Recent content by Jadchor

For gaming purposes get the E8500 because it's better than the Q6600. AnandTech: AMD's Phenom X4 9950, 9350e and 9150e: Lower Prices, Voltage Tricks and Strange Behavior

I'd go with the Q6600 if you'll be overclocking and the Q9550 if you decide not to. If you're going to be doing some hardcore gaming I'd suggest the E8500 instead as you will get more performance with games than the Q6600. The RAM you chose is intense and I wouldn't even think about changing...

I have put together two different gaming computers for around the same price, and I can't decide which one to go with. I need valid opinions and your choice of the two, which can be picked in the poll. Features: Gaming Computer No.1: - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz - ASUS Radeon HD 4850...

Sound Card: Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards Video Card: Newegg.com - ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics /...

Dude, I forgot all about the sound card .. ! I was hearing some talk about a xfi sound card. Anyone know what sound card I should get for gaming that is reasonably cheap?

Ah, I changed the motherboard from 680i to 750i. The 750i ended up being $10 cheaper than the 680i, which was weird, but I'm not arguing about that. I'm going to make a list of two separate computers, including the one I have above, and a modified list with the parts vern and zedman have...

Updated thread with a new choice of RAM.

Well, over the past three days I've been researching parts to put together a nice gaming desktop. But I'm, subsequently, a noob when it comes to building computers. I built a custom computer around four years ago, but my uncle helped me in the process. I'm aiming to get top notch parts (around...