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Geek Culture / Need recommendation for a good processor!

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The Master Dinasty
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Posted: 15th Apr 2010 20:50
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So i have come to the conclusion of upgrading my pc by hand and by myself i haven`t ever touched anything within a computer beyond the ram and graphics card. So i have the socket type 775, and since i am in game making, and i am a frequent gamer my self. I`ll need something that could run crysis and other programs with out having to much trouble, i need something that needs to be compatible with multitasking. So i was hoping for some help on recommending a processor i am currently looking into Intel Core™ 2 Duo E8500? would that be a good processor?

Also is the only thing that has to be compatible with the processor and mother board the socket type?

Thanks guys.

-Massap2

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puppyofkosh
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If you wanted you could go with a core 2 quad. My friend has a q8400 (I think) at ~2.7 ghz, and can run farcry 2 on it no problem.
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Aertic
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Posted: 16th Apr 2010 22:18 Edited at: 16th Apr 2010 22:20
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AMD Phenom II dual core 550 Black Edition.
Then unlock the four cores of it through your BIOS, simple stuff.
I manage to run Counter-Strike Source's benchmark with 700fps+...

Sadly for that you'll probably also have to upgrade your Motherboard to one that supports AM3. Could end up being around £200+.

But if you want a quad core -- Then actually get a proper quad core.
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PAGAN_old
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Posted: 16th Apr 2010 23:22
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PENTIUM 4 i love that cpu sooo mutch

dont hate people who rip you off,cheat and get away with it, learn from them
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Lemonade
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Posted: 16th Apr 2010 23:41 Edited at: 16th Apr 2010 23:42
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Quote: "PENTIUM 4"


I had a good old P4 a year or so ago...I don't really miss it. Soon I'm going to need to upgrade again. My Pentium D 2.8 keeps hiccuping on me in FL Studio when running a whole bunch of instruments and effects. It also runs at 100% in BF2 when there are 25-30 or more players, causing a slowdown.

I'm with puppyofkosh. Go with a core 2 quad if you can afford it.
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jeffhuys
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Posted: 17th Apr 2010 02:48
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A Core 2 Quad will indeed last for some time. I have upgraded almost every single part in my PC since I bought it (2006? 2007?) and the Q6600 (2.4 GHZ overclocked to 2.9) still works, and how!

So yeah, a C2Q will do the job (it's awesome for video editing too!)



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Darth Vader
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Posted: 17th Apr 2010 05:51
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Intel Quad Core Q6600. Best processor I have ever used and still use (Not comparing it to the i7 cores!)

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CodemanV
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Posted: 18th Apr 2010 03:42
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@Lemonade - Hello.

Suggestion for your "hiccups". Have you tried disabling multi-threading in Fruity Options? Some plugins really don't like that mode and glitch like a bitch.

I had similar problems running multiple NI plugins a while ago and disabling that solved it.

Same goes in any other audio host like CubaseSX, etc.
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PAGAN_old
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Posted: 18th Apr 2010 23:15
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i still have a pentium 4 3.2 gigs and its awesome

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bitJericho
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Posted: 19th Apr 2010 03:34 Edited at: 19th Apr 2010 03:35
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My server runs a 3.2ghz P4. It's awesome for uh, what it does (runs linux with virtualmin gpl)

You can't get by (well, I suppose you can, but it's tedious comparatively) any more with a single core processor when it comes to multitasking, gaming, or any real desktop work.

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Bugsy
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Posted: 19th Apr 2010 07:12
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I reccomend an E8400 core 2 duo or a q6600 core 2 quad.
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