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Core2Duo 3.3ghz e8600

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January 29, 2014 3:23:30 PM

Hi guys i have a question, does this cpu core2duo 3.3ghz will be enough to gaming? im not looking foward to play games like crysis 3 or battlefield 4, im only looking to play online games like wow, aion and league of legends.

and in case someday i decide to play crysis 3? will i be able to run it?

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January 29, 2014 3:33:31 PM

So long as the processor meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements for each game, it will be enough to game on.

-Wolf sends
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January 29, 2014 3:45:48 PM

for some reason i dont believe in min/max system requirements, cuz ive played games well with a pc that doesn even meet the min requirements haha,so i dont really know
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January 29, 2014 4:25:53 PM

That core 2 duo is from 2008 and will not at all handle Crysis 3 but it can run wow on at least medium settings but your video card is another factor to consider when playing games. You might want to upgrade as the e8600 is outdated and will not handle future games well.
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January 29, 2014 4:29:20 PM

For LOL that CPU will be fine, just upgraded my nephew to a E8400 and his E6XXX worked fine.

Cannot say for the others, as I have not played them in a long time. Try to stay above recommended specs, min is usually BS.
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January 29, 2014 5:52:36 PM

@anti-painkilla

Im looking foward to play LoL and very high with 60fps, can you do it with the e8400?
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January 29, 2014 7:23:59 PM

Should do, I will confirm tonight.
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January 29, 2014 8:08:37 PM

glenn585 said:
Hi guys i have a question, does this cpu core2duo 3.3ghz will be enough to gaming? im not looking foward to play games like crysis 3 or battlefield 4, im only looking to play online games like wow, aion and league of legends.

and in case someday i decide to play crysis 3? will i be able to run it?


You'll be absolutely fine with wow, lol and aion. If you have a good gpu crysis 3 will be fine as well. But I found BF4 is unplayable with my old Core2Duo E8400@4GHz and my gpu is 7870. I think BF4 is the first and only game out there that brings Core2Duo to its knees.
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January 30, 2014 2:04:25 PM

it would be a waste of money to upgrade to a core i3? i looked on internet and they are almost the same.. i mainly use my computer for gaming so, it would be a good idea to upgrade? or im fine and the difference its not much btw those 2? xD
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January 30, 2014 2:54:25 PM

Well, i3s are better of course but not with a big margin. And also to upgrade to a i3, you also need to buy a new motherboard and new ram sticks. Very little performance gain for the money spent. If you can afford this upgrade at the moment, wait a bit more, save some more money and buy an i5 at least.

But like I said only game that an E8600 would struggle is Battlefield 4 at the moment. Rest is fine if you have a powerful gpu. At least I was able to play every game on high&ultra settings on my E8400 (@4GHz) + 7870 except Battlefield 4 where I had terrible stutters and cpu was crying at 100% load.

So don't upgrade to a core i3. Not worth it.
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January 30, 2014 3:08:29 PM

@feelingtheblanks

Nice point.. i think i will stick with the e8600.. the difference its not much, and if the only game that struggle its bf4 (game i will not really play at all) i will be fine then, but one more question, you said you overclocked your e8400 to 4.0, can i overclock mine to 4.3ghz? if i can, how did you do it?
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January 30, 2014 6:39:21 PM

Yes you can and maybe can do even higher. Actually these chips have amazing overclock capabilities. But at the end of the day this is all about luck and getting a golden chip. Your chip might be one of those stubborn types or it can hit 4.3GHz without even increasing voltage.

You'll first need a decent aftermarket cooler for this. Also your motherboard's capabilities is important here too. I had Gigabyte's famous p35-ds3r mobo. It wasn't an high-end mobo, actually one of the budget ones, but surprisingly good at overclock. Also I've been using an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro as cpu cooler. Not sure if it's still available on the market though but there are a lot better coolers that also supports LGA775 around at the moment.

If you have a decent cooler and a capable motherboard then you can try overclocking and probably will end up with great results. There are actually tons of great E8400-8600 overclock guides on the net that can explain this overclocking process better than me. But it's pretty much a straightforward process where you play around with your FSB frequency until you find a sweet stable spot without increasing cpu voltage values. I don't suggest playing with voltages if you are new to overclocking.

If you have specific questions related to overclocking or something else feel free to send private message here.
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