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E8500

Posted:
Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:19 pm
by RacingLad
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Re: E8500

Posted:
Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:33 pm
by waspiflab
what motherboard do you use first as you may want to consider quad core if it supports it.
Re: E8500

Posted:
Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:33 am
by The Snake 87
ZipZoomFly has good Intel Core 2 Duo's for under $200 that are 3.0 ghz. The one I plan on getting is...
INTEL BX80570E8400 Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00 GHz 1333 MHz Socket 775 6MB Desktop Processor
Copied right from the site. There is currently a $30 rebate too right now.
Re: E8500

Posted:
Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:36 pm
by 757200ba
Well i dont know if you read Nicks opinion on the cores and how FS use them i guess its better you take a look and see what he says and make up your mind from there.
Re: E8500

Posted:
Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:32 pm
by Plugpennyshadow
I got a Q8400 Quad and it runs FSX smooth as silk.
Very acceptable frames. Course, I took nearly three months to find the sweet spot for settings that complemented my gear. There ya go...