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Hi OCN i'm really confused what to build .

I have a weird scenario right now. My usage of my computer really varies from day to day. I do a lot of web work, used to do a lot of gaming and normal computer stuff.

My old rig was;

Q6600 @ 3.8
Asus P5K-Premium
4GB Ram @ 1200Mhz
8800GT which in all honesty was good enough for me - However i'm one of those types of people who love too have all the pretty graphics up.

Now, i'm currently using my laptop [Sig rig] and in all honesty it does what i need it too - BUT do remember i'm not gaming or hosting severs like i used too either. I'm running a 22inch and 17 inch of this. It's more like my desktop replacement.

I don't want to down grade [especialy from my laptop rig]


I want Quad core, but not sure if to go for a Phemon 2 or a 775Quad or I5?

I would like the I5 as it allows me to have crossfire and SLI [assuming i get a high end board] So i can change my mind later on

And here's my other problem, if i do build a PC i dont want cheep parts. I want a high end Mobo for futurebility.


Help Me OCN.

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I mean if you are building the system with crossfire or SLI as a possibility, you are stuck with a high end mobo and the i5 or i7. And that's not really going to future proof you besides allowing you a wider selection of GPUs.

If you aren't strictly looking for both ati and Nvidia to be a candidate, why not buy an AM3 board with a Phenom II quad and DDR3 1600 and choose a GPU vendor.

I'm a big fan of getting something that's going to work great and cost less. So I have my sig rig and it plays everything I play high or maxed at my native 1680, and does everything I need it to very fast.

Again, I don't run SLI or Crossfire, so it wasn't a big factor for me. My 8800gt is still kicking and the 4890 I get next (unless the 8800gt lasts me longer than I expect in which case 5000 series) should last me a long time.

I'm also not someone that needs to have the most power possible. If that id your prerogative, you should go i7, but you will pay more for it.

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Cheers. I think any GPU vendor would be good tbh, i dont care about 1% performance increase for an extra £20.

Although, after thinking about it for a little longer i might just got Nvidia [Nvidia fan boy ]

Whats better for Performance:Money on the CPU front? - Because i had the Q6600 which is one the slower quads hower it more or less forfill my needs.

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Depends what you are using it for.

While games are becoming more demanding for both CPU and GPU, I think that the GPU is the single most important piece, unless the CPU is bottlenecking the GPU of course.

I haven't run into any CPU problems with my 2.8ghz 3-core and can easily OC it to 3.5 if I need to. As well, my 8800gt is showing it's age, but still handles everything I play with ease.

FEAR, TF2, Assassins creed, Fallout 3, Dragon Age: Origins, Half Life II, Deadspace

I just held off my intention of upgrading to a 4890 because I just don't need it.

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So true. I think the 8800GT is a great card, all those games you mentioned there i actually played full graphics [Besides from Fallout 3, lower AA]

I think i might go for a fast CPU and a slightly slower GPU [although powerfull]

I might settle for a 260, as these quite a bit faster than the 8800.

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first things first.. to get an idea of what you want we need a budget. How much are you willing to spend?

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If you are in the 260 realm, get the core 216 - or just get the 4890.

You can pick up a 4890 for as little as $155 right now, which is absurd

kaivorth

I think you need to look at something similar to my sig rig lol

AMD Tri Core
4770, Beast of a video card, 4850 equivalent (yet energy efficient)
4gb ram
Speedy Hard Drive
Just buy something like my sig :P

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I dont have a budget. I can't save. What i will do is, buy a mobo and cpu and borrow a test video card from work [7300 lol] and get running. I will slowly build her up probably.


Defintaly get the core 216. I still can't chose red or green yet ;D


On the hard drive front, i think that was the slowest thing in my old PC i had a raptor 10K RPM.

I think i would buy an SSD. I felt my raptor was always slowish. Well, compaired to the rest of the system.

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SSDs are overpriced right now. Plus they have slow write speeds.

You may be better off using a short stroked RIAD array for the time being.

Just a thought.