• How is the Q8400 CPU?
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Hi im gonna be doing a new build soon for college and I was wondering how this CPU was: [url]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164520[/url] All it will be used for is games, Photoshop, 3d Modelling, and game design apps. Also could someone reccomend me a good cheap ATX Intel motherboard? This is what I am looking at, [url]http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161853#[/url] I dont think I need crossfire ready as I will just be using 2monitors and the 4870 perfomance is just fine for what im doing
Its a very low-end quad core.
it will run fine
get a 940 PII/945/955 and a 780g also 1 5870 is more than enough for 2 monitors [editline]11:44PM[/editline] it goes 920=955>945>9400>940>6600>9950>8400
[QUOTE=OIFY_only;16420309]get a 940 PII/945/955 and a 780g also 1 5870 is more than enough for 2 monitors [editline]11:44PM[/editline] it goes 920=955>945>9400>940>6600>9950>8400[/QUOTE] damn now i have to redo my list. :frown:
Q8400 is shit, to put it mildly. Go with a Phenom II.
This is what my list was [IMG]http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/JOVH/intelfinalbuild.png[/IMG] it has to be that price or beat it
[QUOTE=Sgt Pringles;16420709]damn now i have to redo my list. :frown:[/QUOTE] for media like Ps/mediaworks/large file works, a PII 940 or 955 is good, intel side a Q9400 is good or Q9550
[QUOTE=OIFY_only;16420768]for media like Ps/mediaworks/large file works, a PII 940 or 955 is good, intel side a Q9400 is good or Q9550[/QUOTE] K, Ill make another and post it here for approval
do you need the headset [img]http://img.techpowerup.org/090801/wat015.png[/img]
I dont need the headset at the moment ill just get it when I next get money, also what site is that from? Thats nearly Identical to the one I was just working on [quote]AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail £132.99 (£115.64) Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99 (£95.64) Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD10EADS) £61.99 (£53.90) Asus M4A78 AMD 770 (Socket AM3/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.98 (£52.16) Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £45.99 (£39.99) Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-8500C5C) £37.00 (£32.17) Total : £461.44[/quote] Also how will the 512mb 4870 be at running gta4 on high textures with that limiter for 512mb cards turned off? [editline]10:40PM[/editline] Odellus what site is that from? :350:
Novatech.co.uk That build will handle GTA IV with ease. [editline]06:22PM[/editline] sorry to take an hour to respond
ah thats ok , thanks for the list thast been alot of help, :3:
[QUOTE=Odellus;16420984]LOLPICTURR[/QUOTE] 5400RPM drive?
Sorry to hijack your thread, but would it be alright to save some cash and get a PII 920 and just overclock it instead of getting a 940?
save for a 955 BE!
[QUOTE=reapaninja;16424541]5400RPM drive?[/QUOTE] oops didnt notice [editline]11:50PM[/editline] OP just replace it with a WD or Seagate [editline]11:51PM[/editline] it's not like you're working with video or anything, take it down a notch or two to maybe a 750GB/640GB/500GB
[QUOTE=Odellus;16427624]oops didnt notice [editline]11:50PM[/editline] OP just replace it with a WD or Seagate [editline]11:51PM[/editline] it's not like you're working with video or anything, take it down a notch or two to maybe a 750GB/640GB/500GB[/QUOTE] I'm on a 500gb now and I nearly had it full, I had 200gb of games, 200gb of software etc etc The price difference between them all is quite small, but I will see if they have a dewcet 750gb on a good deal [editline]08:55AM[/editline] [QUOTE=jmazouri;16424581]Sorry to hijack your thread, but would it be alright to save some cash and get a PII 920 and just overclock it instead of getting a 940?[/QUOTE] I'm gonna buy the Black Edition AM2+/AM3 Phenom, I cant remember which one
how could you fill up a 500GB so easily, I'm using 400GB total space and I still have 134GB left. [editline]05:50PM[/editline] after like 3 years.
[QUOTE=Odellus;16443142]how could you fill up a 500GB so easily, I'm using 400GB total space and I still have 134GB left. [editline]05:50PM[/editline] after like 3 years.[/QUOTE] I have 2.25TB of space total (500GB+750GB+1TB), I only have like 600GB free. [editline]05:53PM[/editline] Also [QUOTE=Sgt Pringles;16431447]I'm on a 500gb now and I nearly had it full, I had 200gb of games, 200gb of software etc etc The price difference between them all is quite small, but I will see if they have a dewcet 750gb on a good deal [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=OIFY_only;16420309]get a 940 PII/945/955 and a 780g also 1 5870 is more than enough for 2 monitors [editline]11:44PM[/editline] it goes 920=955>945>9400>940>[B]6600>9950[/B]>8400[/QUOTE] What? :raise: [B]Edit:[/B] Forget it. I read 9550.
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