Is this a good deal for a quad core?

zijin_cheng · 08-17-2008, 02:17 PM

Hi, is this a good deal on a quad core? phenom 9500, 256mb geforce 6800, 2gb ram, 600watt. for $389. If not, where can i find better deals

jumbo1990ny · 08-17-2008, 03:07 PM

What is your intentions with this computer cause i just recently had a small company that builds computers on the side build me a computer where their suppliers was newegg.com and they let me choose my parts...total was 1600... I know thats alot but if you price each part it comes out to over 2100 ...+ im getting a keyboard mouse and Call of Duty 4 for free.

Case- Antec900
Processor- intel q9450 2.66
PSU- Corsair 750w
Motherboard- EVGA 780i
Memory- Corsair 4gb 2x2
Cooling/Heatsink- Zalman 9500a
Videocard- EVGA Gtx280
Hard Drive- Seagate Barracuda 500gb
Burner- Samsung Lightscribe DVD Burner
Monitor- Samsung 22" 2253BW
Wireless- Linksys PCI Wireless Card
OS- Vista Premium 64 Bit

Anyways I guess Im saying you could probably do better especially if thats your current computer specs in your sig area. I mean why upgrade from a 6600 to a 6800...if your on a budget I say save up. If you know how to build your own pc its alot cheaper. Check out newegg.com

Toucan Sam · 08-17-2008, 08:18 PM

That graphics card is nothing to write home about. That's not ANY upgrade from what you have. If you're just trying to get a "deal" then sure and resell it. If you're looking for an upgrade, don't go near that thing.

zijin_cheng · 08-18-2008, 06:37 AM

Would the my deal be cheaper if i bought it then replaced the graphics card with maybe an HD 3870 with dx10.1? the price is in canadian.

zijin_cheng · 08-18-2008, 06:41 AM

I'm debating between a laptop or a desktop, if i do get a laptop, just to be sure, should i get a turion RM-70 or a Intel T5750? Which one is better for gaming? (If all the other specs are the same)

**PaddyN** · 08-18-2008, 08:14 AM

the T7200 was my choice for gaming, never got any noticeable lag.
look at the fujitsu siemens amilo pi 1536 2gb one...thats a nice laptop!

further more you could always just build your own..say quad core and 2gb ram and mobo bundle here is £99, making it $200

you could find some cheap deals on ebay :)

Toucan Sam · 08-18-2008, 08:15 AM

when gaming, always go intel. it's so much better by many aspects. even though it's more expensive. thats WHY its more expensive.
if you replaced the card with a 3870, the bottleneck in the desktop would be the processor at only 2.2ghz. i'd still say keep looking.

zijin_cheng · 08-18-2008, 08:26 AM

oh, so you're saying that a core 2 extreme would be waayyyy better? the ones that clock at like 3ghz...... if so.... oh man, hey mom... can i borrow 6000....

Toucan Sam · 08-19-2008, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by zijin_cheng

oh, so you're saying that a core 2 extreme would be waayyyy better? the ones that clock at like 3ghz...... if so.... oh man, hey mom... can i borrow 6000....

you don't need 6000 or anywhere close to it. you don't neex extremes either.
e8400's cost 170$ at 3ghz easily overclockable to 3.8ghz (with after-market cooler)

08-17-2008, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
zijin_cheng Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 220 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Is this a good deal for a quad core? Hi, is this a good deal on a quad core? phenom 9500, 256mb geforce 6800, 2gb ram, 600watt. for $389. If not, where can i find better deals __________________ MY SICK RIG AMD Athlon 2000+ 1.7Ghz 768Ram Geforce 6600 256m MY NEW SICK RIG Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2.0Ghz 4Gb Ram Geforce 9600m GT 512mb DDR2

08-17-2008, 03:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
jumbo1990ny Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 59 OS: Vista	Re: Is this a good deal for a quad core? What is your intentions with this computer cause i just recently had a small company that builds computers on the side build me a computer where their suppliers was newegg.com and they let me choose my parts...total was 1600... I know thats alot but if you price each part it comes out to over 2100 ...+ im getting a keyboard mouse and Call of Duty 4 for free. Case- Antec900 Processor- intel q9450 2.66 PSU- Corsair 750w Motherboard- EVGA 780i Memory- Corsair 4gb 2x2 Cooling/Heatsink- Zalman 9500a Videocard- EVGA Gtx280 Hard Drive- Seagate Barracuda 500gb Burner- Samsung Lightscribe DVD Burner Monitor- Samsung 22" 2253BW Wireless- Linksys PCI Wireless Card OS- Vista Premium 64 Bit Anyways I guess Im saying you could probably do better especially if thats your current computer specs in your sig area. I mean why upgrade from a 6600 to a 6800...if your on a budget I say save up. If you know how to build your own pc its alot cheaper. Check out newegg.com Last edited by jumbo1990ny; 08-17-2008 at 03:10 PM.

08-17-2008, 08:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Toucan Sam Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: charlotte, nc Posts: 153 OS: vista 64-bit SP1 My System	Re: Is this a good deal for a quad core? That graphics card is nothing to write home about. That's not ANY upgrade from what you have. If you're just trying to get a "deal" then sure and resell it. If you're looking for an upgrade, don't go near that thing.

08-18-2008, 06:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
zijin_cheng Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 220 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Is this a good deal for a quad core? Would the my deal be cheaper if i bought it then replaced the graphics card with maybe an HD 3870 with dx10.1? the price is in canadian. __________________ MY SICK RIG AMD Athlon 2000+ 1.7Ghz 768Ram Geforce 6600 256m MY NEW SICK RIG Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2.0Ghz 4Gb Ram Geforce 9600m GT 512mb DDR2

08-18-2008, 06:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
zijin_cheng Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 220 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Is this a good deal for a quad core? I'm debating between a laptop or a desktop, if i do get a laptop, just to be sure, should i get a turion RM-70 or a Intel T5750? Which one is better for gaming? (If all the other specs are the same) __________________ MY SICK RIG AMD Athlon 2000+ 1.7Ghz 768Ram Geforce 6600 256m MY NEW SICK RIG Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2.0Ghz 4Gb Ram Geforce 9600m GT 512mb DDR2

08-18-2008, 08:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
PaddyN TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 651 OS: XP SP2/Ubuntu/FedoraCore8 My System	Re: Is this a good deal for a quad core? the T7200 was my choice for gaming, never got any noticeable lag. look at the fujitsu siemens amilo pi 1536 2gb one...thats a nice laptop! further more you could always just build your own..say quad core and 2gb ram and mobo bundle here is £99, making it $200 you could find some cheap deals on ebay :)

08-18-2008, 08:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Toucan Sam Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: charlotte, nc Posts: 153 OS: vista 64-bit SP1 My System	Re: Is this a good deal for a quad core? when gaming, always go intel. it's so much better by many aspects. even though it's more expensive. thats WHY its more expensive. if you replaced the card with a 3870, the bottleneck in the desktop would be the processor at only 2.2ghz. i'd still say keep looking. Last edited by Toucan Sam; 08-18-2008 at 08:19 AM.

08-18-2008, 08:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
zijin_cheng Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 220 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Is this a good deal for a quad core? oh, so you're saying that a core 2 extreme would be waayyyy better? the ones that clock at like 3ghz...... if so.... oh man, hey mom... can i borrow 6000.... __________________ MY SICK RIG AMD Athlon 2000+ 1.7Ghz 768Ram Geforce 6600 256m MY NEW SICK RIG Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2.0Ghz 4Gb Ram Geforce 9600m GT 512mb DDR2