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[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments
Tokthree:
--- Quote from: Squideey on January 03, 2016, 03:41:36 AM ---What's the difference between a CPU and a GPU
why don't we just use GPUs if they're like a billion times better than any CPU
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Because they're not, they're made to do things that CPU's can't but not things that CPU's can
Squideey:
I'm going to buy a GPU that's less powerful than my CPU just because upgrading the GPU is a lot easier than the CPU.
espio100:
--- Quote from: Squideey on January 03, 2016, 04:22:02 AM ---I'm going to buy a GPU that's less powerful than my CPU just because upgrading the GPU is a lot easier than the CPU.
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Its litteraly the same unless you have a different socket and have to buy a different mobo?
Squideey:
--- Quote from: espio100 on January 03, 2016, 04:26:11 AM ---Its litteraly the same unless you have a different socket and have to buy a different mobo?
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Last time I built a PC the video card just plugged into the motherboard. The CPU I had to delicately lay down with thermal paste and put the heatsink on top of it.
espio100:
--- Quote from: Squideey on January 03, 2016, 04:32:36 AM ---Last time I built a PC the video card just plugged into the motherboard. The CPU I had to delicately lay down with thermal paste and put the heatsink on top of it.
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2 extra steps wowzers.
Just buy good parts at the start.