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[NFSPD]

I currently have an E8400 and I am wondering if I upgrade to a Q9450 would that make a big difference for gaming only. Also if I keep the E8400 how long can I expect it to play games well. I play bf2142, crysis

my current setup

E8400
evga 780i mobo
raptor HD
8gb ddr2 6400
evga 8800 ultra
Antec 900 Case


thanks

 

[Scottae]

why not just oc that chip and see if you like it.... not going to notice a real difference with a quad for gaming...My Q6600 @ 4Ghz during crysis still got beat around at 1920 x 1200 With high settings AA and AF on... dunno if it was the 8800Gtx not handleing it or what... but....your money your call...

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Originally posted by: NFSPD
I currently have an E8400 and I am wondering if I upgrade to a Q9450 would that make a big difference for gaming only. Also if I keep the E8400 how long can I expect it to play games well. I play bf2142, crysis

my current setup

E8400
evga 780i mobo
raptor HD
8gb ddr2 6400
evga 8800 ultra
Antec 900 Case


thanks

you can probably expect to run that chip until programmers make a game that can't run it anymore... say if there were a mod to crysis that everyone liked then i'd suggest looking at Nehalem... until then, either of those will do fine

 

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: Scottae
why not just oc that chip and see if you like it.... not going to notice a real difference with a quad for gaming...My Q6600 @ 4Ghz during crysis still got beat around at 1920 x 1200 With high settings AA and AF on... dunno if it was the 8800Gtx not handleing it or what... but....your money your call...

it was your gpu bottlenecking you. There isn't a single gpu on the market, not even gtx 280, that can run crysis well at 1920x1200 with aa/af. Even crossfire gtx 280 would struggle with that.

@op, keep the e8400, oc it to ~3.5+ for gaming but after you're done oc'ing enable c1e and eist to keep the clocks down at idle. Your room will be much cooler and you'll have a fantastic gaming rig for the forseeable future, certainly the next 2-3 years.

 

[Denithor]

Yeah, it's pretty much your video card holding you back, not your e8400.

Pick up a second Ultra or else sell that one and buy two 9800GTX for SLI (around $400 for a pair today, which will beat the GTX 280 even at extreme resolutions with AA/AF enabled). Then you can play Crysis & etc smoothly.