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Offline choker41

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Re: Do I need a new card or a new comp?
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2011, 10:33:04 PM »
Just saw an email from tigerdirect for a barebone system for$199. Case , quadcore, 2gb ram 400w psu optical drive and 500gb hdd. Pretty basic.
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Offline SectorNine50

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Re: Do I need a new card or a new comp?
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2011, 01:28:29 PM »
Quote from: choker41 on February 09, 2011, 10:33:04 PM
Just saw an email from tigerdirect for a barebone system for$199. Case , quadcore, 2gb ram 400w psu optical drive and 500gb hdd. Pretty basic.

AMD or Intel?  That is dirt cheap...  Most quads are $150+ by them selves now, aren't they?
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Offline jocrp6

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Re: Do I need a new card or a new comp?
« Reply #17 on: February 14, 2011, 07:22:07 AM »
But do ya really need a quad-4 for for gaming?  I was reading where  certain dual-cores were good for gaming!
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Re: Do I need a new card or a new comp?
« Reply #18 on: February 14, 2011, 08:24:41 PM »
Quote from: jocrp6 on February 14, 2011, 07:22:07 AM
But do ya really need a quad-4 for for gaming?  I was reading where  certain dual-cores were good for gaming!

More and more modern games are recommending quad cores.  Almost all of the modern EA games are, at least.
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