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kswiston said:
Ok, so while my HD4870 is still kicking ass, I have been noticing that for CPU-limited games, my Athlon X2 5600+ is no longer cutting it. I don't have a ton of cash to spend on my rig, but I have been looking at upgrading to one of AMD's quad core chips.

Provided that I have ~$150 (Canadian) to spend, what will give me the most bang for my buck?. I am locked into AMD, because I do not want to replace my MB.
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Provide me a link to the supported CPU list for your motherboard and I'll let you know. It should be on your mobo manufacturers website, oh and you may have to flash your boards BIOS but that's no biggy.
 
kswiston said:
Ok, so while my HD4870 is still kicking ass, I have been noticing that for CPU-limited games, my Athlon X2 5600+ is no longer cutting it. I don't have a ton of cash to spend on my rig, but I have been looking at upgrading to one of AMD's quad core chips.

Provided that I have ~$150 (Canadian) to spend, what will give me the most bang for my buck?. I am locked into AMD, because I do not want to replace my MB.
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It really depends what your current CPU socket is, AM2 or AM2+.

Almost exactly the same position as myself (HD4850, same processor) and I've been wanting to upgrade my system, personally I'm going down the Phenom II route so I'm going to have to buy a new mobo, although I'm undecided on whether or not to go for AM2+ and low cost or AM3 and DDR3.
 
AM3 motherboards should be good for at least a few years. The upcoming X6 AMD processors are said to support AM3.

I'm in the process of upgrading from a X2 6000+ to a Phenom 965. Didn't make much sense to go any other route TBH. This way I don't have to worry about upgrading my processor for atleast another 2-3 years, whereas any other route would have meant upgrading in a years time or so.
 
Third thread's the charm..... :lol (I think I need some caffeine!)

I just recently built a system with an AMD Phenom X4 955 but I'm still using my 8800GT vid card and I'm looking to upgrade it this summer/fall. Which card is the best to go with for dx11? ATI 5850? Also, what's the best TB hard drive available?
 
GHG said:
AM3 motherboards should be good for at least a few years. The upcoming X6 AMD processors are said to support AM3.

I'm in the process of upgrading from a X2 6000+ to a Phenom 965. Didn't make much sense to go any other route TBH. This way I don't have to worry about upgrading my processor for atleast another 2-3 years, whereas any other route would have meant upgrading in a years time or so.
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The decision is that both AM2+ and AM3 will support the new AMD 6 cores, so is it worth going for DDR3 or DDR2. Personally I could save about £100 if I buy a DDR2 mobo as I could just keep my current 4 gigs of DDR2, but I don't really know the benefits of DDR3 over DDR2 and in the interest of future proofing I don't want to be stuck with something sub par.
 
Orellio said:
Ok sooo...

I'm pretty sure my video card just went belly up on me.

I was playing STALKER1 for like, 30 seconds when my PC froze and I had to hard reboot it. Since then, I haven't been able to load into Windows due to a "recent hardware or software change." I'm in safe mode right now, and there are vertical yellow lines across my screen that do not show up in screen caps. The thing is I've been running my vid card OC'ed the past couple months farther than normal without doing any stability tests so I'm wondering if that has something to do with it. So if someone could confirm what I'm already thinking that would be cool, and I'll go ahead and order that 5770 now..
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Orellio,

Have you taken the card out for a quick looksy? When I started getting lockups it was pretty obvious that my video card was the culprit after I noticed that 1/2 the capacitors had split open. :lol Also do you have onboard video on the MB that'll let you test your other components without the video card?
 
Colkate said:
The decision is that both AM2+ and AM3 will support the new AMD 6 cores, so is it worth going for DDR3 or DDR2. Personally I could save about £100 if I buy a DDR2 mobo as I could just keep my current 4 gigs of DDR2, but I don't really know the benefits of DDR3 over DDR2 and in the interest of future proofing I don't want to be stuck with something sub par.
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No bulldozer support for AM2+ boards though.
 
storybook77 said:
Third thread's the charm..... :lol (I think I need some caffeine!)

I just recently built a system with an AMD Phenom X4 955 but I'm still using my 8800GT vid card and I'm looking to upgrade it this summer/fall. Which card is the best to go with for dx11? ATI 5850? Also, what's the best TB hard drive available?
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By summer/fall? Who knows? 5850s are currently creeping far too close to 5870 pricing for them to come with a strong recommendation. For now, the 5870 is the only high end card I really recommend but at $400 it doesn't come cheap, things will probably be completely different by the time you buy a card though, so all this isn't particularly relevant.
 
brain_stew said:
By summer/fall? Who knows? 5850s are currently creeping far too close to 5870 pricing for them to come with a strong recommendation. For now, the 5870 is the only high end card I really recommend but at $400 it doesn't come cheap, things will probably be completely different by the time you buy a card though, so all this isn't particularly relevant.
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Hmmm...I'm hoping to hang around the $300 price point.

What about hard drives? Any recommendation on a great performing SATA drive, preferably 1 TB or more?
 
nitewulf said:
Ok, here's what I configured so far. I'll put the whole thing together myself.

Mobo: AsRock H55M Pro - $110 + shipping
Cpu: i3-530 - $125
Video Card: XFX 5770 1GB - $160 + shipping
Ram: 4X2GB DDR3 - $57/unit + shipping = $240 (help me find cheaper 8GB DDR3 1333 MHz ram)***
Fan: Antec 12mm case fan - $16/unit = 32
Case: Help me find a small, slim, sleek, good looking case that is quiet***

I loved the small form factor config someone posted earlier (Sugo), I may go for that, if it's a quiet PC.

***HALP!
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guys, should i cut down the ram amount and get a better video card instead? like a 5850? do i need 8GB ddr3 ram for multitasking (browsing, photoshop, music) and recent games? (mass effect 2, dragon age, crysis, whatever else).

basically is the 5770 good enough, or is it bandwidth limited? i'd rather have a cooler running card though.
 
storybook77 said:
Hmmm...I'm hoping to hang around the $300 price point.

What about hard drives? Any recommendation on a great performing SATA drive, preferably 1 TB or more?
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WD Black is my drive of choice, love the thing, it comes in 1 and 2TB flavors as well as others. I have a one as a secondary drive for all my games, and it flies.

I personally prefer the 5-year warranty WD offers, to slightly faster drives with a 3-year warranty. They're not too expensive either, so that's a plus.
 
Minsc said:
WD Black is my drive of choice, love the thing, it comes in 1 and 2TB flavors as well as others. I have a one as a secondary drive for all my games, and it flies.

I personally prefer the 5-year warranty WD offers, to slightly faster drives with a 3-year warranty. They're not too expensive either, so that's a plus.
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Thanks. Right now, I'm just rolling with a Maxtor 320GB from my previous computer. I didn't want to push my luck with my wife at the time so I just got the motherboard, CPU, and memory to start with.
 
nitewulf said:
guys, should i cut down the ram amount and get a better video card instead? like a 5850? do i need 8GB ddr3 ram for multitasking (browsing, photoshop, music) and recent games? (mass effect 2, dragon age, crysis, whatever else).

basically is the 5770 good enough, or is it bandwidth limited? i'd rather have a cooler running card though.
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The Sugo won't fit any of thoe components.
 
nitewulf said:
guys, should i cut down the ram amount and get a better video card instead? like a 5850? do i need 8GB ddr3 ram for multitasking (browsing, photoshop, music) and recent games? (mass effect 2, dragon age, crysis, whatever else).

basically is the 5770 good enough, or is it bandwidth limited? i'd rather have a cooler running card though.
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I would drop the ram and get a 5850 like you said. You can always pop in another 4GB of ram later, but that video card is going to start feeling old before you know it.
 
Or you can keep the ram and then get another 5770 for crossfire in the future once they crash in price.
 
GHG said:
Or you can keep the ram and then get another 5770 for crossfire in the future once they crash in price.
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My plan. The 5770 is goddamn amazing for the price. Especially if you overclock. BF: BC2 holds a solid 40+ FPS with 2xAA, 16xAF with all settings on high. I play at 1920x1080.

Edit: Yeah, what Stew said. Didn't realize it was an HTPC/small form-factor build.
 
Odious Tea said:
My plan. The 5770 is goddamn amazing for the price. Especially if you overclock. BF: BC2 holds a solid 40+ FPS with 2xAA, 16xAF with all settings on high.

Edit: Yeah, what Stew said. Didn't realize it was an HTPC/small form-factor build.
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Ditto. Go for the 5850 then if you really want the extra power, but remember it will draw more power, is a larger card and will produce more heat. If its a m-atx then I'd actually suggest just going with the 5770.
 
brain_stew said:
Samsung F3
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You know, with the relentlessness that this gets recommended over the WD Black, I finally looked at an in-depth review.

Ok, go with this instead, if you don't care for the 3 year warranty vs 5 year warranty.

Here's a good review from bit-tech.

What's funny is, while the F3 beats the WD Black at almost every single test... the load times for Windows and Crysis are the same... so maybe using it for gaming really matters minimally. The WD Black is still a really fast drive, it's just your money is better spent on the F3 like brain_stew recommended.

If it wasn't for the 2 extra year warranty on the Black, the F3 would win every last area... I'm ready to finally move on to recommending F3s now though, thanks!

GHG said:
Ditto. Go for the 5850 then if you really want the extra power, but remember it will draw more power, is a larger card and will produce more heat. If its a m-atx then I'd actually suggest just going with the 5770.
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Depends on the case though. I can fit another 5870 in my mATX if I wanted, and it'd still probably run cool :D
 
Minsc said:
You know, with the relentlessness that this gets recommended over the WD Black, I finally looked at an in-depth review.

Ok, go with this instead, if you don't care for the 3 year warranty vs 5 year warranty.

Here's a good review from bit-tech.

What's funny is, while the F3 beats the WD Black at almost every single test... the load times for Windows and Crysis are the same... so maybe using it for gaming really matters minimally. The WD Black is still a really fast drive, it's just your money is better spent on the F3 like brain_stew recommended.

If it wasn't for the 2 extra year warranty on the Black, the F3 would win every last area... I'm ready to finally move on to recommending F3s now though, thanks!



Depends on the case though. I can fit another 5870 in my mATX if I wanted, and it'd still probably run cool :D
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Well, WD have finally launched a 500GB platter Caviar black, so feel free to start recommending them again, with the caveat that its actually the 500GB platter model you're recommending. Problem is, New Egg don't seem to stock it yet and it seems to be coming in with a ~$30 premium over the Samsung so its not really worth it.......yet.

Another reason the Samsungs get recommended is they're generally pretty quiet. A large, fast, cheap and quiet drive is a pretty good combination.
 
I'll just re-post this question from the Batman thread. It kind of fits here, because this is probably a driver/settings setup problem on my new PC.

I bought the PC version of Batman Arkham Asylum on the GFWL sale, started it up and noticed some strange graphical deficiencies. Half of the textures were horribly low-res, and the ambient occlusion shadows looked very poor and flickered when I moved the camera.

After some googling I found the solution for the low-res problem: I had to change Mip Mapping in Catalyst Control Center to the "quality" setting. OK, didn't know that. I'm relatively new to PC gaming.

The problem with the ambient occlusion shadows persists, though. I cannot imagine it is supposed to look that way. Can someone tell me what might be the matter? My graphics card is an HD 5770 and I'm using Win 7 64bit. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Well, just to be curious, I ran a 3dMark 06 test.

E8400 @ 3 Ghz
8 GB DDR2 Ram
GTX 260

Score was 13,177. 6199 and 6425 in SM2/SM3 scores, but a 2725 in CPU score. Probably because I can't overclock. To be honest, I ran the test to see if I can continue to hold off on upgrading, but now I'm more confused than ever. :lol
 
Schlomo said:
I'll just re-post this question from the Batman thread. It kind of fits here, because this is probably a driver/settings setup problem on my new PC.

I bought the PC version of Batman Arkham Asylum on the GFWL sale, started it up and noticed some strange graphical deficiencies. Half of the textures were horribly low-res, and the ambient occlusion shadows looked very poor and flickered when I moved the camera.

After some googling I found the solution for the low-res problem: I had to change Mip Mapping in Catalyst Control Center to the "quality" setting. OK, didn't know that. I'm relatively new to PC gaming.

The problem with the ambient occlusion shadows persists, though. I cannot imagine it is supposed to look that way. Can someone tell me what might be the matter? My graphics card is an HD 5770 and I'm using Win 7 64bit. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Well the SSAO implementation in Batman is very low quality (its the same quality as it is in the 360 version), so that doesn't seem too strange. Take a screenshot with FRAPs and I'll let you know if its any different to how it is normally. Oh, and yeah, it'll sort of shimmer as you move.
 
Are there any downfalls to cloning a HDD onto a brand new SSD?

Im watching SSD prices to see if they drop at all and will probably buy one this summer if they dont drop soon. Id like to own one before FFXIV drops so I can install it right to the SSD. I want to make it as hassle-free as possible. Im finally happy with the way I have Windows 7 setup and Id hate to have to do that all over again.
 
Salaadin said:
Are there any downfalls to cloning a HDD onto a brand new SSD?

Im watching SSD prices to see if they drop at all and will probably buy one this summer if they dont drop soon. Id like to own one before FFXIV drops so I can install it right to the SSD. I want to make it as hassle-free as possible. Im finally happy with the way I have Windows 7 setup and Id hate to have to do that all over again.
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If your SATA controller is not already in AHCI mode you may run into some issues. I know it may seem like a chore, but it really is best to do a fresh install so that /TRIM and other SSD specific features are enabled during the Win7 install.
 
Thats not what I wanted to hear but I do want whats best so thats the way Ill go. I just wont install anymore on my HDD until I get an SSD :p Thanks

I just got an enclosure for my 500GB laptop drive so Ill use that to start backing up all my photos, videos, etc and Ill start throwing any installs on there too so once I get the SSD, I can just plug in the external and install away.
 
Javaman said:
Orellio,

Have you taken the card out for a quick looksy? When I started getting lockups it was pretty obvious that my video card was the culprit after I noticed that 1/2 the capacitors had split open. :lol Also do you have onboard video on the MB that'll let you test your other components without the video card?
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Nah, there's no onboard video. I can't imagine what else it could be as the computer still works normally otherwise; once I deleted my video drivers I could load into Windows again. It's not really worth the effort to take the vid card out now when the new one is on the way. When I make the switch though I'm definitely gonna check out the old card for blown caps or an unseated GPU. I can't shake the idea that it's almost like I made my video card RROD.
 
Order placed!

GIGABYTE GA-770TA-UD3 AM3 AMD 770 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon II X4 630 Propus 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit

Total: $319.

I don't need a new video card right now and even if I did, I can pick it up down the road. My PC shall be reborn like a Phoenix into a gaming only machine. Pure, untainted and glorious. Plus, I'll actually be able to O/C this time around (I hope). :D
 
vocab said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049 is probably what you want. Zero ghosting, and probably the lowest input lag monitor on the market. I play games competitively as well, so it was important that I found a monitor with those specs. I can't say how the image quality compares to other monitors simply because this my first LCD (stuck to a CRT forever), but I'm happy with it.

I have it, and bought it because I hate LCD's that can't hold the image, and the thought of input lag compared to CRT's was unbearable. A few of my friends have it, and they were happy with it so I bought it and haven't regreted it.
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Thanks for the heads up. I'm actually very inclined towards getting this monitor. Hopefully I can find it somewhere to look at it myself, but I'm seeing some great things about it.
 
brain_stew said:
Well the SSAO implementation in Batman is very low quality (its the same quality as it is in the 360 version), so that doesn't seem too strange. Take a screenshot with FRAPs and I'll let you know if its any different to how it is normally. Oh, and yeah, it'll sort of shimmer as you move.
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It doesn't really show in screenshots, but in movement it looks ridiculously bad compared to the overall graphical quality of the game. If that's normal then I guess I'll just turn it off.

In this shot you can see the missing shadow right next to Batman's arm, which moves around as you turn the camera:

http://de.tinypic.com/r/x2732x/6
 
Wow, never thought I'd actually see the day when I could run RE5 at max settings and AA @ 1920x1080 and still get a playable FPS. I'm loving this. No problems keeping the 620 at 3.0ghz, though I'd like to try and get more out of it.

Anyone have recommendations on the type of AA I should work with. Should I keep it application controlled, or forced through CCC? Right now I'm using Edge-detect at 4x (12x samples). Even when I force it, it doesn't seem like AA is working. At least with Fallout 3 specifically.
 
Schlomo said:
It doesn't really show in screenshots, but in movement it looks ridiculously bad compared to the overall graphical quality of the game. If that's normal then I guess I'll just turn it off.

In this shot you can see the missing shadow right next to Batman's arm, which moves around as you turn the camera:

http://de.tinypic.com/r/x2732x/6
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Yep, that's normal. They use the same quality level they needed to get it to run in real time on the 360 hence it looking shit.
 
beje said:
I stopped reading after "glossy screen".

Man, that shit has to be killed with fire.
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Get used to it, because it's here to stay. Matte is going the way of the dinosaur, along with 16:10.
 
OK Master Race. I call upon your powers to help me do this.

Used to be very into this stuff years ago, but switched to a Macbook Pro a few years back and haven't looked back. Now I'm building an HTPC to complete my setup, and I need your help!

The HTPC will be used for gaming, encoding hi-def OTA/gaming recording, and of course encoding those videos and my own personal DVD collection. As such, I need raw CPU power and a graphics card that hopefully won't be obsolete any time soon.

After about an hour of rummaging both in this thread, on AVforums, and on Newegg, this is what I've come up with:

Antec Steel Fusion mATX Case
ASRock P55M Pro LGA 1156 mATX Motherboard
Corsair CMPSU-550VX 550W Power Supply
Intel Core i5-750 2.66Ghz CPU
Cooler Master GeminII 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
G.Skill 2x2GB DDR3 1600 RAM

I have a 500 GB SATA 3.0Gb/s hard drive I can use for now (I have 4TB in a Drobo for backup and storage), and I'm thinking of getting the Blackmagic Intensity Pro for HD capture.

The obvious question is, what video card? I'm leaning towards ATI based on what I'm reading, but is there such a big leap between the 5750 lines and the 5850 to make an appreciable difference for what amounts to nearly double the price? Besides that, I'm not even sure the 5850s I've seen will fit in the case I'm buying.

For reference, this is getting hooked up to a 32" Sony Bravia 720p LCD. That may get upgraded sooner or later to a 1080p Sammy, but for the time being, 1280x720 is the target resolution (or more like 768p I suppose).

Also, where else can I get better value in my build? Better/cheaper case/PSU/mobo/RAM? Any input is helpful. As I said, I'm an old hand at this, but it's been a while. Get as geeky as you want, I work in IT for a living. If I don't understand, then it's something for me to look up & learn.
 
If I were building a system right now, I would make the lowest energy consumption/noise/heat build that could play all of my Steam games maxed at 1440 x 900.
Seventh floor of dorm + crappy case + cooling = loud-ass PC that probably won't last long.
 
Odious Tea said:
I just picked up a Razer Deathadder and holy shit, the veil has been lifted. It's so comfortable, so precise. I love it so much.
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Been using one for 2 1/2 years and yeah, it's great. I've probably dropped it about 100 times and it's still going strong. In fact, it sat in a bucket of water for probably about a half hour, with the computer's power on, and it still works :D Great mouse, I'll never need another brand or model again.
 
BreakyBoy said:
OK Master Race. I call upon your powers to help me do this.

Used to be very into this stuff years ago, but switched to a Macbook Pro a few years back and haven't looked back. Now I'm building an HTPC to complete my setup, and I need your help!

The HTPC will be used for gaming, encoding hi-def OTA/gaming recording, and of course encoding those videos and my own personal DVD collection. As such, I need raw CPU power and a graphics card that hopefully won't be obsolete any time soon.

After about an hour of rummaging both in this thread, on AVforums, and on Newegg, this is what I've come up with:

Antec Steel Fusion mATX Case
ASRock P55M Pro LGA 1156 mATX Motherboard
Corsair CMPSU-550VX 550W Power Supply
Intel Core i5-750 2.66Ghz CPU
Cooler Master GeminII 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
G.Skill 2x2GB DDR3 1600 RAM

I have a 500 GB SATA 3.0Gb/s hard drive I can use for now (I have 4TB in a Drobo for backup and storage), and I'm thinking of getting the Blackmagic Intensity Pro for HD capture.

The obvious question is, what video card? I'm leaning towards ATI based on what I'm reading, but is there such a big leap between the 5750 lines and the 5850 to make an appreciable difference for what amounts to nearly double the price? Besides that, I'm not even sure the 5850s I've seen will fit in the case I'm buying.

For reference, this is getting hooked up to a 32" Sony Bravia 720p LCD. That may get upgraded sooner or later to a 1080p Sammy, but for the time being, 1280x720 is the target resolution (or more like 768p I suppose).

Also, where else can I get better value in my build? Better/cheaper case/PSU/mobo/RAM? Any input is helpful. As I said, I'm an old hand at this, but it's been a while. Get as geeky as you want, I work in IT for a living. If I don't understand, then it's something for me to look up & learn.
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5770 seems a good fit, it'll absolutely blitz through 768p and can actually cope just fine at 1080p, and there's some small versions of the card available that should help alleviate the potential space issues. Something like this is what you should be looking at:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462&cm_re=5770-_-14-150-462-_-Product
 
Orellio said:
Been using one for 2 1/2 years and yeah, it's great. I've probably dropped it about 100 times and it's still going strong. In fact, it sat in a bucket of water for probably about a half hour, with the computer's power on, and it still works :D Great mouse, I'll never need another brand or model again.
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I won't ask, but I hope mine is as resilient as yours. :lol
 
brain_stew said:
5770 seems a good fit, it'll absolutely blitz through 768p and can actually cope just fine at 1080p, and there's some small versions of the card available that should help alleviate the potential space issues. Something like this is what you should be looking at:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462&cm_re=5770-_-14-150-462-_-Product
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Perfect! Thanks.

Well, I pulled the trigger on it. I could use a slim-profile optical drive, but that can wait until later. I'm going to sit and wait on the Blackmagic card too, since I have an Hauppage HD-PVR I can use. Component, not HDMI, and it's via USB, but hell it'll do for now.

EXCITE!

Thanks again! I'll post specs/pics when I get all the parts in. I'm hoping for this weekend!
 
I asked before but never got any reply so im trying once again.

How much of a performance boost will i see if i upgrade from a:

- 775 motherboard
- E8400 @ 3.0 ghz,
- a 4850, 512 Mbit ram
- 4 gig DDR2 to:
- a 22" screen 1680x1050

TO:

- Core i5 750
- 5850, 1 Gig
- New motherboard (obviosly)
- DDR3, (at least 4 gig)
- a 24" screen, 1920x1080
 
Daante said:
I asked before but never got any reply so im trying once again.

How much of a performance boost will i see if i upgrade from a:

- 775 motherboard
- E8400 @ 3.0 ghz,
- a 4850, 512 Mbit ram
- 4 gig DDR2 to:
- a 22" screen 1680x1050

TO:

- Core i5 750
- 5850, 1 Gig
- New motherboard (obviosly)
- DDR3, (at least 4 gig)
- a 24" screen, 1920x1080
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The gpu is what's contributing most with this performance boost. If you want to save money you can just stick in the 5850 in your current system.
Obviously what you want to upgrade to is better, but in game play terms your base system seems quite good. You could probably over clock that cpu a bit and end up with very good gaming performance just sticking in the new gpu.
I personally think its a big outlay going the whole hog.
Look at getting a new cpu cooler and overclocking. If you feel you need a quad core cpu, i'm sure your current board will cater for that too.
 
Building my friend a PC on a $600 budget. Let me know what you guys think.

Case: RAIDMAX Quantum
Mobo: ECS Black Series A785GM-M AM3
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition OEM (I never used the stock cooler from my phenom ii x4 955, so I'm just going to give him that. It will fit, right?)
RAM: OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5770
Optical Drive: LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM
HDD: HITACHI Deskstar 320GB 7200 RPM
PSU: COOLMAX M-500B 500W

The total after mail-in rebates comes to $592 USD. All free shipping items.

Any suggestions?
 
SundaySounds said:
Building my friend a PC on a $600 budget. Let me know what you guys think.

Case: RAIDMAX Quantum
Mobo: ECS Black Series A785GM-M AM3
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition OEM (I never used the stock cooler from my phenom ii x4 955, so I'm just going to give him that. It will fit, right?)
RAM: OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5770
Optical Drive: LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM
HDD: HITACHI Deskstar 320GB 7200 RPM
PSU: COOLMAX M-500B 500W

The total after mail-in rebates comes to $592 USD. All free shipping items.

Any suggestions?
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And they say PC gaming is expensive... That's an excellent build.
 
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