NakedSuperhero

i was planning on the kuma but i wanted to know which of those coolers would work(keeping in mind i want the cheaper one if it will suffice) if I overclocked that kuma to about 3.2 to 3.4

i mean, what i really want to do is get one of those phenom II x3's if I find that the 4rth core can be unlocked and stay stable.

gerikoh

get this cooler instead:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233012

just wait for the price to drop. hopefully ph2 x3s will drop below $100 by the time.

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also, for my gpu, couldnt i get say a 512mb with gddr4 and OC the **** outta it to make it run like the 1gb with gddr3? considering the 20 dollar price difference?

NakedSuperhero

but that isnt compat with the AM3 that the phenoms are...?

gerikoh

w/c card is it? are you talking about the 4670 ddr4 version?

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nah, the 4830 cuz i was told that would work better on a 24in runnin 1980x1200 rez

gerikoh

there's no ddr4 version of a 4830. though there's a 1gb version, but i don't think newegg has one. basically with that res, 4870 and above is a must, but you can xfire 2 4830s and it will perform 20% more than a single 4870. getting the 1gb version will allow you to avail a lot of eyecandies like aa/af.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814140099
thats the gddr4 of the 4830 512mb card

ok, so everyone talks about the aa/af with a 1gb card, i mean, my old crappy agp card is doin ok with the 24in monitor. i havent tried gaming on it tho. i dont really get it.

and i do plan on dual monitoring, so what should i do there?

NakedSuperhero

i found this thread that shows no big difference between the 1gb and a 512mb through many games and benchmarks...
it is a 4850 though and not the 4830 or 4870, but i dont think that matters much

http://www.overclock.net/ati/407342-...mb-vs-1gb.html

I mean i read that at those high res's that AA doesnt really come into play for the fact that the pixels are so small. I understand that the more memory, the more can be scanned, but if the difference isnt that big???

gerikoh

ohhh. that's cool. well i think the advantage of going ddr4 is that it will be more overclockable and it will give you a slightly more fps in games. but gameplay will be much smoother with a 1gb.

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