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dieseldre2k   08-31-2008 at 05:59:26 AM

hi,

 


i'm ordering some parts for someone and her current budget allows for either a E7200 + Radeon 4850 or an E8400 + Nvidia 8800GT (either of these combos come to the same final system price). Taking into account that she is a big gamer, which one do u think i should order? she's not an overclocker so that isnt an option. thanks


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Nytmare   08-31-2008 at 08:08:23 AM
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Thats a tuff decision...

(what MOBO choices the combos include?)

CPU
E8400 > E7200

-both Duo Core 45 nm die (3.0 Ghz vs 2.4 Ghz)

GPU
4850 > 8800 GT

If she goes the 8800 GT route and wants to add a second card in SLI ----> need NVidia chipset MOBO ----> hear those are buggy. Intel chipset MOBO's more stable.

Having said that, I would go E7200 and 4850 combo. :hello:

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dieseldre2k   08-31-2008 at 08:44:43 AM
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i'll be ordering a P45 chipset mobo (probably the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L since this is a budget computer), so no SLI. i've built my own computers before so i know the basics, but i'm not sure which one would give more fps since the E7200 might be a bottleneck according to this statement of the Radeon 4850 in which they used an X6800:

 
Quote :

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] 07-36.html

 

"Second, the test values were achieved using a good Core 2 Quad, and the card needs a lot of CPU power to achieve high frame rates."

 

i'm leaning towards the E7200 and 4850 also, but its no easy choice for me either. decisions, decisions...


Message edited by dieseldre2k on 08-31-2008 at 08:45:55 AM
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bf2gameplaya   08-31-2008 at 09:21:25 AM
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What are her three favorite games? Get the hardware that runs those specific games best.

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   08-31-2008 at 12:05:29 PM
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bf2gameplaya wrote :

What are her three favorite games? Get the hardware that runs those specific games best.



That's a very good tip.

Aside from that, what resolution does the monitor want?


If you are not going to OC, the E8400 is probably for the best.

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dieseldre2k   08-31-2008 at 02:31:25 PM
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hmm i guess what i'm really asking is whether the E7200 (not overclocked) is a bottleneck for the Radeon 4850 or not. having said that, i google'd this question instead and got my answer. thanks for the help guys =)

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zenmaster   08-31-2008 at 02:47:12 PM
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If you are not going to OverClock, I would suggest the E8400.
The E7200 is not a great CPU at stock, but it can be overclocked quite easily and really improve performance.

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Zenthar   08-31-2008 at 02:56:32 PM
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I think the overall performance of the E7200+4850 will be better since most games are GPU bound more than they are CPU bound.

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Bronze Home Brew badge Proximon   08-31-2008 at 03:00:47 PM
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Zenthar wrote :

I think the overall performance of the E7200+4850 will be better since most games are GPU bound more than they are CPU bound.



It really depends. Female and "big gamer" usually means MMORPG, so yeah, in that case more GPU and memory. If it's RTS, CPU. If we're talking shooters... depends on the title.

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