PC Tech/Gaming Info Thread

[xaira]

personally even as an amd fan, i find the gtx 460 is the most attractive fermi derivitive, descent performance numbers and a real attempt by nvidia to keep the tdp/power consumption down

[M_2NR]

srry if i dont find the gtx 460 a nice card....

on the other hand..
like yuhself M2nr

i cant be any happier... EE GPU and i can throw this in a new system today and still run everything 1080p with excellent frames AND lifetime warranty and support from evga... this card is bess! considering im still a student.

plus i needed sumn fass and its dx11

[Ronaldo95163]

Yup The 460 is pretty cool. Actually i was looking at the 260 core 216 but then when i looked at the 460 1GB which was the same price i realized that it's faster, has more bandwidth, its GDDR5 and uses less power also its a DX11 card where as the 260 is only DX10, GDDR3 and uses more power and much more longer but supports 3 way sli where was the 460 can only do 2 way sli but thats not a problem for me though

[Chiney]

ah hear allyuh
but my eye on d gts 450

for d price..it wokin!

[Virus]

Tried out the 3d discover last nite and one word epic as a person who has both types of 3d i must admit for the hardware required its a shame most of you dont do it yet its really a different look on gaming especially when playing games like Just Cause 2 and Mafia

[Ronaldo95163]

ah hear allyuh
but my eye on d gts 450

for d price..it wokin!

i was planning on using that for physX rofl

[Chiney]

^^ overkill there
a gts250 is perfect for that

i have enough power to let physx run off some of the 480 power

[searchingone]

some advice needed...

which of these do you think the better buy?

Core i3-530 or Core i5-650

please copy and paste this entire link to view the comparison...the link keeps breaking when i do it normally...

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006519%2050001157%2040000343%20600005864&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=343|19-115-222^19-115-222-TS%2C19-115-220^19-115-220-TS

please note that for me, there is a price difference of TT$640

from the specs though i don't see much difference.....so a little insight would be helpful.
thanks.

[xaira]

searchingone, the i5 is that much more expensive because it has a higher colck and also because it features turbo boost which automatically overclocks the cpu under load situations, i actually have a quite attractive combo if i may say so myself, you get the i3 540, a very attractive board and 4 gigs of ddr3 much cheaper than u would if u had to bring it down

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=333342

a comparison of the 540 and the 650

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/143?vs=144

[Chiney]

i wuda hold out and get the i5 instead bro...check those out!

[bushwakka]

^x2....

[searchingone]

thanks, xaira

what price you have the 540 for?

[searchingone]

i wuda hold out and get the i5 instead bro...check those out!

why? from the comparison they look very similar. the speed difference is that much noticeable? it worth the extra $600?

[Chiney]

to me..yes
to u ..i dont kno
tell me
wat are u intentions and wat do u play to accomplish after the build ? or with the build?

[searchingone]

for autocad use, with a bit of 3d and rendering (but not too heavy)
not too heavy on gaming but should be able to run PES well....but i know that depends on the gpu so dais a different issue.

[Virus]

for autocad use, with a bit of 3d and rendering (but not too heavy)
not too heavy on gaming but should be able to run PES well....but i know that depends on the gpu so dais a different issue.

Well sir you answer your own question already also chiney why not let the cpu do your phy..... that also work well if you choose not to go another card

[searchingone]

for autocad use, with a bit of 3d and rendering (but not too heavy)
not too heavy on gaming but should be able to run PES well....but i know that depends on the gpu so dais a different issue.

Well sir you answer your own question already also chiney why not let the cpu do your phy..... that also work well if you choose not to go another card

eh? what you mean is I could use either the i3 or i5 and get good performance providing i have a good gpu? right? .....that $640 difference kinda heavy

[Virus]

i wuda hold out and get the i5 instead bro...check those out!

Thats my answer bro, i agree fully with chiney since the performance is difference and judging by what you have in mind i would say spend the extra

[searchingone]

thanks!

[M_2NR]

get RAM too... lots of it *lots meaning 8GB* and fast as well... You could spend some of that money on an SSD. You will love yourself with that SSD and your applications... Note; not gaming aspect but CAD and 3D. A good gpu should back u up too for the rendering..

[Chiney]

yep..m2nr is right

yeh virus..no cpu on physx..why? i have enough gpu power to share around..heck..1 480 is enough..anything more than 2 480s is jus e-penis and dumb thinking...really....

[Ronaldo95163]

Can someone please tell me what is


e-pen....

[jeevdude199]

looking for a good budget case mid range help me out nah

[Chiney]

check PRW Enterprises
they got some cool coolermaster mids gaming towers for nice prices!!

[Chiney]

ROFL @ gracen

how old are u by chance bro?

e-penis is electronic penis..like email... it means ppl feel the power gpu power they have.the bigger there e-penis is...

[Ronaldo95163]

Get the Sniper lol

[Ronaldo95163]

ROFL @ gracen

how old are u by chance bro?

e-penis is electronic penis..like email... it means ppl feel the power gpu power they have.the bigger there e-penis is...

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh rofl


im actually 5 lol

[Ronaldo95163]

These cases are pretty nice

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RC-600-KKN1-GP-Gladiator-Tower/dp/B002FB65CE/ref=sr_1_32?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1288317838&sr=1-32

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-VL10001W2Z-Element-Gaming-TouchColor/dp/B0028MKGZ2/ref=sr_1_85?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1288317917&sr=1-85


http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Mid-Tower-Management-Installation-VM20001W2Z/dp/B003WOL4W4/ref=sr_1_99?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1288317983&sr=1-99

[searchingone]

get RAM too... lots of it *lots meaning 8GB* and fast as well... You could spend some of that money on an SSD. You will love yourself with that SSD and your applications... Note; not gaming aspect but CAD and 3D. A good gpu should back u up too for the rendering..

thanks for the advice...but not quite ready for ssd....this system isn't for me alone...when i build my own, i want it all lol

[Ronaldo95163]

nice case pios