FRpilot

aren't 5870s msrp about $400? i heard XFX or some other big graphics card manufacturer is releasing a limited edition card with 2 5870 gpus on 1 board that will be 30-40% faster than 5970!

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Future240

^Indeed 5870's are around 400. 390-410 depending on who makes it.

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FRpilot

hopefully in another 2 years, the 5870 will be around... 180, but who knows, gtx295s stayed at around 500 for a whole year before they got discontinued. i think the same might happen to the gtx480 and since they were just released, i bet it will take another 2-3 yrs for them to release a new chip.

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ronmcdon

Is that the '5870 x2' ?
That's the card with dual 5870's & 2gigs of ddr5, iirc.
If so, think that was released well over 2 years ago.
Using that card right now.
Regular 5870 is 1gig ddr5, so the $3-400 makes sense.

Looking further, seems like ATi just renamed the '5870 x2' into the '5970'
They just dropped the 'x2' moniker (not 100% certain about this).
Lol, no wonder the price is about the same.

Now the Sapphire 5970 Toxic is taking two 5970's together on one card w/ some overclocking.
SAPPHIRE- HOME

BOROSUN

5870 x2 is a 5970. so, that doesn't make sense.

xfx does have the 5870 eyefinity 6 monitor with double the memory not dual gpu. and if you read upcoming tech stuff, there is a ati eyefinity 12 monitor card out there.


ati rumor release the 6000 series late this year, though.

FRpilot

idk, maybe it was a xfx 5870 black edition? i was browsing articles last night and i saw it mentioned.

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BOROSUN

BE are just overpriced OCed cards.

i was look at newegg earlier. their pricing some of the gtx470 is just $300. a $30-50 off reg price.
tempting but, i'm still waiting for more dx11 content to make me pull the gun.

1on1

@FRpilot understandable.

if anyone wants to get SSD. i have two Corsair Extreme Series 256gb for $450 each *BNIB!!!*. They retail for about $750

you don't need any directx 11 yet since most games do not support. it would be nice to have but there are limited games that have it.

what i would do is run a lower end ati 5000series or 4900 series, for you nvidia atleast at gtx260 for now until next year. by that time, your video card will still have value and you can upgrade to the new stuff.

my pc is running a EVGA 8600GTS 640mb and it kinda lags when im on optimal resolution for my 22" monitor.

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BOROSUN

to the ppl that says you only need 3gb of ram is just wrong. just now, i was running 3.3gb. i don't run intensive 3d programs and such. i was running my multiple daily normal apps.

browsing(zilvia), video (watching strikeforce), and my game(kingdomhereos). no other apps were running.

i avg 2.9gb normally and my highest usage ive seen was close to 6gb (running scans).

S13shaka

im gonna buy a zonet usb wireless adapter

anyone have a nzxt sentry 2? shit is badass looking

Future240

Haha I missed someone saying that. Windows 7 64 bit requires 2 mandatory just for the OS. I couldn't imagine only needing one GB to run a game like crysis.

Personally I think 6gb is more them enough for most people, especially if it is running at 1066. I run 8 but meh ram is cheap.

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FRpilot

this is the first time i heard someone say ram is cheap. i wasn't into computers about a year ago, but people were saying ram has tripled in price since then. i got a 4gb dual channel ddr3 kit for about $110 so about $55/2GB.

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Future240

I wasn't either. It may or may not have tripled but in grand retrospect of what I am willing to spend it is cheap to me.

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1on1

the lower-end ddr3 ex:800 and 1066 are cheap.

the memory i have is a Corsair Dominator 6gb 1866.

Corsair Dominator 6GB 1866 MHz DDR3 review

this memory will last for awhile since my current computer is running a LGA775.

for you computer gurus out there, i got a Foxconn Avenger P45. I only seen 3 people in the world who has this board and i am the 4th person.

Quantum Force "Avenger" exposed! :: TweakTown

to me, it beats any board out there and some of the i7 set-ups.

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BOROSUN

i guess you were right..it does exist!! 5870x2 4gb $1200

required: 750w 8x8x6 pin

stinky_180

Check out this thread:
Build Your Own AMD/Intel Computer Thread III (Updated 6.12.10) - SlickDeals.net Forums

it usually has the best deals on almost all the computer components.

i built my computer about 1.5yrs ago for about 700 dollars (give or take 100). Gigabyte UD3P, E7400, 4gb G.Skill (forgot the exact specs), XFX 9800GT. i play 1080p movies perfectly fine. I played SC2 beta in max settings as well.

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Future240

That is awesome. That wouldn't even think about fitting in my case lol.

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FRpilot

YES! that was the one i was talking about and i remember the article saying that this was the successor to some other badass card released last year! Google'd and found last years card "Asus Mars" (2 GTX285 chips on 1 card with huge amount of memory with huge copper block)

2 full 5870 chips with 4GBs on a single card with HUGE copper block! Shit weighs 5lbs! Faster than 5970 which uses 2 water downed 5870 chips.

$1200 for the Asus Ares is too rich for my blood. I just ordered a "cheap" Sapphire 5770 Vapor X for about $160 for SC2. I guess when the 6000 series comes late 2010/early 2011, i'll try to pick up another 5770 on the cheap and crossfire them.

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BOROSUN

too bad the ares still cant touch the gtx480 on sli benchmarks.

can't wait too for the 6800, so these prices drop.

FRpilot

what about quad crossfire ares vs quad gtx480s. hmm that would be interesting to see.

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BOROSUN

i think you need a nuclear reactor to power a quad gtx480. it will cause global warming and melt the polar ice caps .

ares x2 xfire

note: its only 4x AA ?? ?? rest, i dont know the settings.

quad sli 1920x1200

note: this is running 8x aa/ extreme tessellation/ 16x anistropy/ high shader
avg 84.5 fps low 34.2 fps / high 151.2 fps

with lower settings probably hit 100+ fps avg.

S13shaka

so the computer is up and running very nice, the p6x58d-e is a great mobo.

a lil disappointed with the 5770 512mb only getting a 6.0 in the windows index, def gonna do a crossfire setup in the near future.

other than that, been doing my reading on OC'ing and gonna do a 3.6 ghz oc in the next few days (idk if ill ever try to take my 920 to 4.0+, shit freaks me out a bit, that and i dont ahve the proper cooling for it) ahhaha.

GabeS14

I happen to have a few extra brand new parts Ive been trying to sell for a while now, Ill hook you up if your interested:
Intel I7-920 processor(lga 1366)
Asus P6T motherboard(1366 X58 chipset)
and two GE Force-GT220 1gb ddr3 graphics cards (pci-E 2.0)
ill let em go super cheap..way wayyy below retail if your interested.

hit me up in pm

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joeapple8

2xsli nvidia 220 1gb ea 150 bucks each
amd quad core 150 bucks
asus mobo 200

S13shaka

gabes14 my comp is already up and running, thanks tho

FRpilot

Just bought an Intel Core i7 930 today for my next build for overclocking and messing around.

Current build with the p55 chipset/1156 socket is almost complete, which will most likely be left stock clock settings.

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Om1kron

haha I do tech support for a living and built my computer back in 2005. Fucking beast machine, now it can barely run windows 7.

I don't really play pc games anymore so I have no desire to build some fucking bad ass home computer. I really want to downsize my case and maybe even build a smaller pc with only one optical drive and ssd main drive and a 3 terabyte secondary.

I have an Athalon X2 4200
4 gigs of pc3200 (4 gigs back in 2005 was like god mode)
ATI X1900XT
Asus motherboard.

rest of the specs aren't important, can still boss video games with this rig, but I need some up to date shit to work with. AMD or INTEL highest speed doesn't matter to me anymore. I just want something I can plug up to a 30 inch monitor and run full hd video without a hiccup. Maybe 8 gigs of ram as I do love me some porn.

I'll throw something together and see what the crowd thinks. But I am looking to ditch my Lian Li 2100B case as well.

Ballin ass case, on rims lol

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FRpilot

do they even make 3tb drives? i thought the norm is 1tb, 1.5tb, and 2tb.

at any rate, a friend asked me "what's the point of computers though? you build the fastest shit to browse the internet?"

most of the things people do for pc benchmarking is probably way overkill to play games. pc building is like car modification. (ie. people tune engines to make 500whp, but in reality, they will only utilize probably 300 or so and rarely run at the peak). i guess it's in the nature of men, especially those with ocd, to build the bestest fastest shit.

isn't there an official computer thread with post of peoples rigs someone started before this thread?

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Future240

^Yea I started one but this thread wasn't for that. This one was asking for some help. Mine was people who built computers.

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kalypso123

Solid state hard drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @[email protected]

(as your main, use the mechanical drive as a backup)