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02-14-2010, 01:51 AM
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New builder, need advice.
sup people, so i have pretty much everything that i need, just can't decide on a good graphic card here are my specs. I can't decide on a graphic card, I'm a NVIDIA fan but many people are telling me to wait for fermi, and i doubt it'll be out within a month. On ATI...the reviews for the radeon hd 5770 has been horrid for the XFX that i listed, the sapphire one looks good though, any suggestion for NVIDIA?
Gaming system/student usage..... OS: Windows 7 Home premium 64 bits http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-754-_-Product Case:COOLER MASTER CM690 II 99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=cm690%20II PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI 99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...20%2f%20EPS12V Mobo: ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard 136.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131404 CPU: Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor 199.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115215 HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" 99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284 RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit 104.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-193-_-Product Pri Optical: LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW SATA CD/DVD Burner 26.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-289-_-Product Graphic Card: XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 159.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-447-_-Product or SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 164.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-873-_-Product Remote 24.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-003-_-Product lawlz wrong links, up and ready to roll now. Last edited by Nxc`; 02-14-2010 at 02:02 AM. |
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02-14-2010, 02:44 AM
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For ATI cards, I recommend Asus, Diamond, or HIS. For Nvidia, there really isn't an equivalent to a 5770, the GTS250 is below and the GTX260 is above. For Nvidia, I recommend Asus, BFG, or EVGA.
You have made excellent choices for the rest of the system. |
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02-14-2010, 10:55 AM
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thanks for the recommendations, i'll give the price a check.
alright, give this one a review for me, it fits my budget perfectly, not sure if it'll fit my cm690 case though, lots of good reviews http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-140-_-Product Last edited by Nxc`; 02-14-2010 at 10:59 AM. |
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02-14-2010, 11:53 AM
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BFG makes great cards and the 260 is a powerful video card however it is not DX11 compatible. The ATI 5000 series cards are!
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02-14-2010, 02:02 PM
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with that said, i've seen so many bad reviews on newegg about how bad ATI drivers are, that's why i can't decide on neither of those listed GPU.
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02-14-2010, 02:29 PM
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The CM690 is big enough to take any card on the market.
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02-14-2010, 02:39 PM
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so back to the question of the cards lol, there are alot of bashing on ATI's driver and i'm not sure what DX 11 is
i'm also thinking of investing in 2 120mm fans for the side of the case these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103022 will i need any extra wires? Last edited by Nxc`; 02-14-2010 at 02:46 PM. |
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02-14-2010, 04:41 PM
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02-14-2010, 05:29 PM
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DX = DirectX.
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02-14-2010, 05:39 PM
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oh wow..........i feel dumb now..but since directx 11 doesn't work with that i'll go with the listed sapphire then, it have a nice big fan and it looks nice.
and i'm as clueless as they are on newegg o.O, just looking at how many people having issue with xfx |
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02-14-2010, 06:24 PM
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trust me, we're both clueless here. The xfx seems better to me, since more people bought it...must mean something right?
ordering the parts now, hope everything goes as planned, cheers mates, and a appreciate the help. Last edited by Nxc`; 02-14-2010 at 06:29 PM. |
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02-14-2010, 08:53 PM
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Where can people get a more valid assessment on how good a product is likely to be on a long term basis? |
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02-14-2010, 09:50 PM
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Just ask here. We have some pro builders here that are very quality conscious.
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