldn't mind if it was the last. A mistake of myself is that I got a mobo that hasa eSATA bracket but I found out that eSATA can be done to any mobo with SATA - it just connects to your internal SATA port. Don't know but someone said you got a flash mobo ... but for mass computing I just get it cheap but that is just me. :2cents: 2nd HDD or external is cool for emergencies. Get internal SATA and a cheap enclosure. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 737253 | 2009-01-27 05:13:00 | I changed my specs. CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3.00GHz MOBO: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3P Intel P45 ATX HARD DRIVE: Seagate 640GB 7200rpm 32MB SATAII hard drive MEMORY: Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX 2 X 2GB DDR2-800 XMS2 The XMS2 DHX GPU: ATI Radeon HD4870 512MB DDR3 PCI-EXPRESS DUAL DVI PCI-E OEM DISPLAY: BENQ T2200HD 21.5" Full HD LCD monitor 1920x1080 Case: Antec Nine Hundred Tower Gaming PSU: Seasonic M12 700W PSU What do you think?? |
snoopyep (11561) | ||
| 737254 | 2009-01-27 09:20:00 | 500GB are the best bang for buck I think right now ... If not overclocking not sure on copper cover RAMs ... but that's just me. So $75 than $300. Is that a cheaper motherboard - again just me. I've read form Toms Hardware it appears that Nvdia are the better buys - they had a best buy sorta review. I agree with the CPU, I use Adobe software and stuff so I chose Quad Core over Ghz. For most pple I think, get Dual Core and a higher Ghz. If you do want a fast system, I would just get 10,000 RPM SATA HDDs. With that regard keep your fancy mobo, RAM and high Ghz CPU and video card. Or maybe 2x HDD to set up stripe RAID. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 737255 | 2009-01-27 10:13:00 | I would check the hdd if its one of these seagate hdd's with a screwed firmware You'll have probs with the system detecting the hdd It may go first time, but if you dont update the firmware (if its affected). It wont turn on every time |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 737256 | 2009-01-27 20:26:00 | Yup I got ya! CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3.00GHz MOBO: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3P Intel P45 ATX H/D: WD Caviar Black GP 640GB SATA 3 Gb/s 7200rpm 32MB Cache MEMORY: Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX 2X2GB DDR2-800 XMS2 DHX GPU: ATI Radeon HD4870 512MB DDR3 PCI-EXPRESS DUAL DVI PCI-E OEM DISPLAY: BENQ T2200HD 21.5" Full HD LCD monitor 1920x1080 Case: Antec Nine Hundred Tower Gaming PSU: Seasonic M12 700W PSU How is it looking now? |
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