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What CPU should i get?

i'd say get another gpu as well. Currently gaming on my 5000 black edition at 3.5 and can't say i would need an intel or anythign more, but i will say i would like another gts512, can't go wrong withthat
 
Count another for the two gts 512, thats probably the best way to spend your money. Definately actually, especially when compared against a qx9650 (fantastic waste of money, fun though).
 
:slap: myself
Go for another GTS 512 and a more powerful processor. Q9300 looks good. If you want a higer multi, Q9450. It's only a .5 increace though.
 
q6600 > q9300 when both are overclocked ...
 
8800GTS 512 and an E8400.
 
Q9300 has too low a multi, although I believe the yorkfields are faster clock for clock. The q9450 or q6700 (only if you can get it for $300) would probably be best. Or the 8400, but then your just paying for a die shrink.......
 
Wile E's suggestion works great too. 4GHz at 1.32v ain't bad at all.
 
Im was goin for a 9800GX2 but i don't know if ill get the best Performance out of it using 1680x1050 and i hear word about the 9900GX2 but i think there just rumors and if they were coming out nvidia would just keep pushing them back like the 9800's they end up coming out next year lol, i goin with a Q9450 looks the best for me. what do you guys think?
 
Q9450's will be limited in overclocking compared to a Q6600 or a E8400 because of its 8x multi you will have to run a higher FSB to get to the speeds the q6 and the E8 and high fsb makes it harder to get stable on most motherboards.
 
IMO...Stick with your mobo, sell the E6850....although a good chip and get an E8500 (still overkill for gaming but in the last year, out of 183 PC games only 8 are multithredded (not sure if that includes released multi or patched afterwards TBH), more importantly there are only a handful scheduled for 2008 and all will run excellently in any case on an 8500 @ 4.5gig :) and get yourself a 2nd GTS to run in SLi, that will be a SCREAMING system and will still cost you MUCH less than just a QX9650(if you fleabay the 6850) which will not add to your gaming experience.
 
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im not a big overclocker thats why i was looking at higher end cpu's, i want a Quad with 12mb cache and the cheapest is the Q9450, will a 9800GX2 be better than 2 8800GTS's and when running the 9800GX2 in non sli games will it still uses the 1gb of memory if not will it be better to get a 9800GTX?
 
Now when speaking GTS, you mean G92 512MB right? If so, then no the GX2 would not be much of an upgrade for you. IMO would be a waste of money. The e8400 IMO would be the most cost effective solution combined with a second GTS G92.
 
disagreed, upgrade to 9800GTX through the steup-up program if you can.
 
3870x2 said:
disagreed, upgrade to 9800GTX through the steup-up program if you can.
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Really!? I thought 98GTX was just a rebadge? Please someone correct me if I am wrong.
 
I don't think a 9800gtx is worth the trouble of the step-up. At a mild oc the 8800gts (g92) can beat out a 9800gtx at stock, which isn't a good upgrade imo (thats why I didn't do it).
 
If you want the best out of games without overclocking then you'll have to buy high end its going to be very expensive. personally id rather save money and run a chip at its full potential by overclocking most chip familys are the same chip with different multiplyers from q6600 to the higher end version thats why the rated voltage is the same.
 
tri and quad sli / crossfire doesnt, unfortunately, not yet anyway.

9800GTX is worth the extra 50 bucks for him to upgrade, because it is faster and has more features, like HDMI?, no its not a rebadge.
 
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Really!? I thought 98GTX was just a rebadge? Please someone correct me if I am wrong.
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The 9800GTX is marginally faster than the 8800GTS 512MB at stock (about 5% I think it was, maybe a little more), it's architecture and SP's are basically the same, it's stock clocks are higher......but at a price! if you overclock and get lucky like with my old MSI OC 8800GTS that would do 835mhz on the core, you are going to be hard pushed to see much difference for a price difference of around £60 ($120) in the UK :eek:
 
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im not a big overclocker thats why i was looking at higher end cpu's, i want a Quad with 12mb cache and the cheapest is the Q9450, will a 9800GX2 be better than 2 8800GTS's and when running the 9800GX2 in non sli games will it still uses the 1gb of memory if not will it be better to get a 9800GTX?
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And the E8500 stocks higher than most of them you listed.
 
QX9650 3.0Ghz 12mb FTW!!
 
i was thinking a GTX because i can tri SLI them down the track, i cant with the GTS what would be better 2 9800GX2's or 3 9800GTX's?
 
isnt the 9800GX2 going to be EOL
 
Most likely by the time tri-sli is actually effective enough to yield big performance gains, there will be another single card that can match it for less money and power. And the same goes (probably even more so) for quad sli w/ the gx2. And they are rumored to be eol, but thats speculation at this point. Regardless of that, neither of those options are really very practical. Your e-penis may grow, but that doesn't mean it will work that much better.......
 
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