Please help! i5+gtx275 vs e8400+hd5850 gaming

[skate9345]

hi, im gonna buy a gaming pc and i stand between 2 pc choises:

pc nr.1

core i5
2gb ram
gtx275

or

pc nr.2

core 2 duo e8400
2gb ram
hd5850

ill be using this for gaming and i wont be using it at all for working or multitasking or any such only gaming, my res is 1680x1050

please help, tnx in advance

 

[mindless728]

well, you should get 4GB of ram, 2GB may not be enough for some games

also, why not save the money for the i5 and the 5850

 

[cygone]

are you building or buying complete?

 

[Maziar]

I agree with mindless about getting 4GB,its worth it,if you already haven't built a system then tell us your budget and maybe you can get i5 with a decent GPU,or IMO if you can't afford that combo right now again i agree with mindless,save your money and get i5 with the 5850,its worth it

 

[skate9345]

well, you should get 4GB of ram, 2GB may not be enough for some games

also, why not save the money for the i5 and the 5850

well i don't have to buy any of the systems, i will get one for free and i wont be upgrading and 2gb is enough for xp it will just be running some games i don't care a *** about future proof because this is not my main pc i just wanted to know which of these systems can produce more fps or else i wouldn't have asked at all


which one is the best? tnx in advance

 

[skate9345]

are you building or buying complete?

buying complete and i will not be upgrading and THERE ARE NO OTHER choises either nr1 OR nr2 pc no mixing with them

 

[skate9345]

I agree with mindless about getting 4GB,its worth it,if you already haven't built a system then tell us your budget and maybe you can get i5 with a decent GPU,or IMO if you can't afford that combo right now again i agree with mindless,save your money and get i5 with the 5850,its worth it

im not building a pc in getting one for free and ill be using it for gaming and i just asked which one is the best, NOT mixing the componets and saving money or future proofing, its not my main pc, 2gb is enough for xp

 

[Maziar]

OK then since you are going to game mostly i would choose E8400/5850 combo

 

[skate9345]

OK then since you are going to game mostly i would choose E8400/5850 combo

ok tnx ill go for that then

 

[Ehsan w]

indeed, your gonna be needing the strongest gpu you can get

 

[pauldh]

Tough call.

If you are willing to overclock, or will be getting a higher resolution monitor at some point, then I'd say the E8400/HD 5850.

But, running Windows XP, running at stock processor clock speeds, and gaming at 1680x1050 resolution, I lean towards Core i5/GTX 275. Shame you couldn't make that a cheaper Radeon HD 4980 and 4GB RAM.

 

[andy5174]

PII-955 + HD5870 is the way for mainly gaming purpose PC.

The AMD system was extremely overpriced in NZ, but they magically dropped after I purchased my i5 with fixed 1156 socket m/b last week.

Now:

PII-955 + GA-MA790XT-UD4P = $544

i5-750 + GA-P55A-UD4P = $675.93 = $544 + $131.93

I could get more & better RAM or better gfx with extra $131.93 if I bought PII-955 system.

 

[Maziar]

The OP said he only can choose between those options so if you want to recommend something,choose one of them

 

[Aneesh@4GHz]

E8400 + 2GB RAM + HD 5850


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