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languistic
Joined: 25 Nov 2009
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I've got a kinda crappy e5200. Though I might try the GPU first and see what happens. |
3 Ghz easy (on air; no fancy cooling) for that thing. The GPU will be the biggest factor in your gaming. Buy the GPU (I just got my 6870 installed....very, very happy) and see how things run. Make sure your case has good ventilation. |
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eamo

Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| hanguker wrote: |
| I've got a kinda crappy e5200. Though I might try the GPU first and see what happens. |
I've got an E7500 that I don't need. Could let you have it for about half the cost price........ |
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broken76
Joined: 27 Jan 2008
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd get a new GPU and overclock the CPU. If you're mainly playing FPS games then the GPU is the main problem for low frame rates. Since everything is constantly getting updated the longer you hold off on buying a part the better it'll be when you eventually buy it. For myself CPUs and MBs tend to last about 3-4 years while GPUs tend to last about 2 before I feel that I need to update it. |
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