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kimfromabove1985   10-05-2008 at 11:43:49 AM

Hi I've got a

E2160 Dual Core @1.8Ghz
2GB 667Mhz RAM
MSI HD4870 DDR5 512MB OC
Windows XP
Thermaltake 550W PS

My CPU is bottlenecking the frames per second of games such as Crysis, So im thinking of upgrading to an ASUS P5Q-PRO Motherboard and a E8500, also for such upcoming games as Far Cry 2 and fallout 3, COD5 etc.

But im wondering how much more performance (mainly in terms of frames per second) I will get from this upgrade? And also if they are a good combo.

And also im not interested in Overclocking anything.

Thanks for your help. :)

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Maziar   10-05-2008 at 12:05:34 PM
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Hello and welcome to the forums mate :)
Ok if u are not interested in OC'ng then go for E8500(or E8400 and save some $ ) which would be a great boost for u :) also wwhat is your current motherboard?

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kimfromabove1985   10-05-2008 at 12:16:46 PM
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sorry forgot to mention, my motherbaord is a ASUS P5GC-MX/133, yeah its a budget one.....

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br3nd064   10-05-2008 at 04:07:29 PM
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Since you're not interested in overclocking, I'd agree with Maziar and say go with an e84 or e8500. If you're willing to try overclocking though, you can save a lot of money and easily push the current cpu to 3ghz.

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terror112   10-05-2008 at 04:45:11 PM
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Or you could even push the e84 or e8500 up to 4ghz+

------------------------------ // Intel C2D E6750 @ 3.2ghz 1.35v // Asus P5K P35 // 2gb Patriot 1000mhz // Sapphire HD4850 @700core 1100mem // Antec neo 500 HE // Antec 900 // SB X-FI // WD 250gb Sata-2 //
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roadrunner197069   10-05-2008 at 04:45:41 PM
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Since your not interested in over clocking get the e8500 for sure or maybe even the e8600 but you sure dont need a new motherboard, especially not a P5Q-pro.

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terror112   10-05-2008 at 04:54:08 PM
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roadrunner197069 wrote :

Since your not interested in over clocking get the e8500 for sure or maybe even the e8600 but you sure dont need a new motherboard, especially not a P5Q-pro.



I totally agree with you, but what motherboard is he using now? If it's an older one, it might not be able to support them.

------------------------------ // Intel C2D E6750 @ 3.2ghz 1.35v // Asus P5K P35 // 2gb Patriot 1000mhz // Sapphire HD4850 @700core 1100mem // Antec neo 500 HE // Antec 900 // SB X-FI // WD 250gb Sata-2 //
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christop   10-05-2008 at 05:28:39 PM
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I would get the 8400 and save some money..

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