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**haru3173** · 12-09-2007, 08:27 PM

I'm buying a CPU and can't decide which of this 2 is better
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....#productdetail

or

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....#productdetail

I want to buy the second one but I saw some of the user's reveiw that it has only 300 watt. How does watt affects the PC performance? And can I know which will run Crysis better? Thanks

**Deturbanator** · 12-09-2007, 08:31 PM

it wont effect the performance, but it will effect what kind of things u can put into the pc. Each thing in the computer requires some power, and 300 watts is the most that power supply can provide.

**haru3173** · 12-09-2007, 08:36 PM

So thats a bad thing? and how many watts does the first one have?

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 12-09-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by haru3173

So thats a bad thing? and how many watts does the first one have?

its only a bad thing if you want to upgrade later on, then you will probably need a new psu, but the second one is much better.

besides, they wouldn't put in a psu that won't give the pc enough energy. And to play crysis, i doubt either of these pc's are gonna give you very good performance (gfx card wise).

**haru3173** · 12-09-2007, 08:49 PM

Ok thanks, I'm getting the second one. btw can anyone pls answer my other 2 questions? Which will run Crysis better and how many watts does the 1st one have?

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 12-09-2007, 08:53 PM

1. If you're getting the second one why does it matter how much watts the second one has?
2. The second one will run it better, but imo since the video cards are both crap the performance will be crap. Other than that the cpu and ram are fine.

**haru3173** · 12-09-2007, 08:58 PM

I want to know cause I might buy the 1st one and it will save me a few hundred bucks.

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 12-09-2007, 09:11 PM

The first one has a Core Duo cpu, which i believe doesn't have 64bit support, which is what all the future windows operating systems will be using after Windows Home Server...but then again i doubt u will still have this pc by then.

lol i went on the hp website and i couldn't even find the psu details.

**haru3173** · 12-09-2007, 09:19 PM

Ok thanks all for the help.

**Soulphalanx** · 12-09-2007, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Frenchb0ygenius

The first one has a Core Duo cpu, which i believe doesn't have 64bit support, which is what all the future windows operating systems will be using after Windows Home Server...but then again i doubt u will still have this pc by then.

lol i went on the hp website and i couldn't even find the psu details.

wtf are you talking about, new cpus now all have 64 bit support
benchmarks have also shown that having a quad core doesnt really help that much in crysis.
You will only need a quad core if you deal with raw bits and bytes, such as video encoding.

e4500 is 65 watts
q6600 is more than 105 watts

the graphics card they give you on both are wayy too crappy to play things that require high performance, like crysis
You're better off building your own PC

The power supply is only 300 watts because the majority of power usage goes into graphics, which those computers are lacking strength in

**haru3173** · 12-09-2007, 09:50 PM

Well what kind of graphic card do you suggest? I have a budget of about $200. Its ok if I can run crysis at a minimum or medium setting as long as the fps is ok cause my old pc lags like hell when trying to run Crysis.

**Soulphalanx** · 12-09-2007, 10:06 PM

8800GT 256 mb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150264

however, if you get this, you're going to need a power supply over 500 watts at least

**haru3173** · 12-09-2007, 10:20 PM

Oh cool, this one I can buy. Can you also suggest me a good power supply? Btw what will happen if I run this graphic card and don't have enough watts than needed. Will it break my pc? Sorry for too many questions I'm very noob when it comes to computers and such.

**Frenchb0ygenius** · 12-10-2007, 07:09 AM

it won't break your pc but it probably won't start up. I would recommend some kind of Antec or Corsair psu.

12-09-2007, 08:27 PM	#1
haru3173 Overlord Join Date: Jun 2007 Real First Name: haru Location: Netherworld Just Played: Disgaea 3 Posts: 416 Trader Feedback: 0	Couple of questions buying a CPU I'm buying a CPU and can't decide which of this 2 is better http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....#productdetail or http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....#productdetail I want to buy the second one but I saw some of the user's reveiw that it has only 300 watt. How does watt affects the PC performance? And can I know which will run Crysis better? Thanks

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12-09-2007, 08:36 PM	#3
haru3173 Overlord Join Date: Jun 2007 Real First Name: haru Location: Netherworld Just Played: Disgaea 3 Posts: 416 Trader Feedback: 0	So thats a bad thing? and how many watts does the first one have?

12-09-2007, 08:49 PM	#5
haru3173 Overlord Join Date: Jun 2007 Real First Name: haru Location: Netherworld Just Played: Disgaea 3 Posts: 416 Trader Feedback: 0	Ok thanks, I'm getting the second one. btw can anyone pls answer my other 2 questions? Which will run Crysis better and how many watts does the 1st one have?

12-09-2007, 08:53 PM	#6
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	1. If you're getting the second one why does it matter how much watts the second one has? 2. The second one will run it better, but imo since the video cards are both crap the performance will be crap. Other than that the cpu and ram are fine.

12-09-2007, 08:58 PM	#7
haru3173 Overlord Join Date: Jun 2007 Real First Name: haru Location: Netherworld Just Played: Disgaea 3 Posts: 416 Trader Feedback: 0	I want to know cause I might buy the 1st one and it will save me a few hundred bucks.

12-09-2007, 09:11 PM	#8
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	The first one has a Core Duo cpu, which i believe doesn't have 64bit support, which is what all the future windows operating systems will be using after Windows Home Server...but then again i doubt u will still have this pc by then. lol i went on the hp website and i couldn't even find the psu details.

12-09-2007, 09:19 PM	#9
haru3173 Overlord Join Date: Jun 2007 Real First Name: haru Location: Netherworld Just Played: Disgaea 3 Posts: 416 Trader Feedback: 0	Ok thanks all for the help.

12-09-2007, 09:50 PM	#11
haru3173 Overlord Join Date: Jun 2007 Real First Name: haru Location: Netherworld Just Played: Disgaea 3 Posts: 416 Trader Feedback: 0	Well what kind of graphic card do you suggest? I have a budget of about $200. Its ok if I can run crysis at a minimum or medium setting as long as the fps is ok cause my old pc lags like hell when trying to run Crysis.

12-09-2007, 10:20 PM	#13
haru3173 Overlord Join Date: Jun 2007 Real First Name: haru Location: Netherworld Just Played: Disgaea 3 Posts: 416 Trader Feedback: 0	Oh cool, this one I can buy. Can you also suggest me a good power supply? Btw what will happen if I run this graphic card and don't have enough watts than needed. Will it break my pc? Sorry for too many questions I'm very noob when it comes to computers and such.

12-10-2007, 07:09 AM	#14
Frenchb0ygenius Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 0 Trader Feedback: 0	it won't break your pc but it probably won't start up. I would recommend some kind of Antec or Corsair psu.

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