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Old 05-12-09   #11 (permalink)
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Nah man im really fine with graphics IMO i play bf2 99% of the time. settings to themax avg 100fps . have no plans really of trying any new games, if i do i still have no worries. Good deal nonetheless ?? thats what im here for.. Looks Like $135 delivered i think im gonna go for it
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That's fair enough. You should see some increases from your CPU upgrade, but none as vast as a GPU upgrade =D
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so i was searchin cl bored , lookin at an impulse buy idk and i come across BNIB e8500. So $140 i can get it for but idk i wanna try for a little lower, is this like a great deal or meh or what do you guys think. is it a steal like someone wouldnt hesitate. Hook me up whaddya think Thanks

Im running out for a few hrs, so when i come back hopefully you guys can help me decide im gonna see if i can get him down any lower
For that amount of money, get a quad. The E8's are
not a good deal these days
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