ETF2L – Latest activity in “Calling All Techies/Nerds/Large Black Men” https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/ Reply by tapley https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-3/?recent=132086#post=132086 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=132086 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:57:28 +0100 Reply by JohnnyJackal https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-3/?recent=132086#post=127806 I may cut my losses and sell my ram and just buy - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-012-OB Seems like a good deal? Then i'd go for what johnny suggested with: Asus ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-215-AS Or 2x Asus ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-219-AS ? The clock speeds look similar so not sure why one is 2x as expensive? Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £76.99 Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case – Black £42.99 As its probably going to be the last gaming pc i buy that should last me a good few years? I would choose the cheapest Asus motherboard, since you dont plan on clocking. I cant give you an full editorial of why the 5850 is twice as expensive. But it pretty much boils down to performance. It could be argued that the 2x5770 is a better bang for buck, I think in the long run it would be better to have the possibility to crossfire another 5850. The choke (not sure if this is the right term) on gamingrigs tend to be the gfx. Are you settling with the AMD cpu now? You might want to measure up the 5850 to be a 100% sure it fits in the antec. Antec should from what I hear be a good case choice, if a bit small. This should last you 2-4 years(at least with another 5850), given that you dont expect to run Crysis 4 with a 100+ framerate.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127806 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:19:23 +0100 Reply by Cloud https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-3/?recent=132086#post=127701 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127701 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:28:05 +0100 Reply by tapley https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-3/?recent=132086#post=127621 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127621 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:04:05 +0100 Reply by xtala https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-3/?recent=132086#post=127300
Tapley has clearly stated he has a two stick kit of DDR3...that means it doesn't work so well with i7, which likes three sticks of ram. Therefore, ignore the idea of getting an i7 system, with the extra cost of ram I doubt it would be worthwhile..
i7 is so pointless now anyway, people only buy it because it was so big when first released, i5 should be the new i7, but nobody but techies/nerds/large black men care OT: I'm pretty sure the large, black techie, nerdmen care.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127300 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:38:38 +0100 Reply by Cloud https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-3/?recent=132086#post=127263 Tapley has clearly stated he has a two stick kit of DDR3...that means it doesn't work so well with i7, which likes three sticks of ram. Therefore, ignore the idea of getting an i7 system, with the extra cost of ram I doubt it would be worthwhile.. i7 is so pointless now anyway, people only buy it because it was so big when first released, i5 should be the new i7, but nobody but techies/nerds/large black men care]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127263 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:24:37 +0100 Reply by oblivion https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-3/?recent=132086#post=127251 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127251 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:31:12 +0100 Reply by tapley https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-3/?recent=132086#post=127242 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127242 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:37:11 +0100 Reply by JohnnyJackal https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-2/?recent=132086#post=127137 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127137 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:15:59 +0100 Reply by tapley https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-2/?recent=132086#post=127119 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127119 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:44:57 +0100 Reply by xtala https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-2/?recent=132086#post=127116 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127116 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:37:29 +0100 Reply by JohnnyJackal https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-2/?recent=132086#post=127114 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127114 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:26:23 +0100 Reply by nvc https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-2/?recent=132086#post=127057 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127057 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:56:32 +0100 Reply by nvc https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-2/?recent=132086#post=127056
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6555/computarrrrr.jpg i7 920 Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) ATI 5770 Corsair TX 650W ATX Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler (LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM2+/AM3) Antec 300 Sony Optiarc DVD-drive thingy Arctic Cooling MX-3 Thermal Compound ___________________________ £673.28 (inc shipping) You get 2 copies of Dirt 2 with that setup, which you can sell for ~55£ making the setup cost about 600 £. I don't know about the graphics card, you could just as well choose an ATI 4890 (they are pretty much the same). However the 5770 has DX 11 support, which the 4-series doesn't have. And later on you could buy another 5770 / 4890 and crossfire them and improve the performance a lot. The i7 D0 overclocks really well, you could most likely get it to 4 ghz. You might also need a 1/2 fans for the antec 300. don't go with amd intel i7> anything
Why go for a very expensive cpu (that will have no extra performance over a Phenom II/i5 when it comes to gaming) and pair it with a rather low end graphics card? Yes, you get some extra frames from the cpu, but when you've got something like an i5, you're way beyond the point where a cpu would limit your performance. The extra 10fps that i7 920 gives aren't worth such a shitload of extra money imo. I wouldn't recommend s1366 to anyone unless they're very serious about graphics work or modelling. Rather spend the money on a better gpu, an SSD, or a really good monitor (as in not-some-rubbish-Samsung-TN-panel-monitor) Actually i7 gives you the benefits of multi-gpu, being D0 stepping, and will also run i9 should it lower in price at the time you eventually want to upgrade again.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127056 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:55:25 +0100 Reply by tapley https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/off-topic/topic-7965/page-2/?recent=132086#post=127050 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=off-topic&topic=7965&post=127050 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:38:30 +0100