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[Neakit]

get a new mother board and run 2 5770s  rtaw_devil.gif   959bytes   3 downloads

[convict paul]

mine can run 2 5770 but they are really close and the top card just roasts lol
i dont really game anymore... i useto play crysis and BFBC2 never really got into cod

[Neakit]

pcie 2 is out on the new boards and its definately worth it.

[ibm450]

Dual boot W7 and linuxMint KDE 64bit

750W "Corsair" TX-750 ATX Power Supply, 140mm fan, Dual P
CI-E Graphics Card Connector, 8x SATA Connectors, Universal
AC input 90~264V

Fractal Design Define R3 Black ATX Tower Case , NO PSU , 2x
12CM, ESATA, Filter , 8 x 3.5" HDD Bay , 2 x 5.25 External , So
und Proof Design Case with Cable Management

Intel Core i7 950 Processor -LGA 1366, 3.06GHz 8MB Cache C
PU

Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H70 High-performance CPU Coole
r, 1366/1156/775 and AM3/AM2 compatible

Asus SABERTOOTH X58 Motherboard 6xDDR3-1866 3xPCI-E
16 GBL SATA3 USB3.0 RAID 1394
EVM 2G DDR3 1333 ( 256*8 Spectek ic)

Corsair Force Series 120GB SSD2.5" MLC SSD, 285/27
5MB/Sec, SATA II, SandForce controller, TRIM function

Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 64M Cache/7200RPM/SATA2
Hard Drive

Gigabyte GF GTX 570 OC PCI-E 2.0 1280MB DDR5 , 780MHz
/ 3800MHz , 2x Dual-Link DVI , 1x mini HDMI , Fan ( N570OC-1
3I )

Nvidia GTX 580 Graphics Card

[Kieran]

Current rig is a P4 2Ghz with 256MB of RAM! Also a core2duo lappy that still punches way above its weight

Current planned specs for the new HTPC/Mild Gamer build (when the whole P67 issue is sorted out):

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4
RAM: Corsair 2x2GB DDR3
Graphics: Gigabyte ATI HD5750 Silent Cell 1GB
TV Tuner: Not 100% sure yet. Not likely to be ripping off our poor quality signal.
PSU: Seasonic X-650 80Plus Gold
OS Drive: Some form of SSD, probably a Corsair Force Series 60GB
Storage Drive/s: Samsung EcoGreen F4 2TB. Prob 6 to begin, but up to 12 eventually
RAID Controller: Intel RS2BL040 or similar
Case: Lian Li PC-A71FB (I like the Fractal R3 but they don't cool well enough for a silent GPU)

Hoping I can source at least some of that through Synetrix

[convict paul]

that is one nice set up! got any pics? sounds like it would rip up games

Kieran, for your planned rig, depending on what your going to use it for, i think you should get a better graphics card. i know you are getting it because its silent but graphics cards dont really even make that much noise, my 5770 is probably the quietest thing in my pc! nice selection on PSU one of the best brands and do you really need that much storage? if im reading that right, you want 12TB or storage?

Edited by convict paul, 16 March 2011 - 11:00 AM.

[Kieran]

It's a HTPC first, gaming second We need a centralised media storage place. I'm running out of (3) 2TB external drives lol... I'd rather have it on disk than a million CDs or DVDs. And I still have computer somewhere with 13GB of memory running Win98, so I reckon my storage needs will only be larger in 5 years time

I'm huffing and chuffing about the graphics card. If it's noisy you'll really notice it in the quiet scenes of movies, but if it gets too hot then it's wasted money... Doesn't have to be great, just able to handle 1080p and mid-level settings on games. Any suggestions?

[convict paul]

with the graphics card, i think go with the 5770 silent cell, but for passive graphics cards your going to need good air flow in the case anyway, so i would suggest investing in some nice and quiet fans with good CFM . the other suggestion is, getting a higher card e.g 6850 and getting a thermalright after market heat sink or something similar?

[ozjayok]

after installing my 6870 (from a 4890) and starting up my pc i thought my pc had broken....i VERY patiently waited a few seconds and finally got a pic and was like damn it is a really quiet graf card. the old 4890 is like a diesel 4wd and my new card is like on of those toyota hybrids whatever theyre called.

Edited by ozjayok, 16 March 2011 - 08:38 PM.

[convict paul]

so where is the pic?

[kesaph]

I'm not a gamer but need heavy graphics capabilites for my Uni work.
Looking at these specs makes me want to upgrade my 1yr old Laptop!

I currently use CAD/Photoshop/illustrator/3DSmax simultaneously, but I just know it will cark it when I start running VUE xStream9 too this semester. It's a HPDV6: Corei7 720 with 8GB DDR3, 1 GB NVidia GT230M graphics card.

Can anything be upgraded to allow better performance/stability?

[Neakit]

yup you could upgrade to a desktop to give you the extra grunt you need for a quarter of the price.

[danie1]

I have


CPU: Intel Core i7 @ 3.2ghz
CPU Cooler: Noctua
Motherboard: Asus P6T
RAM: Corsair 6GB DDR3
Graphics: Gigabyte ATI HD4750
PSU: Corsair TX750
OS Drive: 64 GB Ocz SSD
Hard Drive 5 Terabytes (near full)
Case Gigabyte 3d aurora
KB/Mouse G15 combo
Screen 24 inch dell 1080p
Printer Epson 1410 photoA3

Dont do to much gaming leave that for the couch and Xbox, Thinking of building a core I3 HTPC soon though.

Will post pic soon

Regard Dan

[kesaph]

yup you could upgrade to a desktop to give you the extra grunt you need for a quarter of the price.

I need the portability though.

[golden_dase]

In all honesty, some of you "gamers" are taking "specs" and "benchmark tests" too seriously.

In real world computing, most people would not notice a difference between a $150 graphics card and a $300 one...

Edited by golden_dase, 21 March 2011 - 08:14 AM.

[Cawdor]

In all honesty, some of you "gamers" are taking "specs" and "benchmark tests" too seriously.

Amen to that. If you need a benchmark to tell the difference it's not worth the upgrade

[Rampage]

I have a 27 inch Imac with the upgrade to i7, Not that i use it that much for gaming though.

[ozjayok]

XFX HD6870 900M PCIe/1GB/DVI/HDMI/DP down to $200. Brought this card in March. Might run two of them hmmm