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Post by TheGreenMonster (PC) on Sept 2, 2010 16:27:27 GMT
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Post by TheGreenMonster (PC) on Sept 3, 2010 7:10:30 GMT
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Post by aarog5606 on Sept 3, 2010 11:18:09 GMT
That is an awesome motherboard Sunny! That would be a great start to your build.
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Post by TheGreenMonster (PC) on Sept 3, 2010 13:56:52 GMT
I am with in two weeks of buying everything I need to build a new PC,,, Only have a few more questions that I need help with..
There nothing like buying the wrong stuff and having to do a RMA because you bought the wrong chit...
This mother board say it requires DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 memory, besides its a triple channel. my question is; what numbers do I have to match up? last night while looking for memory I didn't find a perfect match of numbers. I found DDR3 2200 but only in dual channel
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
I going to buy this water cooler. CORSAIR Hydro H70 CWCH70 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Sept 3, 2010 16:06:38 GMT
Sunny, have you decided on what CPU and motherboard to buy? It is without a great motherboard that Gigabyte X58 UD-7, but it could be overkill for gaming. That UD-7 is a 1366 socket and you then need triple channel memory. You could also build everything on a 1156 socket?
Poul
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Post by TheGreenMonster (PC) on Sept 3, 2010 17:05:05 GMT
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Sept 3, 2010 20:51:15 GMT
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Sept 3, 2010 22:06:59 GMT
Sunny I ordered the MSI Cyclone GTX460 Thursday morning to replace the Gainward GTX460 that got fried - they have not even shipped the damn thing yet. If I had bought it where I normally do, I would have gotten it today - damn me and my cheap ass.
Poul
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Post by TheGreenMonster (PC) on Sept 4, 2010 1:52:13 GMT
that was a good review on memory. I'm sure about how to adjust memory voltages unless that comes with the over clocking the CPU, I wouldn't mind bumping the CPU speed from 3.0Ghz to maybe up 3.6GB or a 3.8Ghz. I hope understand this right but my mother board will support a memory range between 2200 Mhz - 1333Mhz..... ??right I found this memory for the same price range of $140.00 for 6GB that runs at 1600Mhz instead of 1333Mhz , so would this memory work below?? plus I like Consair products CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145258&cm_re=Corsair_XMS3_6GB_DDR3_SDRAM_Memory-_-20-145-258-_-Product
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Sept 4, 2010 3:14:40 GMT
that was a good review on memory. I'm sure about how to adjust memory voltages unless that comes with the over clocking the CPU, I wouldn't mind bumping the CPU speed from 3.0Ghz to maybe up 3.6GB or a 3.8Ghz. I hope understand this right but my mother board will support a memory range between 2200 Mhz - 1333Mhz..... ??right I found this memory for the same price range of $140.00 for 6GB that runs at 1600Mhz instead of 1333Mhz , so would this memory work below?? plus I like Corsairs products CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145258&cm_re=Corsair_XMS3_6GB_DDR3_SDRAM_Memory-_-20-145-258-_-Product Yes you are quite right Sunny and that Corsair XMS3 6 GB looks to be a really good deal. Overclocking a Intel i7 series with this new architecture is nothing like you have tried before. But no worries, I can help you "boost" the performance of that i7 950 - though it is absolutely not needed since it will crunch anything you throw at it. Because it is the BCLK you change, since on most processors the multiplier is locked, you also change the memory speed. But then you just lower the memory multiplier and set your Uncore accordingly - but we will get into that at some point later on when you wanna see what this baby can do. It will likely be able to run 4.4-4.5 GHz if you buy that H70 all in one water kit.
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Post by TheGreenMonster (PC) on Sept 4, 2010 9:58:07 GMT
Thanks again Poul
I’ve been educating myself on all this new technology and I am down to my last two questions....after talking to you about Video cards. I remember you telling me that the GTX460 was faster than the GTX465 & GTX 470
While comparing the stats, the key is to look for the highest
1. Core Clock: 2. Shader Clock: 3. Stream Processors:
All the GTX-460 has the same stream processor speed at 336. All the GTX-465 has the same stream processor speed at 352 All the GTX-470 has the same stream processor speed at 448
The ASUS is the only GTX-460 I found with the fastest core clock speed
1. $244.99 ASUS GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) ... 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA Core Clock: 800MHz Shader Clock: 1600MHz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. $249.99 MSI N460GTX Hawk GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Core Clock: 780MHz Shader Clock: 1560MHz ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. $244.99 PNY GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) OC 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Core Clock: 765MHz Shader Clock: 1530MHz ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. $229.99 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Core Clock: 715MHz (std 675) Shader Clock: 1430MHz
So I assume that you’re going to say the best card is the MSI since you smoke one of you’re video cards and are purchasing a third card and you selected a MSI? I like the fan and heat sink on the MSI card.
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Post by aarog5606 on Sept 4, 2010 12:32:23 GMT
I almost bought the GTX 470 yesterday but i bought a HD 5770 instead because in a few weeks im going to buy another and run them in crossfire. Ill spend the same on both 5770's as one GTX 470. I was bored last night so i decided to overclock the 5770 using ATI overdrive(i know Poul, this isnt the correct way ). The ATI overdrive autotune raised GPU clock from 850mhz to 910mhz and shader clock from 975 to 1210mhz. I reduced both to 900mhz and 1200mhz. Stock, this card is almost the same as the 4890 except for shader frequency, which is 400 mhz higher. I was never able to overclock the 4890 though, it would get hot and shut down. I raced Shift for a few hours and this 5770 ran great though at these speeds and the temps are fine, GPU never got above 66 degrees C. I am still taking a chance though, since this card is not a referece card, so i can not see all the VRM temps. Using Everest to check temps, the stock temps on the 5770 is around 10 degrees lower than with the stock 4890. The overclocked temps on the 5770 are basically the same as the stock 4890. ATI must have improved the cooling on the newer cards.
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Post by TheGreenMonster (PC) on Sept 4, 2010 14:01:12 GMT
There's something I didn't consider buying two cheap video cards and running crossfire. after looking at the stats on the ATi cards ATi and NVidia rate there video cards differently so it's hard to compare apples to apples, first thing I noticed the ATi cards are only a 128bit while NVidia are 256bit, however they both use Core Clock and the stream Processors numbers are different... Why do you want two video cards Aaron? You're bored with the game already. Two Video cards are for power gamers and not someone who's on vacation for 6 months at time or for someone who works to much.. what happen to that 5890 you bought and don't say you got bored with it, and you just went out an bought a new 5770 for the heck of it... I almost bought the GTX 470 yesterday but i bought a HD 5770 instead because in a few weeks im going to buy another and run them in crossfire. Ill spend the same on both 5770's as one GTX 470. I was bored last night so i decided to overclock the 5770 using ATI overdrive(i know Poul, this isnt the correct way ). The ATI overdrive autotune raised GPU clock from 850mhz to 910mhz and shader clock from 975 to 1210mhz. I reduced both to 900mhz and 1200mhz. Stock, this card is almost the same as the 4890 except for shader frequency, which is 400 mhz higher. I was never able to overclock the 4890 though, it would get hot and shut down. I raced Shift for a few hours and this 5770 ran great though at these speeds and the temps are fine, GPU never got above 66 degrees C. I am still taking a chance though, since this card is not a referece card, so i can not see all the VRM temps. Using Everest to check temps, the stock temps on the 5770 is around 10 degrees lower than with the stock 4890. The overclocked temps on the 5770 are basically the same as the stock 4890. ATI must have improved the cooling on the newer cards.
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Sept 4, 2010 14:41:41 GMT
Damn Sunny - this is going to have to wait..... I´´m drinking beers right now and listening to music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovwpbuHY2YcDamn.... I meant when she sings,,, Poul
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Sept 4, 2010 16:51:23 GMT
Sunday......... Poul
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