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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:52 pm
by John Cartwright
Burrito wrote:Jcart wrote:Okay.. I get it.. so why do I need a new processor?
just to suit your bacon-eating well being.
Ah Gotcha. In that case I'm going to build this machine in spite of your Canadian bacon hatrage, buy the USB to Bacon cord (Canadian edition) then fork out all the Canadian bacon I can get. Take over US bacon markets, then force you to eat (great) Canadian bacon.
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:55 pm
by RobertGonzalez
Jcart wrote:Okay.. I get it.. so why do I need a new processor?
Because Burrito is building your machine for you...
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:56 pm
by jayshields
Haha I love you Burrito!
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:00 pm
by jayshields
You guys across the pond get it so much better than us
$679.99 for you, £489.99 (~$933.87) for me (
http://ebuyer.com).
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:10 pm
by Burrito
jayshields wrote:Haha I love you Burrito!
I love you too jay.

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:40 pm
by feyd
At minimum, I'd jump to a dual-core processor, that helps loads on many games. What audio card are you running? Your FSB and other chipset settings may do better with some tuning. Definitely upping to a dual-video setup will help too. Is your HDD SATA 1 or 2? Some lower cost solutions would be looking at upgrading the cooling you have which will give the existing video card more headroom and help cool many other components. I wouldn't go as far as submersion into mineral oil, but may a liquid cooled setup.
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:39 pm
by Chris Corbyn
feyd wrote:I wouldn't go as far as submersion into mineral oil
Anyways, despite the number of replies am I riht in saying you have a PCI Video card JCart? I always though PCI Video hardware was an immediate loss anyway but then, I'm not a gamer even by a fraction. If I require a powerful computer it's mostly for compiling source code faster

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:42 pm
by Burrito
d11wtq wrote: am I riht in saying you have a PCI Video card JCart?
he has PCI-E which is much different than PCI.
PCI-E (express) is the latest generation for graphics.
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:45 pm
by Burrito
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:47 pm
by Chris Corbyn
Ah ha, gotcha

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:24 pm
by Trenchant
Video cards take a lot of strain off your CPU while gaming. I would highly recommend a vid card.