Yeah pwnage great! Welcome to the Dark Side...
At least a quad,go for a Q9450 or Q9550.
Rich? Buy an X58 chipset mobo and go for i7.
At least a quad,go for a Q9450 or Q9550.
Rich? Buy an X58 chipset mobo and go for i7.
So I Jumped Over To The Dark Side
A week ago my Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe took a dump. I got to thinking it and my 6000+ was the main bottleneck in my system. I thought maybe I should try something new, maybe Intel? After a bit of reluctance I ended up going with a Gigabyte EP45 UD3P and a e8500.
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WOW this thing is wicked, I don't know why I didn't go Intel sooner. A bit different than AMD overclocking but much more stable and reliable.
But to get to my question, I was curious on what you guys thought I should look into upgrading next?
But to get to my question, I was curious on what you guys thought I should look into upgrading next?
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um, get some RAID going
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Hmmm maybe. I wouldn't mind a little more space. I was thinking either a CM Stacker 832 or a CM Cosmos S. Any suggestions on what ones I should take a look at?
Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy Uh, you have a nice system. No upgrades needed. Or is this a case of "must upgrade"?
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I have noticed that the gtx260 has dropped about half in price since i picked one up. Thanks for the suggestion!
Originally Posted by RAFFY get another gtx260 screw the quad core unless you need it for certain applications or your real big in to benchmarking. sli gtx260's will play any game maxed out even crysis at 1920x1200 on all high settings no aa/af you will get around 35-50fps and that was with 192sp's. |
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I think cases are more personal preference. Maybe take a look at the CM HAF case?
Originally Posted by lukex Hmmm maybe. I wouldn't mind a little more space. I was thinking either a CM Stacker 832 or a CM Cosmos S. Any suggestions on what ones I should take a look at? |
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If you SLI'd the 260, then you may need to consider a new PSU.
But other than that, the only thing I can see is the storage. Everything else is already total pwnage.
Originally Posted by lukex I have noticed that the gtx260 has dropped about half in price since i picked one up. Thanks for the suggestion! |
But other than that, the only thing I can see is the storage. Everything else is already total pwnage.
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no he doesnt, he'd be fine with the power supply he has. gtx260's only use like 178watts at full load.
Originally Posted by TwoCables If you SLI'd the 260, then you may need to consider a new PSU. But other than that, the only thing I can see is the storage. Everything else is already total pwnage. |
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Yeah, but I said he "may" need to consider a new one. Just in case you're curious now, the maximum wattage as stated by NVIDIA is 182W. Anyway, you may be right. But I have a feeling that having the 260 in SLI with the TX650 with this rig would be cutting it really close.
Originally Posted by RAFFY no he doesnt, he'd be fine with the power supply he has. gtx260's only use like 178watts at full load. |
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