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The JEDEC standard for DDR3 is 1.5v and that's what is recommended for Sandybridge.
Lower voltage memory is going to be better they're generally better chips, will have better resale value, and possibly have better overclocking potential.
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On January 09 2012 08:32 skyR wrote:
The JEDEC standard for DDR3 is 1.5v and that's what is recommended for Sandybridge.
Lower voltage memory is going to be better they're generally better chips, will have better resale value, and possibly have better overclocking potential.
Ah, makes sense, thanks!
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Yeah i picked up some 1.3 volt 1600 RAM really cheap, like 5 bucks more than the 1333 equivalent.
There were some 1866 RAM at 1.5 volts for 30 dollars more but guess what? If I wanted to I bet I could OC my 1600 RAM higher than that 1866.
Or really, I could toggle that RAM faster, is more accurate to say.
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Hey,
need a little help.. Soon I am getting new laptop and probably it's going to be DELL XPS L502x (Core i7 Mobile 2670QM, DDR3 6GB, GeForce GT 540M 2GB).
I was wondering will I be able to use it for some streaming (atleast 360-480p, while playing on mid graphics ingame).
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The reason i went with the 6950 is for the V-RAM, some of the mods for skyrim recommend having atleast 1.5gb of V RAM to run them smoothly, not for the SLI. And as for video editing i assumed it would be like photoshop so i thought it would be covered with the RAM. I don't really know a lot about the mods, if the 560 would be fine then ill just get that. and as for the video editing, i guess the i5 would be fine (unless hyperthreading is involved, wouldn't i need an i7 for that?)
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rather 6970 instead of 6950 2gb imo
Oh and btw I really don't think that you can play the mods at high enough quality to be capped by RAM anyway, 6950 isnt good enough for that
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Radeon HD7970 are up for sale on Newegg starting at $550. (holy shit no price gouging Newegg?)
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&*$#Texas:
If he's a big WoW head, you might want to skimp on the video card (and maybe drop to a non-SLI capable power supply) and get an SSD that can fit the operating system, WoW, and maybe one other RPG game. I've heard (but have no personal knowledge) that an SSD is a very nice luxury for MMOs because they lower the time needed to load new textures. In essence, there will be no delay in loading new graphics when they come into your field of vision. (Not much use to a game like SC2 though.) SC2 & WoW should not need a powerful video card (although a cheaper $200 card might have to drop to simply high settings for Skyrim).
If someone else here is familiar with SSDs for WoW, hopefully they'll speak up.
P.S. I doubt V-Ram will be a big deal for a 1920x1080 monitor, but I haven't read many Skyrim reviews.
@SkyR
I read a rumor on OCN that AMD dropped the price of 7970 to retailers to $475, theoretically giving Newegg something under $75 profit. Still less than most people anticipated. Perhaps they are nervous at testing price points above the level 580s have been at or there's enough stock to keep competing suppliers nervous.
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I have an SSD myself, and told him what having them is like. He still doesn't want one
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Some less computer literate-people have a phobia about (or simply wouldn't be able to) managing more than one data drive. If I was to put a high-end system together for my mother, for example, it wouldn't include an SSD unless it was the only drive.
Edit: But if he bitches the AH still lags him, feel free to have no sympathy.
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If the issue is not wanting to have to manage another drive, that's what SSD caching is for (on Intel Z68, with other alternatives like OCZ Synapse).
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Yeah or even a hybrid hard drive like a Seagate Momentus!
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Sorry for the hardware illiteracy, but is an Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 a significant improvement over an ATI Radeon 5770? Price is irrelevant, a friend is willing to give me the 470 if its a noteworthy improvement, otherwise he'll just sell it away. Thanks 
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On January 09 2012 15:05 Solidarity wrote:Sorry for the hardware illiteracy, but is an Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 a significant improvement over an ATI Radeon 5770? Price is irrelevant, a friend is willing to give me the 470 if its a noteworthy improvement, otherwise he'll just sell it away. Thanks
Decide for yourself: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/311?vs=296
Personally, yes it is a significant difference, but how much is he selling it for?
EDIT: Myrm ninja'ed me 
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Just built my computer after taking all of your advice,
waiting to install windows until tomorrow as i forgot I needed a vga cable to run from my motherboard as it won't register I have a graphics card until windows is installed (or am i mistaken about this as it currently isn't desplaying anything to my monitor with an hdmi cable attached to the graphics card slot)
I was wondering what's the best way for me to check system stability (using a i5 2400 and h61 board so no overclock with a hd 6870) and make sure all the components are running ok and that the system is at a good temperature? And where would i get the software. (Is intel burn test what is recommended? and where would i dl that as there seems to be a lot of them in google but no real official site)
Thanks again for the help
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