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| Thread ID: 105350 | 2009-11-28 11:08:00 | Custom computer | razgriz1972 (15466) | Press F1 |
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| 834412 | 2009-11-28 19:27:00 | is there anything i should change? Sapphire HD5850 1GB DDR5 PCI-E (x2) for dual graphics Yep. Get an ASUS or Gigabyte instead. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 834413 | 2009-11-28 20:20:00 | Can you be more specific pc tek. Which ASIs or gigabyte cards and why would you suggest to change | razgriz1972 (15466) | ||
| 834414 | 2009-11-28 20:55:00 | Replace the i7 950 to 920. You don't need a higher clocked i7 when you can OC the 920 easily. With the money saved you can get a 5870, maybe a larger case and a Corsair PSU. | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 834415 | 2009-11-28 23:51:00 | Yep. Get an ASUS or Gigabyte instead. Its just a reference card, its makes no difference except maybe warranty razgriz1972 with a 22" at 1920x1080 there Is next to NOTHING a single 5850 won't run balls out (except maybe crysis yawn lol, and I believe its engine scales badly anyway). I would drop to one GPU and use the money on a SSD, you'll get a lot more benefit, if $ is not a prob sure just grab a SSD in addition. And yea as above you can OC a 920 WAY past a 950 on the board your on with your eyes closed (see my sig), so save ya $$. |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 834416 | 2009-11-29 04:24:00 | not too interested in solid state drives as they cost heaps more and most of the time i'm happy to wait the extra min to load or install so i can get food and stuff. but how much can you OC a 950????? might change from dual graphics to one supreme card but got to find one. | razgriz1972 (15466) | ||
| 834417 | 2009-11-29 05:01:00 | The 920 is more than powerful enough to make sure that any card/s you buy won't be bottlenecked. Buy one card and upgrade in future if after a few months you realise you're not happy with what you have. Rule of thumb is that one card is better than two. Two are power hungry, problematic to set up and are less value for money than a single good one. IMO, I can't imagine someone who needs to ask these questions having any need for more than a single card and the 920. Instead of asking us, probably a good idea to inform yourself, that way you only have yourself to blame if you're unhappy with your build. Tomshardware.com and anandtech are your definitive guides for hardware. Figure out what your needs are and what your budget is and go from there. Check out their graphics card lineup here: www.tomshardware.com Alternatively, Whellington posted a great guide for different comps at different budgets, look for that. The $1500 comp should be enough for 90% of gamers. The $2000 for everyone else. Anything more than that is just excessive. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 834418 | 2009-11-29 09:26:00 | i was just asking for advice. thanks for the advice on the single graphics card over the dual graphics. does anyone know what the i7 950 can be overclocked up to safely without putting too much strain on it? | razgriz1972 (15466) | ||
| 834419 | 2009-11-29 09:35:00 | does anyone know what the i7 950 can be overclocked up to safely without putting too much strain on it? It's hard to quantify 'strain' on a computer chip. Just don't feed it too high a voltage (less than 1.4v for 24/7 use). The 920 can be overclocked to 4GHz at less than 1.4v, I think the 950 should be able to do the same, maybe at a lower voltage. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 834420 | 2009-11-29 10:09:00 | cool thanks for that | razgriz1972 (15466) | ||
| 834421 | 2009-11-29 19:10:00 | not too interested in solid state drives as they cost heaps more and most of the time i'm happy to wait the extra min to load or install so i can get food and stuff. but how much can you OC a 950????? might change from dual graphics to one supreme card but got to find one. um yea SSD its not just about waiting for stuff to load, its a more fluid operating system, its difficult to describe but the OS is a lot smoother in general use. I would suggest you start reading reviews on SSD. The 950 is a pretty much a equivalent overclocker to a 920, I think most 920's are marketed lower not binned lower. My 920 is at 4.2GHz with a $130 Air cooler and only with a small voltage bump to 1.2V, you can do about 3.2 on the stock Intel Cooler no worries which of course is higher than the 950. If you want to go much above 4.2 GHz on either CPU you will need to go water cooling. REALLY huge waste of money grabbing a 950, that money much better spent elsewhere, cough SSD, cough. |
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