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Whats funny (and unfortunate in a few ways) is if the i3 wasnt locked it they could hit 4-5GHz and mop the floor with pretty much any AMD processor in existence (but alas they are indeed locked down)
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No. Just no.
I know you're basing your information on what you read at tomshardware and such, and up until I built a sandy bridge g630 system I assumed games didn't need a quad core cpu at all,...
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And you're still talking out of your butt. I'm playing Guild Wars 2 right now with a C2D E8400 at 1920 x 1080 on Best Appearance settings (everything High) and it runs just fine. Games are still,...
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Nope. Simply wrong. But ignorance is bliss. But welcome to my ignore list. Oh I love SD for this feature.
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Oh I guess I must be wrong then, you clearly said so. I guess I someone snuck in here and changed my cpu or lowered my video settings. Oh well, back to my GW2 on a dual core cpu running JUST FINE. ...
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I guess an OK deal if you are without a micro center or frys.
Per item cost
$75 AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz Quad-Core BE CPU OEM
$55 ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AMD 760G AM3+ Motherboard
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I just bought one of these processors for my son who plays online minecraft. What can you overclock this processor to? Is it pretty straightforward to do under BIOS settings?
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This all depends on what you want to spend and if you have usable older parts.
If you are an intel fan then the options for you on the low end are the G860 which is around $90 for the CPU or for a...
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I basically want this setup for Guild Wars 2. Good enough for this or upgrade something?
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If DVI is important there's a nearly identical system based on the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2P AMD 760 AM3+ mobo. You give up one of the pcie x2 slots but get very decent on-chip graphics + DVI and save...
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Ok everyone here is comparing this to the i3. Which is fine, we are suppose to compare comparable products to see if its the best deal for the buyer. However, how much would it cost to build an...
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No offense but what you just said isn't exactly correct. Gaming performance has less to do with Dual-core vs Quad-core than with how powerful your graphics card is. Most of the time, if you're...
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Since you asked:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
If we believe Tom's chart then the i3 2100 is two levels better at gaming than a 955BE but not...
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Maybe you were using an older i3?
The reason I mentioned gaming on an i3 2100 is because I have game on one pretty often and I play battlefield just fine fine at ultra settings with a gtx 460.
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Can anyone recommend a barebones assembly service? I feel like toying with a custom-built rig but have no time/desire to assemble one from scratch.
Based on my research, I see that Microcenter...
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Spend $40 more and get an i5 2500k. The improvement ceases to be marginal ... especially once you OC.
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Seriously, next to no games are multithreaded at all, and the ones that are spin off something menial like the sound engine.
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Wow, seriously? Is he trollin?
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Valid points.
Also people have reported problems with this PSU.
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I could use some assistance on a bare bone intel gaming rig as well...
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Complete barebones computer kit at Tiger Direct
AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz Quad-Core BE CPU OEM
ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AMD 760G AM3+ Motherboard
Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 XMS3 4GB DDR3 RAM ...
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An i3 2100 would beat this processor http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/88?vs=289
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Yeah that i5 would destroy the Phenom.
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I added everything individually to my cart on Amazon.com and this comes out to $400+ another $50 or so in shipping.
Not a bad deal at all.
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Overclockers already know but if you get this to 4ghz which should be pretty much guaranteed, depending whether you live in the desert ambient temperatures or not, it'll beat the i3-2100 and will win...
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Define "beat". The i3-2100 loses in 16/30 tests and ties 1 test from your link (wins 13/30).
When I built a computer for my work I was choosing between an i3-2100 and a Phenom 2 955. I chose the...
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No HDMI -always wanted to say that... - or DVI, either. VGA only. It does have serial and parallel ports though. :) Somehow I feel cheated there are no ports for IDE/PATA hard drive or floppy disk....
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If you want to play any modern game with any sort of decent visual settings you will want to get a discrete video card.
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seagate 1.5 HD, bad
power supply bad,
the cpu is good but outdated, you can get them for $60 new now by themselves, better spent waiting for piledriver or getting Intel dual core - it can match the...
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I agree, I wouldn't mess with an I3, but he wanted pricing on an I3. Since I live near a micro center I believe in going cheap:
$90 965BE with BioStar A960G AM3+
or spending a little more:
$265...
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I don't think you guys should argue about the phenom and the i3. Tech forums have beat it to a pulp. In terms of gaming, one has the edge over the other in some games, but it's the opposite in...
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decent deal. :)
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I am sorry but I had an i3 2120 dual core and ran Battlefield 3 on high settings with a GTX 550 ti Graphics card. It is all about the graphics card mostly. The i3 is a little more expensive but...
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Can I get some assistance with a intel gaming rig barebone build? I am trying to shop smart as well as get the most I can out of my money ( which is why we are all here ) I seen this deal but I am...
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Can I get a heck yeah!!! Ultra is ultra awful. Especially since most of the debate here is about overclocking. Overclocking with an ultra power supply is asking to replace your entire system.
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How does this processor compare to the i5 2500K?
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I can't help you there, but I did hear that this processor gets really hot so you might want to look into that
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It's really not a terrible real considering the processor alone was on sale for $90 a few weeks back. That might have been the Black Edition of this processor, but I can't quite remember
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