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Justisaur <just...@gmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:

>Not that I can afford it, but another badly optimized console port (The 
>Crew) has me thinking I need a new CPU (so I'll need a new MB & Memory, 
>and possibly Power Supply.)
>
>I'm currently running an E6850 Dual Core @ 3.0 GHz.  I'm looking over 
>the info for CPUs and I see the CPU recommended for GTA V (similar 
>issues) includes an intel i5-3470, AMD FX-8350.  From what I can see the 
>AMD costs close to half the price ($159 w $59 gift card vs. 230  and 
>provides about 25% more power.  Am I missing something?
>
>I haven't considered a non-intel CPU in ages because the last one I got 
>was a POS and had tons of heat and compatibility issues, but AMD's been 
>around a long time, so they must be functioning I guess?
>
>Any reason I shouldn't buy one?
>
>Well, while looking them Up on new-egg I see I can buy a whole computer 
>with an i5-3470 with 8 GB ram for $271.., or oddly one with 4gb for $214 
>which is less than the CPU by itself. I doubt I could assemble something 
>like that for anywhere near that price, although I see an 'upgrade kit' 
>for $294 for the AMD one with 8gb, but free HD loaded with windows, 
>case, PS etc is hard to argue with, especially if I can swap it out to 
>my case or give my son the old computer minus the Graphics card (still 
>have a 270 I can pop in it to make it useable for his lego games, though 
>I'd definately need a new PS if I did that, and that would probably cost 
>as much as the computer).

You need to closely examine the specs for these things, not just the CPU
and ram it has.   The slots for cards, the bios it has and what that
supports and so on.

Very often the ones that come with X amount of ram, you can't add any
more later.
Then there's the cheapie ones with Intel graphics, which may not even
have a slot for a graphics card so that is all you have.

Refurbished = it's already broken once, maybe it's fixed, maybe not, and
you'll have a "warranty" that's 90 days max.
Business computer = not intended for games, so probably won't run them
well/at all.

If you don't research them before you buy (and that means the
manufacturer's website and review of the board done by reputable sites,)
chances are you're going to end up with crap that will be a complete
waste of money.

Xocyll
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