core 2 duo e8400 + hd 4870 viable in 2018?

[the ram]

Hello everyone im new in the forums but i am reader since 2014 I am from Venezuela and I'm trying to buy a computer for gaming... that in this country is a very hard mission it only reaches me for the title PC then so this is the final product.

mobo: LGA-775 chip g41 gigabite or asrock
ram: 16gb ddr3 1600mhz this is fcking expensive here four months of job
gpu: amd radeon hd 4870 1gb gddr5 same here the cost is too high
hdd: os wd velociraptor 300gb 10k rpm and slave of 500gb seagate 7200 rpm
psu: 600w deluxe

Could I do something in 2018 or at least titles from 2015 to below? thanks for the help and sorry for my poor english

 

[27MaD]

Just don't do that , it's ridiculous , E8400 + 16 GB RAM ??? wtf man ? DON'T DO IT , at least buy a core 2 quad , with 8 GB RAM (don't get 16GB , it's useless for this system) , and afford a better GPU , i wouldn't recommend the whole plan from the beginning .

U R wasting your money on stupid things like , 600W PSU , 10K RPM HDD !! WHY ? and 16 GB of ram ! G41 supports only 8 gigs! .

1 more thing , don't buy an AMD HD 4870 , IT'S SO EXPENSIVE , u can get a 1050 TI or an RX 550 for the price of this old heater .

 

[the ram]

nah i get the psu for free and and buy the hd 5 years ago when everything here was cheap I had a pc lga before it was a dual-core e5400 + 3gb ram ddr 800 and a hd 4850 512mb was burned by power blackouts that happens often here ... I remain from that PC the HDD then I go with 8GB RAM and a Q9650 is better that? thanks for the fast answer amigo xD

 

[27MaD]

Who is amigo ?

 

[Zyll Goliat]

nah i get the psu for free and and buy the hd 5 years ago when everything here was cheap I had a pc lga before it was a dual-core e5400 + 3gb ram ddr 800 and a hd 4850 512mb was burned by power blackouts that happens often here ... I remain from that PC the HDD then I go with 8GB RAM and a Q9650 is better that? thanks for the fast answer amigo xD

It will really help if you can get yourself at least quad core,8Gb it´s pleanty for gaming considering your situation....also there are some modded GPU drivers and possibly you will be able to play some more modern games check this video amigo

 

[Final_Fighter]

i know that the economy in Venezuela is doing pretty darn poor but i would recommend against the setup you have listed. its just not that good. if you are limited to the lga775 platform i would recommend at least a core 2 quad q6700 or q6600 and 8gbs of ram. next you will really need to find a more modern gpu. if you can at least get a gtx750ti and above you should be ok for light gaming. my recommendation tho is if you are going to have to live with the gpu for more than 2 years you really should save up more and get a mid level current gen card.

good luck.

 

[eidairaman1]

He can get a 1st gen i5 or phenom 2. Or the slowest i3 or r3 from last year.

 

[king of swag187]

With a Q6600 and a 5870, you should be able to play games at their lowest and maybe get around 30-40 on 720P. The C2D would slow it down, and the 4870 lacks DX11+/Vulkan, so you're limited to 2015 games at best (aside from fortnite lol)

 

[8BitZ80]

I've owned a pretty good spectrum of LGA775 processors (Pentium E5300, Core 2 Duo E8400, Xeon E5450). My verdict is that they're great as tinkering machines on a very tight budget, but that's about it. Technology has come a loooooong way since those days and even an overclocked LGA775 quad core can barely handle a GTX960. Modern graphics cards are designed for modern CPUs, and a lot of people seem to forget that. My R9 270X ran like a lazy dog in my 775 system but then ran fantastic with a Core i3 4130 and cheap H81 mobo. You simply cannot beat computer gear from within the last 5 years (LGA1150 and newer) when it comes to serious value for money.

 

[king of swag187]

I've owned a pretty good spectrum of LGA775 processors (Pentium E5300, Core 2 Duo E8400, Xeon E5450). My verdict is that they're great as tinkering machines on a very tight budget, but that's about it. Technology has come a loooooong way since those days and even an overclocked LGA775 quad core can barely handle a GTX960. Modern graphics cards are designed for modern CPUs, and a lot of people seem to forget that. My R9 270X ran like a lazy dog in my 775 system but then ran fantastic with a Core i3 4130 and cheap H81 mobo. You simply cannot beat computer gear from within the last 5 years (LGA1150 and newer) when it comes to serious value for money.

LGA 1366 is the best bang for buck right now, with Z170 coming second imo

 

[hat]

I've owned a pretty good spectrum of LGA775 processors (Pentium E5300, Core 2 Duo E8400, Xeon E5450). My verdict is that they're great as tinkering machines on a very tight budget, but that's about it. Technology has come a loooooong way since those days and even an overclocked LGA775 quad core can barely handle a GTX960. Modern graphics cards are designed for modern CPUs, and a lot of people seem to forget that. My R9 270X ran like a lazy dog in my 775 system but then ran fantastic with a Core i3 4130 and cheap H81 mobo. You simply cannot beat computer gear from within the last 5 years (LGA1150 and newer) when it comes to serious value for money.

GTX960? Q6600 was bottlenecking my GTX660Ti...

 

[8BitZ80]

GTX960? Q6600 was bottlenecking my GTX660Ti...

I find that the GTX 650 is a good match with LGA775, but beyond that there seems to be diminishing returns. I tried the GT 1030 but even that has problems with stunted framerates.

 

[MrGenius]

I was pretty happy with my E8600 @ stock and a 280X. Upgrading to a 3570K @ 4.8GHz (and later a 3770K @ 5.0 GHz) with the same card wasn't a HUGE improvement. Barely noticeable actually.

A 4870 though? Fuck that shit. You need a WAY better card than that to do anything with. Besides retro games anyway. It'll struggle HARD with anything "modern". Regardless of the CPU you pair it with.

 

[king of swag187]

GTX960? Q6600 was bottlenecking my GTX660Ti...

Which is about the same

 

[agent_x007]

For LGA 775 everything under 2MB L2 cache per core is too slow at this point, and Dual Core CPUs are dead for gaming.
Q8xx0 series isn't that much better than Q6600/Q6700 in power uage, and it is slower/less compatible.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Hello everyone im new in the forums but i am reader since 2014 I am from Venezuela and I'm trying to buy a computer for gaming... that in this country is a very hard mission it only reaches me for the title PC then so this is the final product.

mobo: LGA-775 chip g41 gigabite or asrock
ram: 16gb ddr3 1600mhz this is fcking expensive here four months of job
gpu: amd radeon hd 4870 1gb gddr5 same here the cost is too high
hdd: os wd velociraptor 300gb 10k rpm and slave of 500gb seagate 7200 rpm
psu: 600w deluxe

Could I do something in 2018 or at least titles from 2015 to below? thanks for the help and sorry for my poor english

How much does that system cost in USD, and does postal service/delivery services ship from the US to Venezuela? If so, maybe you can find someone in the US to ship better parts to you. Shipping might cost $80-$100 USD, but at least you'll get much newer parts.

 

[hat]

I find that the GTX 650 is a good match with LGA775, but beyond that there seems to be diminishing returns. I tried the GT 1030 but even that has problems with stunted framerates.

The GT1030 is roughly equivalent to a GTX285, I believe. The GTX650 is probably stronger.

 

[8BitZ80]

The GT1030 is roughly equivalent to a GTX285, I believe. The GTX650 is probably stronger.

The GT 1030 is actually significantly better than the GTX 650. I was using it to run GTA5 with high textures at 1080p 60fps, but I couldn't do that on the 650. Userbench suggests that the GT 1030 is 50% better and I'd have to agree.

 

[hat]

@qubit did some testing on the GT1030 that showed as much. Perhaps GTA5 is an outlier?

Seems he just tested Unigine Heaven. In that benchmark GT1030 is indeed right around GTX285, but that's just one benchmark.

 

[Jetster]

Is it even possible to get a Ryzen 3 2200G?

 

[27MaD]

The GT 1030 is actually significantly better than the GTX 650. I was using it to run GTA5 with high textures at 1080p 60fps, but I couldn't do that on the 650. Userbench suggests that the GT 1030 is 50% better and I'd have to agree.

As u said the 1030 is way better than the 650 but , do u think the same thing goes for 650 TI or TI Boost ?? they can easily beat the 1030.

 

[Frick]

Is it even possible to get a Ryzen 3 2200G?

Considering the state Venezuela is in I'd say it's a tall order to import anything newish. Core 2 Quad plus something like the GTX650 or at best GTX760 or thereabouts is probably the best case scenario.

 

[Durvelle27]

Both are dead for today’s games

If you really want to use that ancient gamer

I suggest a C2Q, 8GB of RAM, and atleast a GTX 650 or RX 560

That should net you 1080p on med settings with decent frames

But if you can build a decent budget a Ryzen 2200G, 2400G, or the new Athlons with Vega would be a good improvement over that system and offer more performance and features

 

[27MaD]

I suggest a C2Q, 8GB of RAM, and atleast a GTX 650 or RX 560

At least a 750 TI and not any C2Q , a 9*** C2Q.

 

[king of swag187]

Some thing like a 200GE would be expensive considering RAM and it's motherboard, and the CPU itself. A C2Q that could fit into your mother board and something a GTX285+/470+/560+/650+/740+/950+/1030+ or any HD7770+