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Sablar
Sweden880 Posts
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s.a.y
Croatia3840 Posts
I'm going for the asus/intel/nvidia combo and not quite sure what to get. An gtx 550? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On October 12 2011 07:35 s.a.y wrote: What is the nvidia card comparable to Radeon HD 6870 1GB used in the 500 and 600 USD builds? I'm going for the asus/intel/nvidia combo and not quite sure what to get. An gtx 550? Nothing, properly. A 470, sort of, but those were never in a good place, and, for some unfathomable reason, are rather rare now. Maybe one of the non -Ti GTX 560s, but those are all over the damn place because of a lack of a physical reference. Why do you want nVidia so badly? Is it the (often) slightly worse multi-GPU scaling, the more expensive multi-GPU configurations, or the (usually) worse power draw and noise? The best reasons are either better price/performance (not every price point), or to get EVGA for either the warranty or one of their non-reference coolers. And I'm as close to an EVGA fanboy as you can be without telling other people to buy it when they don't have a use. | ||
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s.a.y
Croatia3840 Posts
On October 12 2011 07:41 JingleHell wrote: Nothing, properly. A 470, sort of, but those were never in a good place, and, for some unfathomable reason, are rather rare now. Maybe one of the non -Ti GTX 560s, but those are all over the damn place because of a lack of a physical reference. Why do you want nVidia so badly? Is it the (often) slightly worse multi-GPU scaling, the more expensive multi-GPU configurations, or the (usually) worse power draw and noise? The best reasons are either better price/performance (not every price point), or to get EVGA for either the warranty or one of their non-reference coolers. And I'm as close to an EVGA fanboy as you can be without telling other people to buy it when they don't have a use. 12 years of experience with ATI drivers make me wanna throw away their cards instantly. And nvidia is the only alternative (and i like their drivers) | ||
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ChestKunt
Canada81 Posts
On October 12 2011 04:35 JingleHell wrote: + Show Spoiler + http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130576 If that's the one you mean, since it's the one there right now, I do in fact believe it's difficult to insert two graphics cards. Mostly because it doesn't have the slots for it. At all. Unless you maybe use some woogity and bad old shit, then maybe. Nevermind, wrong build. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130583 How is that awkward placement? That's how it's supposed to be done, you can get air in between them... an entire empty slot between them, and one of each other slot available even with multiple dual-slot cards. It's near perfect, unless the motherboard itself has flawed spacing. Im talking about the SATA ports.its placed horribly. a second graphics card will block them. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On October 13 2011 04:21 roLangela wrote: Im talking about the SATA ports.its placed horribly. a second graphics card will block them. Fair enough, the 3Gb/s ports are kind of awkward. But both of the cables that come with the board have a right angle head at one end. Should negate the issue until you need to add or remove drives later. You pay less than premium board rates, you get less than a premium board. It's not great, but it should be functional. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On October 12 2011 07:45 s.a.y wrote: 12 years of experience with ATI drivers make me wanna throw away their cards instantly. And nvidia is the only alternative (and i like their drivers) GTX 560 but it's a little bit overpriced, might make up for it with the fact that it overclocks very well though. I guess you don't mind paying the 10-15$ extra for the brand? | ||
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LeKiNGG
Canada110 Posts
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RaLakedaimon
United States1564 Posts
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Ktk
Korea (South)753 Posts
My build is very similar to the 800 build and it runs sc2 1080p on ultra and streams without a hitch. Some changes, 6gb ram/not this-gen SB/nvidia 460SE (it was cheap)/microATX motherboard (more expensive than the one listed) I was wondering why my setup cost ~300$ more, and it's because no monitors are included in these builds? Would recommend samsung syncmaster 23" to anyone, btw. <3 | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
Also RAM did cost a lot until not long ago, prices went down a lot. | ||
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ChestKunt
Canada81 Posts
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DONTPANIC
United States340 Posts
On October 14 2011 13:44 roLangela wrote: Looking to buy a monitor with the 1k build. Any suggestions? I'm REALLY happy with this purchase. It's sold out at the moment on NEWEGG but it's cheap and good. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824262011 What I did to look for one was go into advanced options for the search and choose what resolution you want. This seems like a SICK deal... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009316 Or... if you want to max out the resolution... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176177 | ||
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ChestKunt
Canada81 Posts
On October 14 2011 15:47 DONTPANIC wrote: I'm REALLY happy with this purchase. It's sold out at the moment on NEWEGG but it's cheap and good. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824262011 What I did to look for one was go into advanced options for the search and choose what resolution you want. This seems like a SICK deal... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009316 Or... if you want to max out the resolution... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176177 Thanks for the reply! can the first two run it in 1920x1200? Sorry. noob with monitors. lol. edit: resolution i mean | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On October 13 2011 16:41 RaLakedaimon wrote: Love this thread Shikyo, all super helpful and oddly enough reminded me that my computer at present is enough to do what I need so there is no real want of an upgrade atm. But I am glad to know I have this thread bookmarked and in the future when I have more money will be buying something that you list. Its funny how every other tech forum I go to everyone's boasting of there 2K+ rig and nobody really lists builds that get the job done like this one does. Oddly your thread put my "go big or go home" mentality to rest and reassured me that in the future I won't need to mortgage a home just to purchase a nice gaming computer. Well done. Oh thanks alot =) On October 14 2011 21:03 roLangela wrote: Thanks for the reply! can the first two run it in 1920x1200? Sorry. noob with monitors. lol. edit: resolution i mean I've barely ever seen native 1920x1200 monitors, why is it essential to run that instead of 1080p? | ||
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ChestKunt
Canada81 Posts
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Westerhound
Finland69 Posts
The difference between 1920x1080 and 1920x1200 is on most monitors about an extra inch both up and down. Even though it is nice its not really worth the money tho, and youd probably be better off spending it on a better graphics card or something. If you happen to already have a 1920x1200 monitor the performance isnt going to be that noticable, 5-10 fps at most, but I doubt it would be even that much. | ||
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
On October 05 2011 01:01 Shikyo wrote: ~500$ budget: + Show Spoiler + Motherboard: BIOSTAR H61MLC http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138340 54.99$ Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078 124.99$ Graphics Card: HIS H687FN1GD Radeon HD 6870 1GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161389 164.99$ RAM: Pareema 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820576003 23.49$ Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697 54.99$ Case: XIGMATEK Asgard II http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815004 29.99$ Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030 54.99$ Optical Drive: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233 16.99$ Total: $525.42 Suggested Resolution: 1680x1050, 1920x1080 with reduced details, runs SC2 on ultra in 1920x1080 with some reduced CPU settings That is not optimized. For the same price (490.42USD AMIR, 515.45USD witout) I can get a Quad Core computer and play SC2 on ultra with your suggested resolution. CHANGES: CPU: Intel i5-2300 Sandy Bridge 2.8GHz LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115076 179.99$ GPU: EVGA 01G-P3-1352-KR GeForce 450 GTS 1GB DDR5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130679 119.99$ (104.99$ AMIR, Expires 10/31/11) PSU: Cooler Master GX 450W 80 PLUS BRONZE http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171060 49.99$ (39.99 AMIR, Expires 10/31/11) HDD: Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB 7200RPM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299 39.99$ | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
Not to mention that a 6770 would be far more intelligent than a GTS450 for that price. Of course you can go for a 500gb HDD for every build and get a worse PSU if you want. The 400$ build plays SC2 better than your 500$ build and btw that build cant play SC2 on ultra at 60+ fps dont lie. | ||
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