the HDD will be a pretty high concern if it starts acting wonky....
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I totally agree with this one. Only one word and pic is capable of describing my feelings with them...max wrote:
SLI + C2D / C2Q is just a bad idea. You need an nvidia chipset. They suck badly
FAIL
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So then would it be better to go AMD and crossfire, or stick with Intel and just upgrade by getting a better GPU + CPU in the future?GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
I totally agree with this one. Only one word and pic is capable of describing my feelings with them...max wrote:
SLI + C2D / C2Q is just a bad idea. You need an nvidia chipset. They suck badly
FAIL
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7095/a … vr4.th.jpg
Best thing is to just stay single card. By the time you'd need the second one for adequate performance it's cheaper and faster to just by a new card and trash / sell the old one
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I think CF/SLi doesn't really fit in your budget. You are much better suited with something like
E8400/Freezer7pro/Asus P5Q/HD 4870 1GB or GTX 260 Core 216 or GTX 280/2x2GB 1066mhz/Corsair 520HX/Samsung F1
I'll read some Phenom II articles about the E8400 vs Phenom II 940 black edition tho...
E8400/Freezer7pro/Asus P5Q/HD 4870 1GB or GTX 260 Core 216 or GTX 280/2x2GB 1066mhz/Corsair 520HX/Samsung F1
I'll read some Phenom II articles about the E8400 vs Phenom II 940 black edition tho...
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Intel works well wit CF, because the Intel chips all support CF. However, to go SLi you need to get an nVidia chipset, which really suck nuts on Intel boards.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
So then would it be better to go AMD and crossfire, or stick with Intel and just upgrade by getting a better GPU + CPU in the future?GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
I totally agree with this one. Only one word and pic is capable of describing my feelings with them...max wrote:
SLI + C2D / C2Q is just a bad idea. You need an nvidia chipset. They suck badly
FAIL
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7095/a … vr4.th.jpg
If you want SLi, get a Foxconn Destroyer and a Phenom II.
So then I guess my best bet would be to make sure I get a mobo that is capable of supporting future GPUs/CPUs.max wrote:
Best thing is to just stay single card. By the time you'd need the second one for adequate performance it's cheaper and faster to just by a new card and trash / sell the old one
Next question- is the P5Q capable of that?
P5Q will support just fine a single card. The new ones coming out later this year are no exception... but Intel is swapping sockets this year meaning it won't support the new CPUs coming later this year.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
So then I guess my best bet would be to make sure I get a mobo that is capable of supporting future GPUs/CPUs.max wrote:
Best thing is to just stay single card. By the time you'd need the second one for adequate performance it's cheaper and faster to just by a new card and trash / sell the old one
Next question- is the P5Q capable of that?
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What mobo will, keeping the same (280 and E8400)GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
P5Q will support just fine a single card. The new ones coming out later this year are no exception... but Intel is swapping sockets this year meaning it won't support the new CPUs coming later this year.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
So then I guess my best bet would be to make sure I get a mobo that is capable of supporting future GPUs/CPUs.max wrote:
Best thing is to just stay single card. By the time you'd need the second one for adequate performance it's cheaper and faster to just by a new card and trash / sell the old one
Next question- is the P5Q capable of that?
well the socket 775 is getting replaced by socket 1366 and later the mainstream socket 1160 so there is no S775 mobo that supports the upcoming CPUs.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
What mobo will, keeping the same (280 and E8400)GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
P5Q will support just fine a single card. The new ones coming out later this year are no exception... but Intel is swapping sockets this year meaning it won't support the new CPUs coming later this year.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
So then I guess my best bet would be to make sure I get a mobo that is capable of supporting future GPUs/CPUs.
Next question- is the P5Q capable of that?
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Duh that makes sense ha. So I'd have to get a new mobo and a new CPU when I upgrade...whatever. How long until those new CPU's come out?GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
well the socket 775 is getting replaced by socket 1366 and later the mainstream socket 1160 so there is no S775 mobo that supports the upcoming CPUs.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
What mobo will, keeping the same (280 and E8400)GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
P5Q will support just fine a single card. The new ones coming out later this year are no exception... but Intel is swapping sockets this year meaning it won't support the new CPUs coming later this year.
They're out now. They're called i7 and cost $300.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Duh that makes sense ha. So I'd have to get a new mobo and a new CPU when I upgrade...whatever. How long until those new CPU's come out?GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
well the socket 775 is getting replaced by socket 1366 and later the mainstream socket 1160 so there is no S775 mobo that supports the upcoming CPUs.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
What mobo will, keeping the same (280 and E8400)
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
And the mobos cost 2-300$Freezer7Pro wrote:
They're out now. They're called i7 and cost $300.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Duh that makes sense ha. So I'd have to get a new mobo and a new CPU when I upgrade...whatever. How long until those new CPU's come out?GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
well the socket 775 is getting replaced by socket 1366 and later the mainstream socket 1160 so there is no S775 mobo that supports the upcoming CPUs.
I think he is meaning i5... it will be out when Intel says so.... summer maybe...CrazeD wrote:
And the mobos cost 2-300$Freezer7Pro wrote:
They're out now. They're called i7 and cost $300.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Duh that makes sense ha. So I'd have to get a new mobo and a new CPU when I upgrade...whatever. How long until those new CPU's come out?
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So I was looking at the Q series which is what the computer nerd at my work recommended...which do you guys think is better - E8400 or Q8200?
if you plan to overclock, the Q8200. Q8200 overclocked will be better in future than E8400 overclocked.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
So I was looking at the Q series which is what the computer nerd at my work recommended...which do you guys think is better - E8400 or Q8200?
As stock the E8400 is better.
edit: I would get a E8400. the small cache of the quad will make it less good...
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Which ever one is cheaper. That's, of course, if money matters.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
So I was looking at the Q series which is what the computer nerd at my work recommended...which do you guys think is better - E8400 or Q8200?
E8400 for gaming.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
if you plan to overclock, the Q8200. Q8200 overclocked will be better in future than E8400 overclocked.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
So I was looking at the Q series which is what the computer nerd at my work recommended...which do you guys think is better - E8400 or Q8200?
As stock the E8400 is better.
edit: I would get a E8400. the small cache of the quad will make it less good...
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP