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Sarrac Posts: 21
Registered: 2003-11-24 13:15:19
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10/12/11 2:11pm
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help me into the present day.. looking for a cpu/mobo for my pc. |
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if you were to buy a gaming cpu/mobo what would you choose. not the most uber expensive, but something pretty nice, able to run anything on the horizon on max/hi def.
the last two ive gotten have been great but it always seems i get it just a bit wrong. any advice here from you pro's would be awesome.
thanks.
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dramprar  Posts: 106
Registered: 2007-8-12 13:21:40
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10/12/11 2:11pm
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help me into the present day.. looking for a cpu/mobo for my pc. |
i would go with the i5 or maybe even i3 with an asus or gigabyte mobo
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Ravynmagi  Title: Moderator
Posts: 1,098
Registered: 2001-12-23 17:10:17
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Date Posted:
10/12/11 2:11pm
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help me into the present day.. looking for a cpu/mobo for my pc. |
AMD FX-8150 with an AM3+ board.......  just kidding.
An ASUS P8Z68 series board (there are several depending on the features and money you want to spend).
And a Core i5-2400 or 2500 if you want a quad core or i3-2100 or 2120 if you want a dual core.
If you are not using a discrete graphics card, then I'd spend a little more for the i3-2125 if going dual core. |
Sarrac Posts: 21
Registered: 2003-11-24 13:15:19
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Date Posted:
10/12/11 2:11pm
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help me into the present day.. looking for a cpu/mobo for my pc. |
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is there an advantage to dual core over quad?
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Acao Posts: 123
Registered: 2004-11-29 18:50:07
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Date Posted:
10/12/11 2:11pm
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help me into the present day.. looking for a cpu/mobo for my pc. |
Sarrac posted:
is there an advantage to dual core over quad?
Price.
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Ravynmagi Title: Moderator
Posts: 1,098
Registered: 2001-12-23 17:10:17
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Date Posted:
10/12/11 2:11pm
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help me into the present day.. looking for a cpu/mobo for my pc. |
I would definitely go quad core if it's available for the budget. But for a lot of games, a good dual core is still very capable (and a lot better than someone's 8 cores).  |
Sarrac Posts: 21
Registered: 2003-11-24 13:15:19
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Date Posted:
10/12/11 2:11pm
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help me into the present day.. looking for a cpu/mobo for my pc. |
no im ready to spend the extra money to get the quad as i wont be replacing it for a couple years at least. it looks like the i5-2400 is the way to go? if so thatll do it for the cpu. just gotta decide on the mobo now |
heiromancerdrackus  Title: Is, indeed, a fat ass.
Posts: 274
Registered: 2001-12-24 17:04:55
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Date Posted:
10/12/11 2:11pm
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help me into the present day.. looking for a cpu/mobo for my pc. |
Sarrac posted:
no im ready to spend the extra money to get the quad as i wont be replacing it for a couple years at least. it looks like the i5-2400 is the way to go? if so thatll do it for the cpu. just gotta decide on the mobo now
i5 2400 is fine, but the 2500k can give you a lot of extra leg room due to its unlocked multipliers for overclocking.
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Sarrac Posts: 21
Registered: 2003-11-24 13:15:19
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Date Posted:
10/12/11 2:11pm
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help me into the present day.. looking for a cpu/mobo for my pc. |
not sure why i said 2400 i meant 2500. thanks for the help. be ordering it at the end of the month. by then ill have a mobo decided on. im thinking this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131729 |
dramprar Posts: 106
Registered: 2007-8-12 13:21:40
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Date Posted:
10/12/11 2:11pm
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help me into the present day.. looking for a cpu/mobo for my pc. |
Sarrac posted:
not sure why i said 2400 i meant 2500. thanks for the help. be ordering it at the end of the month. by then ill have a mobo decided on. im thinking this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131729
i like it. do you plan on crossfire or two video cards lol or single?
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