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  • 28-01-2012 5:46pm
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    Bonesy.
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭


    I was going to get an i3 gaming build but my budget has been cut for that as I'm getting an iPhone soon, so getting second had parts:

    550W WinPower PSU

    DFI LanParty NF4-SLI-DR Mobo

    AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200

    Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro (AM2/939)

    There the technical parts, getting case, hdd and dvd drive aswell, all the parts mentioned will be second hand and will total up to about 120 euro , so 2 questions, 1: How are these parts for gaming? and 2: Would a sapphire 6870 be good for this? Taaa!


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    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    No, the AMD X2 is pretty poor by today's standards. It's pretty much minimum requirements for most games these days. You should try get something a step up tbh


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    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    TBH you should just wait and save up the money and put it towards your i3, there's not much point in getting that build.


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    Daniel S
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    I'm a cheap bastard and even I wouldn't buy a 4200. You'd be better of with a Sempron 140 even (they can unlock to a dual core some times).

    At this stage, you need to be going ddr3/am3.

    Don't bother with that cpu cooler either. If you can't afford to buy good processors, you don't need to go spending money on coolers (unless you're going to get a low end of a line and overclock it to get to the higher end of the same line and save money).


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    Bonesy.
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Bonesy.


    Thanks lads :)


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    sell iphone, buy android and then with 90% of money left over buy gaming machine.


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    Bonesy.
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Bonesy.


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    sell iphone, buy android and then with 90% of money left over buy gaming machine.
    Had an android(HTC Wildfire) before, really didn't like it, over a few months it was barely functioning speed wise, terrible battery life, there had to be a nack to send and recieve texts, didnt like it that much at all..


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Bonesy. wrote: »
    Had an android(HTC Wildfire) before, really didn't like it, over a few months it was barely functioning speed wise, terrible battery life, there had to be a nack to send and recieve texts, didnt like it that much at all..

    there are good and bad androids.

    i am using iphone 3gs myself and its my last one. i got misses sony ericson ray which runs circles around my $phone.


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