PC Tech/Gaming Info Thread

[Ronaldo95163]

Nice, its the XFX ATI Radeon 4650 1GB

[Chiney]

dred.. i ended up buying the i7 930 instead, so i goin oc the hell outta dat!

now im stuck with 2 evga i7 boards, tryin to sell the new one, no one biting!!!!!!

[Ronaldo95163]

oh, have you tried putting it in the Miscellaneous Bargin Center, im sure someone will buy it , btw how high do you intend to go on the 930?

[Chiney]

yeh its there man
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=328411

its gonna be cooler with h2o... so 4ghz nothing less...

[Ronaldo95163]

^^^
Sweet



Check this Sucker out




You've got to be kidding me






Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezeeeeeeeeeeeee

[nareshseep]

interesting article

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/20 ... nster.aspx

[Virus]

^^^^^Blah could have been much better and i could imagine the price in my words FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Iz the rig i talking about ehhh

[Chiney]

WDMC !

[Ronaldo95163]

I like the way how the Harddrives in the Alienware are to the back, but the design of the case is kinda ugly.


BTW that was an interesting article, but i still like intel haha

[nareshseep]

Dont know if is a repost but look at MSI Fuzion technology which allows you to run Two unidentical card in sli/crossfire

[Chiney]

I LOVE THAT CASE!!!

THAT WIN !

[Ronaldo95163]

Dont know if is a repost but look at MSI Fuzion technology which allows you to run Two unidentical card in sli/crossfire

waay dat rel boss, I didnt know that was even possible

[nareshseep]

^^ I think I going to get that board yes, for the interim

[bushwakka]

damn, fuzion technology ftw yes

[Virus]

Fuzion ftw yes !!!!!!!!!!!

Take a read very bess tech

http://event.msi.com/mb/fuzionseries/faq.html

[jm3]

I am long overdue for an upgrade, but what would you guys recommend between the intel i5 750 vs amd x6 1050, I might wait for the new am3 bulldozer cpus that suppose to be release next january.

i just read about the new bulldozer processors i was gonna buy a 1090t to replace my 955 but i guess i will wait

[Virus]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product

Prices not bad either for Fuzion products

[M_2NR]

Finally! Fuzion looks awesome

Ulyuh see the 5970 XFX Black yet?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150500



Madness

[Virus]

^^^^^ them mad yes, i now watching some youtube vids of it

Did happen to see the 2gb version get beats out from a fermi

[Chiney]

all this hardware talk
me likes !!
bout this we have a thread like that

on another note...

lets talk about prices for a while...video cards to be exact

5870- range from $360-$450
gtx 480 - range from $440-$500

those to high end cards... the most affordable dx11 right now ( performance wise )..
forget the gtx 470 and 5850, those are kinda low endish ( but very good on value tho )....

now the gtx 480 is more powerful than the 5870 by a few frames... ( lets leave power consumption out of this...we in trinidad..not USA )
in SLi the 480s have a huge huge increase, sli scaling alot better on the i7 platform and 400 series
in crossfirex the 2 5870s also scale very very good, but costs less and down from the 480s by 10 frames or so...

heres my problem... i cant figure out wat to buy...
phys-x is not a problem.. i have a single slot 9800GT for that... my evga classified board has a dedicated phys-x slot apart from the 3 x16 pcie slots...

i really tryin to whey the options here..

lets have a friendly discussion leaving how who this and that.. and no "radeonHD" and EFFETIC DESIGNS .. doe post no benchmarks with low res and no AA and AF .. lol

but power vs. price...

[Ronaldo95163]

i think you should go with the 480 in sli

here is a website where you can compare two Video Cards side by side

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php


This is a video about choosing Video Cards Tigerdirect did

[nareshseep]

Is there any sign from ATI that there crossfire drivers are going to be optimized soon?
if not stick with the gtx 480.\

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/03/ ... i_review/8

"We saw real-world benefits, we think are related to the framebuffer, in Aliens vs. Predator. The Radeon HD 5970 was not able to play with 4X AA at 2560x1600, whereas GeForce GTX 480 SLI was. We also experienced awesome performance in Bad Company 2 with 16X CSAA and 2X TR SSAA that was much more than "playable." Even more impressive was DiRT 2, which we were able to have 8X TR SSAA plus 8X CSAA enabled, for a truly breathtaking visual experience. And get a load of this. GeForce GTX 480 SLI allows Crysis Warhead to be playable at 2560x1600 4X AA/16X AF all Enthusiast settings. Take that to the bank, GTX 480 SLI is the real deal."

"In that regard, it seems like NVIDIA’s move to re-design its architecture might be ahead of its time. Of course ATI has had Tessellation for years and years, so it was way ahead of the curve as well. The GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 look to have long legs though, and will quite likely remain relevant for a longer period than the Radeon HD 5000 series, at least in terms of raw technology. Only time will tell on that one. At any rate, with the current performance experienced, the enormous power draw, and the cost, it just seems to us like this was a wasted move right now that has only hindered NVIDIA with delays and problems with the Fermi architecture. Right now, the payoff doesn’t seem to be present with this architecture. "

[Chiney]

nah man
to be honest
that video is for ppl who dont kno about videocards

the link is nice..

but it still doesnt help the price vs. performance factor...

[Virus]

Chiney >>>>> 1st off you need to ask yourself what are you looking to achieve? are you a overclocker, active hardcore gamer or just want to have a rig that will raise ?'s when you talk about it.

Reason for those questions is once figured out it would be the basis for your upcoming acquisition.

Really Nvidia vs ATI is a fan boy thing just like Intel vs AMD.

But seeing as you already choose an Intel platform i guess your going for performance an ability to tweak on the fly.

This card game is getting like the motor industry as soon as you buy an evo x (lol) there comes another verision with 2 more hp and the prices get jacked. In short am saying if you havent picked me by now you can either hold off with something less expensive and spend the rest on other upgrades that would bring you to a standard, or spend a sheit load of cash and have another card drop in a few weeks.

Remember its all about profit and moving what you have makes no sence buying a high end card and then time to sell you piping it off cause u really want a gt 5xxx series or HD 6xxxx series if you feel me.

This doesnt include MY 295 ehhhh.

ATI like AMD bang for the buck, power when you need it and the ability to move tru like hot press
Nvidia like Intel what are we paying for a name, but surely the ability to run things and stay untop but for how long.

Now these are my views an subjected to correction but please in making a contribution make one that does slander or mislead a fellow tweaker or a product by saying is sheit etc remember this thread is for knowledge.... That is all

[Chiney]

good post
dats the idea
keep the discussion clean



we kno that new cards come out in a few weeks time or every quarter, so thats why i want to buy the best i can "afford" and keep that so i wont have to jump on another train as soon as something else comes out..

[RadeonHD]

Very few people in the world has 30 inch monitors that support 2560x1600 resolution.

Typically a single HD 5870X2 super clocked or the 5970 XFX Black Edition at 1920x1080 with 4X AA more than does the Job.

ATI still has the most powerful video card on the planet.

Nvidia only wins in the $200 US mainstream with the GTX 460

[Virus]

Personally am going with a single card solution ie the 470 ssc.

Reason its within my budget its a great upgrade from my 216 ssc and reviews with the nvidia 3d kit are impressive so am back in my safe zone

And i can always over kill and use my ssc as 2nd card or just switch to fuzion lol

[Chiney]

fuzion go stay right where it is lol
or maybe i will let it mature a bit

jus ordered a 2nd 470 for a friend of mine, waiting to see how that performs..
we have similar setups in mind.


after plenty thought and research

480 or 5870

hmmm
cuz which ever, i`m gettin another one after....
thank goodness x58 supports xfire and sli LOL

[RadeonHD]

^ nah cross fire not as good as SLI in the GTX 400 series.

Unless you buying 2 HD 5970

I suggest you call down a single HD 5870X2 its called the ASUS ares or something like that and yup it does exist and is faster than the HD 5970

[Chiney]

i kno it
its over 1k US bro

not me!