Budget Gaming Machine Build! Need help ASAP!
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Actually, the i3-2120 is superior to any of the AMD FX processors when strictly talking about gaming performance:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120-10.html
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Budget Gaming Machine Build! Need help ASAP!
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Here you have a machine that includes a 1tb hard drive and a motherboard, double the processor power, double the ram, near identical GPU for $558.
Seems to me like a much better deal.
ASUS M5A99X...
Budget Gaming Machine Build! Need help ASAP!
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Don't forget about this. I use this for schoolwork and word processor.
The Free and Open Productivity Suite,
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and access database alternative.
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Now openoffice.org brand is under the shadow of oracle.
The whole development team moved to Libreoffice in 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libreoffice
Budget Gaming Machine Build! Need help ASAP!
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Let's agree to disagree. I believe Passmark ratings way more than one Tom's study.
It's not that I don't like Toms, but I benchmark several machines everyday, and seeing is believing.
BTW: I'm not...
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If you setup deal alerts and get this bit by bit you could probably save yourself a little money. If I were building a new system I might also go with the 2500k i5 even if it's a bit more than your...
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Here are the Passmark benchmark scores for those two GPU's
Radeon HD 6770 Score = 1749 Ranked 65th.
Radeon HD 7770 Score = 2021 Ranked 54th
Not exactly a big difference, one 54th and the other...
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Or would this be a better build? (Utilizing Tom's Hardware as a guide with an upgraded Video card and processor)
Cart Item List:
MSI R7770-2PMD1GD5/OC Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit...
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That's still a 15% difference and the 7770 uses less power to do it. That might not qualify as big but it's certainly noticeable.
Passmark scores are largely irrelevant for gaming, which is...
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Hi all!
I am getting ready to order parts for a budget gaming / office build for a new computer (my first DIY build). Could anyone who knows please review my parts and drop their two cents? Some...
