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[Salaadin]

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Dude, could you please elaborate? I had major issues in dirt 2 (it seems to be helped greatly after the patch, but it doesn't seem perfect yet) with my 5870 performance-wise. Now the same shit is happening in Just Cause 2. The action will be 60fps and then everything will slow down to a crawl what seems to be randomly. Not only the framerate will slow down, but the entire game will slow down, it's really freaking annoying.

What are your major issues? For me, I had a bad card (5850) that couldnt run anything DX11 properly. Dirt 2 had lines and artifacts all over the place so much that it was unplayable. The Unigine Heaven benchmark gave me issues as well when I had all the DX11 bells and whistles turned on.

Add in the fact that I was also getting that grey screen error that toms hardware and others reported on a few months ago. I was very unhappy with my first ATI card. I contacted amazon and they replaced my out of warranty card free of charge. Its been fine for a month so far (knock on wood).

Dirt 2 runs alright for me on max. I dont remember what the FPS range is but it never dipped below 30. I do have Just Cause 2 issues though when Im using the in game Vsync and AA options. It goes from 60FPS to 30FPS in seconds sometimes when there isnt even much going on. Then it hangs there for a little bit before suddenly bouncing back up to 60. It rarely ever hangs in between which is what makes it so annoying to me. Others people using our series of cards have reported the same. Either our drivers have issues or the game doesnt like our cards.

 

[Odious Tea]

Goddamnit. You fuckers are scaring me. Downloading the Dirt 2 demo from Steam.

 

[benjobong]

I've been considering getting a new PC for gaming. I live in the uk, thinking of spending £600-£900. I know pretty much nothing about computers, which I expect wont help much. Any advice?

 

[dark10x]

Dude, could you please elaborate? I had major issues in dirt 2 (it seems to be helped greatly after the patch, but it doesn't seem perfect yet) with my 5870 performance-wise. Now the same shit is happening in Just Cause 2. The action will be 60fps and then everything will slow down to a crawl what seems to be randomly. Not only the framerate will slow down, but the entire game will slow down, it's really freaking annoying.

Just Cause 2 just has problems with performance.

If you enable v-sync and your framerate drops from 60 fps, the game literally slows down. Happens on my GTX260 as well. It's a problem with the game, not your card.

Hopefully the 5870 I just got today doesn't give me problems.

 

[Odious Tea]

Looks like I'm alright. Ran Dirt 2 benchmark at 1920x1080, 4xMSAA with everything on high/ultra (except for crowds, that was left on high) and it was pretty smooth sailing. Looks like we're in it for the long haul.

 

[GHG]

I've been considering getting a new PC for gaming. I live in the uk, thinking of spending £600-£900. I know pretty much nothing about computers, which I expect wont help much. Any advice?

You want to try your hand at building yourself or are you looking at getting something pre-built?

If pre built you're going to be looking at spending around £1000 for a high end gaming system to last you a couple of years. On the other hand you can spend in the range of £600-£700 and get parts to build yourself and that should easily match or exceed the pre-built computer.

I'd suggest reading up on how to build your own computer. You'll need to first of all decide what case size your going to go with. That will then determine your motherboard size (ATX or m-ATX) and then you need to decide what processor manufacturer you're going to go with (AMD/Intel). Those are the 3 key decisions you need to make, then everything else is pretty simple.

Just a little guide:

1. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/08/build-your-own-pc-february-2010-cpu-motherboard-and-ram/

2. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/13/build-your-own-pc-february-2010-psu-case-and-cpu-cooler/

3. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/20/build-your-own-pc-february-2010-video-card-and-storage/


Once you've got a full-spec basket together post it here and people will tell you if everything's fine or not.

I'd reccomend ordering from www.scan.co.uk . I just recently got my parts from them for my upgrade and they have a very good service. Quick delivery and good customer service unlike some other UK suppliers *cough*ebuyer*cough*.

Good luck.

 

[Fitz]

Fucking shit fuck, just spent all day installing new CPU/Mobo/Memory and I was so close to getting it to work without a hitch but alas I've smashed into a brick wall. The PC turns on, lights on the Mobo and GPU are on, all fans spin, PC seems to get past POST without any unusual beeps but there is no output getting to my monitor, it just acts like it's not plugged in.
I've tried both my Integrated and Discrete graphics ports and neither work, I really hope I didn't damage my Mobo somehow.

 

[Minsc]

Fucking shit fuck, just spent all day installing new CPU/Mobo/Memory and I was so close to getting it to work without a hitch but alas I've smashed into a brick wall. The PC turns on, lights on the Mobo and GPU are on, all fans spin, PC seems to get past POST without any unusual beeps but there is no output getting to my monitor, it just acts like it's not plugged in.
I've tried both my Integrated and Discrete graphics ports and neither work, I really hope I didn't damage my Mobo somehow.

Have you tried reseting your CMOS, removing the battery, and then waiting 30 seconds, replacing the battery, and turning on with just a single stick of RAM? I'd start there, it seems 99% of those types of issues have to do with RAM not being picked up properly or seated correctly.

 

[Fitz]

Right, so I tried moving the RAM around, both in the left of four slots, both in the right two, and staggered, that didn't help, I also tried moving the jumper cap but no luck, last to try is taking the battery out. That's going to be a little tough though as I can't quite get grip to remove it so I'm going to have to take the whole mobo out again it seems to do that, something I have no energy for right now, spent the whole day putting it in.

EDIT: Well I pretty much give up now, I tried removing the CMOS battery, moving the jumper, putting it back, placing the battery back in and booting with one stick of RAM but the same issue. No choice but to RMA the Mobo I guess. Really depressing.

 

[drhankmccoyphd]

A friend of mine is putting together a workstation for AutoCAD rendering plus Video/Photo editing, no gaming that I'm aware of, but he's looking to spend around $1300 with a monitor (not sure if he should get one high res monitor or two budget ones). I've pointed him toward the i7 920, but I'm little stumped on the video card. Does the card have any effect on those types of rendering? If so, should he go with an NVidia or ATI? I thought that CUDA supports that type of work, but I'm not sure. Also, should he go high end or will the CPU be doing most of the heavy lifting? Does it matter if he gets a regular graphics card or one of the workstation cards?

I'm also thinking about recommending the AMD platform just to stick within budget but also have an easier upgrade path to 6 core if he needs. Thoughts?

 

[tsigo]

Can someone recommend some RAM for this board that isn't horribly expensive? Ideally in the $150 range.

I was thinking this but it's DDR3 1600 and the board specifications say "DDR3 2100+/1333/1066/800" - will that still work?

 

[Odious Tea]

Can someone recommend some RAM for this board that isn't horribly expensive? Ideally in the $150 range.

I was thinking this but it's DDR3 1600 and the board specifications say "DDR3 2100+/1333/1066/800" - will that still work?

Looking through the customer reviews, lots of them have DDR3 1600. And that's a damn incredible deal for 6GB triple channel.

 

[DanDeschain]

PC-Gaf, help me find a new monitor. I've gone through too many reviews on newegg and I can't read them anymore. I would love a nice new monitor. At least 22 inches, with HDMI, and component. Nothing too crazy expensive. Go!

 

[captain wow]

Right, so I tried moving the RAM around, both in the left of four slots, both in the right two, and staggered, that didn't help, I also tried moving the jumper cap but no luck, last to try is taking the battery out. That's going to be a little tough though as I can't quite get grip to remove it so I'm going to have to take the whole mobo out again it seems to do that, something I have no energy for right now, spent the whole day putting it in.

EDIT: Well I pretty much give up now, I tried removing the CMOS battery, moving the jumper, putting it back, placing the battery back in and booting with one stick of RAM but the same issue. No choice but to RMA the Mobo I guess. Really depressing.

What mobo are you using?

 

[jlchoi]

PC-Gaf, help me find a new monitor. I've gone through too many reviews on newegg and I can't read them anymore. I would love a nice new monitor. At least 22 inches, with HDMI, and component. Nothing too crazy expensive. Go!

SAMSUNG 22" ToC T220HD

 

[K.Jack]

I really enjoy this ASUS monitor.

 

[DanDeschain]

That Asus monitor is really nice, but my 360 doesn't have an hdmi out.

 

[Lostconfused]

Got another reply from OCZ today concerning my dead power supply.

"Please include a copy of your receipt/invoice. Your RMA may be rejected if this is not included."

Which I don't have. So I am wondering if I should even bother spending the money to ship it to them or just put the cost of shipping towards a new PSU.

 

[Lkr]

Got another reply from OCZ today concerning my dead power supply.

"Please include a copy of your receipt/invoice. Your RMA may be rejected if this is not included."

Which I don't have. So I am wondering if I should even bother spending the money to ship it to them or just put the cost of shipping towards a new PSU.

where did you buy it from? if it was newegg, you can print your invoices

 

[vocab]

I really enjoy this ASUS monitor.

That's what I have, and really no complaints. I'm very picky about LCD's as well.

 

[Lostconfused]

where did you buy it from? if it was newegg, you can print your invoices

It was some korean run store on yonge in Toronto. Hell the store doesn't technically exist anymore because they renovated and got rebranded to something else.

 

[dark10x]

I'm having a rough time with this new Radeon 5870. Jesus, it's just pissing me off left and right.

The main issue is that I cannot get v-sync to work on so many games even with D3DOverrider. Any ideas???

Also, many games switch to 24hz mode as a result of my TV. This is no acceptable and I need to find a way around it.

On the flipside, Crysis at 60 fps in DX10/Very High?!?! Yes, it seriously reaches that. I had to play in 1280x768 to avoid 24Hz, but even at that resolution, it was insane. So smooth and perfect even in the snowy section.

 

[Mr Sandman]

Never mind, asked a friend.

 

[golem]

I'm having a rough time with this new Radeon 5870. Jesus, it's just pissing me off left and right.

The main issue is that I cannot get v-sync to work on so many games even with D3DOverrider. Any ideas???

Also, many games switch to 24hz mode as a result of my TV. This is no acceptable and I need to find a way around it.

On the flipside, Crysis at 60 fps in DX10/Very High?!?! Yes, it seriously reaches that. I had to play in 1280x768 to avoid 24Hz, but even at that resolution, it was insane. So smooth and perfect even in the snowy section.

This is kind of what is giving me pause about jumping for a 5970 right now. Love the total control over games with nHancer, but it seems the Fermi is still quite far off and I have games to play

 

[Lonely1]

Im currently running on a C2D e6850 at 3GHz and im looking into upgrading to a Quad Core. The problem is that my Motherboard is fairly old, a Gigabyte EP35-DS3L, uses DDR2 and Intel socket 775. So i5-i7 is out of the question.

I was looking into a Q9400 2.66 Ghz. Is it worth it from were I am? Or I should wait until I upgrade my motherboard?

 

[Minsc]

I'm having a rough time with this new Radeon 5870. Jesus, it's just pissing me off left and right.

The main issue is that I cannot get v-sync to work on so many games even with D3DOverrider. Any ideas???

Also, many games switch to 24hz mode as a result of my TV. This is no acceptable and I need to find a way around it.

On the flipside, Crysis at 60 fps in DX10/Very High?!?! Yes, it seriously reaches that. I had to play in 1280x768 to avoid 24Hz, but even at that resolution, it was insane. So smooth and perfect even in the snowy section.

None of my 100s of games give me v-sync problems, sorry to hear your troubles. Googling is probably you're best bet, ATI + vsync + game name, however your outputting to the HDTV is another issue I haven't much experience with.

You can try going to the CCC and desktops + displays, then click the carrot on the icon for your HDTV in the lower section, go to "configure" and look through those options if you haven't. These options are different from the "properties" option on the bigger panel above. Maybe adding some more HDTV modes in support or taking them away (under HDTV support) will help? I'm not sure...

 

[Labombadog]

Im currently running on a C2D e6850 at 3GHz and im looking into upgrading to a Quad Core. The problem is that my Motherboard is fairly old, a Gigabyte EP35-DS3L, uses DDR2 and Intel socket 775. So i5-i7 is out of the question.

I was looking into a Q9400 2.66 Ghz. Is it worth it from were I am? Or I should wait until I upgrade my motherboard?

Im in the same situation. I am planning to go Quad this year. Looking to get a Q9550 soon from a good friend. Then I will upgrade my gpu (4850) down the road.

For your instance, do you do any other things besides gaming on your pc? If your primary thing is gaming then I would get that Q9400 and just overclock it.

 

[Lonely1]

Im in the same situation. I am planning to go Quad this year. Looking to get a Q9550 soon from a good friend. Then I will upgrade my gpu (4850) down the road.

For your instance, do you do any other things besides gaming on your pc? If your primary thing is gaming then I would get that Q9400 and just overclock it.

Yes, its also my primary work tool, but my work doesn't require heavy processing atm.

 

[jlchoi]

Got another reply from OCZ today concerning my dead power supply.

"Please include a copy of your receipt/invoice. Your RMA may be rejected if this is not included."

Which I don't have. So I am wondering if I should even bother spending the money to ship it to them or just put the cost of shipping towards a new PSU.

I'd rather put the money towards the cost of a new power supply than have the RMA refused after paying the money to ship the PSU back to them. Have you told OCZ that the store you bought it from no longer exists?

 

[BreakyBoy]

Heatsink isn't making proper contact. Only reason I can think of that would cause such a high idle reading.

So tonight, I took it all apart, cleaned off the thermal compound from the heatsink and the CPU with some Q-tips swabbed in isopropyl alcohol, and started fresh. I'm using some compound provided with my Cooler Master CPU fan, and I apply some to the center of the CPU's IHS and then placing the heatsink on top. I made sure it got some pressure on it, and I lifted it up this time to make sure that it had applied a proper coat to both the heatsink and the CPU's IHS. Same as before, nice round, flat application on both with no spillover.

I get it all put together again, keeping the top panel off, boot up into BIOS, and I watch the CPU slowly climb to 78º C and sit there. I'm pretty sure it's not how I'm applying the compound. Fans are all spinning normally and everything works it just doesn't cool properly even when all the case fans are up high and the cpu fan is running at max. I'm at a loss here. I'm thinking either the CPU or the Cooler Master fan needs replacing at this point. Other than that, I don't know what to do.

 

[Hazaro]

So tonight, I took it all apart, cleaned off the thermal compound from the heatsink and the CPU with some Q-tips swabbed in isopropyl alcohol, and started fresh. I'm using some compound provided with my Cooler Master CPU fan, and I apply some to the center of the CPU's IHS and then placing the heatsink on top. I made sure it got some pressure on it, and I lifted it up this time to make sure that it had applied a proper coat to both the heatsink and the CPU's IHS. Same as before, nice round, flat application on both with no spillover.

I get it all put together again, keeping the top panel off, boot up into BIOS, and I watch the CPU slowly climb to 78º C and sit there. I'm pretty sure it's not how I'm applying the compound. Fans are all spinning normally and everything works it just doesn't cool properly even when all the case fans are up high and the cpu fan is running at max. I'm at a loss here. I'm thinking either the CPU or the Cooler Master fan needs replacing at this point. Other than that, I don't know what to do.

Do you still have the stock fan? Does it also run as high? Do any of the cooling pipes look like they might be broken / have a hole in them?

Pictures might help.

 

[Odious Tea]

So tonight, I took it all apart, cleaned off the thermal compound from the heatsink and the CPU with some Q-tips swabbed in isopropyl alcohol, and started fresh. I'm using some compound provided with my Cooler Master CPU fan, and I apply some to the center of the CPU's IHS and then placing the heatsink on top. I made sure it got some pressure on it, and I lifted it up this time to make sure that it had applied a proper coat to both the heatsink and the CPU's IHS. Same as before, nice round, flat application on both with no spillover.

I get it all put together again, keeping the top panel off, boot up into BIOS, and I watch the CPU slowly climb to 78º C and sit there. I'm pretty sure it's not how I'm applying the compound. Fans are all spinning normally and everything works it just doesn't cool properly even when all the case fans are up high and the cpu fan is running at max. I'm at a loss here. I'm thinking either the CPU or the Cooler Master fan needs replacing at this point. Other than that, I don't know what to do.

That sounds really odd. I want to say it's the heatsink, but to be honest, I haven't the faintest.

 

[dark10x]

None of my 100s of games give me v-sync problems, sorry to hear your troubles. Googling is probably you're best bet, ATI + vsync + game name, however your outputting to the HDTV is another issue I haven't much experience with.

You can try going to the CCC and desktops + displays, then click the carrot on the icon for your HDTV in the lower section, go to "configure" and look through those options if you haven't. These options are different from the "properties" option on the bigger panel above. Maybe adding some more HDTV modes in support or taking them away (under HDTV support) will help? I'm not sure...

I've figured most of them out now, though some games are still trouble.

The bigger problem I'm having now is that the damn thing constantly wants to do 1080p24 thanks to my TV. This is driving me insane and making it so that some resolutions are now useless. I have no clue what I can do to prevent it from doing 24Hz.

 

[Odious Tea]

I've figured most of them out now, though some games are still trouble.

The bigger problem I'm having now is that the damn thing constantly wants to do 1080p24 thanks to my TV. This is driving me insane and making it so that some resolutions are now useless. I have no clue what I can do to prevent it from doing 24Hz.

Which drivers have you installed? Have you tried uninstalling them, driver sweeping, rebooting, then installing? Catalyst, unfortunately, still has kinks.

 

[mikki]

I've figured most of them out now, though some games are still trouble.

The bigger problem I'm having now is that the damn thing constantly wants to do 1080p24 thanks to my TV. This is driving me insane and making it so that some resolutions are now useless. I have no clue what I can do to prevent it from doing 24Hz.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=16200834&postcount=6

 

[BreakyBoy]

Do you still have the stock fan? Does it also run as high? Do any of the cooling pipes look like they might be broken / have a hole in them?

Pictures might help.

I was thinking the same thing. I just dismantled everything again. I'm going to try the stock fan now. As for broken pipes, not that I can tell.

As for the pictures, I had to dig through the moving boxes to find the camera. Battery is charging now. I might be able to get pictures tonight, if not it might have to wait until the weekend as I'm hoping to be busy with a movie/dinner date tomorrow.

Regardless, I appreciate everyone's input and help. I'll keep ya posted.

 

[Stormtrooper30]

Some friends and I were talking over XBL and the subject of PCs came up. Anyways, it was determined that my PC sucked and I need a new one. My current rig can play AOE II on max graphics and can squeeze some Empire: Total War in on a good day. Like, seriously, Empire crawls on this rig. It's about 10 years old but I bought a graphics and sound card around four years ago. It was an Nvidia something. Just upgraded to Vista and the soundcard is not compatitble. Not fun.

Budget: ~ $500
Main Use(s): Gaming, Browsing
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 I think, it's a 22" monitor.
List SPECIFIC games that you MUST be able to play: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Napoleon: Total War, SUPCOM 2

Honestly, I'm more of a console guy but I really want to be able to play The Old Republic when it come out (KOTOR is pretty much my favorite game of all time). I play a lot of RTS games and am hoping to get into PC RPGs. Not really into FPS, that's what my 360 is for. I have limited experience with putting computers together from scratch. I've done small things though.

I'm not sure how this thread works, btw. Tell me if I'm doing it wrong.

You want to try your hand at building yourself or are you looking at getting something pre-built?

If pre built you're going to be looking at spending around £1000 for a high end gaming system to last you a couple of years. On the other hand you can spend in the range of £600-£700 and get parts to build yourself and that should easily match or exceed the pre-built computer.

I'd suggest reading up on how to build your own computer. You'll need to first of all decide what case size your going to go with. That will then determine your motherboard size (ATX or m-ATX) and then you need to decide what processor manufacturer you're going to go with (AMD/Intel). Those are the 3 key decisions you need to make, then everything else is pretty simple.

Just a little guide:

1. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/08/build-your-own-pc-february-2010-cpu-motherboard-and-ram/

2. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/13/build-your-own-pc-february-2010-psu-case-and-cpu-cooler/

3. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/20/build-your-own-pc-february-2010-video-card-and-storage/


Once you've got a full-spec basket together post it here and people will tell you if everything's fine or not.

I'd reccomend ordering from www.scan.co.uk . I just recently got my parts from them for my upgrade and they have a very good service. Quick delivery and good customer service unlike some other UK suppliers *cough*ebuyer*cough*.

Good luck.

I like this post.

 

[brain_stew]

I'm having a rough time with this new Radeon 5870. Jesus, it's just pissing me off left and right.

The main issue is that I cannot get v-sync to work on so many games even with D3DOverrider. Any ideas???

Also, many games switch to 24hz mode as a result of my TV. This is no acceptable and I need to find a way around it.

On the flipside, Crysis at 60 fps in DX10/Very High?!?! Yes, it seriously reaches that. I had to play in 1280x768 to avoid 24Hz, but even at that resolution, it was insane. So smooth and perfect even in the snowy section.

The 24hz thing is a specific bug with the DX10 mode of Crysis, it shouldn't be card specific. Running in DX9 mode or at another resolution would fix it, but apart from that iirc, it was never properly patched. If its affeting other games search for EDID hacks, that should allow you to "trick" CCC into believing your TV doesn't actually support 24hz.

As for the Vsync issue that's pretty baffling, never heard of it, but it'd drive me up the wall.


Edit: Stormtrooper30 up your budget to $600, your money will go a lot further that way.

 

[Lonely1]

So, going from e6850 to a q9400 is a worthy upgrade?

 

[BreakyBoy]

I was thinking the same thing. I just dismantled everything again. I'm going to try the stock fan now. As for broken pipes, not that I can tell.

As for the pictures, I had to dig through the moving boxes to find the camera. Battery is charging now. I might be able to get pictures tonight, if not it might have to wait until the weekend as I'm hoping to be busy with a movie/dinner date tomorrow.

Regardless, I appreciate everyone's input and help. I'll keep ya posted.

Stock fan, everything seems to be holding steady at 42º.

Hooray for a bad heatsink.

On the plus side, I can now dismantle and rebuild my computer + components in about 15 minutes.

Now, this is the cooler I got:

Newegg Link

It's a bit large for the case, which makes it a bit tough to organize, but all my research says it should give me pretty nice gains over the stock CPU fan. Not to mention it's whisper quiet, which is a nice bonus for an HTPC. I'm going to assume the one I got was simply defective and ship it back for a replacement. I probably won't get around to shipping it until Saturday, so if someone thinks they have a better fan for my needs (Micro-ATX mobo in a largish-HTPC case) I'd welcome the input.

Thanks again to everyone for their assistance.

 

[Labombadog]

So, going from e6850 to a q9400 is a worthy upgrade?

I would say yes. Especially if you are going to overclock.

 

[Hazaro]

If you are up for it, one last thing you can try is to orient it the other way.
It's a shot in the dark but the coolant might be getting funky and gathering / not condensing right.

Either way it's probably defective. I also only remember LGA 775 coolers and everything now seems bad of overpriced on the new socket :lol

 

[Fitz]

What mobo are you using?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-355-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

 

[Timan]

Parts came yesterday!

Been a long time since a built a pc, took me forever to get that hsf/fan on there. Rest went on without a hitch.

intel i7 930
gigabye x58a-ud3r
3x2gb ddr3 1600
xfx amd 5870
500gb hdd

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Any modern GPU (including all modern integrated solutions from ATI/AMD/Nvidia) will manage to do that with even a lowly single core CPU just fine. Just make sure you're using a program that supports DXVA (i.e. use MPC-HC).

A 785G board plus an Athlon ii X2 would seem like a good pick, don't think you can get much cheaper than that, and you'll be able to use a HDMI cable to handle both video and audio.


Heck, just add a 5450 to your current setup and that'd probably suffice even if the rest of the thing is a hunk 'a junk.

cool thanks, can't add anything to whats there as its a laptop currently :lol


Found the following

AMD Athlon X2 240 2.8GHz 7MB 65W AM3 Box
Asus M4A785G HTPC 785G AM2+ mATX

and assume I can put some DDR2 1066 ram in there which I have already in my PC

not sure on powersupplies at all though. how much power do I need for this? After that a case and I'm set to go!

this comes in at 135 euro so far, which is cheaper than streaming stuff from an xbox, which is what I was thinking of doing.

 

[brain_stew]

cool thanks, can't add anything to whats there as its a laptop currently :lol


Found the following

AMD Athlon X2 240 2.8GHz 7MB 65W AM3 Box
Asus M4A785G HTPC 785G AM2+ mATX

and assume I can put some DDR2 1066 ram in there which I have already in my PC

not sure on powersupplies at all though. how much power do I need for this? After that a case and I'm set to go!

this comes in at 135 euro so far, which is cheaper than streaming stuff from an xbox, which is what I was thinking of doing.

Just get a PSU from a decent brand, doesn't really matter what its rated wattage, just get something that's efficient and reliable. Even a 250w unit will be more than enough. You might be able to score a nice case/PSU bundle.

 

[BreakyBoy]

Random question:

Does ATI's Catalyst Control Center have settings to correct overscan? The only fix I found in the hour I had last night before I had to pass out was to set it to a slightly lower than native resolution on my HDTV.

I know how to do it on the nVidia side, but I couldn't find it in the CCC for the life of me.

 

[vocab]

Random question:

Does ATI's Catalyst Control Center have settings to correct overscan? The only fix I found in the hour I had last night before I had to pass out was to set it to a slightly lower than native resolution on my HDTV.

I know how to do it on the nVidia side, but I couldn't find it in the CCC for the life of me.

Yes. It's in the sub section of the display options.

 

[BreakyBoy]

Yes. It's in the sub section of the display options.

I figured it had to be something stupid I overlooked somehow. I'll adjust it when I get home. Thanks for saving me the trouble.

 

[anonymousAversa]

Hey guys- been in this thread for a while and have been saving those pennies.

Finally just got that promotion I've been waiting for!! Will now have the cash to get a new desktop, and I'm pumped, it's been years.

Here's a list of my dream PC. Please note that I'm not sure if it's possible to do with my budget (around $1500) but that's why I'm here!

What I Want:

-i7 proc or amd equivalent
-triple channel ram - 6gb minimum (12gb if possible )
-HDMI out on the GPU (not DVI->HDMI converter, actual HDMI with sound out for a reciever)
-1tb hd (no ssd needed right now)
-dvd burner (no blu ray needed now)
-USB 3 if possible on mobo, if not, add on card


What I Have:
-Win7 64bit
-Keyboard
-Mouse
-Speakers
-Monitor - 22" 1680x1050 and will also be using it on my 1080p Plasma sometimes.

Budget: Not concrete yet, aiming for $1500

Uses:
-Gaming - CRYSIS max settings (yeah, i know)
-HD Video Editing

Other:
-Overclocking is not something I'm hoping to do, but if it's a requirement to get everything under budget, I'm okay with that. Not sure if that will affect things because of the added cost of cooling, etc.

-I would like something 3D capable but don't know if the ATi cards provide a solution yet? I know that i will eventually need a 3D display, that will come later.

-Don't mind assembling myself but if there is an option to have it partially assembled for something like $50, that would be worth it to me.


Thank you, Gaf, in advance!!