BlackMagic
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- Oct 14, 2010
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- Upstate N.Y. - Lake Ontario
System Name | Old Black Magic' |
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Processor | Intel E-8500 |
Motherboard | Asus P5Q Deluxe |
Cooling | Xigmatech Dark Knight S128 W |
Memory | Corsair Dominator 8GB (4x2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM 1066 |
Video Card(s) | EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SC EE - 01G-P3-1373-AR |
Storage | 3 Western Digitals - VelociRaptor 300GB and 2 Blacks |
Display(s) | Acer X223W |
Case | CoolerMaster HAF 932 |
Audio Device(s) | Sound? Nothing much...just onboard. Works ok for me. |
Power Supply | Corsair HX-850W Modular |
Software | Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium |
Benchmark Scores | WD/VR 3000HLFS 300GB 10k / WD1002FAEX 1TB 64MBCache / WD1001FALS 1TB 32MBCache |
I have a very old system laying around here and thought what the hell, I'll try and get it up and running. Whoops, it does run, I mean run better (faster). It is an AMD type which I am not at all familiar with.
Presently it has a AMD Athlon X2 4200 cpu in it (it came with a 3800+ cpu originally). I want to build something for my teen grandson that will play COD: BO's when he's over. He already has a good machine at his home and plays the game regularly over there.
I already know I won't be able to turn on much eye candy in the game, thats ok. Just want the game to play!! 30-40 fps would be great.
I found a AMD X2 7850x2 BE dual core cpu on the Egg for <$50.00 and ordered one.
I might have to buy a new-old mobo though to take full advantage of this 7850?
The machine now has an Asus M2N-4 SLI AM2 board, maybe I need an AM2+ board to see any speed advantage?
I have a Xiggy Dark Knight laying around here I could use for cooling. Maybe oc her a little?
It has a PNY Xlr8 - 8800 Nvidia gpu in it.
Am I flogging a dead horse here?
Did I blow $50.00?
Must I spend another $50-70 to get where I want to be?
Is the AMD X2 7850x2 BE a good upgrade over the Athlon X2 4200?
I don't know, just asking for opinions...
Presently it has a AMD Athlon X2 4200 cpu in it (it came with a 3800+ cpu originally). I want to build something for my teen grandson that will play COD: BO's when he's over. He already has a good machine at his home and plays the game regularly over there.
I already know I won't be able to turn on much eye candy in the game, thats ok. Just want the game to play!! 30-40 fps would be great.
I found a AMD X2 7850x2 BE dual core cpu on the Egg for <$50.00 and ordered one.
I might have to buy a new-old mobo though to take full advantage of this 7850?
The machine now has an Asus M2N-4 SLI AM2 board, maybe I need an AM2+ board to see any speed advantage?
I have a Xiggy Dark Knight laying around here I could use for cooling. Maybe oc her a little?
It has a PNY Xlr8 - 8800 Nvidia gpu in it.
Am I flogging a dead horse here?
Did I blow $50.00?
Must I spend another $50-70 to get where I want to be?
Is the AMD X2 7850x2 BE a good upgrade over the Athlon X2 4200?
I don't know, just asking for opinions...
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