3 options for European gaming pc |
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3 options for European gaming pc |
 Nov 6 2009, 02:06 PM
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Ok i want a gaming pc and my budget is 680 euros.
1)Great gaming card(5850), bad cpu(phenom 250) or 2)Great cpu(core i5 750), bad gpu (4850) or 3)Good cpu(phenom 955), good gpu(5770) I will play at 1680x1050    |
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Nov 6 2009, 02:18 PM
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 Logic is Obvious  Posts: 455 Joined: 27-December 08 From: H-Town Missouri Member No.: 65,570 |
Option 1 for sure.
In Gaming the GPU is much more important than the CPU, and that CPU is a great gaming CPU anyways. It can OC like crazy and it has fast clocks to begin with. Games typically don't have much use for anything more than a dual core. Going from a dual to a quad will give hardly any difference in gaming performance. Going from a 4850 to a 5850 will show a HUGE difference in gaming performance. So the option is clear.. go Option 1! I would highly recommend it. Or possibly Option 2 if you are looking to have a little more horsepower in the CPU department for things other than gaming. Edit: One change to Option 1 I would make tho, try to change that Athlon 2 to a Dual Core Phenom II. I don't believe there is much price difference and the added 6MB of L3 cache could do wonders. This post has been edited by XxHellxRaizerxX: Nov 6 2009, 02:22 PM -------------------- Modern Warfare 2 Giveaway
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Nov 6 2009, 02:50 PM
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 Total Nerd Posts: 2,244 Joined: 4-July 08 From: New York Member No.: 63,263 |
If you were at a higher resolution, I'd say option 1. But at 1680x1050 I say option 3.
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Nov 6 2009, 03:33 PM
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 The End is Nigh  Posts: 607 Joined: 27-January 09 From: Moberly, MO Member No.: 65,995 |
QUOTE (tkrow21 @ Nov 6 2009, 05:50 PM) If you were at a higher resolution, I'd say option 1. But at 1680x1050 I say option 3.  .. 5770 is a very competent card at that resolution. i think you would be more satisfied with the quad core
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Nov 6 2009, 04:19 PM
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 Posting Nut Posts: 7,222 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Pennsauken, NJ Member No.: 20,152 |
Option 3, it'd be better to have a well rounded build than to focus in one area (and those 5770's are supposed to overclock rather sickly).
I'd recommend different ram. -------------------- Mobo: Gigabyte EP45 EXTREME | Processor: Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 4ghz 24/hr stable!
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Nov 7 2009, 04:00 AM
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PhenomII 550/720 with the best graphics you can get.. Better RAM and Mobo..
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Nov 7 2009, 04:28 AM
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Hey what website are you buying those from?
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Nov 7 2009, 05:43 AM
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QUOTE (Dan The Gamer @ Nov 7 2009, 05:28 AM) Hey what website are you buying those from? From a Greek website. Anyway if i had more money i would put g.skill 4gb ripjaw but i can spend only 40 euros on ram |
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