Xbox 360 or new CPU?

so i was deciding weather i should get a new CPU (Q8200) or just an Xbox 360 ....reason for Q6600- I bought a new graphics card..GTA IV..new 550 Watt PSU....and a shitload of games..turns out that GTA IV doesn't even run on my E2180...pathetic..

Reason for Xbox- I fuckin love halo 3....i can't go a week without playing it (sisters boyfriend has one i play a lot xD) and having the xbox means i won't have to upgrade all of the hardware in it..obviously..lol

Although Ben Heck is a god. xD


Opinions? Best Intel CPU for gaming?

CPU. Get a Q6600 or better, and you're set. Well... What card did you buy

actually. it depends on what you like. xbox live is fun when you have actual friends. but umm... if you dislike 9 year olds all over the place, then i suggest staying away.

XFX 9800 GT XXX i oc'ed it a lil

a Q8200? meh, how much are you willing to spend. the Q6600 runs hotter since it's 65nm but it overclocks a lot more. Personally I wouldn't buy a 65nm CPU, but it really depends on your budget.

50CalPotato wrote 6 minutes ago »

actually. it depends on what you like. xbox live is fun when you have actual friends. but umm... if you dislike 9 year olds all over the place, then i suggest staying away.


50 makes an excellent point. Both if you could get the moneh. But since you just got a bunch of games I recommend going for the new CPU.

the_timonator wrote 7 minutes ago »


50CalPotato wrote 6 minutes ago »

actually. it depends on what you like. xbox live is fun when you have actual friends. but umm... if you dislike 9 year olds all over the place, then i suggest staying away.

agreed, if you're a heavy pc gamer and already have a lot of games, you're going to have problems (WHY CAN'T I FUCKING KILL ANYONE?) with analog sticks. but if you love sports games, then the xbox 360 is great for just that.

50 makes an excellent point. Both if you could get the moneh. But since you just got a bunch of games I recommend going for the new CPU.

Q6600 is awesome for gaming and it can oc like crazy 5GHz+ in some cases


personally i am buying an Xbox 360 elite just so i can pirate RE5, but i would not do that because its illegal *Wink Wink*

Get a Q9450 or Q9550 if you can they are better then the q8200 but if you would like a Console get a PS3 I have both PS3 and XBOX 360 and the PS3 is much better.

Man, too bad halo 3 isn't for pc or ps3...makes me wonder why bungie is crying about money :P

Executabl3 wrote 7 minutes ago »

Man, too bad halo 3 isn't for pc or ps3...makes me wonder why bungie is crying about money :P


which is why all games should be made for Linux.

looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool....

so yeah..should i get a cantenna? like 12 dBi one? ....so i can take peoples wifi? or no.lool.

Wrong place to ask this :3

what ever you would feel like you would game on more, get it. i heard GTA4 was coded so fucking bad, so it may possibly still not play so well with a q6600/q8200 and just a 9800gt. (anyone who has actually played gta4 with such a setup can correct me)


and hikaruchan, why would you spend so much on a cpu that's inferior to the corei7? :/

hah..sorry..it was in the wrong forum i posted that in.but yea

KOkun wrote 2 minutes ago »

what ever you would feel like you would game on more, get it. i heard GTA4 was coded so fucking bad, so it may possibly still not play so well with a q6600/q8200 and just a 9800gt. (anyone who has actually played gta4 with such a setup can correct me)

and hikaruchan, why would you spend so much on a cpu that's inferior to the corei7? :/


well Core i7 920 would be the right choice if you go i7 for the money with

ASUS P6TV2 or EVGA X58.

the Q9550 is too much money. I have the Q9400 and I can say that you probably wouldn't want it with a 9800GT. If you want a quad Q6600 or Q8300 is the way to go. You can also get an E8400 and do a nice overclock off of it.


And I love Halo 3 very much too, but you shouldn't spend $300 on an Xbox just for one game. I would just buy a cheap used Xbox 360 and Halo 3 for about $150.

you can always play gta4 on 360 so just do what ultracombo said

why wouldn't i want the Q9400 with my 9800 GT? and also..the xbox..i was planning on getting the refurbished 60GB from Tiger for $200

if my xbox breaks again I am just going to give up on it and stick with my PC for gaming.