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| 660557 | 2008-04-21 03:11:00 | I don't mind as long as its not going to blow anything up or cause more crashes that usual. I wouldn't know where to start thou |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 660558 | 2008-04-21 04:02:00 | I don't mind as long as its not going to blow anything up or cause more crashes that usual. I wouldn't know where to start thou A really cheap and great OC option is a $90 Intel E2160 on a $150 Gigabyte P35-DS3L mobo. You should be able to get this to 3gig on standard the standard Intel cooler easily (no guarantees, but never seen a E2160 not hit 3 gig) The performance at 3gig will be a good match for a 9800GTX. Buy a aftermarket CPU cooler around $70 and go to 3.3 gig but no real need to be honest. And the real world performance www.xbitlabs.com |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 660559 | 2008-04-21 04:39:00 | Can't afford a CPU / Board update right now, it has to wait, not even a few hundred. | DeSade (984) | ||
| 660560 | 2008-04-21 04:51:00 | Well when you do, keep in mind you are probably using DDR1 ram and will need DDR2. But the good news is you can probably flog it off on Trademe for nearly the same price as DDR2 ram (as I did on a 2nd rig recently), in fact your processor and board will have maybe a $80 ish value if sold as a going concern. | Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 660561 | 2008-04-21 05:15:00 | When I upgrade going for core 2 duo latest from intel and ddr3 ram, that will be fine when I do it but right now I don't have any spare cash. Also a 25% bottleneck will hardly be noticed, compared to my 8600 card this thing will scream. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 660562 | 2008-04-21 07:23:00 | When I upgrade going for core 2 duo latest from intel and ddr3 ram, that will be fine when I do it but right now I don't have any spare cash. Also a 25% bottleneck will hardly be noticed, compared to my 8600 card this thing will scream. Yes, you will notice a big difference straight away......There is no reason if the PSU issue is sorted, that it wont be a great upgrade with the new RAM,CPU & Mobo later, to be even better... Enjoy |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 660563 | 2008-04-21 08:46:00 | www.pp.co.nz Hows this for a PSU? |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 660564 | 2008-04-21 23:15:00 | www.pp.co.nz Hows this for a PSU? Very nice PSU, I have the silverstone decathlon which is modular, great when you dont need ALL the cables.... |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 660565 | 2008-04-21 23:29:00 | I was looking for modular but this one impressed me with its reviews and build. | DeSade (984) | ||
| 660566 | 2008-04-22 01:03:00 | When I upgrade going for core 2 duo latest from intel and ddr3 ram, that will be fine when I do it but right now I don't have any spare cash. Also a 25% bottleneck will hardly be noticed, compared to my 8600 card this thing will scream. DDR3 far more expensive than DDR2 for next to no extra tangible performance gain so I wouldn't. As for the processor its a matter of how much $$ you want to chuck at it. C2D overclocks like crazy, so when on a budget I recommend go low and OC (3 gig is usually very safe and very easy), and pump every $ you can into the best GPU you can afford. Its all up to the individual of course, much like anything. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
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