Does anybody have a good link where I can find gaming benchmarks on the I3, I5, and I7 series?

Also I have another question about Dell PSU's. Would those things run a 5850+? I'm thinking it would be better to buy the PSU/GPU seperately. What sorts of PSU fit in those that could run at least a 5850? Thanks.

FragKrag

United States11556 Posts

May 27 2010 06:11 GMT

#1003

The ATi HD 5850 really likes 500W PSU or above. Not sure what form factor Dell uses though, so can't really answer the fit question.

As for i3/i5/i7, http://www.anandtech.com/show/2901

StarMasterX

United States113 Posts

May 27 2010 08:40 GMT

#1004

On May 27 2010 15:11 FragKrag wrote:
The ATi HD 5850 really likes 500W PSU or above. Not sure what form factor Dell uses though, so can't really answer the fit question.

As for i3/i5/i7, http://www.anandtech.com/show/2901

Good stuff thanks Frag. This thread is very useful.

FragKrag

United States11556 Posts

May 28 2010 23:10 GMT

#1005

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/athlon-ii-x3-440-gaming-performance,2619.html

Here is a fairly decent article on the influence of the CPU on FPS.

Also debunks some of those bullshit 24-30FPS caps.

beerpower

Netherlands7 Posts

May 29 2010 10:52 GMT

#1006

My system :

3 GB-Kit OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Platinum Revision 2 Dual Channel, CL4
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 boxed, 8192Kb, LGA775, 64bit, Kentsfield
Club3D HD3850 Overclocked 512MB, ATI Radeon HD 3850, PCI-Express

1920x1080 all ultra shader extreme 3d object on, reflexion on = 24-25 FPS
1920x1080 all ultra shader extreme 3dobject off, reflexion on = 32-33 FPS
1920x1080 all ultra shader extreme 3d object on, reflexion off = 32~ FPS
1920x1080 all ultra shader extreme 3d object off reflexion off = 44~FPS

not tested big battles, just some fast building and tryd to spam apm and move units quickly

goneim

China201 Posts

May 29 2010 14:30 GMT

#1007

Nice thread, could use it in the near

DrSmoke

United States175 Posts

May 29 2010 14:40 GMT

#1008

@Krag, I found that review a bit too preemptive considering the card isn't on sale yet, and without a proper driver any card will preform below expectations.

@Star, In most cases Dell PSUs are 350-375w sometimes with the xps series they have ~450w PSUs. Either way most Dell PCs will need a new psu to run any decent graphics card.

I would suggest the 600 or 750w psu from corsair. I have one of their 750s and it is excellent.

FragKrag

United States11556 Posts

May 30 2010 09:30 GMT

#1009

GTX 465s on newegg atm, but there are no reviews out so hold your horses! Hopefully they will drive 5830 prices down a bit as well (5830 is almost at reasonable range of $200-210), though at a suggested retail of $280, I really fucking doubt it.

Palit has an interesting dual fan cooler. However, I bet it will blow all the hot air back into your case like most dual fan coolers and just raise your case ambient ;_;

Also new i7 875k and i5 655k unlocked processors that you may want to check out. If you were considering an i7 870 (why you would is beyond me), wait for the i7 875k!

Tonkerchen

680 Posts

May 31 2010 16:01 GMT

#1010

Hi there,

I just ordererd a new monitor (1920x1080). Does anyone knows which settings I can await with an AMD 6000+ (3,1ghz) and Radeon 4850 (512MB)? I guess somewhere around Medium.
Thanks

FragKrag

United States11556 Posts

May 31 2010 16:12 GMT

#1011

I don't think high will be a problem.

GTX 465 reviews are out, and it looks terrible -_-;;

Skd

2 Posts

June 01 2010 01:14 GMT

#1012

I'm currently playing at 1920x1080 resolution with my current rig with high textures and sone ultra settings (default suggestion) and wonder what should I upgrade in order to handle ultra settings during large battles and 4v4?

Current setup
c2q q9550 2.83ghz
gigabyte ep45 ds3r motherboard
evga 9800gtx+
antec 650w psu
8gig corsair ddr2
windows 7 64bit

hydroxx

United States46 Posts

June 01 2010 01:17 GMT

#1013

probably a graphics card with a gig of video memory, other than that your rig looks beastly

FragKrag

United States11556 Posts

June 01 2010 03:21 GMT

#1014

Yeah, in your case extra video memory will help. A 1GB 5830 or 1GB 4890 (maybe 1GB 5770) should fit the bill.

Toyomaha

United States144 Posts

June 01 2010 03:55 GMT

#1015

So my computer can handle SC2 on all ultra settings. I've currenly got a 4870 that I can run at ultra settings as well; however it's not mine

. So I'm wondering if my 530 watt dual rail PSU can handle the 5800 series ATI cards? What are your thoughts or suggestions for ultra settings?

FragKrag

United States11556 Posts

June 01 2010 04:01 GMT

#1016

If you can run a 4870, you can definitely run a 5800 series. They are all ligher on power consumption than the previous generation

Myst-

United States96 Posts

June 01 2010 04:07 GMT

#1017

How playable will my SC2 experience be?

1680x1050

Q6600 @ 2.4
3 Gigs of Ram
9800GTX
Windows XP

FragKrag

United States11556 Posts

June 01 2010 04:07 GMT

#1018

High/Ultra should not be a problem imo.

StarMasterX

United States113 Posts

June 01 2010 05:54 GMT

#1019

On May 29 2010 23:40 DrSmoke wrote:@Star, In most cases Dell PSUs are 350-375w sometimes with the xps series they have ~450w PSUs. Either way most Dell PCs will need a new psu to run any decent graphics card.

I would suggest the 600 or 750w psu from corsair. I have one of their 750s and it is excellent.

See this is where I get confused. Most people say the Dell comps have anywhere from 350-450w psus, yet they have offerings of some power hungry cards in those same comps. How is that possible?

FragKrag

United States11556 Posts

June 01 2010 06:03 GMT

#1020

What Dell probably does is fit your computer with the minimum possible power supply. A 5850 might say it wants a 500W, but for most people, even a 450W will run it fine.