Building and Learning - Page 2

Phædrus2401 · 11-05-2009, 10:01 AM

And what games would you like to play, or what genres?

salar · 11-05-2009, 10:19 AM

games like GTA IV ,Prototype and more new games like assassin creed 2 that is going to come and needs very COOL cpu and etc...anyways phaedrus if it was necessary i can spend less than 800$ but that burns money so if it be between 300~500$ and become a pro pc then thats cool...
and also i think my power supply is not bad it is Green brand and model of midi 2005 plus
but if it needs to be changed then so be it...thanks

**greenbrucelee** · 11-05-2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by salar

something between 300~500$ if possible and thanks for the helping

youd be hard pressed to build a good gaming system for that budget.

If you want to go for the E8400 (I have one) then you need a motherboard that is LGA775 campatible.

salar · 11-05-2009, 11:53 AM

you mean E8400 wont work on my own Motherboard (gigabyte-GA-945p-s3) ?
umm...what if i get another cpu that is as good as E8400 and can work on my gigabyte?is it worth to try?

**greenbrucelee** · 11-05-2009, 12:01 PM

No the E8400 will work. I mean you will have to up your budget probably to the $800 you mentioned, you would need to add a good brand power supply and faster ram.

Madcatz · 11-05-2009, 12:30 PM

Whether the E8400 will work in your motherboard or not depends on which version it is. For the GA-945P-S3 came in three different versions, v1.0, v2.0, and v3.3. Only v3.3 has CPU support for the E8400

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...ProductID=2432

Normally you can tell what version it is by looking on the motherboard itself, will usually say near the brand and model number printed on it.

salar · 11-05-2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Madcatz

Whether the E8400 will work in your motherboard or not depends on which version it is. For the GA-945P-S3 came in three different versions, v1.0, v2.0, and v3.3. Only v3.3 has CPU support for the E8400

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...ProductID=2432

Normally you can tell what version it is by looking on the motherboard itself, will usually say near the brand and model number printed on it.

i looked at it again and found this :
D3300G
LAG 775
is that something about the version that u said ?

salar · 11-05-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by greenbrucelee

No the E8400 will work. I mean you will have to up your budget probably to the $800 you mentioned, you would need to add a good brand power supply and faster ram.

ok but how can i find out that my current Power supply is not enough and needs to be changed for the cpu and other cards?
and about the budget ,Ok i can make it up to 800$

salar · 11-05-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by salar

i looked at it again and found this :
D3300G
LAG 775
is that something about the version that u said ?

oh nvm i think i found something in gigabyte website ...i will write the version number

Madcatz · 11-05-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by salar

oh nvm i think i found something in gigabyte website ...i will write the version number

I just found this on thier website that shows you where the version number is located at. I was way off, lol.

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...spx?FAQID=2234

salar · 11-05-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Madcatz

I just found this on thier website that shows you where the version number is located at. I was way off, lol.

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...spx?FAQID=2234

hehe thx...im about to turn computer off and see the version...
i turned 2 times the computer off today so dont want to turn it off very fast again

salar · 11-06-2009, 04:09 PM

reversion 1 .
i found it at the motherboard

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salar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 41 OS: XP Service Pack 2 - XP Service Pack 3	Re: Building and Learning games like GTA IV ,Prototype and more new games like assassin creed 2 that is going to come and needs very COOL cpu and etc...anyways phaedrus if it was necessary i can spend less than 800$ but that burns money so if it be between 300~500$ and become a pro pc then thats cool... and also i think my power supply is not bad it is Green brand and model of midi 2005 plus but if it needs to be changed then so be it...thanks Last edited by salar; 11-05-2009 at 10:36 AM.

11-05-2009, 11:53 AM	#24 (permalink)
salar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 41 OS: XP Service Pack 2 - XP Service Pack 3	Re: Building and Learning you mean E8400 wont work on my own Motherboard (gigabyte-GA-945p-s3) ? umm...what if i get another cpu that is as good as E8400 and can work on my gigabyte?is it worth to try? Last edited by salar; 11-05-2009 at 11:58 AM.

11-05-2009, 12:01 PM	#25 (permalink)
greenbrucelee Mentor Hardware team Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,849 OS: XP SP3 My System	Re: Building and Learning No the E8400 will work. I mean you will have to up your budget probably to the $800 you mentioned, you would need to add a good brand power supply and faster ram. __________________ Microsoft certified professional, Network +, A+ certified

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Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,389 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: Building and Learning Whether the E8400 will work in your motherboard or not depends on which version it is. For the GA-945P-S3 came in three different versions, v1.0, v2.0, and v3.3. Only v3.3 has CPU support for the E8400 http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...ProductID=2432 Normally you can tell what version it is by looking on the motherboard itself, will usually say near the brand and model number printed on it. __________________ memtest86+ \| Hard Drive Diags \| Speed Fan \| Unknown Device Identifier

11-06-2009, 04:09 PM	#32 (permalink)
salar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 41 OS: XP Service Pack 2 - XP Service Pack 3	Re: Building and Learning reversion 1 . i found it at the motherboard