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well im looking at CPU choices at first i was going with I5 but went over budget but what CPU would u choose

the intel core 2 duo e8500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115036

or intel core 2 duo e8400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115037

also which mobo would you recommend with what RAM

or if any other cpu btw its for a gaming pc

Message edited by labbu63 on 11-07-2009 at 08:25:45 AM

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Neither. Both are overpriced for a dual core.

Do you live near a Microcenter? They have cpus for very cheap prices.

If not, and you absolutely can't get an i5, build, then get these:

Q8400 for $150, overclock it easily to 3.0GHz+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

Q9400 for $189, very overclockable as well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

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Reply to Bluescreendeath

so how much would a i5 be at microcenter also what mobo would u recommend with it

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i5s are $150 at microcenter, i7 860s and i7 920s are $200 at microcenter.

Q8200s are $130, Q9550s are ~$160, etc

Motherboard...go with what you can afford. Anything by Asus or Gigabyte are good.
Intel's own motherboards are pretty solid as well.

Reply to Bluescreendeath

OK and i was wondering are evga video cards good also i cant seem to find i5's on micro-center site

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Reply to labbu63

so far my choice is a I5
and a
MSI LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Motherboard P55CD53
or
ASUS P7P55D LE LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
what u say

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labbu63 wrote :

OK and i was wondering are evga video cards good also i cant seem to find i5's on micro-center site

http://www.microcenter.com/single_ [...] id=0317379 core i5 $149.99 (they like to hide popular items :lol: just type micrcenter core i5 into google and you find it)

http://www.microcenter.com/single_ [...] id=0317309 Asus P7P55D Socket 1156 P55 ATX Motherboard -$144.99 (could not find the the LE version at microcenter)

http://www.microcenter.com/single_ [...] id=0317952 P55-CD53 P55 Socket 1156 ATX Motherboard $ 129.99

for video cards what game will you be using?

------------------------------ I blow up your reality and make my own. :gun:

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i will be playing games like battlefield 2142 call of duty and just games like that maybe some racing

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