EPTedit: Not sure if my 4770 will bottleneck performance since I got it this year when my G80 8800GTS met its demise.
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
edit: Not sure if my 4770 will bottleneck performance since I got it this year when my G80 8800GTS met its demise. | ||
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Pure.Calm
United Kingdom196 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Athlon II x3 435 2.9ghz processor http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176043 £60 Asus M4A785TD-V EVO 785G Socket Motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169532 £69 MSI HD 5770 1gb GDDR5 Graphics Card http://www.ebuyer.com/product/189239 £120 Coolermaster Elite 330 Case with 460w eXtreme Power PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135101 £58 Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb 32mb Cache 7200rpm Hard Drive http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173804 £48 Corsair 2x2gb DDR3 1333Mhz Cas 9 1.5v http://www.ebuyer.com/product/178943 £79 Cart total inc vat: £432.93 This should be getting you Ultra EZ at 1024x768. The processor I picked has a chance of "unlocking" its potential to 4 cores and/or a Phenom II processor with 6mb L3 cache. This is chance though, it's not guaranteed. If this does happen though, you profit about £55 :X Everything look ok for running ultra with a good FPS? Main use would be playing SC2 while listening to music. Just want to make sure there will be no problems with heat, and i want to protect myself so im still able to play on ultra when the next SC2 expansions are released, so a little "future proofing" would be nice. For reference i could also go up to £500 if it would make a large performance improvement. One of the main concerns i have is a previous poster said my PSU may not be good enough? So if anyone has any opinionsid like to hear them. Il also be buying at eBuyer.com for cost references. Thanks | ||
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SONE
Canada839 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + On August 07 2010 00:58 SONE wrote: Quick question, as I am definitely snatching the i5 750/motherboard to upgrade my computer, would i HAVE to reformat upon installation? Or could I driver cleaner all my shit off, and install the new hardware? | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
at the 500 budget, I changed your case, power supply, and motherboard. Antec 300 case http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854 £47 XFX 650w Modular power supply http://www.ebuyer.com/product/191826 £70 Asus M4A79XTD EVO 790X 16x/0x 8x/8x Motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172846 £83 Cart total inc vat: £505.78 For future upgrading the next step would be upgrading the processor, which won't be for a long time. Maybe when Bulldozer arrives. The next would be adding a 2nd 5770 and have a dual graphics card setup. Other than that everything is is evenly distributed I would say. ______________________________ Is this 460 new? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121391 Or at least I could've sworn ASUS released a 1gb 460 that was black... is there any anything new other than the AWESOME blue paint job? Or would the Gigabyte 460 1gb be a better choice still? | ||
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Neivler
Norway911 Posts
CPU to 939 socket anyone?? HELP! | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
On August 07 2010 08:29 Neivler wrote: I need some help here. Is there anyplace in the EU region where they sell CPUs to the 939 socket? I cant find it anywhere. I know it is very old, but hell I will ditch this comp in under a year. CPU to 939 socket anyone?? HELP! http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articlesearch.jsp?agid=26&search.reset=1&search.sKey= Ey? Actually I'm not sure if those are right... \(o_O)/ | ||
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Condor Hero
United States2931 Posts
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johanngrunt
Hong Kong1555 Posts
On August 07 2010 10:00 Condor Hero wrote: what is the approximate ati radeon gtx 460 (which i hear is the best graphics card out there all things considered)? Not sure I understand your question, but are you asking for the ATI equivalent of the GTX 460? It was supposed to perform between the level of the 5830 and the 5850. However, tests show that it consistently outperforms the 5830 and almost comes close to the performance of the 5850. Pick up the 5850 if there is not much of a difference in price (5-10 USD) depending on rebates If not, go for the GTX 460, which is usually cheaper and heavily overclockable (can reach GTX 470 level performance) | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
On August 07 2010 07:16 SONE wrote: Anybody know the answer to my dilemma? D: + Show Spoiler + On August 07 2010 00:58 SONE wrote: Quick question, as I am definitely snatching the i5 750/motherboard to upgrade my computer, would i HAVE to reformat upon installation? Or could I driver cleaner all my shit off, and install the new hardware? You could uninstall all the drivers, but a clean format is the safer way to go. Can you back up the data elsewhere? ______________ Running Prime95, unlocked 3rd core was unstable at stock voltage. Looks stable at 1.3v now. | ||
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Condor Hero
United States2931 Posts
On August 07 2010 10:21 johanngrunt wrote: Not sure I understand your question, but are you asking for the ATI equivalent of the GTX 460? It was supposed to perform between the level of the 5830 and the 5850. However, tests show that it consistently outperforms the 5830 and almost comes close to the performance of the 5850. Pick up the 5850 if there is not much of a difference in price (5-10 USD) depending on rebates If not, go for the GTX 460, which is usually cheaper and heavily overclockable (can reach GTX 470 level performance) yeah that was my question lol, thanks for the answer~~ | ||
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Divine[aX]
Canada161 Posts
What is your budget? Around $1100-$1200 CAD, I may be able to pull $1300 CAD though. But please note, this has to include the monitor and a new keyboard. What is your resolution? I will be needing a new monitor and if the budget fits, I'd like the resolution to be 1920 x 1080. What are you using it for? Mostly gaming. SCII for the most part, maybe MW2 or L4D2 a bit later. Aside from that, homework and to surf the net. I won't be streaming or using PhotoShop. What is your upgrade cycle? I probably won't be upgrading for another 3-4+ years. When do you plan on building it? Basically in the next few days/a week Do you plan on overclocking? Nope Do you need an Operating System? Yes Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Unless it's really cost efficient/fits the budget, probably not. Where are you buying your parts from? Canada's NCIX Thanks in advance! | ||
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SONE
Canada839 Posts
On August 07 2010 10:27 R04R wrote: You could uninstall all the drivers, but a clean format is the safer way to go. Can you back up the data elsewhere? ______________ Running Prime95, unlocked 3rd core was unstable at stock voltage. Looks stable at 1.3v now. Yeah I can save my stuff on my 2nd HD, sucks I just reformatted like couple weeks ago :p Btw, can anybody tell me the difference between these to? G.Skill NQ1600mhz and G.Skill Ripjaws 1600mhz | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
Finally got Pics! Pics of the internals of my rig. Just got a new set of RAM today (lazy/delayed/w.e) Phenom II x2 555 BE MSI 890GXM-G65 G.Skill 2x2gb 1333mhz cas8 blue low-profile heatsinks Sapphire Vapor-X HD 4850 1gb Corsair 650tx Samsung Spinpoint F3 1tb CM690 II Basic Case + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5672/1005472b.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6479/1005473.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7255/1005474.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/115/1005475.jpg) | ||
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SONE
Canada839 Posts
 Can't wait for my upgrades to come, although my case is kinda small my VGA barely fit, I had to use my old HDD Bay from my Thermaltake Swing and put it into my Armor MX+ T_T | ||
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reprise
Canada316 Posts
On August 07 2010 11:32 Divine[aX] wrote: Hey, I'm currently looking to buy a new computer, any help is appreciated. What is your budget? Around $1100-$1200 CAD, I may be able to pull $1300 CAD though. But please note, this has to include the monitor and a new keyboard. What is your resolution? I will be needing a new monitor and if the budget fits, I'd like the resolution to be 1920 x 1080. What are you using it for? Mostly gaming. SCII for the most part, maybe MW2 or L4D2 a bit later. Aside from that, homework and to surf the net. I won't be streaming or using PhotoShop. What is your upgrade cycle? I probably won't be upgrading for another 3-4+ years. When do you plan on building it? Basically in the next few days/a week Do you plan on overclocking? Nope Do you need an Operating System? Yes Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Unless it's really cost efficient/fits the budget, probably not. Where are you buying your parts from? Canada's NCIX Thanks in advance! 1100-1200 with monitor is a pretty big budget. Off the top of my head... i5 760 - $200 Some P55 motherboard - $140 (Ballpark with the average price) 4GB DDR3 - $100 (Since no OC, any RAM is fine really) GTX 460 1GB - $240 HDD - 1TB $80 (WD Caviar Black) Case - Lets just say 80$ 24" LCD (16  ) - $210Assuming you don't have an NCIX store where you live so paying only 5% tax and shipping not included, that should be roughly 1100 on the dot. Oh, and I didn't include keyboard since you can pick that yourself. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
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reprise
Canada316 Posts
a) Get an inexpensive case (Like the Antec 300) b) Get a smaller HDD c) Get an mATX motherboard I took a glance at the current NCIX sales and theres an i5 760 bundled with an MSI GD55 motherboard for 290. Since you don't plan on OC'ing, the mobo would suffice, it's not too bad. | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
On August 07 2010 13:42 reprise wrote: 1100-1200 with monitor is a pretty big budget. Off the top of my head... i5 760 - $200 Some P55 motherboard - $140 (Ballpark with the average price) 4GB DDR3 - $100 (Since no OC, any RAM is fine really) GTX 460 1GB - $240 HDD - 1TB $80 (WD Caviar Black) Case - Lets just say 80$ 24" LCD (16 ) - $210Assuming you don't have an NCIX store where you live so paying only 5% tax and shipping not included, that should be roughly 1100 on the dot. Oh, and I didn't include keyboard since you can pick that yourself. windows 7 is about 110$ from ncix as well. also, if you have local computer stores, i recommend checking them for bigger items like monitor and case, as these are expensive to ship. you can get ncix express shipping with all the internal components, but a case and monitor do not qualify. for example in toronto, check canada computers. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11554 Posts
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