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Hi, I'm building a gaming computer and wanted to know if my CPU and GPU are good enough for new games like bioshock and fallout 3. I was talking with a friend and he said that if I got what was new a little while ago, it'll still give me good performance at a better price instead of buying the newest thing like an Intel Core i7.
This is the CPU i'm going to get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...20BX80571E7500
This is the GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...h%20H467QT512P
Could I get a very good frame rate with these, or should I upgrade?
This is the CPU i'm going to get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...20BX80571E7500
This is the GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...h%20H467QT512P
Could I get a very good frame rate with these, or should I upgrade?
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Originally Posted by handslice 
lol.... thanks for sharing anyways...
not everyone has an opinion i guess!
I personally am not a gamer so i would have no idea!
maybe better ? asked on a gamer help forum!
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Your preferred processor and video card are already considered high end peripherals. In addition, make your RAM memory on its 2GB. For sure, it could drive your game requirements very smoothly.
yeah that graphics card is very good, i have the same but another brands and the 256mb version, runs games very well. Just make sure you get a decent power supply on it and invest in a good case and cooling, as the card gets very hot (like 70-80 c)
The CPU seems good. Core2 is a good choice atm, because they get better performance generally than an X2, and the new core i7s are too expensive right now.
if your into overclocking, theres quite a lot of potential with the Core2s. One thing to note, for gaming buy a decent third party heatsink and fan and use good paste like AS5. The stock heatsink isnt that good.
The CPU seems good. Core2 is a good choice atm, because they get better performance generally than an X2, and the new core i7s are too expensive right now.
if your into overclocking, theres quite a lot of potential with the Core2s. One thing to note, for gaming buy a decent third party heatsink and fan and use good paste like AS5. The stock heatsink isnt that good.
Last edited by jbennet; Mar 26th, 2009 at 1:57 pm.
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