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| Thread ID: 114968 | 2010-12-26 21:11:00 | Recommend me a mobo please | jareemon (5207) | Press F1 |
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| 1164925 | 2010-12-28 09:01:00 | i was looking at the m4a87td. $599/$670? does that include the cpu? just cheaper really, is it worthwhile going for a similar priced intel? cooling wont be a problem, the antec 300 has space for a graphics card intake cooling fan, top 140mm exhaust, upper rear 120mm exhaust, and will have 2x front 120mm intakes. but i have been a bit weary about spacing anyway, due to the physical thickness of some cards... yea, but im keen on the gtx460s, i hear theyre pretty good for their price Yes, the deal included the cpu, ram and mainboard....however as stated, you need to choice the card manufacturer before the CPU\mainboard if doing dual GPU setups., personally, id just get 1 more powerful card, or upgrade as you can afford and require.... i5 i believe is the gaming system sweet spot unless you totally need benchmarking brag rights... |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1164926 | 2010-12-28 12:07:00 | I have 2 460's,performance is great but personally I'd avoid the hassle and get a single 570 if I was doing it now. I find case airflow mostly irrelevant, with 6 case fans my Top 460 still goes over 90 degrees during a stress test, the only thing that has helped at all is a 90CFM side fan blowing directly onto the card, but the noise is extremely irritating and slower fans do nothing. (around 8-10 degrees better) Think about this: - not all games support SLI (or crossfire) a single card works on any platform at 1680 x 1050 or below even a single GTX 460 handles most games on very high settings (570 should handle 1080P) a lot of PSU's dont have 4 PCIe power connectors Any reasonable case will cool a single card no trouble at all. I do recommend if you go SLI to get a MB with at least 2 spaces between PCIe x16 slots, closer and the top one will almost definately run hot. As for CPU's - at the same price the AMD / Intel thing is mostly preference with no real advantage either way. With Intel though you have the option of buying a more expensive CPU that AMD currently have no match for. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1164927 | 2011-01-07 08:55:00 | Ok, ive decided not to go for sli, due to simplicity and compatability and cooling, ill look at the 570. Can you recommend me a fast non-sli mobo with good ssd support and ddr3? (For an i5 or i7) :pf1mobmini: |
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