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Old 06-01-09   #11 (permalink)
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I saw this PC reviewed in a computer magazine, for gaming it couldn't keep up with a gateway in the benchmarks.
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so i could get this and upgrade my graphics card and be ok


anyone heard of nitto legends 1320 drag racing flash game

thats kinda what im building it for
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Well then i stand corrected...lol
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No, it's not good. You can build a much better system for $500. If you are using it for gaming, go with an E8400 instead of that Q8200. I'll see if I can build a better system on newegg, gimme a few minutes.
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"Recommended usage: Gaming"

And it has a 8400GS?
I caught that also.

IBuyPower has a nickname and on this I can see why. The nickname is IBuyCrap!

GPU is so weak as to call it a gaming system? Sorry!
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OK THIS IS WHAT I NEED FROM ONE AMD GUY AND ONE INTEL GUY =p

I WANT YALL TO PLZ MAKE A SS OF A WISH LIST ON A SETUP FOR A GREAT GAMING COMPUTER FOR LESS THAN 500

THATS KINDA MY BUDGET

PREFERABLY A QUAD

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OK THIS IS WHAT I NEED FROM ONE AMD GUY AND ONE INTEL GUY =p

I WANT YALL TO PLZ MAKE A SS OF A WISH LIST ON A SETUP FOR A GREAT GAMING COMPUTER FOR LESS THAN 500

THATS KINDA MY BUDGET

PREFERABLY A QUAD

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i mean a basic quad is better than a oc dual right or wrong????
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i mean a basic quad is better than a oc dual right or wrong????
Not for games, no. A good dual will outperform a basic quad every time hands down.

Here is my build. Easily 5x better than the one you listed and costs the same. It is $13 over budget but has $40 of mail in rebates to make up for it. Total cost after MIR: $473.
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so make me a list of a good gaming amd QUAD and DUAL plz

and an INTEL



what would be better AMD quad or Intel quad

and

AMD dual or Intel dual
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