computer builders, I'm a noob. Halp.
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regardless, intels are the best right now... they overclock well and run on extremely low power for the loads they are under
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i haven't had time to keep up but I can believe it. if my q6600 with 65nm can be oced to 3.5xghz then a smaller process with 2 less cores should be able to hit 4 relatively easily.
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...I really wanna get out and shoot people.
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I'm running Vista Basic with my Q6600.
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...I really wanna get out and shoot people.
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you don't need quad now but in a year or 1.5years it'll be better to have the extra cores.
i oced by q6600 to 3.4ghz with thermalright extreme120 and 120mm fan. i eventually pushed it to 3.5xghz and it was stable even during game play but I lowered it to 3.0ghz because i didn't want the cpu to see such high voltage. but knowing i can push 1ghz higher than the stock rating with only $80 investment is awesome.
i oced by q6600 to 3.4ghz with thermalright extreme120 and 120mm fan. i eventually pushed it to 3.5xghz and it was stable even during game play but I lowered it to 3.0ghz because i didn't want the cpu to see such high voltage. but knowing i can push 1ghz higher than the stock rating with only $80 investment is awesome.
It's still a toss up for me between the Q6600 and the E8400. The E6850 is out of the running in my mind. I'm leaning towards the E8400 though simply because it'll allow more in the budget for a better motherboard. Of course, I'm going to have to wait for places to stop running out of stock...
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Is your power supply SLI compatible ie, has the correct connectors and has enough power to supply everything in the system.
This is the first thing I did when I was building my system.
This is the first thing I did when I was building my system.
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I read a thread on Slickdeals on how some BB stores were marking this down. I tried 3 stores (Vernon Hills, Deer Park, Mundelein) only to come up empty handed. All 3 stores had them at $100+ ea.
I checked back on the SD thread to give it a :down: and someone posted a list of stores with it. The closest store in the area was the Deerfield location, so I hauled ass and grabbed the last 2 @ 50.99. Most other locations had them for $37.99.
PHEW. I got lucky. It was on there. :run:
I checked back on the SD thread to give it a :down: and someone posted a list of stores with it. The closest store in the area was the Deerfield location, so I hauled ass and grabbed the last 2 @ 50.99. Most other locations had them for $37.99.