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Nice find. This would work as an entry level gamer and easily burn & rip video.
Here is a youtube of someone playing Cyrus with this onboard video -
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Old K8 dual core can playback 1080. This cpu would be over-kill without a GPU for that haha.
But a passive 6450 would go good with it.
The hard drive is the let down. I wouldn't use it for...
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Always an AMD bundle never an i5 or heaven forbid i7.
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the on board on 880g chipsets are sufficient for 1080p playback. This isn't a board that I would expect to break overclock world records with, but that chip should do 4.5ghz np.
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This will handle just about anything you could throw at it. It's already faster than most of the i5 processors out there. With a good video card this would make a great gaming rig.
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Thank you for the reply. I understand the benchmarking results, but is there a user experience difference between 180FPS and 300FPS? Or the upgrade was mostly for future games that might stress the...
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I personally dont think about the future too much because I dont run a cpu more than 1yr usually before upgrading, but when it comes to AMD and intel CPUs , one game or app can favor one cpu over the...
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Then I will just stick with what I got, thanks.
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If you have time, I would appreciate it if you are up for compiling a better system, with a nice slickdeal of course :) I'm looking at getting a new computer to replace/add to my laptop, but i want...
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If you live near a MC and also watch for other online deals you can build a better rig for the same $ or a few bucks less, just built a rig for my buddy with an Antec 300, msi 880g full board, ocz...
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For a longtime Seagate was bad and WD was very Good.
Then Seagate got better, and WD got worse. Then Seagete went up more then down slightly, at the same time WD went up from being bad, then up...
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With laptop if it died, my parent can ship it back to me and I sent it back for repair.
With a desktop it will be hard.
With desktop there is great expandability but it take up space.
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Huh?
First of all, fx4100 is as much a quad core CPU as an i3 is. It can process maximum 4 threads, but doesn't have 4 separate complete CPU units.
Second of all, any quad core i5 will blow fx4100...
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What does OCing have anything to do with this discussion?
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NewEgg has a pretty good bundle for those who want to find an affordable build without a lot of rebate hassles or orders from multiple stores.
FX-4100/4GB/1TB SuperCombo
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Quite a bit lower-end than I'd go, but probably good for family members who only do basic web browsing, email, etc.
Throw in a passively-cooled graphics card (to save on heat, since this case only...
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It depends on what model i3 you have, but I would say that the chances are good. This CPU will spank many older i5s and i7s, and is in the middle of the high power CPUs charted. Check it out.
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There are no i3 quad cores :)
What you're seeing is hyperthreading; a dual core with 2 threads per core. AKA 2 additional "virtual CPUs", according to Microsoft.
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and if you have a microcenter around you, you can get a new motherboard and 4100 cpu for $99ar ($10 rebate) and 8gb of ddr3 for about $30. so you could potentially upgrade your current PC for around...
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It could be used to make a decent gaming rig, but the FX-4100 is not faster than most i5's. It's arguably equal to the slowest 1st gen dualcore i5's like the i5-650.
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Desktops are way easier to upgrade and maintain. And this would likely be faster than a notebook in that price range. I would guess that this would get more use and have a lower cost over time.
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Aren't these zambezi chips supposed to really shine when Windows 8 implements some sort of new feature which really ustilizes the zambezi's purpose?
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With a 5770 Vid card it will run Diable III just fine.
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would i better off with a i3- 2100 build though?
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I have many (15+) 2TB Seagate HHD's and have had little problem with them. I had a few 1TB Segates go bad though. Considering one of my towers is in my truck full time I am surprised they last at...
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I'm always serious.
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That, too. While I thoroughly appreciate the insights of many of the community's hardware gurus, I'm sure that a lot of them are put off by this deal because there was no "thrill of the hunt" that...
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i3-2100 will be better overall. It might also be a tad more expensive.
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This will work fine if you're a casual user.
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The Seagate hard drive is decent. I have used several with no problems.. Besides that, the RAM is kickass. The Processor is decent, good system overall.
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I've found this to be the case in recent builds. You can get amazing builds for dirt cheap if you're patient and vigilant. Indeed to compare a barebones or package deal against a string of 10 FP SDs...
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A little exaggeration there? you mean $400 dont you.
i5 and board $215 plus tax already ($232)
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A little exaggeration there? you mean $400 dont you.
i5 and board $215 plus tax already ($232)
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I'm not into gaming, so this question might be a bit silly, but aren't you mostly stressing GPU when you play games? How much of a drop in gaming performance you'd see if you were to use something...
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Can you Please link the i5 setup that just needs ram and disk. I cannot seem to find it. Thank you
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No.. the only i5's / i7's a FX-4100 is out performing are the mobile versions. Even the 1st gen i5-750 @ 2.67ghz is better than this chip.
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Your first statement is way off base. You could get buy with a AMD E-350 for web browsing and email. This is WAY more overkill for that. For the price it's not too terrible. You can pick up...
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Sounds like Gas. :D:D
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Ya, I wish they'd just quit. Then spintel could double their prices and we'd all be much happier.
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