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Processor | Intel Core2Duo E4400 @ 2.00 (Stock) |
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Motherboard | Intel Desktop Board DQ965GF |
Cooling | Just fans |
Memory | Crucial 2x1GB DDR2 667 |
Video Card(s) | XFX 8600GT XXX (Alpha Dog Edition) |
Storage | 1x700GB, 3x500GB, 1x300GB, 1x250GB |
Display(s) | Optiquest Q95 |
Case | Cooler Master RC-330-KKR1 Elite 330 |
Audio Device(s) | Built in |
Power Supply | have to look it up |
Software | Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
This is just to branch off from CDdude55's thread because it was a similar problem. niko084 suggested that I create a new topic to reflect my own CPU's problems and to not create confusion. If you have not read it yet, please refer to this topic at my first post and onward:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1034577&postcount=84
Also a word of caution before splurting out processors; in the first quote box contains the link to my mobo's compatibility with processors.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1034577&postcount=84
Also a word of caution before splurting out processors; in the first quote box contains the link to my mobo's compatibility with processors.
Like I said in my first post in this thread, Gtx 280 for a budget of $450. All you'd need right now is a gtx 260/4870 and that's all you would need for a bit, but gtx 280 would last longer. The option I suggested above is much better for gaming though, money aside.
I'm pretty n00b so please bear with me. I'm a e4400 user with a xfx 8600gt xxx at 1600x1200 and I was thinking of upgrading the card to a gtx260/280 to gain some better leverage playing the high-end graphic games such as Far Cry 2. I went with e4400 around ~2years ago because I read that the e6xxx series wasn't that much greater than the 4400 (and 4400 was cheaper), including the fact that e4400 had perfectly fallen under my budget when choosing the cpu for my new mobo. I'm not too familiar with the terms, but I'm guessing that "bottleneck" refers to a loss in performance due to inferior hardware. Is it absolutely horrid that I don't upgrade my cpu to use a gtx260? If possible, I'd like to just upgrade my card to a gtx260 and keep it like that for I don't know, 5-6 years. If I lose something like 20 fps than the gtx260 can output, that's something that's fine with me as long as it still outperforms the 8600gt (basing on COD4 framerates around the net, each card on good machines, 260gtx @122fps@1680x1050res, 8600gt @~40FPS@1600X1200). Thanks in advance.
Edit: My mobo supports q6600. I'm hoping that I won't have to upgrade because then there would have been no point in building a budget gaming rig. I got the 8600gt as a gift. Though, if the q6600 becomes dirt cheap someday, then I'll reconsider. The highest core2duo my mobo supports is e6700.
http://processormatch.intel.com/CompDB/SearchResult.aspx?BoardName=dq965gf
The e4400 is still a capable processor I'd either get a Q6600 or a E8400 if your are content with changing the CPU. The 8600 GT isn't a powerful card and never was and any mainstream graphics card would probably be 3-4x faster. You haven't stated your budget yet but the cheapest and fastest card (best band for your buck) is the ATI 4850 and if you've got money to spend the ATI 4870 X2 is up your ally. Also expecting a graphics card to last 5-6 years is farfetched, you wouldn't expect a gaming card to last a day longer than 3 years of playing new games at high/medium settings and after 3 years the card would most likely be demoted to old games, office applications, etc.
I'd suggest you establish a budget and open a new thread and clearly state your full specification and then let us help you.
My mobo doesn't support the E8400 so I'd have no choice but to get a Q6600. 3 years of new games sounds more reasonable, yes. After all, the Unreal 4 engine is right around the corner, right? As for my budget, let's say around $600 would suffice. Also, thank you for answering my post, I appreciate it.
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Getting a new mobo that supports the E8400 goes for < $140, but then I'd still have to buy the E8400 that's ~ $180 = ~320 without video card, a 4870 x2 is something like $500, a 260gtx goes for something like ~$360 and a 280gtx goes for >400, Q6600 Kentfield is around 200. If I can avoid a new mobo and processor I'd save a lot of money. Then again it seems to be inevitable to buy a new processor to support a newer card.
If I work with my current mobo and decide to buy the Q6600 that would be 200 without card, beating a new mobo that supports E8400 + the E8400 itself by about ~$120 which I can then spend towards a new card.
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