Last edited by buLLet_t00th (2007-05-26 10:52:31)
Easier said than done.buLLet_t00th wrote:
5)Go all the way ..... Bundle + HDD + Graphics = Very SCREW THE BUDGET!!
It's a good deal.Zimmer wrote:
I need an upgrade. Badly.
I will have to keep my shitty 6800LE for now... Yes yes, I know it doesn't even exist anymore.
I was looking for bundles... I came across this one - Good bundle?
Is that any good? Or should I hand pick shit? I think that is the furthest I can go budget-wise right now.
Now, for a new hard drive. This doesn't count in my budget...yet.
What HD should I go for? I want a good one, but not pricey and I want something 300GB big or larger.
Thoughts?
Cheers,
Zimmer
Try and get at least PC6400, then you can OC anyway. They've got some good prices on RAM at OcUK so you're on the right track.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Ram kinda fails... Well... Fails a lot...
It's a tiny increase in cost, but it comes with a higher stock speed and tightneed timings. You'll be able to push it more than PC4200 so its better value reallyteek22 wrote:
My Ram is 4200 I know this thread for Zimmer but surely it wont make much difference. Also my RAM does the job. Then again I dont know anything about OC.
That mobo only supports up to 5400 ram I think, I was considering getting a similar setup a few months back but decided against it, as it rather limited, just nicked some older parts of my mate to keep me going and am gonna spend the money I saved on buying a 8800 gts later this week...buLLet_t00th wrote:
Try and get at least PC6400, then you can OC anyway. They've got some good prices on RAM at OcUK so you're on the right track.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Ram kinda fails... Well... Fails a lot...
True, but you can always push the board FSB up and then it'll work (I know you have to get a bit techinical), or even underclock the RAM so when you have the opportunity to get another board you dont have to buy MORE RAM.coke wrote:
That mobo only supports up to 5400 ram I think, I was considering getting a similar setup a few months back but decided against it, as it rather limited, just nicked some older parts of my mate to keep me going and am gonna spend the money I saved on buying a 8800 gts later this week...buLLet_t00th wrote:
Try and get at least PC6400, then you can OC anyway. They've got some good prices on RAM at OcUK so you're on the right track.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Ram kinda fails... Well... Fails a lot...
Why are they so bad?ghettoperson wrote:
Just so you know, those bundles are no cheaper, they just stick them together so you're guarunteed it'll all work.
What you last posted is fine, but switch the 8600GT to either an X1650 or a 7600GT, cause the 8600's are abso-fucking-lutely shit. The only mildly acceptable one is the GTS, and even then that'd only be if it cost 80 quid less.
Basically, they're hugely expensive and in the vast majority of benchmarks don't perform as well as the 7600GT, or equal to it. The GT isn't even worth looking at, only the GTS performs similarly. DX10 is not a necessity. For 100 quid you could get an X1950 or something which would be far superior. Personally, I'm of the opinion that DX10 is a bit of a gimmick at the moment. Either get a powerful DX9 card that'll last you quite a while, or just get a cheap card like a 7600GT that will be good but cheap and then at some point in the future you can upgrade to an 8800GTS, or one of the new DAAMIT cards if the cheaper ones look to be good.Zimmer wrote:
Why are they so bad?ghettoperson wrote:
Just so you know, those bundles are no cheaper, they just stick them together so you're guarunteed it'll all work.
What you last posted is fine, but switch the 8600GT to either an X1650 or a 7600GT, cause the 8600's are abso-fucking-lutely shit. The only mildly acceptable one is the GTS, and even then that'd only be if it cost 80 quid less.
I will go for a 7600GT if that is a good card. But I was thinking about a DX10 card...
I don't understand why they are so bad.