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Core 2 Duo E8600 or Q9400 ?

Crooked — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:06:04 +0800

Hey guys,

need to make a quick decision. What this rig will be using for is onling gaming, RA3 or probably some FPS.. but not much.. mostly RTS and online gaming. There will be internet surfing, chatting, voice communication running at the same time the game runs.. but no heavy graphic design stuff going on..

so I was thinking of either E8600 or Q9400 .. what are the difference, in terms of performance.. as both have similar price range..

New Gaming Rig Recommendation

Crooked — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:09:32 +0800

Hey guys. I am currently running on a dual core 2.2ghz and 7600gs gc, gigabyte mobo, 2g ram.

I am planning to get my rig during the CNY period next year, well, its next year but its like two months from now, so i guess its time for me to get some advises and research on what I am actually looking for. I have a 22" LCD running on a second monitor which is my old one 15".. so it doesnt matter as that is just for some extra desktop space i can use.

Anyway, back to the point, I already have the screen.. what i need is just a new rig with a budget of approximately RM 3,500. I do not play FPS games but I am obsessed with WoW and pretty critical on the graphics and flow of the graphics. I do appreciate any advises and recommendations given.

Basically, what I am looking at is as follow:

1. Processor - I am looking at Quad Core. Basically i do have quite a number of programs running behind WoW.
2. RAM - I am aiming for 4gb. (well RAMS are dirt cheap unless we are talking about high end DDR3 stuff, but im open to suggestions)
3. MOBO - well frankly speaking, there are so many out there.. I have absolutely no idea.. any suggestions, greatly appreciated.
4. GC - If there are no bottlenecking issues, I am happy to go with an absolutely good one. Prolly the new HD4870 or GTX280 ? (I will keep on eye on goldfries.com's reviews, but at the mean time, any suggestions are good!)
5. Casing - Coolermaster anything good?
6. Power supply - 600W enough?

One more thing, I am leaning heavily on Vista.. so that might prolly help with the choices and I do not know anything about OC'ing.. so prolly I will stay with stock performances..

Thanks in advance..

edit: added info on OC.
edit2: RAM req reduced.

Thaurissan - Alliance Inc

Crooked — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:14:26 +0800

So there's free transfer from Amanthul, Nagrand and Kaz to Thaurissan offere to only Alliance.

As to date, top 5 raiding guilds from Nagrand has transferred over to Thaurissan. They are Kaos, Tribunal, Dynasty, Avarice and Knights of Blackrose. Huge change in the server economy. We shall see how it goes.

Nagrand Citizens

Crooked — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:19:19 +0800

Just out of my curiosity, I would really love to meet some of the fellow Malaysians in Nagrand.

So far, really i only know a handful of them. Well, that could because im in an Aussie guild. So far, i know We PuG BT and Happy Hour is a GMT +8 guilds and i know Happy Hour is led by malaysian. Show us a hand if you are in the community !!

Recommendation for Gaming Rig

Crooked — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:45:30 +0800

Hey guys,

I'm currently using some gigabyte mobo.. forgot whats that.. its been quite some time.. and a geforce 8600gs graphics card on 2g ram.

I plan to get a good gaming pc.. in 2-3 months time. I have a budget of around Rm4k without the monitor. I have a perfect monitor.. i just need a new rig.

I would like to focus on graphic quality and stability so i would like focus on performance. I checked the site from goldfries.. but i would like a second opinion. Thanks for your help..

Advice needed on Graphics Card

Crooked — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:53:16 +0800

Recently my 7600gs died-ed on me and i replaced 8400gs on my Gigabyte 945GZM-S2 motherboard and im running on 2gb ram. intel dual core.

Previously when i was using the 7600gs and 1gb ram, I was getting healthy fps on my WoW .. but just right after i got in my 8400gs and added another ram, my WoW was running at 6-8 fps compared to previously 59-60fps.

I read somewhere in nVidia forums, they said something about not having enough power from my PSU. well, my PSU is giving me 450W. i dont think its that problem...

I need help..