test-acc

Originally Posted by test-acc

So now that I have my new computer arriving next week, it's time for me to plan what games i'll be playing! The last game I wanted to play but couldn't was Company of Heroes. I needed 1gb of ram and I only had 512mb =( So I just played SC/D2 till eventually my video card died and this PC went to ****. I had my PS3 so I didn't care.

Anyway now that I have a quad core + 5770 + 4gb ram i'll be able to play all/most games on some sweet settings too (1440x900 native res).

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Originally Posted by test-acc

Right, so: New build #2

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 3GHz Socket AM2+ 6MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor - Ebuyer - [ £110.73 ] (AgentGOD's suggestion, otherwise ill take NickF's Dual Core option)
Comments: Strongly suggested that I go quad core if im not upgrading for a long while. Im still not totally convinced. I am paying double the price and I still think Dual Core is more then enough for me (slightly more then a casual gamer). Ill keep an open-mind on this and its

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