Take that Asus HD4870 if you can afford it
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What would you recommend as an alternative?
Originally Posted by d3v0  Gotta go with the asus, but I would say nay to dual core for long term. |
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I'm surprised with the support for Vista as well. If you have a copy of the Windows 7 Beta I suggest it. It's incredibly stable and fast. Also, 4 GBs of RAM will probably be enough unless you plan on doing some hardcore video encoding or image rendering.
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One of the Quads. Q6600 or Q6700 if you can still find them. If you can't find those, any of the quad cores will suffice.
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Typically, it is understood believed that Sapphire makes a lower quality card then Asus.
Originally Posted by Zeldark Also, I'm reading around these forums and I'm surprised to see overwhelming support for Vista. Given the rig in the OP (not the broken 5 year old rig in my signature), what OS would you guys recommend? My current plan is to use my XP Home Edition and reevaluate upon Windows 7 release. Notice the motherboard's 16GB RAM max, and assume my willingness to put in more RAM than the planned 4GB base in the future. |
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Originally Posted by Zeldark What would you recommend as an alternative? |
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Originally Posted by Zeldark Threw this stuff together tonight. Quite comfortable with all the parts but I thought I'd post the builds for critique anyways. The major decision in question is which graphics card seems better. Objective is bang for buck and long-term performance in gaming. Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory HEC 6K11BBX585 Black 0.8mm SECC Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply And the two graphics cards in question: ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card |
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Why not go with something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102813 or this if you want more memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102809
It will be cheaper than getting 2x 4850 ,you'll have the option of quadfire(?), and as well be faster than a single 4870
Also if still want to get a 4870 get this one , it's alot cheaper and i believe it's better than asus http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150352
or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150339
And are you gonna get another PSU or use the one that is in your new case?
And a price drop is coming soon
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102809
It will be cheaper than getting 2x 4850 ,you'll have the option of quadfire(?), and as well be faster than a single 4870
Also if still want to get a 4870 get this one , it's alot cheaper and i believe it's better than asus http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150352
or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150339
And are you gonna get another PSU or use the one that is in your new case?
And a price drop is coming soon
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Would you say that 4x1 is more efficient, even if it is more stressful on the MB?
Else equal, the Q9550 is out of my current price range
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If only my current drives on my dead rig were compatible with the motherboard.
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Those reviews are all sketch, imo. How much faith do you guys put into them?
I was planning to use the PSU in the new case, yes. Better price from my initial browsing, and it is good enough on paper.
Price drop on what? Nature of the industry to have price drops. New tech soon, price drops soon.
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Those are suspiciously cheap, I'll have to consider them
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The E5200 is tempting.
Nice to see I'm getting the UD3P anyways.
I'm a skeptic about bridging.
Originally Posted by GeforceGTS 2x2gb would be better, less stress on the NB than running 4 sticks, if you can afford it go with a Q9550 too, with that UD3P you have a good change of hitting 4ghz. Oh and I voted ASUS, simply because it's 1gb rather the 512mb, depends what res you are planning on playing at though. |
Else equal, the Q9550 is out of my current price range
If only my current drives on my dead rig were compatible with the motherboard.
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Originally Posted by Akisame Why not go with something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102813 or this if you want more memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102809 It will be cheaper than getting 2x 4850 ,you'll have the option of quadfire(?), and as well be faster than a single 4870 Also if still want to get a 4870 get this one , it's alot cheaper and i believe it's better than asus http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150352 or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150339 And are you gonna get another PSU or use the one that is in your new case? And a price drop is coming soon
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I was planning to use the PSU in the new case, yes. Better price from my initial browsing, and it is good enough on paper.
Price drop on what? Nature of the industry to have price drops. New tech soon, price drops soon.
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Originally Posted by kazakia The HD4870 is easily the winner in performance but not neccesarily bang for buck. The best price/performance parts out right now imo are E5200 UD3P 2x HD4830 That will give you the best performance in games and best price/performance ratio |
The E5200 is tempting.
Nice to see I'm getting the UD3P anyways.
I'm a skeptic about bridging.
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