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todd moss

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Does the core i3 3220 need 1333 or greater speed ram to enable the HD graphics 2500? I am using 1066. When i boot with a borrowed graphics card it boots and i was able to install windows. But, without the graphics card i get no video signal and one long 3 short beeps which i believe indicates memory error.
 
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Marsigne

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Probably it is, because the processor doesn't support 1066. (http://ark.intel.com/es/products/65693/intel-core-i3-3220-processor-3m-cache-3_30-ghz) By the way, how much amount of RAM do you have? 1333 these days online are same price in 1600 in RAMs I've seen, why you dont buy a 1333 at least?

 

todd moss

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I actually did buy 2x4 of 1333 for 30 bucks which i thought was a good deal. waiting for it to come so i can test my hypothesis. the 1066 was given to me along with the board.

 

Marsigne

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It IS a good deal, where did you get it? lol And I hope you get the computer running :) By the way when you get the computer running and get games, tell me and make youtube videos to see performance of the video card + cpu :)

 
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todd moss

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ok, i only plan on light game usage which is why I am sticking to the onboard video.If i planned on heavy gaming I would say scrap the onboard and get a good vid card. But then I also have to get a new psu and most likely case. This is hand me down parts that I'm trying to make a good pc for minimal cost. The Ram was on ebay. Seemed legit. Guy said he bought the wrong type. Im on a budget and i have been out of the PC building game for a few years. This build is getting me back up to speed though. I'll come back here and update once i figure things out.
 

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Actually, it can do pretty good usage, though that depends on the person. The computer I use right now is from 2011 (made in 2011, I think my mom bought it on 2012) and it can do decent. It can play old games like GTA SA good, even it play GTA IV (which is bad optimized for PC) on 10-20 frames, or 10-15, sometimes down to 5 (although with many modifications for better running) and it's very bad for the cards of today, and know what? I consider it playable. Although not maximum but still. Though, people says "playable" according to they play style, some say above 20 is playable, others 30, and even some says that any FPS down 60 is unplayable, lol. Also, "heavy usage" depends on the person, or could be group of people accepting that term. Some says heavy usage is running lots of apps, running games at high or extreme graphics, I don't know, that depends on the person, or group in that case. In my case, "heavy usage" doesn't depends if it's high end card or whatever end card, but it's on what you do, and it could be done on a onboard video, but as I said, it depends on the person or group. The point is that you can play games playable, and/or do heavy usage on onboard video, but that depends on what you consider "playable" or "heavy usage", so that varies from people to people. My opinion is that I can do heavy work or play games playable on a decent onboard video, so if people says you can't do heavy usage or play games playable on onboard video, it's their opinion, it's how they play, it shouldn't affect what you think about it, though. Maybe they consider playable getting high graphics with a lot of FPS, but my opinion is that it can do good with less FPS, so it depends on people, there isn't a general "playable" or "heavy usage", people have same or different opinions of it, but you can't tell that playing 60 FPS is playable as general rule, but it depends on people, on how they like whatever FPS they like, and same as heavy usage, you can't tell heavy usage is by running compilers or CS5 or whatever, by general rule, you might not use what they use, and if you do, it still depends on what you consider heavy usage. The bottom point: You can do light usage on onboard video, even heavy usage, but that's how you think about it. You shouldn't say though can't do heavy usage on onboard video, because remember, it depends on the person.

Just pointing out, don't want to hurt or anything :) Ok about it :) if you didn't wrote that I probably wouldn't wrote what I wrote so that's good lol :)