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| Thread ID: 127547 | 2012-10-30 03:05:00 | PC Build | stratex5 (16685) | Press F1 |
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| 1309602 | 2012-10-31 09:44:00 | $800 for a motherboard??? seriously dude, spend the money where it matters. A P8Z77-V or something similar for around $300 is all the motherboard you need, the extra $500 gets you nothing you will notice using the PC. If you want a nice board one of these is a good compromise between a more budget model and the crazy prices you keep going for www.computerlounge.co.nz On a single 1080P monitor without 3D even a GTX670 will max out most games easily, a 680 is awesome and a second one can be added later if it becomes necessary as you mentioned. Personally I think anyone recommending SLI better have tried it themselves. It can be really great but unless you actually need it it's just bragging rights and potential headaches. It makes the motherboard layout, case airflow, Case room, and PSU capabilities all more critical and even now quite a lot of games do not benefit from it. For someone who says they are "sort of new to this" SLI is better avoided. I had two GTX460s in SLI and upgraded to the GTX580 I have now. Theoretically going by benchmarks and reviews the GTX 580 is not any better than the SLI setup I had, in practice it is much better all round. I play at 1080P and I max everything out on every game I play, I also often watch Videos on my 2nd screen while doing it (not all games will let this work but a lot do) There are a few articles on Toms Hardware I think you should read before the final parts choice, I can't make you but I think it would help make a better choice of where to spend the money; www.tomshardware.com www.tomshardware.com www.tomshardware.com www.tomshardware.com |
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| 1309603 | 2012-10-31 19:18:00 | I had two GTX460s in SLI and upgraded to the GTX580 I have now. Your GTX460's aren't up for sale by any chance are they? Wifey is keen for something more powerful than her GT210 :p |
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| 1309604 | 2012-11-01 00:33:00 | Sorry long gone, wish I'd kept one myself actually. They were Palit cards and I got them because of the shorter PCB design which made them easy to fit in any PC case but they were not well designed for SLI. Incidentally that Sabertooth motherboard I linked is the one I wanted but decided it was too expensive and went for a P8Z77-V instead. My PC components have steadily trended more towards the high end over the last few year but I haven't quite gone all the way yet :) |
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