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Dual xeon 2.8ghz and gaming?

SANDMAN666

SANDMAN666

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Hi..I am thinking of getting a base unit off ebay for my son and was looking at some of the dual xeon dell systems,i was wondering if i added a powerfull graphics card to one of these dual xeon machines,would it be ok for serious gaming as they already have loads of ram and fast hard drives.Got about £200 to spend and can pick one up for under that,thought the processing power might be good for a gaming system.is this a good route to take or am i miss informed?:confused:
 
What core Xeons are they? I have a dual Prestonia core system. The procs are each, essentially, Pentium 4s based on the Northwood core. It's pretty good for gaming but is outpaced by more powerful Core 2-based machines.
 
i think they are 5130 cpus and are 2ghz not 2.8,sorry my mistake.Remember i only have £200 so money is also a factor,and i dont think im gonna get core 2 duo power for that.
 
PinkFloyd said:
You can definitely get some core2duo goodness. How high end it is depeds on which individual bits you need. A decent cpu, motherboard and ram can easily be had for £200.
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Ok m8 cheers...I will go check out the shop and see what i can get for my dosh.:cool:

PS:SORRY about the sig size,will sort it now....cheers dude.;)
 
If anyone has any recomendations for the componenents im looking for,please let me know as its been years since i built a pc from new bits.:)
 
This setup will get you to 3ghz if you have a ok power supply and change out of £200, someone else might suggest a better option mind so its only a guide :D

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £37.99
(£44.64) £37.99
(£44.64)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99
(£29.36) £24.99
(£29.36)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £55.99
(£65.79) £55.99
(£65.79)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Sub Total : £133.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £24.89
Total : £167.10

Hope its a help, you can get quite a nice setup for a few quid these days
 
i have close to the base setup that ultra suggested, and it's fantastic...

if you can, though, go for the setup that Martin suggested - your son will thank you...
 
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