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CPU
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 2:22 am
by Castiel
Since my CPU is shitty to run COD:BO and SC2, i am thinking of buying a new CPU but i can't decide between these two.
1.
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-19010136-In ... _FSB_6MB_L2.
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-19010175-In ... z_FSB_2x2MI thought that Quad was better, but they have similar pricing.
my motherboard is this btw:
http://www.asus.com.au/product.aspx?P_I ... IBSb2rEWNajust to re-assure that i can run these CPU.
im a PC noob so dont judge
ty in advance
Re: CPU
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:06 am
by Azilius
Grab the Q8400 and yes it is compatible.
Re: CPU
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:17 am
by Castiel
what do you think about the prices?
reckon i could go better?
Re: CPU
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:23 am
by Azilius
@ Newegg.ca they're $185, not sure how your currency matches up to canadian currency though. Unless you want to upgrade to an i5 with a new motherboard & ram, then that should probably suffice.
Re: CPU
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:52 pm
by William-CL
Core 2 Qauds are still a great buy right now.
Re: CPU
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:38 am
by Love
what is your gpu ?
Re: CPU
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:09 am
by Castiel
whats a GPU ahaha? if it means graphics card then i have a Nvidia Geforce 9800GT.
I just bought the quad core so yer, should get it in about 3 days or so.
When i do get it should i self install it or would it be too risky because i will
probably just follow some guide or bring it to some comp shop to do it for me but
i really dont wanna spend money lol.
Re: CPU
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:22 pm
by Azilius
Not entirely sure of how good a 9800GT is for black ops/sc2 but I don't think you should be counting on this CPU to let you max these games out.
Re: CPU
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:07 pm
by Castiel
I'm not expecting to max out the setting but at least make the gameplay smoother lol
this is what the card is like when maxed on black ops -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQhS6z1wRW0which isnt that great but lowering the settings abit will prob make the game run smoother.
Re: CPU
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:31 pm
by Stress
The Core2Quad Q8400 is great. I'm very pleased with it, it's easily overclockable if you really need to do that, and it's overall performance is great for its price.
Re: CPU
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:23 am
by Azilius
deathgod11 wrote:I'm not expecting to max out the setting but at least make the gameplay smoother lol
this is what the card is like when maxed on black ops -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQhS6z1wRW0which isnt that great but lowering the settings abit will prob make the game run smoother.
Do note that is
recorded at 1280*720
Either way the q8400 is still a good cpu and you'll definitely notice a difference in SC2. It's much more CPU heavy.
Re: CPU
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:37 am
by TheDrop
for 200$ i would just buy an xbox, but if you want a choice between the two, the quad is prolly better