EPTAlso the fans are tiny, I was expecting them to be 92mm but they are ~80. I guess it doesn't matter though as the card is silent compared to the blower my old card has.
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
Also the fans are tiny, I was expecting them to be 92mm but they are ~80. I guess it doesn't matter though as the card is silent compared to the blower my old card has. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On August 24 2013 06:30 iTzSnypah wrote:+ Show Spoiler + So MSI Afterburner won't let me overvolt or clock my 7850 high enough (only lets me go up to 1050Mhz and I'm stable (20mins Kombuster) there with stock volts). Which utility offers higher clock limits while allowing overvolting? I would rather not have to download them all to find out. Also the fans are tiny, I was expecting them to be 92mm but they are ~80. I guess it doesn't matter though as the card is silent compared to the blower my old card has. There are work-arounds for MSI Afterburner though I don't know if they still work. People have also mentioned using ASUS GPU Tweak. | ||
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Sylvex
United States127 Posts
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Emnjay808
United States10665 Posts
Im looking to replace it. Budget is not a lot. Maybe around or less than 100 bucks. The computer really isnt used for gaming, and if it is, we're totally content with playing on lowest settings. Is there a similar card, or something better, that I can find on Amazon or Newegg(preferably). | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On August 24 2013 06:47 Emnjay808 wrote: The GeForce GT 220 broke down on my other comp. Im looking to replace it. Budget is not a lot. Maybe around or less than 100 bucks. The computer really isnt used for gaming, and if it is, we're totally content with playing on lowest settings. Is there a similar card, or something better, that I can find on Amazon or Newegg(preferably). Something like the lowest-end discrete Radeon HD 6450 from last generation should be better than a GT 220, and that's around $35. But you can get over double the performance of the 6450 at around $50 with an HD 6570, so I'd just get that instead. No need to spend $100. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102994 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On August 24 2013 06:47 Emnjay808 wrote:+ Show Spoiler + The GeForce GT 220 broke down on my other comp. Im looking to replace it. Budget is not a lot. Maybe around or less than 100 bucks. The computer really isnt used for gaming, and if it is, we're totally content with playing on lowest settings. Is there a similar card, or something better, that I can find on Amazon or Newegg(preferably). Radeon HD6670 is around $60. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20327 Posts
Just got confirmation from Lars in an interview... BF4 on PS4 runs at 720p upscaled to 1080p and solid 60 fps. Ha Final resolution to be decided when the game is optimized or something, but all of the gameplay so far was on high end systems or 1280x720, AFAIK | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Hot for Canada, cold for US. Radeon 7950 in US for $220: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127667 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Crucial M500 240GB for $145: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX45375 , pricematch with http://ncix.ca/products/?sku=81655&promoid=1382 Gigabyte Z87X-D3H for $121: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX46023 , pricematch with http://ncix.ca/products/?sku=84040&promoid=1382 | ||
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SideAffect
Canada30 Posts
 And close enough to pick up in store so no shipping! | ||
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
On August 24 2013 06:34 skyR wrote: There are work-arounds for MSI Afterburner though I don't know if they still work. People have also mentioned using ASUS GPU Tweak. I ended up downloading a few of them (4) and only Sapphire's Trixx will let me go up to 1.225v and 1300 on the clock. E:I must be doing something wrong. I'm passing Furmarks 1080p benchmark with 1300 on the clock (1.225v) and ram (5.2effective)...Or do they really overclock this good? | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20327 Posts
Regular gaming and unigine heaven run at like 70% of the power limit at max OC (power limit is % of tdp, which is a massively massively overkill 230w for this reason), not way over 100% like furmark | ||
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Emnjay808
United States10665 Posts
On August 24 2013 06:56 Myrmidon wrote: Something like the lowest-end discrete Radeon HD 6450 from last generation should be better than a GT 220, and that's around $35. But you can get over double the performance of the 6450 at around $50 with an HD 6570, so I'd just get that instead. No need to spend $100. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102994 Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for! | ||
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issh
Netherlands96 Posts
On August 23 2013 20:45 skyR wrote: GTX 760 is ~$260 and a Rosewill Capstone 450 is $60, $320 total. You can go up to a GTX 770 for ~$400 as well but that will put you over budget by a little bit. If you're not in the US / Canada then you won't find a Rosewill Capstone so other options would be Superflower Golden Green 450, Seasonic G 450, and XFX Core Edition 550. Thanks! Would it be worth shedding out a few more bucks for the 770 then? (sorry for late reply, couldn't get back to it sooner) | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20327 Posts
gtx680/770 is full GK104, the only thing that beats it right now is GK110 in the 780/titan | ||
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
Probably should make a pop-quiz to ensure that people asking for help have read through the first post in its entirety haha. | ||
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ShootingQuasar
United Kingdom44 Posts
£1000 What is your monitor's native resolution? 1920x1080 by i eventually want to upgrade to 2550x1440 What games do you intend to play on this computer? What settings? Starcraft 2 mostly but some LoL and Battlefield (Latest) Would ideally like to run them as high as possible :D What do you intend to use the computer for besides gaming? Computer is mainly for typing, CAD, programming and simulations, maybe some rendering/video editing Do you intend to overclock? I dont know how to but am open minded to it as long as liquid cooling isnt necessary Do you need an operating system? Ideally Microsoft 8 and Ubuntu Linux on partitions Do you need a monitor or any other peripherals and is this part of your budget? Need a Keboard and mouse If you have any requirements or brand preferences, please specify. GPU from Nvidia GeForce, Intel CPU (want CPU to be an i7 4th generation) , Want to install OS on SSD then use an HDD for data storage What country will you be buying your parts in? UK If you have any retailer preferences, please specify. Amazon, pc world, places like that | ||
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issh
Netherlands96 Posts
On August 24 2013 23:14 Cyro wrote: 770 has 1536 cores, 760 has 1152. They clock to similar speeds, so with an i5 i'd say yea, do it (if you want a powerhouse gpu that you can throw anything at) I went 260<770 myself. Ignore the clock speeds listed on sites etc - the cards will just automatically run at the max boost clock, and then some. My card will do a 50mhz offset to run @1293mhz on stock voltage +1% and if i limit the fan speed to never pass 65%, my temperatures rarely hit 75c in gaming when many cards run into the 90's. gtx680/770 is full GK104, the only thing that beats it right now is GK110 in the 780/titan Awesome, will save some money and go for that then. Thanks again. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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DenTenker
United States606 Posts
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