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I've been building a computer over the last couple of months and now just down to picking a cpu and gpu

Price isn't really a issue

And the computer is going to be used for games net music and photoshop

The 3 cpu I've narrowed it down to are

Q9650 3ghz quad

Q9550 2.83ghz quad

E8600 3.33ghz duo

The three graphics cards are

Gtx280-285

4870x2

Gx2

Would go for the gtx295 but because there new there still selling for a bit even second hand

Just want to know what you think

Cheers

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E8400

Price of the E8600 doesnt dictate the gains, its nearly double a E8400. A E8400 will clock 4.0ghz on air with ease. Mine is 4.3ghz with a little bit of love.

Your not doing hardcore encoding, so a Duo Core all the way.

Two questions remain

What games are you playing?

What screen/resolution?

That said, wait a month or two if possible. The 4890 is coming soon and pricing will change

GTX295 1.8GB - $820

4870x2 2GB - $729

GTX280 900mb - $500

4870 1GB - $350

4870x2 over a GTX280 really. Multi GPU vs Single there.

For the extra $220 you get a nice chunk, but then for the extra $100 you get again, a not-too-bad increase.

Some graphs using FarCry2

GTX280 vs 4870x2

http://www.guru3d.com/article/his-radeon-h...048mb-review/11

GTX280, GTX295, 4870x2

http://anandtech.com/GalleryImage.aspx?id=5495

And some others

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-295-review-bfg/11

http://www.guru3d.com/article/palit-revolu...70-x2-review/10

http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-geforce...iew-engtx295/11

Only issue is new released games ATI seem to lag behind for driver updates... so if your going to jump on a new game the week its out - NVIDIA, if you can wait a month, ATI

GPU's are a real nightmare to choose at the moment, i need an upgrade but im holding till the 4890 release to see where prices go and then see if the field filters out a little easier as each price increase offers reasonable gains.

To play FarCry2 etc @ a reasonable rate GTX280 would do it, 4870x2 do very well better, GTX295 very well also

Yup as R31 Nismoid said, another E8400 convert here, still love it and happy with the cpu!

I am not as hardcore as R31Nismoid in the clocking but mine runs nicely at just 3.3 ghz (only a .3 ghz step up) but could do more when games actually require it.

So save the money and get the e8400 core, great overclocker and value for money!

I run farcry2 with a older 9800GTx card fine with most settings at optimal, i love the 4870x2 and if i had the money would get it, however, i still think it may be a little bit overkill for some of todays games though, i wish someone would actually bring out a game that could use its full capabilities.

Most of the games i am playing I am able to max out still on my old 9800GTX "most" not crysis though, that thing kills it :-)

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