Posts by iinversion

That is true, but since I'm looking used whichever I can get for the better price is the way I'll go. That particular HIS model would work fine, just can't have one of the super fancy coolers that are on some models.

I'm looking for a GPU for my work computer that can play some games on low settings at least. It currently has a 5450 in it that doesn't really allow anything to be playable at 1080p. The catch is, it can't be one of those cards with a...

Quote:Originally Posted by Rucka315 Well what about 2 7950s overclocked? Are they a worthy upgrade? Not really worth the cost for the amount of upgrade you'll get.

I'm just gonna throw this quote out there: Quote:Originally Posted by EVGA-JacobF Classified is a bit different than FTW, 14 power phases (compared to 8) 8+8pin power input (compared to 8+6) Much more effective cooler, larger PCB,...

Quote:Originally Posted by Kane2207 Thanks +rep I dug up one post from EVGA's forum. See edit. Not what I was referring to, however.

Quote:Originally Posted by Kane2207 How much latency are we really talking though, is it on the same scale as the difference between 2.0 and 3.0 during real world usage? I haven't seen any latency tests specifically but it makes...

Quote:Originally Posted by Tokkan You guys are forgetting that PCIe 3.0 8x is as fast as PCIe 2.0 16x. The 40 lanes on LGA 2011 has PCIe 3.0 speeds across all lanes, but was never officially got the label of such. Quote:Originally...

Quote:Originally Posted by PwndN00b As the average gamer wouldn't notice a difference, the numbers support the conclusion. 40 lanes=16x16x8....24 lanes=16x8 Bug the engineers for proof, I'll trust the math. and only 16 of those 24...

Quote:Originally Posted by Rmerwede Hi all! Im trying to figure out if skyrim uses a static amount of vram, or it will use as much as you have? I have a 7970 and at 1920x1200 I can max out my 3gb of vram. Usually it runs between...

The OP now has some solid choices to go with that make budget. Both the Athlon X4 build and the G620 build are both great. One with a bit more CPU horsepower, the other with a bit more GPU power. Either one of those choices would not...