Tf2 Lag.

[Molasses]

ECS Elitegroup is an awfully cheap brand.

The motherboard is one of the things you don't want to cut corners on.

He would be better off with this motherboard instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128383

-_- The other one has better reviews.

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[Starcraftman]

Will do. With this should most games run smoothly?

Yes you should be able to play just about any pc game that out today,even crysis ( although not on max+ assuming you have more then 1 gb ram).

ECS Elitegroup is an awfully cheap brand.

The motherboard is one of the things you don't want to cut corners on.

He would be better off with this motherboard instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128383

And if you were to get 2gb of RAM, you should get this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098

Go with this, its better.

[n0cturni]

Actually, nix the motherboard idea.

I just noticed it wasn't AM3-compatible.

But in other words, the Gigabyte board would have been better compared to the ECS one.

I'm looking for a compatible board now.

EDIT: He could go with this, but the problem is that there is no free shipping. So he may or may not be able to get it. It'd be worth it, though.

[Molasses]

You guys can discuss the motherboards. I have no clue about them. I'll be checking for a final decision. If you ever come up with one.

[Molasses]

I won't have 150 bucks for a long while, so don't worry about shipping.

[Starcraftman]

The shipping would only be about $10.

[Molasses]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773


I was looking in the reviews and a guy had this as his processor.

It seems like it's worth the extra cash.

Edit; About the casing.

[General Nick]

I missed a lot. Also I don't think your processor may be bottlenecking it I don't know where the hell you get this stuff from Starcraft. I used to have almost an exact same rig like that, but 8600 and it ran source fine.

[Molasses]

I missed a lot. Also I don't think your processor may be bottlenecking it I don't know where the hell you get this stuff from Starcraft. I used to have almost an exact same rig like that, but 8600 and it ran source fine.

Tf2?

[Harm94]

I wish I could afford a new computer.

[General Nick]

Tf2?

Not TF2, but HL2. Ran on medium.

[Molasses]

Not TF2, but HL2. Ran on medium.

Yeah, exactly. I want to run Tf2. This cpu can run Hl2 on high.

[General Nick]

Yeah, exactly. I want to run Tf2. This cpu can run Hl2 on high.

If it can run HL2 on high then I don't see how it can't run TF2 at least on low.

Max out everything to the lowest. Resolution, field of view, textures, everything.
Then set it to DX level 8.

[Molasses]

If it can run HL2 on high then I don't see how it can't run TF2 at least on low.

Max out everything to the lowest. Resolution, field of view, textures, everything.
Then set it to DX level 8.

I could try resolution, but I doubt that will help. Tf2 requires much more than Hl2 does.

[n0cturni]

If it can run HL2 on high then I don't see how it can't run TF2 at least on low.

Processing. Everyone shooting everyone at the same time. At least that's what I think. I have an 8600gt and it obliterates TF2, without AA.

Anyway eli, if you're going to buy that Dual core, you may as well get this Quad core for 2 dollars more. All of the cores combined make 7.7 Ghz.

Plus it uses less power.