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Subject: upgrade time!
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gameboy1 16.08.10 - 06:37pm
hey guys, require your tech opinion. My current rig is as follows, 2gb ram, 9600gt, amd dual core 5000+. I want a new card, mabye the gts250, 5570 or 5750. I also want a new cpu, will i benefit from a amd x2 dual 240? * +
proton 16.08.10 - 06:48pm
consider amd athlon 2x3 430 good for gaming. Costs only 70usd * +
gameboy1 16.08.10 - 07:03pm
its not available 2 me. Wil say what is in a bit. * +
djtaktix 16.08.10 - 07:38pm
tell me the budget you have first . helps a lott * +
gameboy1 16.08.10 - 11:05pm
i dont have a huge budget atm. I basically askin if those will b good enough, especially cpu wise. Im not too unhappy with gpu bt i THINK im gettn a bottleneck atm... * +
spartan2 16.08.10 - 11:12pm
I think the 550 BE works on AM2+? check board compatability. Thats a decent chip to pick because if you upgrade your board later you can try unlocking it to a quad. Good choice IMO. * +
spartan2 16.08.10 - 11:15pm
550 BE + secondhand 4890 off ebay = win 
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jay.mack 17.08.10 - 04:29am
yje x2 240 is not an upgrade m8, its basicaly the same chip on a smaller die, with a very slight performance gain of about 1-2 percent. not worth the cash at all. if your insisting on keeping a dual setup which to my eye is a waste of time now as they are minimum spec on todays games you want a 600 series or better but realy your best saving up another 50 usd /r500 /40 gbp and getin a 2.4 quad * +
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