well it's happened

[ElFenix]

with the release of the 77xx series, my big power-eating 'gaming computer' is now barely entry-level of the current generation everything. my c2q is slower playing games than a pentium g620 and my 4870 is pretty well matched by the 7750.

this makes me sad.


(though, prices for this level of performance really haven't come down from what i paid years ago 🙂 )

IB and 78xx (or maybe nvidia) here we come :wub:

 

[gmaster456]

What Core 2 Quad do you have? It would depend on the game to determine whether or not a Pentium g620 actually outperforms it. For most games made in the last year to two years, I doubt that's the case. That being said an upgrade sure wouldn't hurt. You'd likely see a good performance boost.

 

[ElFenix]

What Core 2 Quad do you have? It would depend on the game to determine whether or not a Pentium g620 actually outperforms it. For most games made in the last year to two years, I doubt that's the case. That being said an upgrade sure wouldn't hurt. You'd likely see a good performance boost.

q8400, stock clocked, under volted.


bench says it's slower than the G620 by a hair. well, more like a braid. :sneaky:

 

[Remobz]

q8400, stock clocked, under volted.


bench says it's slower than the G620 by a hair. well, more like a braid. :sneaky:

You feel bad?

My computer is worse than your one. Trust me.

I can only play old games and nothing new.

 

[ElFenix]

You feel bad?

My computer is worse than your one. Trust me.

I can only play old games and nothing new.

not bad, just sad. a little.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

So now what?

 

[Fire&Blood]

As a Sempron 3100 user with a AGP slot mobo, I take offense to this thread. However, I'll be back soon to make fun of you.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I just ordered the rest of my new system parts from Newegg today. I run at stock so it was an i5-2500 (not K), ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 ($105), 8 GB Crucial RAM ($35), and an $18 Lite-on DVD burner.

$368 shipped for twice the RAM and 3-4 times the CPU power of my current E8400 and 4 GB.

 

[jpeyton]

Desktop computer components are so inexpensive, spending $300 is enough it keep you at the bleeding edge.

Maybe a little extra if you do heavy gaming.

~$200 for a CPU, $70 for a motherboard and $30 for RAM (if you need it).