EPTI think you overpayed on the RAM, and the sniper is a decent case
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
I think you overpayed on the RAM, and the sniper is a decent case | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On July 24 2010 09:42 buhhy wrote: Honestly, the CPU doesn't matter that much in gaming. The graphics card setup matters the most. Not so much for sc2, sc2 is very cpu dependent, rts tend to be much more so then a fps with some rare exceptions like BF:BC2. SC2 likes a strong cpu but i don't think you'll need to oc the i5 to get a good experience. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
 I'm sure any Intel i CPU can handle SC2 at Ultra quite easily. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
Yes AS5 is not that good anymore esp for inflated prices ppl buy it, it's a very old formula. I too think 155 for i'm guessing 6 gigs of ram is alot. http://www.amazon.com/Ocztfrztc-Extreme-Thermal-Conductivity-Compound/dp/B00128TA78/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1279932764&sr=8-6 is a decent compound boo amazon's pricing http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g8/c127/s454/list/p1/Thermal-Thermal_Interface_Materials-OCZ_Compounds-Page1.html There is also better compounds http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8921/thr-57/Shin-Etsu_X23-7783D_Silicone_Thermal_Compound_-_1g.html?tl=g8c127s846 http://www.frozencpu.com/products/7038/thr-41/Innovation_Cooling_Diamond_7_Carat_Thermal_Compound_-_15_Grams.html http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11398/thr-80/Tuniq_TX-4_High_Performance_Thermal_Grease_-_30g.html?tl=g8c127s690 personally i like the tuniq tx-4, just because its very hard to find artic cooling mx-4 The thing why that one cost so much is because it's 3.0 grams, but it's a non conductive material so you can use it on your gpu, cpu, north bridge, etc. 3.0 grams is alot In my list from what i observe it's like in terms of performance AS5<MX-2=TX-2<OCZ< IC7=TX-4=MX-4=Shin-Etsu | ||
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SolC361
United States184 Posts
On July 24 2010 09:51 FragKrag wrote: I'm sure the i5 will do perfectly fine on SC2. I'm sure any Intel i CPU can handle SC2 at Ultra quite easily. I have a PC that runs an i7 930 2.8 GHz with 9 GB of RAM that struggled on Medium and had to run on Low to play smoothly. After upgrading only my graphics card (to an ATI Radeon 5770), it can run Ultra nicely. Just goes to show that it's the graphics card that matters, not the CPU. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On July 24 2010 10:02 SolC361 wrote: I have a PC that runs an i7 930 2.8 GHz with 9 GB of RAM that struggled on Medium and had to run on Low to play smoothly. After upgrading only my graphics card (to an ATI Radeon 5770), it can run Ultra nicely. Just goes to show that it's the graphics card that matters, not the CPU. Of course gpu matters, but try running SC2 with a 5870 and a AMD 6400+ or something, that isn't a power house like a 930, you'll get horrible min frame rates, =p all those physics, moving units, units taking dmg, lighting effects etc. are calculated with the cpu. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
On July 24 2010 10:01 semantics wrote: @buhhy Yes AS5 is not that good anymore esp for inflated prices ppl buy it, it's a very old formula. I too think 155 for i'm guessing 6 gigs of ram is alot. http://www.amazon.com/Ocztfrztc-Extreme-Thermal-Conductivity-Compound/dp/B00128TA78/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1279932764&sr=8-6 is a decent compound boo amazon's pricing http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g8/c127/s454/list/p1/Thermal-Thermal_Interface_Materials-OCZ_Compounds-Page1.html There is also better compounds http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8921/thr-57/Shin-Etsu_X23-7783D_Silicone_Thermal_Compound_-_1g.html?tl=g8c127s846 http://www.frozencpu.com/products/7038/thr-41/Innovation_Cooling_Diamond_7_Carat_Thermal_Compound_-_15_Grams.html http://www.frozencpu.com/products/11398/thr-80/Tuniq_TX-4_High_Performance_Thermal_Grease_-_30g.html?tl=g8c127s690 personally i like the tuniq tx-4, just because its very hard to find artic cooling mx-4 The thing why that one cost so much is because it's 3.0 grams, but it's a non conductive material so you can use it on your gpu, cpu, north bridge, etc. 3.0 grams is alot In my list from what i observe it's like OCZ< IC7~TX-4~Shin-Etsu IC Diamond really is a tier below Shin-Etsu X23 :> | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
In fact i'd be inclined to say IC Diamond 7 is probably a wee bit better then anything else currently available, but the data given from site to site is inconclusive. | ||
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DeltruS
Canada2214 Posts
Thanks. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On July 24 2010 10:07 Kraz.Del wrote: What is the best GPU I could buy in the price range of 100-150$? I live in British Columbia, Canada so it would be great if you could find it on http://ncix.com/index.php. My old card, which just died on me, was an xfx 9600 GSO. 1280x1024 resolution. My budget could probably go a bit higher if there is a card that is really worth it. Thanks. 5750 http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=48965&vpn=AX5750 1GBD5-H&manufacture=PowerColor Basically any card will be able to handle 1280x1024. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
On July 24 2010 10:07 semantics wrote: No it's all the same i didn't use < i guess i should use = haha, my math teachers hated how i didn't write = too In fact i'd be inclined to say IC Diamond 7 is probably a wee bit better then anything else currently available, but the data given from site to site is inconclusive. http://www.overclock.net/cooling-experiments/453054-ic-diamond-7-vs-shin-etsu.html It's quite obvious which one is superior here :/ I would recommend against the HD 5750 in favor of the GTS 250. HD 5750 really doesn't perform that well for its price. | ||
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SONE
Canada839 Posts
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Azarthis
United Kingdom19 Posts
Also http://www.trustedreviews.com is a great site to check out for information if you have a specific component in mind which you want to find out more about before you buy. | ||
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Pablols
Chile519 Posts
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semantics
10040 Posts
On July 24 2010 10:14 FragKrag wrote: http://www.overclock.net/cooling-experiments/453054-ic-diamond-7-vs-shin-etsu.html It's quite obvious which one is superior here :/ I would recommend against the HD 5750 in favor of the GTS 250. HD 5750 really doesn't perform that well for its price. I hope he had an open test bed cuz that's alot of applying haha, I don't think he's using enough pressure, i believe IC7 recommended pressure is 50psi http://www.overclockerstech.com/ic-diamond-thermal-compound-review/ http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/thermal-interface-roundup_10.html#sect1 http://hardwarelogic.com/articles.php?id=5379&page=3 http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=138&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=3 What his show is drastically different from what i've seen ![[image loading]](http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2521/performancemain.png) ![[image loading]](http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/2673/91diagrcpu.png) | ||
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ckw
United States1018 Posts
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semantics
10040 Posts
IE what do you want to be able to run well, photoshop, sc2 etc. Then i suggest how big do you want it, ie like 14" or 18" | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
Only one of your reviews explicitly states which version of X23 it uses, and it happens to be the older version :/ though it's really a moot point since we're arguing over at best 2C -_- | ||
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DeltruS
Canada2214 Posts
On July 24 2010 10:13 skyR wrote: 5750 http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=48965&vpn=AX5750 1GBD5-H&manufacture=PowerColor Basically any card will be able to handle 1280x1024. Thanks. Any second opinions? | ||
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waffling1
599 Posts
is the radeon HD 5830 not possible to overclock? | ||
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