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Official 2008 "I Need A New PC" Thread
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Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I already went there. I wasn't going to do it. Cause I'm too much of a nerd.rhfb said:I keep telling myself that the i7 isn't worth the upgrade just yet, and that I'll upgrade when the shrink occursOnly thing REALLY holding me back is that I'd have to go get a new mobo/ram/cpu instead of just a new cpu :lol
Damn. i7, or buy Fiance her engagement ring?
Decisions...
Has anyone jumped on the i7 wagon yet? Any clue on which X58 boards are any good yet? I was planning to go with the P6T Deluxe, personally. Although, I have no clue when/if prices will fall.
VictimOfGrief
Banned
^ I would respond but your banned.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
He can still lurk, of course.VictimOfGrief said:^ I would respond but your banned.
I don't think this is a good time to buy i7 right now, because DDR3 is still waaaaay too expensive. I plan on timing my next computer purchase to coincide with DDR3 price drops and the mainstream adoption of 64 bit with Windows 7. Not that I expect it to be much better than Vista but it would be too much of a pain to upgrade later.
Hazaro said:
Thanks, For how long should I run that? Should I use something like GPU-Z to keep tabs on the temps?
Also, I can't get Half-Life 2 or Lost Coast to run on Vista64. I click play and a Loading screen comes up with 64-bit mode at the top but it never goes anywhere. Played Portal Demo to completion which was pretty sweet.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Yeah, really. That chick probably isn't going anywhere. She already said yes. This is the i7 we're talking about here.chespace said:
Hey guys, I built a PC the first days of August.
I bought this RAM:
OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit
and this is what I see...
What's wrong? It has always been like this.
I bought this RAM:
OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit
and this is what I see...
What's wrong? It has always been like this.
Ran Fur Benchmark for a good 15minutes and temps peaked at 79-80c. Running ATI Tools 0.27 beta and temps have peaked 64-65c, Will leave it for 15minutes as well. Guess I need to download some newer demos since I am having too many issues with HL2, Lost Coast and Bioshock.
Bioshock Demo sure looks pretty even after adding the -dx9 command.
Bioshock Demo sure looks pretty even after adding the -dx9 command.
Do we talk about monitors ITT? I just ordered a BenQ G2400WD, it's a 24" TN panel monitor. I know TN is like the ugly duckling, but it's very affordable and fine for what I'm doing. Hopefully it arrives ok and nothing's wrong with it. I'll post pics if I remember. The BenQ V2400 and G2400WD are both popular on the [H]ardforums, this is what pushed me since most of the other monitors I checked out did not get in-depth reviews like that.
rc213 said:Ran Fur Benchmark for a good 15minutes and temps peaked at 79-80c. Running ATI Tools 0.27 beta and temps have peaked 64-65c, Will leave it for 15minutes as well. Guess I need to download some newer demos since I am having too many issues with HL2, Lost Coast and Bioshock.
Bioshock Demo sure looks pretty even after adding the -dx9 command.
Yeah, pushed a bit harder. My friend's 8800 Ultra hit 92C :lol Had some horrible paste on it.
You are probably set, might want to turn up the fan as loud as you can tolerate it, or even set up those temp/speed settings in Rivatuner.
/*Nvidia is going to run a promotion for 12 days and it starts tomorrow.
My guess is that it will be ~$30 off most cards without a mail-in-rebate.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/12_days.html
Ok guys, here's the thing. I'm going to buy a Q6600 and a GTX 260 later this month, as well as a new power supply.
However, I'm confused about how much power supply I'll actually need. I used Outervision's PS calculator and it told me 322 W which seems abnormal to me.
Will a good 550W power supply do, or will I need more?
However, I'm confused about how much power supply I'll actually need. I used Outervision's PS calculator and it told me 322 W which seems abnormal to me.
Will a good 550W power supply do, or will I need more?
So I need some PC Games, I downloaded the Crysis Demo (1.8GB lulz) and it runs fine at 1280x1024.
Need some recommendations, So far I am looking for Far Cry 2, Bioshock, Crysis, Fallout 3. I'm partial to FPS and I am picking up Fallout 3 because I grabbed Oblivion on the PS3 and loved it.
Need some recommendations, So far I am looking for Far Cry 2, Bioshock, Crysis, Fallout 3. I'm partial to FPS and I am picking up Fallout 3 because I grabbed Oblivion on the PS3 and loved it.
brain_stew
Member
bdgamer said:
Nope that 322w will be over shooting it to be safe if anything. People tend to way overstate PSU requirements for whatever reason. Just make sure you buy from a respectable brand and that you check it has plenty amps on its 12v rail and you'll be fine.
brain_stew
Member
rc213 said:
This is pretty much the best $100 anyone could ever spend:
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1134/
If you've got a fair few of the games already then fair enough, but make sure you get hold of Left 4 Dead, its ridiculously good fun.
If you like your RTS games then this is another excellent package on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1207/
Mass Effect is just as excellent as it was on 360, but without the almost gamebreaking performance issues.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Catalyst 8.12 just released and the performance increase is enormous.
I didn't really need a "performance" increase in any game I played, but for the people using 4850's this has to be a nice update. Also, This driver introduces the Stream Computing Support (ATI's version of Cuda). and the ATI AVIVO Video Converter. I am really looking to the last one since I want to put a couple movies in my Zune.Release Notes said:
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Yeah, I never really get that excited about these. However, the FarCry 2 boost is real. It is basically the FraCry 2 hotfix for Cat 8.11 now included in a real driver. :lolHazaro said:
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
The Unreal 3 gains aren't too bad. I wonder if it holds for other UE3.0 games.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
rc213 said:
Yes, it uses stream computing and its freaking fast. I think there is a similar app for Nvidia but it costs 20 bucks. At least that was when it was announced.
If you want the fastest card around and are not concious of the money then the 4870x2 is by far the best card. Join the clubMidiSurf said:
Che will give you your badge later.godhandiscen said:If you want the fastest card around and are not concious of the money then the 4870x2 is by far the best card. Join the club
I had 4870x2 in my old rig and I loved it, but things are lot easier with Nvidia when it comes to gaming. Also I don't want to buy standalone PhysX card.
EDIT: And I went with Nvidia with my new rig.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Hand in your badge traitor.MidiSurf said:
lol jk.
Which card did you end up picking up? And yes. Sometimes the 4870x2 can be a hassle. I should have said "if you are not concious of your money and time to get it to work right". :lol
I have been parted from my PC for over a month now, but I got a cheapy laptop that is amazingly adept at playing games.
For 699 euro:
Acer
Amd Turion X2 2.0ghz
3GB RAM
Ati 3650 512MB
I can play ME, Fallout etc. Not bad for a laptop.
Also as the year comes close to an end somebody will have to make a new thread for 2009, as I still won't have acces to my main PC I suggest one of the more active members of this thread will make something.
For 699 euro:
Acer
Amd Turion X2 2.0ghz
3GB RAM
Ati 3650 512MB
I can play ME, Fallout etc. Not bad for a laptop.
Also as the year comes close to an end somebody will have to make a new thread for 2009, as I still won't have acces to my main PC I suggest one of the more active members of this thread will make something.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I would love to make the thread. However, I think Hazaro would be better for it.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Why do you keep getting banned?Kosma said:
Just got my self this
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/896M...U670MHz-216Cores-2xDL-DVI-I-HDTV-with-FarCry2
Now I can finally play at 60FPS using AA it feels already like twice as fast compared to my old 8800 GT. A good deal, benchmarks put this card at stock GTX 280 levels and comes with a copy of Farcry 2 and has a 90 day step-up program.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/896M...U670MHz-216Cores-2xDL-DVI-I-HDTV-with-FarCry2
Now I can finally play at 60FPS using AA
it feels already like twice as fast compared to my old 8800 GT. A good deal, benchmarks put this card at stock GTX 280 levels and comes with a copy of Farcry 2 and has a 90 day step-up program.brain_stew
Member
Sanjay said:Just got my self this
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/896M...U670MHz-216Cores-2xDL-DVI-I-HDTV-with-FarCry2
Now I can finally play at 60FPS using AA
Excellent deal, enjoy.
godhandiscen said:Yes, it uses stream computing and its freaking fast. I think there is a similar app for Nvidia but it costs 20 bucks. At least that was when it was announced.
If you want the fastest card around and are not concious of the money then the 4870x2 is by far the best card. Join the club
Tried out Badaboom, pretty cool. Needs a lot of improvement, Needs to accept a lot more formats and allow better control over quality. But it did a nice job encoding a 1080i.ts to iPod Touch quickly and with good quality.