lol, i am quite jealous with ur rig... but yeah, if u have the budget, a GTX46x will kick ass, but for AMD visual combo, an ATI HD 5870 will also kick ass..lol... but for the mean time, im quite satisfied with my top clocked AMD Athlon II x4 + ATI HD5670 Antic Cooling. (saying that with jealousy, lol)
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 5:22 AM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > Better than all that, get a GTX465 and begin kicking some serious ass. > Oh, you haven't said which motherboard you have. > > On 27 Nov, 20:46, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just found out that my new computer's motherboard only has 1 pci > > express slot..... > > Guess I just have to replace my 5770 in time, with a 5850 or GTX > > 460 :) > > > > On Nov 26, 3:17 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Your monitor seems nice. How is the saturation and contrast? > > > Yeah, I understand that if it was a bundle for a good price, then you > > > did good if having no other choice at that price. > > > Besides games being a bit optimized for nvidia gpus, nvidia drivers > > > are better coded (still has lots of room for improvement though) than > > > ati. What I was saying is that you could slap a nvidia gpu on that amd > > > cpu, and it would be sweet, much sweeter :) > > > > > @Espio: If you're using vista or 7, have a capable audio device and a > > > sound api converter, you get hardware accelerated audio and/or > > > environmental extensions. From the moment that with current cpus, one > > > can still gain more than 5fps just by offloading the audio pipeline to > > > the soundcard, it's definitely worth it in my book :) Not to mention > > > the HUGE sound quality increase ;) > > > > > On 26 Nov, 23:00, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Oops, my new monitor is thishttp:// > www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049 > > > > Yea I would have built my own computer with a Intel/Nvidia setup, but > > > > since a great deal came up on NewEgg plus a coupon another website > > > > gave me, PLUS it was already preassembled and I'm just a lazy fatass > > > > ^^, I just had to buy it since it was in limited stock lol, Black > > > > Friday FTW. > > > > I realized that most games are optimized for Nvidia cards, but I just > > > > have to make do with my budget lol > > > > > > On Nov 26, 2:32 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > 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 > -- 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
