Soldato
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I personally feel my core i7 will last another 3 or 4 years. My P4 2.8 single core processor lasted me 5 years.
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hmmmmmmmm ,All I care about is giving my fellow forum members as much information as possible in order that they are able to make an informed and factual choice . . .
Bit concerned about some of the graphics cards being touted in this thread, given that he's a gamer and wants a system that'll last 3 years. 5770 won't cut it IMO, it needs to be a GTX460 at the very least, and if that means a slightly cheaper CPU, then so be it.
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I also do not like people suggesting I work for a large corporation because I happen to recommend a lot of hardware made by that manufacturer!![]()
I'd normally agree, but there's such preposterous headroom on i7 it can't be ignoredpeople should compare cpus stock for stock . overclocking is a bonus
Hey Echo,I'd normally agree, but there's such preposterous headroom on i7 it can't be ignored![]()
Ok, I take your word for it, it's a fantasy card anyway!on paper that particular 5830 doesn't look good
the reason why i said people should compare cpus stock for stock, is because not everybody overclocksI'd normally agree, but there's such preposterous headroom on i7 it can't be ignored![]()
This is UPGRADE only the amount of people i know that brought them thinking it was full install is quite high
the reason why i said people should compare cpus stock for stock, is because not everybody overclocks
also nobody knows the max overclock of each chip has they all have different limits.
Hello =VTA=MANFACE
Do you think this is the best advice for the O.P!![]()
you havent? because ive seen posts on here where people havent clocked theres that high !