I'm in the same boat.RDMC wrote:
Ugh really hate this. HD4870 can probably easily handle this game on low (which is fine for me since it looks fine on low) however my e8400 is bottlenecking it. Can't really upgrade the CPU without upgrading the mobo eitherl and most likely will have to buy new RAM and probably a new PSU if I do upgrade the mobo aswell. F my life.
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Very cool. I was planning on 6970 CF setup.. good to see it beats the 580SLI by a hair.
Nevermind guess I should have read the chart better... lol
Last edited by SonderKommando (2011-10-03 11:30:55)
Yeah, this is why I held off getting that 27" 1920x1200 LCD. I really didn't want to do 580 SLI, but I want to play at Ultra.
Thoughts on this rig.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Six-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1 High Performance with Data Security
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1800MHz Dual Channel Memory Module
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 2 PCI
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card (EVGA Superclocked)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Six-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1 High Performance with Data Security
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1800MHz Dual Channel Memory Module
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 2 PCI
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card (EVGA Superclocked)
Last edited by cdailey2142 (2011-10-03 12:56:37)
Awful. i5 is much better.cdailey2142 wrote:
Thoughts on this rig.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Six-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
Depends on makecdailey2142 wrote:
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1 High Performance with Data Security
Depends on makecdailey2142 wrote:
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1800MHz Dual Channel Memory Module
You'll need an Intel onecdailey2142 wrote:
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 2 PCI
Meaninglesscdailey2142 wrote:
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
Pretty good.cdailey2142 wrote:
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card (EVGA Superclocked)
Would you go with the AMD 6970 over the GTX 580?Finray wrote:
Awful. i5 is much better.cdailey2142 wrote:
Thoughts on this rig.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Six-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport TechnologyDepends on makecdailey2142 wrote:
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1 High Performance with Data SecurityDepends on makecdailey2142 wrote:
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1800MHz Dual Channel Memory ModuleYou'll need an Intel onecdailey2142 wrote:
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 2 PCIMeaninglesscdailey2142 wrote:
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIOPretty good.cdailey2142 wrote:
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card (EVGA Superclocked)
Last edited by cdailey2142 (2011-10-03 14:12:10)
That GTX 580 should be fine.
No way I can afford a PC anytime soon. I'm getting ~$300 a month, the job isn't bad but the hours are terrible so the pay is terrible. I'll have the necessary paperwork to join the Marines Corps soonish (5-6 months) so I'm just going to buy a 360 and play BF3 on that (and Dead Island) until I'm out of bootcamp and can actually afford a decent PC.
By the time I get in I'll have the money for a PC but no time to play it. I have no idea what MOS I'll get or if I'll have time to play after boot and MOS training so I don't want to buy something that will be outdated soon. I'll just wait and live with crappy console graphics and a generally retarded community.
By the time I get in I'll have the money for a PC but no time to play it. I have no idea what MOS I'll get or if I'll have time to play after boot and MOS training so I don't want to buy something that will be outdated soon. I'll just wait and live with crappy console graphics and a generally retarded community.
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
Both will run any game out just now perfectly on max settings, the 580 is a bit more powerful, but obviously costs a bit more. You won't be disappointed with either.cdailey2142 wrote:
Would you go with the AMD 6970 over the GTX 580?Finray wrote:
Awful. i5 is much better.cdailey2142 wrote:
Thoughts on this rig.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Six-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport TechnologyDepends on makecdailey2142 wrote:
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1 High Performance with Data SecurityDepends on makecdailey2142 wrote:
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1800MHz Dual Channel Memory ModuleYou'll need an Intel onecdailey2142 wrote:
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 2 PCIMeaninglesscdailey2142 wrote:
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIOPretty good.cdailey2142 wrote:
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card (EVGA Superclocked)
Same here, I'd get freezes as well that locked the CPU usage at 100% and I'd have CAD out of the game, end the process manually. I uninstalled the beta because everytime I'd play it would crash.coke wrote:
When I'm playing my E8400 is nearly constantly in the high 90% usage and is hitting 100%. So yeah looks like I'm finally gonna have to bite the bullet and do a full system overhaul...
However BC2 runs like a charm in DX9 mode.
Sometimes that happens to me even on my Q9550, but I'm wondering if it's not something else like my GTX 260 that's doing itTopHat01 wrote:
Same here, I'd get freezes as well that locked the CPU usage at 100% and I'd have CAD out of the game, end the process manually. I uninstalled the beta because everytime I'd play it would crash.coke wrote:
When I'm playing my E8400 is nearly constantly in the high 90% usage and is hitting 100%. So yeah looks like I'm finally gonna have to bite the bullet and do a full system overhaul...
However BC2 runs like a charm in DX9 mode.
finbar is right, go for i5 and z68 motherboard, can't go wrongFinray wrote:
Awful. i5 is much better.cdailey2142 wrote:
Thoughts on this rig.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Six-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport TechnologyDepends on makecdailey2142 wrote:
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1 High Performance with Data SecurityDepends on makecdailey2142 wrote:
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1800MHz Dual Channel Memory ModuleYou'll need an Intel onecdailey2142 wrote:
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 2 PCIMeaninglesscdailey2142 wrote:
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIOPretty good.cdailey2142 wrote:
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card (EVGA Superclocked)
for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.
Thanks for the info! Much appreciated. One last question. Is there a noticable difference between 1600 RAM and 1800 or 2000mhz. And if so what is the difference between Cosair and Kingston?Camm wrote:
finbar is right, go for i5 and z68 motherboard, can't go wrongFinray wrote:
Awful. i5 is much better.cdailey2142 wrote:
Thoughts on this rig.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Six-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport TechnologyDepends on makecdailey2142 wrote:
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1 High Performance with Data SecurityDepends on makecdailey2142 wrote:
MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1800MHz Dual Channel Memory ModuleYou'll need an Intel onecdailey2142 wrote:
MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 2 PCIMeaninglesscdailey2142 wrote:
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIOPretty good.cdailey2142 wrote:
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB 16X PCIe Video Card (EVGA Superclocked)
Decided to go with this. Thoughts?
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40 GHz
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1
MEMORY: 8GB (Corsair) (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module
MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX] GigaByte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard
VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40 GHz
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1
MEMORY: 8GB (Corsair) (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module
MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX] GigaByte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard
VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card
Last edited by cdailey2142 (2011-10-04 12:49:26)
Anyone contemplating buying a new machine in the next few weeks, who can afford to wait a few weeks, should wait for the release of AMD's bulldozer and see what that does to the market.
There will be better CPUs from both AMD and Intel (8000 series and 2700K), and you will probably see a price war.
If you get the same CPU as you would have before, you'll pay less. If you still want to spend the same amount of cash, you'll get more bang for your buck.
There will be better CPUs from both AMD and Intel (8000 series and 2700K), and you will probably see a price war.
If you get the same CPU as you would have before, you'll pay less. If you still want to spend the same amount of cash, you'll get more bang for your buck.
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ha... HAHAHA-Sh1fty- wrote:
No way I can afford a PC anytime soon. I'm getting ~$300 a month, the job isn't bad but the hours are terrible so the pay is terrible. I'll have the necessary paperwork to join the Marines Corps soonish (5-6 months) so I'm just going to buy a 360 and play BF3 on that (and Dead Island) until I'm out of bootcamp and can actually afford a decent PC.
By the time I get in I'll have the money for a PC but no time to play it. I have no idea what MOS I'll get or if I'll have time to play after boot and MOS training so I don't want to buy something that will be outdated soon. I'll just wait and live with crappy console graphics and a generally retarded community.
I run on high with a 6870, no problem.
If I were joining the Marines my priority would be playing FPS games....
Think I will:
Buy BF3 and a new PC after Xmas
Already got the 1920x1200 screen so halfway there...
Or maybe wait a few updates so I can let it all settle down - apart from the "zomg patch 1.2 totally nerfed [ ] it was aswm b4 FML" wailing.
(Having a softcopy of the BF2 install files at patch 1.5 saves a lot of reinstalling hassles)
Think I will:
Buy BF3 and a new PC after Xmas
Already got the 1920x1200 screen so halfway there...
Or maybe wait a few updates so I can let it all settle down - apart from the "zomg patch 1.2 totally nerfed [ ] it was aswm b4 FML" wailing.
(Having a softcopy of the BF2 install files at patch 1.5 saves a lot of reinstalling hassles)
Last edited by Dilbert_X (2011-10-05 02:07:37)
Fuck Israel
O.K., I'm starting to doubt my processor now. I get input lag on Caspian Border servers. From my experience, input lag = 100% processor usage = weak processor. That's in addition to the graphics card choppiness from my GTX 260. At least I still got 4GB of RAM as long as Firefox doesn't run away with it while I'm playing
Not sure if the Q9550 is cutting it, I'm hoping that the beta is just not properly optimized for the PC but I really don't know.
Not sure if the Q9550 is cutting it, I'm hoping that the beta is just not properly optimized for the PC but I really don't know.
Last edited by _j5689_ (2011-10-08 13:27:40)
You NEED a quad core, that isn't even debatable.
time to retire my C2D e6320, qq
somehow runs on low with that processor, HD4870 512MB and 4 gigs of ram, far from enjoyable though
somehow runs on low with that processor, HD4870 512MB and 4 gigs of ram, far from enjoyable though
The Q9550 is a 2.83GHz Core 2 QuadN00bkilla55404 wrote:
You NEED a quad core, that isn't even debatable.
Why did you get the i7? coulda saved some money and put it into something else... Hyperthreading isn't used by any games I know of and you can clock the i5 to high heaven.cdailey2142 wrote:
Decided to go with this. Thoughts?
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40 GHz
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1
MEMORY: 8GB (Corsair) (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module
MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX] GigaByte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard
VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card
Raid 1? disk mirroring isn't known for its performance... More of a fault tolerance thing... I could understand using an SSD as boot drive and using a RAID 1 array for backups etc...
Everything else looks good. Although, I prefer Asus to Gigabyte.. IMO Asus>all others
I forgot to put the 120 SSD drive that is my boot drive and will also hold BF3.SonderKommando wrote:
Why did you get the i7? coulda saved some money and put it into something else... Hyperthreading isn't used by any games I know of and you can clock the i5 to high heaven.cdailey2142 wrote:
Decided to go with this. Thoughts?
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40 GHz
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1
MEMORY: 8GB (Corsair) (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module
MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX] GigaByte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard
VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card
Raid 1? disk mirroring isn't known for its performance... More of a fault tolerance thing... I could understand using an SSD as boot drive and using a RAID 1 array for backups etc...
Everything else looks good. Although, I prefer Asus to Gigabyte.. IMO Asus>all others
As Sonder says, unless you plan on doing stuff such as video editing etc. the i5 would be a much better choice, in terms of both price and performance in games.
The I5 is only $100 cheaper. Would that be better spent on 2000mhz RAM instead of 1600mhz or where would you put that extra money?coke wrote:
As Sonder says, unless you plan on doing stuff such as video editing etc. the i5 would be a much better choice, in terms of both price and performance in games.
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