Not really, not gta 4 at least. You still haven't said which monitor you have. multi-gpu setups are another thing I don't like about ati. 2 nvidias in sli can give 100% more performance, while 2 atis in cf give at best 60% more performance. A GTX460 would have been a much better buy. And it's not just the drivers that need optimizing, but that's a longer talk :) Anyway, you should definitely get a soundcard, and no need on getting something expensive, as your ears first need to be trained. Getting another ati gpu isn't so important, both because of the reduced performance gain when taking in account spending twice as much, and the fact that there are many games that gain 0% performance with multi- gpu setups, and some even have lower performance.
On 26 Nov, 22:15, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah that was my plan later on, to buy a dedicated sound card and buy > an extra 5770 for CF, but since I saved up quite awhile for this comp > (1 1/2 years :D), it will probably be later on in the road until I buy > those things. My only regret is, I think that I bought a monitor that > is too big for my system lol. You guys think I can run latest games > (GTA 4, PES 11, Fifa 11, MW2, Black Ops) on highest settings and > 1920x1080 res with the current setup I have now? > > On Nov 26, 1:23 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Why overclock it if you don't know what it can do in your hands first? > > For regular users, overclocking should be done once all components > > were pushed to the edge, and you require more than they can handle by > > default. I'm sorry about your gpu, and do yourself a favor and spend > > 50$ on a dedicated soundcard. In case you don't know, a dedicated > > soundcard increases fps since the cpu doesn't have to process it. Get > > a x-fi go, a x-fi xtremeaudio pcie bulk, or a xonar dx (this one is > > not so good for games). Those 3 soundcards are very cheap and miles > > ahead of onboard chipsets, quality-wise. If you always have listened > > the sound of crappy onboard chipsets, you will feel a world of > > difference :) > > > On 26 Nov, 19:50, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Yea lol, I can't wait until it arrives. I was kinda thinking of > > > overclocking it right after I got it lol, thanks for saving me there > > > ^^. The price of the computer was steal too, $600 (excluding the > > > monitor), the monitor was like $200 lol. > > > > On Nov 26, 11:36 am, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > lol, congratz bro... > > > > > a piece of advice, Overclocking is a bit addictive so stay away from it > > > > for > > > > a while (Lol, believe me i know) > > > > > On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:26 AM, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hello brothers, > > > > > As of right now, I have ordered a new computer plus a nice 24 inch > > > > > monitor from Newegg.com. It is a iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 568Q6 and the > > > > > specs are as followed: > > > > > > AMD Phenom II X6 1055T(2.8GHz) > > > > > 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR3 1333 > > > > > 1TB SATAII > > > > > 24X DL DVD+/-RW Drive > > > > > ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB > > > > > Sound card - Integrated > > > > > Ethernet-10/100/1000Mbps > > > > > 700W Power Supply > > > > > iBUYPOWER USB Deluxe Keyboard > > > > > iBUYPOWER USB Mouse > > > > > Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit > > > > > Xion Echo Gaming Tower > > > > > > I'm happy but sad because soon, I will not be the hardcore 9xx gamer > > > > > that I once been. I always look around this forum for inspiration and > > > > > will always continue as I get this computer. Don't worry brothers, I > > > > > will always come here daily to witness the latest news, try to > > > > > contribute to this great project that has been a legend for Intel 9xx > > > > > users, and try the latest drivers for my old lappy that I will still > > > > > have for school and portability :D. But I am happy to say that, GOOD > > > > > BYE HALF LIFE 2 AND HELLO CRYSIS! (lulz) > > > > > > -Good Luck Soldiers! > > > > > > UncleFerassi > > > > > > -- > > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > -- > > > > Laptop: > > > > Acer Aspire > > > > Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz > > > > Intel GMA 950 IGP > > > > Intel 945 Chipset > > > > 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 > > > > 80GB standard PATA HDD > > > > Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 > > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
