Shoot, I'm getting a 560 Ti 1GB with the assumption I can do smooth 1080p with it. Is it not the case?2GB is more than enough for 1080p in most cases yes.
Shoot, I'm getting a 560 Ti 1GB with the assumption I can do smooth 1080p with it. Is it not the case?
Unless you want to play something like BF3 with ultra textures even the 1GB of the 560Ti should be enough. (can shoot up to ~1.5GB in some cases on Ultra I believe) The number of games that are VRAM limited is quite small. You should be OK. The "in most cases" part was referring to cases of certain mods or supersampling. Even then, for these cases, you'd hit other bottlenecks on a 560Ti before VRAM is an issue.Shoot, I'm getting a 560 Ti 1GB with the assumption I can do smooth 1080p with it. Is it not the case?
So I'm considering to buy a new PC (current one is doing just fine but I am CPU limited in some games and I could also use the extra CPU power for video editing and PS2/GC/Wii emulation so I have less reason to ever set up those consoles again). I've got a super old PC I use for capturing footage, I could replace that one with the one I'm using right now.
Are these components okay? I don't really follow hardware releases so I'm not sure if any of these are bad brands.
Corsair CX V2 600W PSU
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3, Socket-1155
Intel Core i7 2600K Quad Processor
Corsair Vengeance 8 GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9
OCZ 60 GB SSD 2,5" S-ATA III TRIM/GC
Western Digital 3TB Green 3,5" S-ATA3
ASUS GeForce GTX 550Ti 1GB PhysX CUDA
Sony DVD-brenner AD-5280S
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. I have a 560 in my current PC. I was thinking I'd just swap the cards once I get the new PC.I'd at least bump up the GPU to a 560
PC gaf I need some advice with a little dilemma I have. I am looking into upgrading my PC, but with ivy bridge coming out soon, I am wondering if I should wait for the new processors or just go with the sandy bridge ones.
Up PSU to XFX 550WSo I'm considering to buy a new PC (current one is doing just fine but I am CPU limited in some games and I could also use the extra CPU power for video editing and PS2/GC/Wii emulation so I have less reason to ever set up those consoles again). I've got a super old PC I use for capturing footage, I could replace that one with the one I'm using right now.
Are these components okay? I don't really follow hardware releases so I'm not sure if any of these are bad brands.
Corsair CX V2 600W PSU
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3, Socket-1155
Intel Core i7 2600K Quad Processor
Corsair Vengeance 8 GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9
OCZ 60 GB SSD 2,5" S-ATA III TRIM/GC
Western Digital 3TB Green 3,5" S-ATA3
ASUS GeForce GTX 550Ti 1GB PhysX CUDA
Sony DVD-brenner AD-5280S
It's just used for watching video. It'll just be a holdover until the TV gets replaced down the road. I have a PS3 hooked up to it as well and the even games and blu-ray menus already have unreadable text
Edit: Ugh, got s-video out but it will only convert it to component not composite, which my TV does not have. Damn stone age technology.
The biggest improvements that Ivy Bridge will bring over current CPUs will be for laptops - faster integrated GPU and quad core in a smaller, lower powered package. For a dedicated gaming desktop PC + GPU, it's much less of a leap. Will you get more for your money in the future? Sure, that's always the case, but this is much less of a leap than say, Core 2 to 1st gen i7. I would say if you can afford it buy now and enjoy for the many months that you would be waiting otherwise.
Damnit! The i5-2500k is out of stock! Was going to order my parts tomorrow, might just go for the 2600k if its not in by tomorrow on newegg. fuuuck
My new Samsung 256GB SSD arrives tomorrow. This will be my first SSD that I will have in my computer and just wanted to get some tips & tricks or anything that anyone feels would be usefull to a new SSD owner.
My plan as of right now is to have Windows, any of my driver software and bootup software on the SSD. I will also have some of my monitoriing programs like Afterburner, Fraps CPU-Z etc. also on the SSD. In addition, I plan to put my Star Wars, Rift and 1 or 2 other games on the drive for now. Steam and my Orgin games will go onto one of HDD's (I have 2 1 TB HDD's) since I have close to 220gb of Steam games I can put them onto the SSD.
Any usefull information would be great. I see people posting screens of write/read speeds, so I know I will have to look into that to ensure my new drive is running properly.
Thanks in advance for any information you SSD owners can share.
Use this program to make sure everything is optimized (sometimes Windows doesn't do a good job.)
http://elpamsoft.com/Downloads.aspx?Name=SSD Tweaker
Also make sure to do a full reinstall on the SSD. Windows on an SSD = heaven. Everything is so fast.
That is the plan. Doing a clean sweap of the 2 existing drives, disconnecting them temporarily, adding the SSD then booting up and installing Windows to the SSD. Once I get a virus protection program up and all the Windows update, I will reconnect the HDD's and begin the Steam downloads.
I will look into that program you linked. When you say Windows doesnt do a good job what do you mean by that? Does it do something to how the SSD runs or something?
I'd just wipe one, move your Steamapps folder to it, then wipe the other. Then you won't have to redownload all your Steam games, just reactivate them.
Although I didn't even wipe my old HDD, so I still have my old Windows installation on it and the new one on my SSD. Been nice to pull things from it on occasion.
I also wouldn't waste SSD space on games that aren't going to benefit from it. Put them on a HDD and use Steamtool to move individual games back and forth between the HDD and SSD.
Edit:Misread your previous post, you meant can't put them on the SSD. Well, either way Steamtool is useful for moving the handful of games that do benefit from SSD speed to the SSD while leaving the rest on the HDD.
Thank you for the that. I will read up on Steamtool. From what little I understand, I can put Steam and all my steam games on the HDD, but if I wanted to have some games that benefit from having a SSD I could use that tool to have specific Steam games on the SSD?
-OR- Do I put the main steam on the SSD and then games that dont benefit put those on the hdd?
Steam is on my SSD so its startup isn't super painfully long. It can get pretty bad from my experiences. It's not a big deal though.Could go either way, I just put Steam and all the games on the HDD to start since Steam itself won't benefit from the speed of the SSD.
Edit: Conflicting responses! My Steam installation is with the rest of my programs not installed on the SSD and doesn't cause any problems. So there's that.
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
$229.99 $229.99
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
$159.99 $319.98
SAMSUNG Black Blu-ray Combo SATA Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support
$57.99 $57.99
ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
$189.99 -$10.00 Instant $179.99
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9W
$49.99 $49.99
EVGA 012-P3-2066-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 448 Cores FTW 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$289.99 $289.99
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
$99.99 $99.99
ASUS VS Series VS228H-P Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor
$179.99 -$35.00 Instant $144.99
XFX Core Edition PRO550W (P1-550S-XXB9) 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
$69.99 $69.99
Logitech diNovo Mini Black Bluetooth Wireless Mini Keyboard
$149.99 -$28.00 Instant $149.99
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$169.99 -$70.00 Instant $99.99
Subtotal: $1,664.88
That is the plan. Doing a clean sweap of the 2 existing drives, disconnecting them temporarily, adding the SSD then booting up and installing Windows to the SSD. Once I get a virus protection program up and all the Windows update, I will reconnect the HDD's and begin the Steam downloads.
I will look into that program you linked. When you say Windows doesnt do a good job what do you mean by that? Does it do something to how the SSD runs or something?
Alright, after messing around for a bit on Newegg I think I've got a plan on how towastebest utilize a chunk of the inheritance money the parents decided to hand out early.
The idea is to have an above-average gaming PC that will sit in the office one room over from the living room. A long HDMI cable will connect it to my 52" TV for use as a home theater.
(All prices from Newegg)Code:Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz $229.99 $229.99 SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $159.99 $319.98 SAMSUNG Black Blu-ray Combo SATA Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support $57.99 $57.99 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS $189.99 -$10.00 Instant $179.99 CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9W $49.99 $49.99 EVGA 012-P3-2066-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 448 Cores FTW 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $289.99 $289.99 Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case $99.99 $99.99 ASUS VS Series VS228H-P Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor $179.99 -$35.00 Instant $144.99 XFX Core Edition PRO550W (P1-550S-XXB9) 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply $69.99 $69.99 Logitech diNovo Mini Black Bluetooth Wireless Mini Keyboard $149.99 -$28.00 Instant $149.99 OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $169.99 -$70.00 Instant $99.99 Subtotal: $1,664.88
Clearly the HDD prices haven't recovered. That's probably double what I should be paying for 2 TB of storage, and the main reason I haven't actually purchased parts yet. I also can't figure out SSD prices. OCZ has several 60 GB drives but a wide price range for what appears to be similar performance. I got an Agility II two years ago that I'm very happy with, so I'll pick the Agility III here so long as it has that nice $70 discount.
The bluetooth mini-keyboard is my big splurge. I want a way to control the PC when I'm using the living room TV, and RF hasn't been without issue. Don't know if it's interference or what, but when I have trouble with a RF keyboard and mouse from eight feet away with direct LoS, I'm not too keen to try it with a wall in the way. The monitor is the only real item I may drop out. I have an old 19" display that isn't being used, so I may take that money and put it towards my non-existent sound system.
Any concerns, comments, or critiques would be appreciated.
Steam on SSD. Games on HDD. Game folders are 'linked' so they appear on C: and Steam doesn't have any trouble with it.
The biggest improvements that Ivy Bridge will bring over current CPUs will be for laptops - faster integrated GPU and quad core in a smaller, lower powered package. For a dedicated gaming desktop PC + GPU, it's much less of a leap. Will you get more for your money in the future? Sure, that's always the case, but this is much less of a leap than say, Core 2 to 1st gen i7. I would say if you can afford it buy now and enjoy for the many months that you would be waiting otherwise.
Steam is on my SSD so its startup isn't super painfully long. It can get pretty bad from my experiences. It's not a big deal though.
I don't recommend any of OCZ's offerings, even though I have a Vertex 2. Get a Crucial M4.
How do you get Steam to d/l games on to the HDD?
Even better, get a Samsung 830...
Why no pimping of the Samsung 830 in the OP? It's a damn good SSD for the $$$ and has great reviews. Samsung's own controller and memory, too...
I read the review when it came out and was waiting for some time and usage to recommend it.Even better, get a Samsung 830...
Why no pimping of the Samsung 830 in the OP? It's a damn good SSD for the $$$ and has great reviews. Samsung's own controller and memory, too...
Don't have any experience with it, but I do dig almost anything Samsung puts out, they are what Sony SHOULD be when it comes to consumer electronics/hardware.
I read the review when it came out and was waiting for some time and usage to recommend it.
Unless something happens with the m4 right now the m4 is cheaper and seems as reliable and has been out longer so I favor it. Nothing wrong with getting an 830.
·feist·;34283652 said:
I recently bought a 560Ti and I'm not really that impressed with the results. I was hoping to basically max out everything @ 60+ fps (BF3, Skyrim Witcher 2, Arkham City etc), but I guess I was being a bit optimistic. What would I need to upgrade in my system to get there, or should I just start again?
My Specs:
Phenom II x4 955
Gigabyte GA-MA790
4GB DDR2 Ram
Seasonic M12 80plus 500Watt. PSU
GTX 560Ti
Cheers!
You could get a new AM3+ motherboard with DDR3 memory and upgrade to a newer CPU down the road.
I recently bought a 560Ti and I'm not really that impressed with the results. I was hoping to basically max out everything @ 60+ fps (BF3, Skyrim Witcher 2, Arkham City etc), but I guess I was being a bit optimistic. What would I need to upgrade in my system to get there, or should I just start again?
My Specs:
Phenom II x4 955
Gigabyte GA-MA790
4GB DDR2 Ram
Seasonic M12 80plus 500Watt. PSU
GTX 560Ti
Cheers!
Use symbolic links. Symlink Creator automates it. There's also one just for Steam.
Most of my Steam games are on my HDD except for a few favorites which are on my SSD.
Does it fool Steam into downloading to HDD instead of SSD?
Okay, I have no idea what I did, but I screwed something up on my computer. I had an m4 128gb SSD configured as my main boot along with a Hitachi 1tb HDD as a secondary boot drive. I was following the computer.net guide to optimizing a SSD, and now my SSD won't boot Windows 7. All I tried to do was Step 9, Disable Windows Write-Cache Buffer Flusing. I could not do that because it would not allow me. After I restarted my computer, I could not boot either drive. So I started disconnecting things to see what would happen. If the SSD is connected to my motherboard, I cannot boot either drive. If I disconnect the SSD, I can boot the HDD. Any suggestions?
I've noticed everyone buys the i5-2500k. Is the i7 not much better in terms of performance for the money?
I've noticed everyone buys the i5-2500k. Is the i7 not much better in terms of performance for the money?