aaksheytalwar
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- Feb 17, 2012
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i am planning to upgrade to core 2 quad q8400 @2.66ghz. will it benefit me?Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz.
i bought a new mobo and still getting stuttering and new ram also and a new hdd alsoso to be clear.. you said your last 3 gpu's have suffered from stuttering? And you've rebuilt /reloaded windows each time?
If that's the case, I would question the slot on the motherboard.. If you have another slot try using that first... Then I would question the power supply... maybe its on its way out.. or simply too weak? (Do you have another you can try swapping in?)
As someone else suggested.. try putting in the card that did work successfully first.. If that no longer works , then you know you have a new problem, relating to your PSU, bad slot, etc..
good luck
Mike
Before upgrading check if your motherboard supports the CPU that you intend to buy, but also compare the price of that second hand CPU + the price that you may get for your CPU+MB+RAM with the price of a new/newer configuration. Maybe it is better to replace the platform (CPU+MB+RAM).
Another explanation could be that you had the same performance with 8400GS, but you did not noticed it or you do not remember.
All the graphics cards that you listed are horrible choices for gaming. Instead of pouring more money into obsolete hardware, you should aim to buy a new (modern/current) PC. Or postpone your game playing until you have at least acceptable hardware.