Performance Gaming PC: help?

[ShockG]

Air won't take you to 4.8GHz on either chip unless you get a seriously rare stepping.
For the most part the 9X on the 8400 will do just fine. Not worth the extra bucks I think, but then again if you are into that sort of thing looking for 4.8GHz then it may be worth it.

 

[killadoob]

exactly what 6700 says

if you looking for the best oc cpu then buy the e8500 if you want a good overclocker at an affordable price then e8400 is your baby

if i had alot of money to blow month to month i would have bought the e8500

intel are not stupid and would not release a cpu that is alot more but only 116mhz more speed, there will be some incentive to buy it and the higher multiplier is the incentive

 

[Sabbz]

if i had alot of money to blow month to month i would have bought the e8500

I dont exactly have ALOT of money to blow every month (R5k or so), my only problem is that i HATE saving up! LOL, i just want a PC NOW ya know? I set my sights on something and i want it then and there, or at the lastest when i get paid. Saving up for the most top of the range pc would either drive me insane, or i'd fail miserably at it, continously spending money on things I don't need, like a R699 micro**** keyboard purely because there is a set of LED's beneath the keys; making them more visible @ night, or something equally rediculous lol

 

[killadoob]

whahahha

i bought a 600 keyboard for the back lights

i dunno i guess some of us are actually addicted to pc parts

 

[Sabbz]

i like a good looking pc .. lol .. i believe that just because a pc is wicked on the inside, doesn't mean it can't look stunning on the out .. well, thats me excuse, and im sticking to it lol