My mobo or CPU fried so I need some new parts. Budget is around 200-250€
Was thinking of ASUS P5Q SE2 (80€) and E8400 (155€), are these a good buy?
Was thinking of ASUS P5Q SE2 (80€) and E8400 (155€), are these a good buy?
PSU, GPU info etc?
That's what I'm getting soon..
Is that gonna be much of an improvement from your current mobo and CPU? Why not just save up for an i5.
PSU: 500Wandrooz wrote:
PSU, GPU info etc?
GPU: 9800GT
RAM: 2GB DDR2 800MHz
WIN XP
Yeah go ahead then. E8400 is a pretty solid dual core CPU.tupla_s wrote:
PSU: 500Wandrooz wrote:
PSU, GPU info etc?
GPU: 9800GT
RAM: 2GB DDR2 800MHz
WIN XP
Or go with this for your mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128358
Don't think it matters much though.
Only about 9000x better / I might just save up for an i7 with that logic.androoz wrote:
Is that gonna be much of an improvement from your current mobo and CPU? Why not just save up for an i5.
DDR2 doesn't work in a DDR3 mobo right? Would then need to buy new ram and would go over budget.
o lol what's your current cpu?Finray wrote:
Only about 9000x better / I might just save up for an i7 with that logic.androoz wrote:
Is that gonna be much of an improvement from your current mobo and CPU? Why not just save up for an i5.
E5200androoz wrote:
o lol what's your current cpu?Finray wrote:
Only about 9000x better / I might just save up for an i7 with that logic.androoz wrote:
Is that gonna be much of an improvement from your current mobo and CPU? Why not just save up for an i5.
Jah, you would need new RAM.. but it'd be worth it. Technology is going -> that way. 775 sockets are going out, i3/5/7 are going to become standard. Save money now, or save it in the future..tupla_s wrote:
DDR2 doesn't work in a DDR3 mobo right? Would then need to buy new ram and would go over budget.
Sure if I was just upgrading I'd save some money and get better parts, but since my current PC is broken I need to get what I can afford now.Finray wrote:
Jah, you would need new RAM.. but it'd be worth it. Technology is going -> that way. 775 sockets are going out, i3/5/7 are going to become standard. Save money now, or save it in the future..tupla_s wrote:
DDR2 doesn't work in a DDR3 mobo right? Would then need to buy new ram and would go over budget.
Hmm this is true.. but "better parts" isn't why I suggested what I did, E8400 vs i3, you're not going to notice a vast improvement, I was more thinking of future proofing.tupla_s wrote:
Sure if I was just upgrading I'd save some money and get better parts, but since my current PC is broken I need to get what I can afford now.Finray wrote:
Jah, you would need new RAM.. but it'd be worth it. Technology is going -> that way. 775 sockets are going out, i3/5/7 are going to become standard. Save money now, or save it in the future..tupla_s wrote:
DDR2 doesn't work in a DDR3 mobo right? Would then need to buy new ram and would go over budget.
If you don't have the cash, E8400 will do you good for a while. Not sure on mobos myself.
If you can get the cash, go for i3/i5.
What are you going to play? If its anything newer like Bad Company 2 you want cheap quad core over that E8400. You can get quads for the same price.
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Haven't followed the game market lately, so don't know what I'll be playing in the future. Though might try BC2.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
What are you going to play? If its anything newer like Bad Company 2 you want cheap quad core over that E8400. You can get quads for the same price.
What would you recommend then? Q8400? It's only 7€ more than the E8400
P II X4 955/965 >>> Q8400
it's even cheaper
it's even cheaper
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 BLACK EDITION is on sale for 149€. What would be a good max 100€ mobo for that?Mugen wrote:
P II X4 955/965 >>> Q8400
it's even cheaper
Or you could get 945 and better mobo Gigabyte 790 something somethingtupla_s wrote:
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 BLACK EDITION is on sale for 149€. What would be a good max 100€ mobo for that?Mugen wrote:
P II X4 955/965 >>> Q8400
it's even cheaper
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Not to derail this thread but...
How's AMD sockets future proof vs. Intel i-serie?
Last build I chose Socket 939 and only a few months after it was disapearing.
(Yeah my sytem is old! And since last october I want to upgrade but money is running out of my pocket with the house.)
How's AMD sockets future proof vs. Intel i-serie?
Last build I chose Socket 939 and only a few months after it was disapearing.
(Yeah my sytem is old! And since last october I want to upgrade but money is running out of my pocket with the house.)
Not much of a price difference between 945 and 955 (Only 3€). Those gigabyte 790 mobos seem to all be ddr3, I need a ddr2 mobo. Would an ASUS M4N78 PRO be good?GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Or you could get 945 and better mobo Gigabyte 790 something somethingtupla_s wrote:
AMD PHENOM II X4 955 BLACK EDITION is on sale for 149€. What would be a good max 100€ mobo for that?Mugen wrote:
P II X4 955/965 >>> Q8400
it's even cheaper
Here, and not a bad price either http://www.bulldog.fi/prodinfo.php?ti=13258
http://www.gigabyte.eu/Support/Motherbo … #anchor_os
http://www.gigabyte.eu/Support/Motherbo … #anchor_os
Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2010-02-09 08:25:31)
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Is there much difference between that and ASUS M4N78 PRO? I could fit a freezer7pro rev.2 in to the budget if I bought the asus one.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Here, and not a bad price either http://www.bulldog.fi/prodinfo.php?ti=13258
http://www.gigabyte.eu/Support/Motherbo … #anchor_os
The gigabyte is quite a lot better. Freezer 7 Pro isn't very good for quad cores anyway so you might just go with the stock for a while and getsomething more suitable when you can afford it.tupla_s wrote:
Is there much difference between that and ASUS M4N78 PRO? I could fit a freezer7pro rev.2 in to the budget if I bought the asus one.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Here, and not a bad price either http://www.bulldog.fi/prodinfo.php?ti=13258
http://www.gigabyte.eu/Support/Motherbo … #anchor_os
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Scythe Mugen 2 isGC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
The gigabyte is quite a lot better. Freezer 7 Pro isn't very good for quad cores anyway so you might just go with the stock for a while and getsomething more suitable when you can afford it.tupla_s wrote:
Is there much difference between that and ASUS M4N78 PRO? I could fit a freezer7pro rev.2 in to the budget if I bought the asus one.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Here, and not a bad price either http://www.bulldog.fi/prodinfo.php?ti=13258
http://www.gigabyte.eu/Support/Motherbo … #anchor_os
also:
I was wondering this to.Jean_Peste_tu? wrote:
Not to derail this thread but...
How's AMD sockets future proof vs. Intel i-serie?
I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.
AM2+ is not future proof at all, AM3 is as future proof as any other highend socket atm.
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I have to say, go for that mobo with an i5 750...
750 + P55 is really to best value/performance offer atm
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