feetfats Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 I'll sell you an R9 270x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
npowell28 Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 I'll sell you an R9 270x Hey love your little pic! I saw those r9's but it said that it was pcie 3.0. It's been a while since i was into building computers and i wasn't sure if it would be compatible. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 I'll sell you an R9 270x Hey love your little pic! I saw those r9's but it said that it was pcie 3.0. It's been a while since i was into building computers and i wasn't sure if it would be compatible. They're always backwards compatible and I'm sure it won't inhibit performance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 You basically have a Core 2 Duo E6750 (LGA 775) Geforce 8600 (PCIE 1.1) 8Gb of DDR2 So I would say no, you can't run bf4 at all unless you replace the the video card and even than I don't think you have the minimal requirements. Edit: Here is the official requirements Dual core CPU (Intel Core i5 or AMD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealNeil Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 I agree with leaving the RAM alone and spending that money towards the new GPU. It should work out fine with a good GPU in it, but I would stop there and save up for a newer platform before spending more money on this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetfats Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I agree with leaving the RAM alone and spending that money towards the new GPU. It should work out fine with a good GPU in it, but I would stop there and save up for a newer platform before spending more money on this one. Yes exactly. Don't spend $ on anything that you won't be able to transfer to the new platform (ie. ram) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braegnok Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) I would go for it,.. just put a used mid-range graphics card in and leave memory at 8GB,.. replace the thermal pads with new compound on your CPU's and give it a go ,.. as long as the power supply is not worn out and has a 8-pin connector for card. The motherboard PCIe lanes and DDR-2 Memory will be your limiting factors the old E5430's will be fine performance wise,..a single E5430 scores 5160 in 3DMark 11 and a i7-920 scores 5590. http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu/Intel+Xeon+E5430/review Edited December 28, 2013 by Braegnok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 that has to be wrong, no way it almost beats a i7 920. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I would not hesitate to put a 660 or 7850 in that rig with the 8gb ram you already have and start gaming, if not at high specs at least it will run medium . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braegnok Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 The E5430 2.66GHz Quad Core compared to i7-920 2.66GHz Quad Core,..http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-E5430-vs-Intel-Core-i7-920 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 The E5430 2.66GHz Quad Core compared to i7-920 2.66GHz Quad Core,..http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-E5430-vs-Intel-Core-i7-920 ha,ha, I was just going to post that same link, just because it's an older chip dosen't mean it don't have balls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braegnok Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 The old 771 & 1366 socket 65W chips are great inexpensive folders,.. when you run a pair of them with cheep mid-range SLI or CrossFire set up,.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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