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EE, '80, MD, '84, ret '07
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i would suggest the new 45nm E8400 CPU instead of the 65nm E6750. the E8400 is around $215 or so.
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emmm, it looks like your hdd is an ata (ide) one - get one that is serial ata (sata) with a 16mb cache as possible...
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Drop the RAM to DDR2-800.
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pc2-8500 is ddr2-1066 - the point i am trying to make is that 1066 is overkill because you can push an E8400 to 4GHz with DDR2-800 that you OC to 890, or you can push it to 3.6GHz with DDR2-800 at 800. It does not hurt to buy 1066, but I would rather get 800 and use the money saved toward a CPU cooler or other goodies.
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thanks for the replies, some of it is way too technical for me, I think I will downgrade the memory, I don't think we're going too need that and because we're not heavy gamers I feel the E6750 would be ample for us. I see what you mean about the hdd. Could someone give more info regarding the graphics card ie 8800gt against the gts, also I'm sure I read somewhere if we want windows XP we would need a floppy drive? All in all would this be upgradable without having to shell out for the lot every two years or so!! |
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8800GTS G92 512MB is about 14% faster than the 8800GT and has a better cooler and overclocks better. Avoid the 8800GTS 320MB and 640MB, those are an older generation and not worth buying any more IMO.
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cheers for that! |
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do not get the E6750. for the same price, the E8400 is faster (3.00 ghz vs 2.66), and will last longer, not to mention it is more efficient... it basically is much better...
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Since it appears the E6750 price has dropped down, choosing that over the E8400 makes a bit more sense for some users (like yourself, perhaps). But I'd probably do a few things before downgrading the processor. Like downgrading the memory to PC2-6400 memory instead of the PC2-8500, or even downgrading the hard drive from 1 TB down to a 500GB drive. I'm assuming that's what you mean on the hard drive line by "1000". You seem like relatively undemanding computer users, so a terabyte drive seems like way overkill, and there's a large price premium for that ($275 on NewEgg, vs. $195 for the 750GB or $120 for the 500GB).
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