Best performance at 225$?

[cusideabelincoln]

Its a Core 2 duo E6400 2.13ghz. with 3 gigs of ram in a prebuilt HP pavilion.
I dont think i can mess with the Bois to overclock on this one. I wouldnt know how anyway, last thing i over-clocked were pin modded Athlon XP 1700 chips so its been a while. Still think this warrants an CPU upgrade? I got the 5870 deal and I am hoping it will actually fit in the tower. Overall I a satisfied with the speed of general computing just looking to run SC2 better.

You can't overclock and the processor support is probably limited on this prebuilt.

The 5870 was certainly overkill. You should have just gotten a 5750 for half the price, which is still going to be overkill for your rig in SC2.

 

[beyoku]

You can't overclock and the processor support is probably limited on this prebuilt.

The 5870 was certainly overkill. You should have just gotten a 5750 for half the price, which is still going to be overkill for your rig in SC2.

Well I was hearing how good the deal was. Last Card i bought was in a Gforce GTS 64 in 1999.(419.99) I haven't kept up with the technology and didnt know any better. TY for the help everyone. BTW - They card (a BEAST) DID fit in the case and was powered fine by a 550w PS. SC2 immediately tried to force everything to Ultra but I can see how the CPU could not take it................Boy did it look sweet though!

Guess i will just be getting a new PC when Intel's Newest comes out.

 

[Wreckage]

5870 deal is dead

GTX470 Twin Frozr for $215 is the best in this price range right now

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