LordCanti said:Would you trust them for video cards? I wouldn't know one way on another.
I was looking at one when shopping for a new GTX580. I just went with something I trusted instead.
LordCanti said:Would you trust them for video cards? I wouldn't know one way on another.
Hazaro said:OS and programs. Everything zippy and instant. It's a luxury item.
LordCanti said:Would you trust them for video cards? I wouldn't know one way on another.
larvi said:I've got a Zotac 8800 GTS 512 that I bought new over 3 years ago and spent it's first year or so running at 100% power folding until I couldn't afford the electric bill anymore and has been in use in my primary machine until recently when I found a deal on a 5850, but I moved it into my daughters computer which sees daily WoW usage and it's still going strong with never a hiccup. I would definitely buy another card from them.
Athletic_Werewolf said:Could somebody please tell me about the Radeon HD4670 512 MB??
It is coming with this computer I'm buying. The computer has also a quad core 2.4 ghz processor and 6 gigs of RAM. What kinda of gaming experience can I expect from this thing?Also do you think it's worth trading my 360 + 200 bucks for it?
Any input would be greatly appreciated as i am admittedly quite a noob on the subject.
jazzabrandy said:Looking good and if i were you id get the GTX570.
Cheers guys. Ended up going for the 570.Hazaro said:Looks good to me. 560Ti is the pricing sweetspot. 570 a touch more, 580 for crazies.
If you find the 560Ti not adequate there should be new GPU launch about when BF3 launches.
Ceebs said:Jarosh, That looks amazing. The only thing I could even add would be to see if you can swap the disc drive panel for a blank one.
Now on to what I need some help with. I need a new monitor badly. I have had this 19 inch 1440X900 Samsung for over 5 years now and it's time for an upgrade. (The bleeding is getting really bad along the edges)
What I want: 1080p and 23-24 inches, and I have about 300 bucks to spend. I have seen some IPS monitors in that price range, but are the cheap IPS panels in that price range still panels better than the higher tier TNs?
I really do not want to spend more than 300, otherwise I would just grab that 24" Dell IPS. Any suggestions for me?
goodfella said:jarosh, one day, perhaps I will have a setup as glorious as that...
Anyway, does anybody experience problems with shadows being low rez and blocky?
I noticed this first play Napoleon: Total War and assumed it was because it is a fairly old game and I have the most up to date drivers for my GTX 560ti. However, it has appeared in assassins creed brotherhood also, with the highest shadow settings....
Its like the highest shadow setting is also the lowest?
Darklord said:Is installing a video card hard? I've never done it before but I'll be doing it for my 570. Any tips or is it fairly simple?
Looks like a winner. Is this what the current 24" replaced?woober said:The 23 inch Dell IPS (U2311H) : p.
I have both 23 and 24 inch Dell IPS and I'd say the U2311H is pretty damn awesome. See if you can get it around $250 on ebay or so.
Fucking awesome. Nice work there.jarosh said:as promised, i finally took pictures of my new finished build and how i've integrated it into my setup. i eventually went with a different solution than i had planned but i managed to get everything into the existing shelf. we spent 4 - 5 hours yesterday re-arranging stuff and doing some serious cable management with ikea cable tubes. there were a LOT of cables (30? 40?) and they were a mess. it is much, much cleaner now
scogoth said:Its probably the easiest thing to install. Just pop it into a PCIe 16x slot and plug the power in.
Freedom = $1.05 said:Maybe I overlooked it but are there any benchmarks for the damn capable pc in th OP? I'm interested in turning my old clunker into an htpc and upgrading to something that can play some of my steam games at more than 10 fps but I haven't built a pc since the 6800gt/Doom 3 days.
Darklord said:Good.
Do I need to uninstall all old drivers first?
So if I were to play games @ 720p I should expect that such a system would age well for me? I'm hooking it up to an old HDTV I have lying around as I can't afford a fancy screen if I splurge on a pc.scogoth said:It will play anything at minimum 30fps at 1080p on high settings. The limiting part of the build is the 460 which is a damn good GPU so look up benchmarks for the 460 and that will give you a good idea of what its capable of
Technically not necessary but a good thing to do anyways.
jarosh said:as promised, i finally took pictures of my new finished build and how i've integrated it into my setup. i eventually went with a different solution than i had planned but i managed to get everything into the existing shelf. we spent 4 - 5 hours yesterday re-arranging stuff and doing some serious cable management with ikea cable tubes. there were a LOT of cables (30? 40?) and they were a mess. it is much, much cleaner now.
and here she is, what a beauty:
this is the bedroom setup. strictly for gaming. i have most of my retro systems in a separate room with a crt. and movies we generally watch in the living room on a big projection screen.
Ceebs said:Looks like a winner. Is this what the current 24" replaced?
Darklord said:Is installing a video card hard? I've never done it before but I'll be doing it for my 570. Any tips or is it fairly simple?
jarosh said:as promised, i finally took pictures of my new finished build and how i've integrated it into my setup. i eventually went with a different solution than i had planned but i managed to get everything into the existing shelf. we spent 4 - 5 hours yesterday re-arranging stuff and doing some serious cable management with ikea cable tubes. there were a LOT of cables (30? 40?) and they were a mess. it is much, much cleaner now.
and here she is, what a beauty:
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and some more pics of the rest of the setup:
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What's that case?
jarosh said:
If you do not mind whenever you get a chance that would be great. I am pretty much sold on it after a bit of research but a little extra does not hurt.woober said:I'm currently using both as a dual screen setup. The screen quality is practically identical. I can take screenshots for you later on/whenever I'm free if you want.
Kadey said:How hard is it to change processors? Can I just take the old one out and insert the new one and bam?!
Incredibly simple. I would make sure the cards dimensions will fit in your case and that you have the proper connections prior to purchase.Darklord said:Is installing a video card hard? I've never done it before but I'll be doing it for my 570. Any tips or is it fairly simple?
Be superduper careful to not force the issue when installing a new CPU. The pins tend to bend with little effort. Its led to some stressful installs for me, hah.Kadey said:How hard is it to change processors? Can I just take the old one out and insert the new one and bam?!
Kadey said:How hard is it to change processors? Can I just take the old one out and insert the new one and bam?!
deadnoob said:I have a question. I just built my first ever PC after being a console/mac guy for so long (WOO!) and was wondering about SLI. I have a 560ti card and if I want to use SLI in the future, do I need the EXACT same card, ei same manufacturer and model number? I know I'll need a 560ti, but I wasn't sure if it needs to be the same model.
I'm currently negotiating with someone who's selling his used msi 6970. Still waiting for him to reply but he's willing to swap with an older GPU + cash. Right now, he's selling his 6970 for around $337 (P14,500 here in the philippines). I'm planning on swapping my gtx 275 for it, less $100. Good deal? Here's the rest of my specs:
2500k @ 4.5
4gb ddr3 ripjaws
hec cougar 700w modular
If its a good deal, will my powersupply be up to the task?
georaldc said:Oh well, the person I was dealing with didn't agree to swapping, but we did come to a agreement and I'll be buying the GPU from him most probably by tomorrow. How will the 6970 fare with witcher 2 and the dx11 update for Crysis 2 @ 1920x1080 w/ the rest of my specs (2 games I'm playing right now)?
DR3AM said:how much would you guys pay for this:
Intel Quad core I7 870-----4cores 8 threads!! $289
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard --USB 3.0--SATA 600 $100
BFG tec GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 video card. $100
4gigs Patriot Viper II Sector 5 PC3 16000 2000MHz Memory $60
CORSAIR Gaming Series GS800 800W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply $120
Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case $150
no hard drive! $0
ASUS 24x DVD burner. $20
saw in on craigslist, guy wants $600. good deal?
You only need to plug in 1 logitech unify USB receiver. The receiver can support upto 6 devices at once.jarosh said: