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580895 2007-08-16 21:34:00 Ok, so i have the case (gigabyte Poseidon - arriving soon)_ and i am going to order my PSU (most probably the whisper) very soon.

So next is my motherboard. Now i'm probably getting a ASUS 8800GTS 320 (maybe the higher version) graphics card (or similar) so i need to make sure that my motherboard can handle that, im looking at spending around $300 on a motherboard. What do you guys think?

Finding me a good one for my situation at http://www.ascent.co.nz/ would be helpful (or any other trusted NZ site)

Cheers for all the help guys.

MonolithNZ

Are you going with the Core 2 Duo or the AMD AM2 CPU Moonolith?
SolMiester (139)
580896 2007-08-17 06:03:00 I dont know .

What do you guys suggest :help: :help: :dogeye:
MonolithNZ (12667)
580897 2007-08-17 06:11:00 Core 2 Duo but don't ask me which one. winmacguy (3367)
580898 2007-08-17 08:21:00 If you have the cash go quad core...definitely intel they are way ahead power wise at the moment. JSF_enthusiast (8536)
580899 2007-08-17 09:27:00 You just have to make sure that the games can actually utilize all 4 cores. winmacguy (3367)
580900 2007-08-17 13:06:00 Sorry guys but i am unfamiliar with language like that . :waughh:

I was hoping you guys could dumb it down a bit?

How much cash is a intel Quad core???


Cheers guys .
MonolithNZ (12667)
580901 2007-08-17 20:32:00 The cheapest at Ascent is $463.68 (C2D Q6600).

Basically it means that it has four processing cores, double what a dual core CPU has, just means for tasks that can use the four cores it will be a lot faster than a dual or single core CPU.
The_End_Of_Reality (334)
580902 2007-08-17 22:06:00 Sorry guys but i am unfamiliar with language like that . :waughh:

I was hoping you guys could dumb it down a bit?

How much cash is a intel Quad core???


Cheers guys .
Quad core = 4 die on a single CPU - This simply means that there are "4 processors on a CPU" .

Duo core = 2 die on a single CPU .

Cheers :)
Renmoo (66)
580903 2007-08-17 23:24:00 You just have to make sure that the games can actually utilize all 4 cores.

No you dont, this pc will probably last for several years. I am sure more advance software will be written within that time...we aren't talking Mac's here....LOL
SolMiester (139)
580904 2007-08-18 19:49:00 I am trying to make this PC as future proof as possible, and my freind thinks that a really good dual core is just as good as a cheapish quad core.

Im going to have to think about that.
MonolithNZ (12667)
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