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codybiroth   09-27-2008 at 10:48:21 PM

Hey guys. I was wondering what to do. I was thinking of buying an E7200 or another 8800GT. I have an SLI motherboard. So what would I get better performance with? here are my specs:



Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory:
2046MB RAM
Hard Drive:
500 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Operating System:
Windows Vista Home Premium
Motherboard:
ASUS P5N-D
Computer Case:
RAIDMAX Smilodon
Power Supply:
Antec Trio 550W

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macer1   09-27-2008 at 11:01:54 PM
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lcd screen size is needed.
will you overclock ? if so save the $$$ and overclock what you got.

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huron   09-27-2008 at 11:03:34 PM
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+1 macer - we need some more info to help. OC may be a good idea.

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codybiroth   09-27-2008 at 11:10:28 PM
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I have a 20" monitor. Its 1280x1024 max. I don't overclock too much either.

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eklipz330   09-27-2008 at 11:18:08 PM
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anotehr video card would do little for you... maybe a newer dual core or even a quad? you should consider OC'ing too

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codybiroth   09-27-2008 at 11:19:10 PM
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eklipz330 wrote :

anotehr video card would do little for you... maybe a newer dual core or even a quad? you should consider OC'ing too



an e7200 would be fine right? I can't afford anything much more than that :|

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huron   09-28-2008 at 04:15:15 PM
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Yeah...the E7200 is nice. You can get one for as low as $100 many places.

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chookman   09-29-2008 at 02:53:09 AM
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Personally id be getting a new screen 1280x1024 is fairly low.

I have an E6600 with a 8800gt and it does me just fine, why are you upgrading?

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codybiroth   10-01-2008 at 10:42:04 PM
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chookman wrote :

Personally id be getting a new screen 1280x1024 is fairly low.

I have an E6600 with a 8800gt and it does me just fine, why are you upgrading?



the e6300 blows, thats why

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epsilon84   10-01-2008 at 11:23:20 PM
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codybiroth wrote :

the e6300 blows, thats why



Why not overclock it? Most E6300s can hit 3GHz or higher, then you can SLI your 8800GT without the CPU being the bottleneck.

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