scottish_jason

i think ive decided to go down the ATI HD4870 road now since they seem to be performing very well and a hell of a lot cheaper than nvidia, so im trying to decide on a crossfire board and cpu

also is the Q9450 before than the Q6600? its an extra 70 quid but is it worth it... whats the multiplier? ( more overclockable? ) oh and if i wanted to use the Q9450 with a 1333 bus does that mean it would be beneficial to have a motherboard capable of 1600? I think that asus rampage is only 1200

and also will I need a fan to put on the thermalright 120? as it said bare sink(no fan) and if so which fan would be best for it



anyway what u think of this?

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Bitemarks and bloodstains

get the Q6600 as it has a higher multi 9x Vs the 8x on the Q9450 so 4GHz would be Q6600=445 FSB Q9450 500FSB

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jpye11

Its not worth getting the q9450 - its not a great overclocker due to 8x multiplier, get the q6600. You should get a fan for the true - I recommend a scythe ultra kaze 2000rpm fan or summat similar...

scottish_jason

thanks, noted... now what about the motherboard.. would it be good to go for a motherboard capable of a 1600fsb for future cpu upgrades?

Bitemarks and bloodstains

that board is based on the X48 which is 1600 FSB capable the 1200 relates to the ram but your 1066 wuill work just fine with it

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jpye11

Rampage formula supports up to 1600 so you would be fine with that board.

jpye11

BTW - I would recommend the DFI LANPARTY DK X48-T2RS board, and also you probably want to get a higher quality PSU - I suggest maybe the Antec quattro 850w or a corsair PSU.

scottish_jason

and is going the crossfire route ( x48 ) a good choice and is the HD4870 a good investment?? I seen benchmarks that said that it beats the 9800gx2, is this true?? how come the HD4870 is so cheap if this is the case

linskingdom

Looks good. I would change the cpu to 9x Q6600 and get a better 850W PSU (this is assuming you plan on 4870CF. One 4870 is 150w, with quad and others, you don't need a 850w psu). HD4870 is a good investment. Yes. It does beat 9800gx2 in some areas. In gerenal, ATI prices their GPUs at lower price. Also, 4850 CF is another good option.

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scottish_jason

and what is a good 850w PSU ? i will be planning to crossfire in the future so will this be enough power