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2008-02-12 08:35:41

topal63: . . .; +533|6997

RDMC wrote:
topal63 wrote:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/search_results.php?&search=E8400

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB)
Dual Core Technology, 3.00GHz clock speed, 6MB L2 Cache, 45nm Technology, Intel Speedstep Technology, EM64T 64-Bit Technology, Execute Disable Bit. 3yr Warranty.

Price (UK), Don't know what site those other configs are from:
£139.99
(£164.49) VAT
The E8400 goes at around 200 euro's for a budget PC of 580 euro's that quiet alot!

I had no idea what the Euro Price was... my bad.

Personally, I hate seeing a budget machine get put together where a 100 bucks or 100 Euros or whatever busts the bank. Can't he solicit a stranger and offer teen-age butt-sex to make up the $$$ difference? I kidd... I kidd...

Last edited by topal63 (2008-02-12 08:36:09)

2008-02-12 08:37:55

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7035|Scotland

That is a computer problem. I ran BF2 with 30% of RAM still available with 2GB.

Better PSU.

Why are you still keeping that beast of CPU? It's pointless for the rest of the setup. Bin it and upgrade something else.

I did a setup in Overclockers. But the thing is that the Pound:Euro difference is huge and it blows everything out of proportion for those Europeans.

580 stretches everything to a limit. If the budget can't be touched, then grab a 8600GTX as it will play everything perfectly at such a low resolution.

2008-02-12 08:38:42

']['error: Banned; +630|6923|The Netherlands

topal63 wrote:
RDMC wrote:
topal63 wrote:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/search_results.php?&search=E8400

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB)
Dual Core Technology, 3.00GHz clock speed, 6MB L2 Cache, 45nm Technology, Intel Speedstep Technology, EM64T 64-Bit Technology, Execute Disable Bit. 3yr Warranty.

Price (UK), Don't know what site those other configs are from:
£139.99
(£164.49) VAT
The E8400 goes at around 200 euro's for a budget PC of 580 euro's that quiet alot!
I had no idea what the Euro Price was... my bad.

Personally, I hate seeing a budget machine get put together where a 100 bucks or 100 Euros or whatever busts the bank. Can't he solicit a stranger and offer teen-age butt-sex to make up the $$$ difference? I kidd... I kidd...

Lol the first budget was 500 euro's, I already had to convince his parents that 500 euro's just isn't enough.

Zimmer wrote:
That is a computer problem. I ran BF2 with 30% of RAM still available with 2GB.

Better PSU.

Why are you still keeping that beast of CPU? It's pointless for the rest of the setup. Bin it and upgrade something else.

I did a setup in Overclockers. But the thing is that the Pound:Euro difference is huge and it blows everything out of proportion for those Europeans.

http://i31.tinypic.com/193wip.jpg

580 stretches everything to a limit. If the budget can't be touched, then grab a 8600GTX as it will play everything perfectly at such a low resolution.

Because the E6750 is only 3 euro more expensive then the E6550?

Edit: 30% free on windows xp maybe? But vista x64 likes to hog the memory allot.

Last edited by ']['error (2008-02-12 08:41:00)

2008-02-12 08:41:10

topal63: . . .; +533|6997

Zimmer wrote:
That is a computer problem. I ran BF2 with 30% of RAM still available with 2GB.

Better PSU.

Why are you still keeping that beast of CPU? It's pointless for the rest of the setup. Bin it and upgrade something else.

I did a setup in Overclockers. But the thing is that the Pound:Euro difference is huge and it blows everything out of proportion for those Europeans.

http://i31.tinypic.com/193wip.jpg

580 stretches everything to a limit. If the budget can't be touched, then grab a 8600GTX as it will play everything perfectly at such a low resolution.

Your idea is better. Truth: the GPU is where you'll get the best/biggest performance gain when gaming.

2008-02-12 08:43:03

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7035|Scotland

No, 23 euros. 23 euros could be another gig of RAM.

Try not to blow money out of proportion here. The more saved and used on other parts, the better. The E6550 is still too powerful for such a system. But if you aren't going to go lower so you can increase the rest, then stick with the 6550, not the 6750. Try Komplett, they usually are better with certain components.

Terror, did you READ? I run Vista. Not XP.

2008-02-12 08:44:01

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7017|The Hague, Netherlands

Terror convince your parent to give you the 500 euros and then save some more

checked the site where I got my rig,

6750, 2GB 6400, 8800GS (GT maybe), 160GB spinpoint etc... around 650 euros..

better to be patient in this situation in my eyes.

https://bf3s.com/sigs/36eac2cb6af70a43508fd8d1c93d3201f4e23435.png

2008-02-12 08:44:59

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7035|Scotland

^*AlphA*^ wrote:
Terror convince your parent to give you the 500 euros and then save some more

checked the site where I got my rig,

6750, 2GB 6400, 8800GS (GT maybe), 160GB spinpoint etc... around 650 euros..

better to be patient in this situation in my eyes.

It's not for him, its for a friend.

2008-02-12 08:46:56

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7017|The Hague, Netherlands

Zimmer wrote:
^*AlphA*^ wrote:
Terror convince your parent to give you the 500 euros and then save some more

checked the site where I got my rig,

6750, 2GB 6400, 8800GS (GT maybe), 160GB spinpoint etc... around 650 euros..

better to be patient in this situation in my eyes.
It's not for him, its for a friend.

then his friend

rather pointless (for me at least) to throw 500 euros into something like that... (like needing to update it, like fall this year?)

sure is with all systems but not to this extend. (talking about OP rig)

2008-02-12 08:51:11

']['error: Banned; +630|6923|The Netherlands

Zimmer wrote:
^*AlphA*^ wrote:
Terror convince your parent to give you the 500 euros and then save some more

checked the site where I got my rig,

6750, 2GB 6400, 8800GS (GT maybe), 160GB spinpoint etc... around 650 euros..

better to be patient in this situation in my eyes.
It's not for him, its for a friend.

yes, for a friend of my little brother brother to be presize.

But why is the kingston ram so bad in your eyes?

The kid isn't going to overclock, doesn't need a-brands etc.
Now if I swap the dodgy PSU for the chieftec one, it wouldn't be an bad configuration right? For a budget PC I already extended the budget from 500 to 580? Yes the ram sucks in your eyes, and no it isn't an P35 or x38 motherboard, but for those parts the budget isn't big enough.

2008-02-12 08:53:58

topal63: . . .; +533|6997

With prices falling, patience is a virtue... your friend should figure-out a way to get that 10%-15% more money. Once he has 100-150 more Euros he'll be in a much better situation, to put together a decent budget machine... Or not... if he wants/needs it NOW!

Last edited by topal63 (2008-02-12 08:55:07)

2008-02-12 09:01:21

xGj: Official lame Crysis fanboy.; +84|6650|Netherlands tbh

']['error wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
^*AlphA*^ wrote:
Terror convince your parent to give you the 500 euros and then save some more

checked the site where I got my rig,

6750, 2GB 6400, 8800GS (GT maybe), 160GB spinpoint etc... around 650 euros..

better to be patient in this situation in my eyes.
It's not for him, its for a friend.
yes, for a friend of my little brother brother to be presize.

But why is the kingston ram so bad in your eyes?

The kid isn't going to overclock, doesn't need a-brands etc.
Now if I swap the dodgy PSU for the chieftec one, it wouldn't be an bad configuration right? For a budget PC I already extended the budget from 500 to 580? Yes the ram sucks in your eyes, and no it isn't an P35 or x38 motherboard, but for those parts the budget isn't big enough.

For ram, you just need A-brands. I'm sorry but the last you want is it failing on you or giving you errors. As others said, dodge the 3GB of waste RAM and get 2GB of good performing A-brand (OCZ for example) RAM instead. It will perform better and I don't know what crapped up your pc so much that 2GB wasn't enough, but on mine I never had lag with it. I upgraded to 4GB just because I could

2008-02-12 09:43:48

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6476|Winland

Zimmer wrote:
That is a computer problem. I ran BF2 with 30% of RAM still available with 2GB.

Better PSU.

Why are you still keeping that beast of CPU? It's pointless for the rest of the setup. Bin it and upgrade something else.

I did a setup in Overclockers. But the thing is that the Pound:Euro difference is huge and it blows everything out of proportion for those Europeans.

http://i31.tinypic.com/193wip.jpg

580 stretches everything to a limit. If the budget can't be touched, then grab a 8600GTX as it will play everything perfectly at such a low resolution.

That setup looks pretty optimal. One note, though, and that is, that I've got that exact same PSU, and it works wonderfully great, but the fan controllers never work. I had it replaced twice before deciding to mod it to my fan controller. If noise isn't an issue, it's perfect.

xGj wrote:
']['error wrote:
Zimmer wrote:

It's not for him, its for a friend.
yes, for a friend of my little brother brother to be presize.

But why is the kingston ram so bad in your eyes?

The kid isn't going to overclock, doesn't need a-brands etc.
Now if I swap the dodgy PSU for the chieftec one, it wouldn't be an bad configuration right? For a budget PC I already extended the budget from 500 to 580? Yes the ram sucks in your eyes, and no it isn't an P35 or x38 motherboard, but for those parts the budget isn't big enough.
For ram, you just need A-brands. I'm sorry but the last you want is it failing on you or giving you errors. As others said, dodge the 3GB of waste RAM and get 2GB of good performing A-brand (OCZ for example) RAM instead. It will perform better and I don't know what crapped up your pc so much that 2GB wasn't enough, but on mine I never had lag with it. I upgraded to 4GB just because I could

I don't get it, what's wrong with Kingston? Sure, they're not the greatest clockers, but I still have the 512MB stick of DDR that I bought three years ago in use, and it's still woring wonderfully. I even have a PC133 stick here that I bought in '03 that's working flawlessly.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-02-12 10:21:15

']['error: Banned; +630|6923|The Netherlands

updated the main post. I still feel like buying kingston, but let's see what you guys can come up with. annnnd GO!

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