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Drip50291   08-25-2008 at 02:19:47 PM

What would be the cheapest CPU I could buy that wouldn't be a bottleneck for an X38 board, 4GB DDR2, anything else I should list? What do you guys think. Budget Build


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evongugg   08-25-2008 at 02:27:41 PM
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This is $50.00. What are you using your computer for?

Intel Celeron E1200 1.6GHz 512KB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

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randomizer   08-25-2008 at 02:32:04 PM
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I didn't know X38 and budget could fit into the same sentence but anyway... what other hardware? Video card and PSU in particular, and don't forget to mention your uses for this PC as suggested above.

 

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Malovane   08-25-2008 at 02:34:33 PM
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E7200 Wolfdale for around $120 would probably be the best bang for your buck gaming-wise from Intel, though the E8400 would be a close second at around $170.

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Drip50291   08-25-2008 at 02:39:27 PM
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haha well yea its sort of budget but upgradeable at the same time. I kno I'm gonna get one of the new CPUs from Intel when they come out so I dont want to go an buy a nice quad core I just need something to get the job done. As far as a video card I'm probably going with 4850. PSU I'm not sure of yet but I plan for CF and 10k hard drives

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hixy   08-25-2008 at 02:44:28 PM
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I'd go for an E2160 or E2180 pentium dual core (C2D in disguise) then ramp it up to 3.0ghz with an overclock. That'll sort out your game for you, and it costs less than your weekly commute

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sisley_111   08-25-2008 at 03:12:17 PM
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When the new Intel CPU come out, they will not fit on your mobo. Nehalem needs a new mobo because of new socket and IMC.

E7200 is good, better E8400...

And budget does not fit in the same sentence with "10K hard drives..." also

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50bmg   08-25-2008 at 03:12:30 PM
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E7200 + X38 is awesome. Check my sig out.

I am not a very experienced OCer, but i still got this system hoppin fast.

I score 16800 on 3dmark and i get 130FPS consistantly on COD4 on max setting @ 1680x1050.

to hit 3.8G, I am running 400Mhz fsb, 1.33v. Temps stay under 55c.

If i were building now, i would get a 4850 instead of 2 3870s. Otherwise i wouldnt change anything.

The X38 can be a budget build. Maybe on the higher end of midrange but still doable. Mine was under a $1000.

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50bmg   08-25-2008 at 03:14:01 PM
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You dont need a 10K HD.

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goonting   08-25-2008 at 03:15:09 PM
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E7200 would be great midrange and X38 with a budget procy? i must be dreaming... If i got a X38 will go for E8400 or some Quadcore stuff

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Zorg   08-25-2008 at 03:56:09 PM
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The CPU doesn't bottleneck the mobo, it bottlenecks the VGA.

How cheap is cheap, what's your budget?

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Drip50291   08-25-2008 at 07:17:41 PM
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sisley_111 wrote :


And budget does not fit in the same sentence with "10K hard drives..." also



Keyword was "plan" buddy that means not now but later as in a plan for a budget build now and hope to upgrade it later. Comprende?

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spuddyt   08-25-2008 at 07:55:05 PM
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Drip50291 wrote :

haha well yea its sort of budget but upgradeable at the same time. I kno I'm gonna get one of the new CPUs from Intel when they come out so I dont want to go an buy a nice quad core I just need something to get the job done. As far as a video card I'm probably going with 4850. PSU I'm not sure of yet but I plan for CF and 10k hard drives


more or less specifically to burst your bubble, but you know that nehalem processers are going to require an entire new motherboard?
(anyway e2160 OC'd to 3.0 is really good value for money)

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Nik_I   08-25-2008 at 07:58:43 PM
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a pentium dual core sounds like the perfect cpu for you. you can find them very cheap. but i don't understand why you have an X38 motherboard for a budget build.

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Drip50291   08-26-2008 at 04:25:57 PM
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wtf its not exactly a budget build but I'm not trying to go all out. trying to make it future proof. And I never said I'm getting nehalem. Yes everyone knows its a new socket but I'm counting on them not discontinuing 775. And if anything I'll wait for price drops.

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randomizer   08-27-2008 at 02:12:02 AM
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Drip50291 wrote :

trying to make it future proof.


Don't bother, it can't be done to any reasonable extent.

 
Drip50291 wrote :

Yes everyone knows its a new socket but I'm counting on them not discontinuing 775.


LGA775 goes out with Core i7. They'll probably continue to manufacture current LGA775 chips for a while afterwards, and motherboards for even longer, but it's likely no new chips will be released.


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epsilon84   08-27-2008 at 02:25:05 AM
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For gaming, I wouldn't go any lower than an E5200. It has twice the cache of the E2x00 (very important for gaming), is clocked higher and should overclock better, being a 45nm chip.

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E5200

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87thrteam   08-27-2008 at 04:46:19 AM
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the E5200 will be out by the end of august and will retail for $84 USD - Running at 200 x 12.5 and can easily run 4ghz with 320 clock with 1.38-1.4v ^^ I'm getting one as soon as its available

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