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November 10th, 2008, 10:57 AM
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 Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 4,007
Car: RIP Opel Astra -> 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 43    |  Another "i'm gonna buy a new pc and need your opinion" thread Hi there, ho there Ok, my current pc is from the stone age, so I'm finally gonna buy me a new one. It can't be over 1000 euros and i need to be able to play games for the next three years. I can buy this one for 1050 euros: fully assembled, 3 years warranty and legitimate Windows Vista. I'm gonna play Farcry 2, COD 5, next Splinter Cell, those kinda games. Don't know what motherboard it is, but it's based on P45 chipset... Enclosure: Antec Sonata III enclosure (+ power supply) Processor: Intel Core2Duo E8500 Memory: OCZ 4GB Kit Vista Performance Platinum Edition (2x2GB) 800MHz DDR2 Graphics: CLUB3D HD4870 Overclocked Edition (PCI-E 2.0, 512MB GDDR5, TV-Out,... Storage: SAMSUNG SpinPoint 750GB (HD753LJ, 7200RPM, SATA-II, 32MB) DVD writer: LG GH22NS30 22x DVD+/-RW OS: Win Vista home premium 64 bit So, what do you think? Or is 512mb not good enough for that Ati 4870? THere's also a 1gb version...
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November 10th, 2008, 11:05 AM
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| Lexus? Oh shi-  Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 02:24 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,775
Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 93  | The specs are good... as for it being a good deal, I really have no clue since I don't know the prices there. P.S. Looking forward to CoD5 myself.  |
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November 11th, 2008, 05:58 AM
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Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 54  | Looks good, as for the difference between the 1gb 4870 and the 512mb 4870, here is an article that tests each one to see if its worth it. http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==
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November 11th, 2008, 07:11 AM
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Car: 1973 GMC Sprint, Buick 455, TH400 Rep Power: 14 | I'm not sure what a good price is in Euros, but at the current exchange rate that's nearly $500 US more than I could build it for myself including the cost of Vista (based on Newegg prices). I personally wouldn't go with a Samsung HDD though. WD or Seagate. Other than that, the specs look pretty good. |
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November 11th, 2008, 07:57 AM
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Car: FIAT Punto Sporting 95HP Rep Power: 14 | Looks good man...My only concern is the choice of the 8500. Too much money for too little difference in performance compared to a 8400. You can always do as i did and buy a 8400 and slightly overclock it. Easy, safe and cheaper.
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November 11th, 2008, 10:46 PM
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Car: 2007 E87 BMW 130i LFS Status:  Rep Power: 32 | HD4870 is a brilliant card, just make sure you go for the 1gb version. And E8400 is just as good as an 8500, rather save your money and use it elsewhere.
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