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Post by xxxh0tridexxx on Apr 14, 2011 16:27:43 GMT
now i have a ati hd5770 1gb. it looks like at the mom my cpu is bottleneck in my system. im locking ahead of a nvidia 560ti 2gb or ati hd5870/hd6950 2gb. i need a fast cpu for a fast gpu? im playing at a res 1920x1080 ( TV ) Hotride, you already have pretty decent video card but an old Mobo with old CPU. Let me give you some info how much, on average, your game fps will increase after you make upgrades: a)CPU upgrades: * Core 2 Quad q8300 + 30-35% and it will cost you $150 * Core 2 Quad q9500 + 40-55% price $250 * Core i3 2100 + 70% price $125+$90forMoBo=$215 * Core i5 2300 + 130% price $190+$90forMoBo=$280 b) Videocard upgrades: *GTX 560Ti stock + 30% price $250 *GTX 560Ti OClocked + 45% *HD 5870 stock +35% price $275 *HD 6950 stock +40% price $300 using 1920*1200 with full AA and AnisFil and DX11 tesselation gimmick you may have up to +100% in fps on overclocked 560Ti or 6950, but it will still cost you more than CPU upgrade CONCLUSIONS: for $150 you can get + 35% with new Quad q8300 for $215 you can get + 70% with new Core i3 2100+Motherboard for $280 you can get + 130% with new Core i5 2300+Mobo There is no need for the video card upgrade in your case. It will be just waste of money. Me, I had a NVidia 9800GT before, so moving to 560Ti trippled my game fps. But moving to 560Ti from your hd5770 won't even double it. Last question, how many fps do you get in Shift2, cause if it is already 40 or more you may settle with Core i3 and $100 in savings . P.S.: www.ixbt.com/video3/i0311-video.shtml(look for your resolution and games you play) www.ixbt.com/cpu/cpu-2009-itogi.shtml(look for the graphs with Game Performance in the end of the article) www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20 i think better chois than Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s ( 2,83ghz - load 65 watt - 296 € ) should be - intel i 2500k ( 165€ ) - asus/msi/gigabyte mainboard ( max 100€) - corsair ddr3 1600 4gb ( 50€ ) --> total 315€ but first ill see benchmarks of bulldozer
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Apr 14, 2011 17:16:25 GMT
Perhaps I should go buy a 2600K as well, and see how much I can squeeze out of it. At the moment I have very little time for racing, because I work too damn much. Today it was from 05.00 AM to 18.30 PM, and that´s just WAY too many hours being away from racing Shift 2 Even Saturday I have to work from 04.00 AM to 14.30 PM Poul
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Post by dimitrikhoz on Apr 14, 2011 18:07:47 GMT
i think better chois than Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s ( 2,83ghz - load 65 watt - 296 € ) should be - intel i 2500k ( 165€ ) - asus/msi/gigabyte mainboard ( max 100€) - corsair ddr3 1600 4gb ( 50€ ) --> total 315€ but first ill see benchmarks of bulldozer You are completely right, Hotride. You will need extra money for the RAM, I comletely forgot about it. Then Quad is an option. You can go lower for 9300, should not cost more than $210, plus you will overclock it anyway. However, if you are going to spend around $300, then do not forget about amazing overclocking potential of Core i5 (up to 4,7 Ghz from the stock 3,3 ). Just remember, chip should have "k" letter in the item code like BX80623I52500K, and buy the cheapest MoBo that supports overclock, they all perform the same anyway (performance spread is < 3%, and all last at least 3-5 years). But again, look at the test results first before making any decision. P.S.> 2500k overclock link: www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_corei7_2600k_and_corei5_2500k/5.htm
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Post by dimitrikhoz on Apr 14, 2011 18:15:02 GMT
Perhaps I should go buy a 2600K as well, and see how much I can squeeze out of it. At the moment I have very little time for racing, because I work too damn much. Today it was from 05.00 AM to 18.30 PM, and that´s just WAY too many hours being away from racing Shift 2 Even Saturday I have to work from 04.00 AM to 14.30 PM Poul You are really hard worker, Poul! How can you handle this? Thanks God, I do not need to work so early in the morning. But, I guess, extra hours translate into extra money for the PC upgrades.
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Post by xxxh0tridexxx on Apr 14, 2011 20:34:21 GMT
i think better chois than Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550s ( 2,83ghz - load 65 watt - 296 € ) should be - intel i 2500k ( 165€ ) - asus/msi/gigabyte mainboard ( max 100€) - corsair ddr3 1600 4gb ( 50€ ) --> total 315€ but first ill see benchmarks of bulldozer You are completely right, Hotride. You will need extra money for the RAM, I comletely forgot about it. Then Quad is an option. You can go lower for 9300, should not cost more than $210, plus you will overclock it anyway. However, if you are going to spend around $300, then do not forget about amazing overclocking potential of Core i5 (up to 4,7 Ghz from the stock 3,3 ). Just remember, chip should have "k" letter in the item code like BX80623I52500K, and buy the cheapest MoBo that supports overclock, they all perform the same anyway (performance spread is < 3%, and all last at least 3-5 years). But again, look at the test results first before making any decision. P.S.> 2500k overclock link: www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_corei7_2600k_and_corei5_2500k/5.htmby the way canada and germany use both metric system but we dont pay with $ in germany at assort with €
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Post by dimitrikhoz on Apr 15, 2011 2:17:34 GMT
by the way canada and germany use both metric system but we dont pay with $ in germany at assort with € I know I was just lazy to check german online retailers before giving my quotes. Copy-pasted them from my computer corner-store in Toronto.
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Post by dimitrikhoz on Apr 15, 2011 2:24:23 GMT
My "weekend" is almost over.
Guys, do not expect me to be online much till next Tuesday. + I am working this Sat/Sun as well. And also I am going to try out drift events, cause I have a feeling it is going to be fun drifting in Shift 2 with proper setups and right technics.
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Post by dimitrikhoz on Apr 16, 2011 3:42:45 GMT
Today I installed my new Phenom 945 (3,0 Ghz). I have not overclocked it (to 3,8Ghz) yet,
but with my 560Ti overclocked to the max and having ONLY 2GB of 800Mhz Ram!!!!
I have 75 fps during day racing and 65 fps during night racing using 1680x1050 in the Shift2 with ALL video options maxed out in the game and NVidia Profiler.
Why do we, gamers, need those over $300 CPUs and DDR3 at all when I play Shift 2 and Metro 2033 with over 60fps with all options maxed out with max resolution my IPS Monitor allows me to play?
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Post by AlexBolt on Apr 16, 2011 18:17:02 GMT
Today I installed my new Phenom 945 (3,0 Ghz). I have not overclocked it (to 3,8Ghz) yet, but with my 560Ti overclocked to the max and having ONLY 2GB of 800Mhz Ram!!!! I have 75 fps during day racing and 65 fps during night racing using 1680x1050 in the Shift2 with ALL video options maxed out in the game and NVidia Profiler. Why do we, gamers, need those over $300 CPUs and DDR3 at all when I play Shift 2 and Metro 2033 with over 60fps with all options maxed out with max resolution my IPS Monitor allows me to play? I agree with you. Today I have a Phenom x4 970, 8gb ddr3 and a Radeon 5850 1GB DDR5 and play all games with maximum configuration of video in HD, no lag. I do not regret. Including Desktop, I have very fast results with this PC setup.
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Post by rcgldr on Apr 17, 2011 18:55:44 GMT
For anyone here with a 2600K cpu and a P67 chipset motherboard, were you able to get drivers needed to run Windows XP (32 bit) on that system?
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Post by revit on Apr 22, 2011 23:32:21 GMT
For anyone here with a 2600K cpu and a P67 chipset motherboard, were you able to get drivers needed to run Windows XP (32 bit) on that system? I can only say one thing to this bro, Do not waste such good hardware on such a crippling, dying OS.. You will NOT get everything out of your hardware and waste a shitte load of ram, especially using 32bit.. I've been using win7 x64 for 2 years now, everything works on it bar 16bit exe's and some Old scanners and other obsolete hardware. There is NO way i would use a 32bit OS of any type with any system released these days, it's dead, except for that old box in the corner to play the really old games, lol.
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Post by TheGreenMonster (PC) on Apr 29, 2011 6:03:03 GMT
Can anyone tell me why my video card say it wont load the video drivers? its an NVidia GTX460 and I am getting this error that Win7 will not load the video card drivers, then sometimes it lockup or the video goes blank the last few days windows has recovered it and it works ok....
Yesterday I loaded the newest drivers from NVidia and I still get this error, the video card still works because windows 7 recovered it...
I also checked to verfy the card is not over heating and its not. it stays GPU is 97 F or 35C
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Post by AlexBolt on Apr 29, 2011 12:46:30 GMT
It may be some corrupt file in windows.
How long has this problem happens? Do you have any restore point in Windows before this problem started? If you have, restore your system. If not, try restoring the system files from the DVD of Windows installation. I dont know if this is what happens in your case, but is an alternative to try.
Your card is with a good temperature. Nvidia works safely with temperatures between 50C and 60C
PS: Make sure you have completely uninstalled the Nvidia driver to eliminate the possibility of being the driver of the video card.
If the problem is this and you do not properly uninstall the driver, even if you install the new driver, there is a possibility the problem was not resolved.
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Post by Grnkjr0 on May 2, 2011 18:14:55 GMT
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Post by VGSpeedPro on May 2, 2011 21:40:17 GMT
Hi!
Because of a problem with Steam (Black Ops) and not knowing which version of NFSS2U I should install, games are the only thing I didnt install! :S I did do some benchmarks and I expect the PC to be all its meant to be...
I think I will install Retail version to apply the patch. Probably still today, or latest tomorrow.
Rogério
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