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Millsie

Millsie

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Hey guys, I'm about to build a computer for a friend since his last one lost that magical smoke that made it work.. He doesn't have much money so what would be the cheapest but still good dual core he can get?

I was thinking along the intel line.

Thanks
 
Would the E5200 be able to handle games like Crysis and Supreme Commander?

Why the AM2+? It is actually surprisingly cheap
 
Millsie said:
Would the E5200 be able to handle games like Crysis and Supreme Commander?

Why the AM2+? It is actually surprisingly cheap
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Because socket 775 is end of life, the only upgrades in the future would be a current core 2 quad, no new processor releases will be made on 775(as intel is transitioning to two new sockets). If you could spend more though, the Phenom II X3 is an amazing cpu for the price. What kinda price will be spent for the whole rig?
 
bomberboysk said:
Because socket 775 is end of life, the only upgrades in the future would be a current core 2 quad, no new processor releases will be made on 775(as intel is transitioning to two new sockets). If you could spend more though, the Phenom II X3 is an amazing cpu for the price. What kinda price will be spent for the whole rig?
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nice rig man here is my rig

EVGA nForce 790i ULTRA SLI FTW
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.33 ghz
6 GB Triple Channel Kingston DDR3 1333 RAM
2 X EVGA Nvidia GTX 9800+ (SLI)
Cooler Master CM 690 ATX Tower
Corsair 850W PSU
2 X Western Digital 500GB Caviar Black

the one thing i hate about my rig is that it cost me about 1300 total

and i could have done a core i7 build for that much... buyers remorse oh well...
 
bomberboysk said:
Because socket 775 is end of life, the only upgrades in the future would be a current core 2 quad, no new processor releases will be made on 775(as intel is transitioning to two new sockets). If you could spend more though, the Phenom II X3 is an amazing cpu for the price. What kinda price will be spent for the whole rig?
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hey bomber im from northeast ohio as well and i go to micro center a few times a month... but im on the west side so the drive is like 45 minutes
 
theguzz10 said:
hey bomber im from northeast ohio as well and i go to micro center a few times a month... but im on the west side so the drive is like 45 minutes
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Im from the canton area, so i have nothing really close:( Random threadjack btw?
 
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theguzz10 said:
nice rig man here is my rig

EVGA nForce 790i ULTRA SLI FTW
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.33 ghz
6 GB Triple Channel Kingston DDR3 1333 RAM
2 X EVGA Nvidia GTX 9800+ (SLI)
Cooler Master CM 690 ATX Tower
Corsair 850W PSU
2 X Western Digital 500GB Caviar Black

the one thing i hate about my rig is that it cost me about 1300 total

and i could have done a core i7 build for that much... buyers remorse oh well...
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umm why did you post your rig? Totally random :)
 
Millsie what're you looking to buy? Here are what I'd recommend as cheap gaming builds.

Cheapest route:
CPU: AMD 7750 $59.99 ( I also have one for sale)
Mobo: ASRock A790GMH $84.99
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) $25.99 (can get 4gb if you want, so it'd be $51.98)
PSU:Rosewill Stallion Series RD450-2-SB 450W ATX V2.2 Power Supply - Retail $39.99
GFX: Apollo AP-HD4670 256MB Radeon HD 4670 256MB 128-bit GDDR4 $64.99 (49.99 after $15 MIR)
Total : (with 2gb RAM) = $275.95, (with 4gb) $300.94 (you can subtract $15 from both if you want to do the MIR)

Second Cheapest:
CPU: AMD 550 $102.00
Mobo:GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 $79.99
RAM: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) $39.99
PSU: Rosewill RP550-2 550W ATX12V v2.01 Power Supply - Retail $54.99
GFX: XFX HD-485X-YDDC Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 $114.99
Total : (2gb) $391.96, (4gb RAM) $431.95

Least Cheap, but really solid:
CPU:AMD 720 $139.00
Mobo: ECS BLACK SERIES A790GXM-AD3 AM3 $109.99 (99.99 after $10 MIR)
RAM: OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) $66.99
PSU:Rosewill RP650-2 650W, ATX12V v2.2/EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready, Active-PFC Power Supply - Retail $64.99
GFX: POWERCOLOR AX4870 512MD5 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 $124.99
Total : $505.96 (subtract $10 for MIR too)

I would add $50-$120 for a case of your choice, I'd run whatever you want to buy by here though, so we can comment on it's cooling efficiency, etc.
 
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Gooberman said:
umm why did you post your rig? Totally random :)
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Lol! I know and with the guys who like said he lived in Ohio so, so strange..

Wow, Thanks mitch.. Those are pretty epic builds.. One thing is my friends really really poor. So maybe Mobo and CPU max at the moment. Since everything costs x2 over here (New Zealand)

Hes already got a HD, Graphics card and AMD cpu but meh, I think he wants to go intel..
 
Bah, Not enough money! Branded computers cost SO much!

Plus he only wants to spend around 300-500 NZ Which is like 200ishUS

Lmao =] But thanks anyways
 
if your going for that budget and going intel you will have to go for a lower end dual core cpu and then you'll maybe have enough money for a good motherboard like gigabyte, asus but if you were to go amd you could get a better cpu and motherboard for around the same price..... I use both amd and intel and in the dual core's thiers not much difference....intel will give you better performance but not alot.

Look at these combo deals:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ubCategory=343&SortField=0&PageSize=10&page=1


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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
CPU: Intel E6750 @ 2.66ghz
GPU: PNY Geforce 8800gts 320mb
RAM: 2GB OCZ Gold
Case: Coolermaster elite 330
HDD: 250gb Sata
Audio: Integrated 7.1 with logitech z-560
Monitor: Acer 22" x223w
Optical drive: superdrive: ( cd/dvd burner/lightscribe/dual layer)
 
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I really don't suggest Intel at this moment.
With AMD he'll be able to get an AM2+ board and cpu cheaply. If he just wants dual core, he can get the 7750 and ASRock A790GMH for $145 USD.
If he has DDR2 memory that he wants to use, he'll have to get an AM2/AM2+ board.
It's not that big a difference at this point between DDR3 and DDR2. DDR2 he'll get cheaper, and can still use his own. My AMD 720 BE can overclock to 4ghz (albeit unstable) on my AM2+ board.
The chipsets from an AM2+ and AM3 board are currently the same (790x, SB7xx) so the main difference is going to be DDR3 and upgradeability.
 
yah that's why i put that list up thier....the 7750 is a good medium/high cpu but id don't know about ASrock..maybe he could get one of the asus one's with integrated graphics just incase his card goes out....
 
Mitch? said:
I really don't suggest Intel at this moment.
With AMD he'll be able to get an AM2+ board and cpu cheaply. If he just wants dual core, he can get the 7750 and ASRock A790GMH for $145 USD.
If he has DDR2 memory that he wants to use, he'll have to get an AM2/AM2+ board.
It's not that big a difference at this point between DDR3 and DDR2. DDR2 he'll get cheaper, and can still use his own. My AMD 720 BE can overclock to 4ghz (albeit unstable) on my AM2+ board.
The chipsets from an AM2+ and AM3 board are currently the same (790x, SB7xx) so the main difference is going to be DDR3 and upgradeability.
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geez thats fine for you, wll in my opinion intel is quite nice too actually, even if i triewd AMD i prefer much of the Intel's since i seen a lot of good in performance management
 
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