chris_uk
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its itme for me to update my computer, its a the stage now where it will not play the games i want.. so i have put this list of components together..
if anyone has experience with them, or can reccomend a better component.. please let me know
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
£98.23
MOTHERBOARD
Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
£71.98
RAM
4GB Corsair Twin2x 2048-6400
£112.42
PSU
Tagan TG600-U33 600W
£72.84
GRAPHICS CARD
XFX 8800GT 512MB
£172.71
OPERATING SYSTEM
Windows Vista Home Premium 64Bit OEM
£65.47
I need a new case aswel coz mine is crap.
also the stuff i will have for sale from my current comp worth having owuld be the 6800GT .
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BaNNi
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That's a decent rig you will have going.
But on eBay you can get a cpu/motherboard package i belive it's 139.99 and you get the amd athlon 64x2 6000+..
dont hold me to it, jsut had a quick glance.
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John
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E6550 for the price of that athlon.
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Cosmo
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Why would anyone even be considering an AMD at the moment?!!
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Welsh Dan
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The intel ones over clock easily. I've got the 6750, which is 2.66ghz (I think?), running at 3.4ghz. Some have clocked it to 4ghz too
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chris_uk
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cosmo, because they are cheap. and my bro has one and it hasnt posed any problems at all, run sweet as a nut.
he runs the same as above but with a 320mb 8800gts and runs cod4 highest details 91fps constant.. doesnt move up or down. which is totally fine for me as i will probably play cod4, lfs and crysis..
i dont need anything faster.
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by chris_uk
cosmo, because they are cheap. and my bro has one and it hasnt posed any problems at all, run sweet as a nut.
The intels are cheap, have dropped massively in price. And for the same as the AMDs you get much much more performance.
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John
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The equivalently priced E6550 is a better chip, boards are the same price so no reason not to get the intel atm.
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chris_uk
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ive looked on lots of benchmarks and the E6550 isnt as fast in gaming than the amd, that was on toms hardware which i trust.
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Cosmo
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Yes it is, AMD sucks cock. Plus once you overclock it (which it does very easily) then you'll be laughing at the AMD.
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chris_uk
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i dont over clock processors.. i never seen the point.. here is the link to toms hardware page.. baring in mind that this is non overclocked..
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=921&model2=874&chart=416
this is the CPU benchmark.
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Cosmo
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Spend the extra £10 then and get the E6750....the Core 2's are much much better CPUs, so if your not willing to overclock (even though they will hugely overclock and offer much better performance) then for £100 you get the E6750 which gets much better benchmarks than the AMD.
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Pucci1
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personaly i am a amd man till i die
also what harddrive are you going to be running may i suggest a western digital raptor then a secound one for more storage
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by Pucci1
personaly i am a amd man till i die
You AMD fanboys are are bad as the Xbox guys
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Richie
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i've got all this in the cupboard waiting to build when im ready
2x OCZ 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 CL 5-5-5-12 GOLD XTC *SPECIAL OPS* ED
1x Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM
1x Thermaltake ToughPower 750W Modular PSU 14cm Fan ATX12V 6x SATA, SLI/XFire Ready
1x Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) Retail Boxed Processor
1x ASUS P5KC AiLifestyle Series iP35 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
1x Thermaltake Soprano VB1000BWS Black Mid-Tower Case with Side Window - No PSU
1x Samsung SH-S203B 20X DVD±RW/RAM / DL Serial ATA Black Bare Drive - OEM
1xSony 3.5" Floppy Drive Black - OEM
1x Asus 8600GT OC Gear Version 256MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDTVOut PCI-E Graphics Card
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Cosmo
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spec
Other than the GPU
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Richie
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I know but I had to cheap off somewhere.......
I am only gonna use it for a while then shift over to ATI on the new 55nm stuff next year.
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Deadude
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GET INTEL!!!!!! U SILLY MAN!!!!!
nuff said
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Cosmo
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Was reading up on their 3850 and 3870 cards before, look like excellent cards for the money...amazing infact!
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Wayne
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I've had this about a month quite impressed,
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.81GHZ
4GB (4x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-5400 (667), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 4-4-4-12
550W Xclio Greatpower Modular SLi U-Quiet 14cm Fan 87% + Efficiency ATX2.2Trio + 12v EPS 4SATA 6x PCI-E
320MB XFX 8800GTS, PCI-E (x16), Mem 1600 MHz, GDDR3, GPU 500 MHz, 2 x Dual Link DVI-I overclocked
320 Gb Western Digital WD3200YS RE, SATA300, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms
These are upgraded parts that i bought for my dell machine
Runs sweet and quick
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Cosmo
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What mobo?
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Richie
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I cant believe that i cant be arsed to build mine
Its the drugs
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by Richie
I cant believe that i cant be arsed to build mine
Its the drugs
you're going to blame the drugs for everything arent you?!
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Richie
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The drugs donnnt worrrk..... they just makeee you worrrrssseeee
Its the drugs
If i do build it and it doesnt boot
its the drugs
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Wayne
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quote: Originally posted by Cosmo
What mobo?
It's an asus one, nvidia chipset but have no idea on model and info i've tried finding out but dell are useless for that kind of information.
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