Stricly Gaming computer

[dab18351]

HI

I am configuring a system for strickly on-line gaming and was wondering what was better the Q6700 or the Q9400 or is there really no diiference except the price? What do you reccomend? Thanks

 

[dab18351]

just to add that i play Left 4 Dead,Team Fortress2 so you see what type of gaming

 

[dab18351]

I need to revise my question, I meant the Q8300 or the Q9400 Sorry!!

 

[dragonsprayer]

fsb is factor
at the same cpu speed the 9400 is better
plus the q6700 in most cases can not run at the same speeds

the q6700 will take more voltage its 65nm

the 45nm 9400 needs to be keep under 1.5v

finally the cache - check it bigger is better!

 

[dragonsprayer]

8300 is pretty crappu chip

the q9450 is a good chip

 

[dab18351]

8300 is pretty crappu chip

the q9450 is a good chip

Thanks..So if i went AMD what CPU would be good to? 64 x2, Phenom? Thanks

 

[The Third Level]

Phenom II X3 720 or Phenom II X4 940.
Both with be cheaper than a Q9___ setup and perform far better than a Q6___ setup.
Also, both are Black Edition and easy to overclock.

 

[dab18351]

Which set up is better?


AMD Phenom II 920+ (Quad Core) 45nm, AM2+ 6MB Cache
AMD 64 CPU Fans : Scythe Katana 2 AMD EXTRA QUIET Vertical HeatPipe Copper fan
AMD 64 AM2 Motherboards : MSI K9A2 CF-F V2, AMD 790X, Cross Fire, 1GB LAN
DDR2 memory : 8GB (4x2GB) PC5300 DDR2 667 Dual Channel
PCI-Express Video cards : GeForce 9400GT 1GB PCI EXpress 16X dual head, tv out
Hard Drives : 500.0GB Hitachi/ IBM 7200RPM SATA2, UDMA 300 8m cache
DVD Recorders : Samsung 20x DVD Recorder Dual Layer +R/RW -R/RW
Sound Cards : AC 97 3D Full Duplex sound card (onboard)
Network Cards : Ethernet network adapter (onboard)
Cases : Nikao Black Neon ATX Case w/ Temperature control, front USB & iEEE
Case Fans : Dual Case Fans 80 mm DC fan (two fans)
Power Supply : Okia 550W ATX Power Supply w/ 6pin PCI-E
Keyboards : Black Windows Keyboard, 104 key, PS/2
Mice : 2-Button Wheel Mouse, PS/2 Black
Operating Systems : Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit DVD


Intel CPU : Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz, 1333FSB (Quad Core) 6000K
Intel CPU Fans : Cooler Master HyperTX Intel EXTRA QUIET Vertical HeatPipe Copper fan
Intel Motherboards : Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L P35, PCI Express, Sound, 1Gb LAN
DDR2 memory : 8GB (4x2GB) PC5300 DDR2 667 Dual Channel
PCI-Express Video cards : GeForce 9500GT 1GB PCI EXpress 16X dual head, tv out
Hard Drives : 500.0GB Hitachi/ IBM 7200RPM SATA2, UDMA 300 8m cache
DVD Recorders : Samsung 20x DVD Recorder Dual Layer +R/RW -R/RW
Sound Cards : AC 97 3D Full Duplex sound card (onboard)
Network Cards : Ethernet network adapter (onboard)
Cases : Nikao Black Neon ATX Case w/ Temperature control, front USB & iEEE
Case Fans : Case Fan 80 mm DC fan
Power Supply : Okia 500W ATX Power Supply
Keyboards : Black Windows Keyboard, 104 key, PS/2
Mice : 2-Button Wheel Mouse, PS/2 Black
Operating Systems : Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit DVD

 

[The Third Level]

Don't buy prebuilt is all I can say...but I'd say that the Q9400 setup wins because its like the exact same thing with a slightly better gfx card. Otherwise there is nothing different.

 

[dab18351]

Well i'm no builder and i have no idea how to put one together so i will get one made for me...

 

[The Third Level]

Ask a friend or a tech-savvy kid...believe me. If you buy prebuilt you're getting ripped off.

 

[IzzyCraft]

What ever has the bigger catche as long as you can easily get it to 2.8ghz i see no problem with the cpu.
Those prebuilt systems could only do a little with gaming gaming computers when cutting the budget are mostly dedicated to a powerful gpu and then everything else is just to make that gpu run.

 

[dab18351]

ok..Thanks for the info....

 

[v1zzle]

EWWWW Pre-built....I heard promising things from AMD in terms of "gaming". I personnaly own an i7 but i would try the new AMD. If you do get the AMD change the heatsink. Scythe sucks


Cheers

Dan