New comp
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And I'm saving up money for a SSD, which I will probably be able to buy in the next 2-3 weeks(darn you ami! )
PROC. INTEL I5 3570K
VGA ASUS GTX 680 2GB DDR5
MOTHERBOARD. GIGABYTE GA-Z77-D3H
DISK 1TB WD RE 7200/64MB
MEM. 16 GB (2X8) KINGSTON 1600
POWER SUPPLY OCZ 650W 80+
SCREEN 24" LG E2442V
CASE BEZ NAP. THERM. BLACK
DVD+/-RW LG DL S-ATA 24X
VENTILATOR 12 CM
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Most likely your CPU cooler is the jet engine in your system. Never ever use a stock CPU fan. If you take a decent CPU cooler like for example the Scythe Mugen, it'll not cost you more than 30 bucks and the rounds per minute of the fan will never go above 1000, which you can barely hear. Temps will also stay at max 50-55°celsius under load, which ensures a longer life foryour system.
Just got it in the mail today. That thing is huge! Hope it fits in the case!
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Got mine to play Half life. think I've still got it somewhere.
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Get yourself a VooDoo2. best graphics card ever made.
Got mine to play Half life. think I've still got it somewhere.
lol the first discrete card i remember ever having in a computer was the ATI rage 128 with a whopping 8 MB of dedicated memory.
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While the geeks are assembled; are there any sites to rival Toms Hardware for solid info within reach of understanding?
Toms has been really bad for years. Anandtech is probably the best.
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I will have to upgrade my processor and along that my motherboard. Do you think that I will absolutely need to upgrade from my 2Gb HD6950 too?
I probably wont do it anyway, yet, but I'm interested about the bottlenecks and overall performance (at least the estimations - no need to all 'testy'). My processor choice will likely be the one that every builder, their cat and their cat's squeaky toy seems to be favouring in this thread.
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And since Gfx are so easy to upgrade you can always wait a bit until the next "cheap" high end card is released.
With an i5-2500k, 16 gb ram and a p6z68vl asus mobo. The only thing dragging my computer downwards is my gfx. But I'm not upgrading until the games require it or I'll somehow got the money for a shiny gfx.
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Toms has been really bad for years. Anandtech is probably the best.
Cool, thx
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What's your opinion about this:
I will have to upgrade my processor and along that my motherboard. Do you think that I will absolutely need to upgrade from my 2Gb HD6950 too?
I probably wont do it anyway, yet, but I'm interested about the bottlenecks and overall performance (at least the estimations - no need to all 'testy'). My processor choice will likely be the one that every builder, their cat and their cat's squeaky toy seems to be favouring in this thread.
The 6950 is plenty for any game on the market unless your running a 30" monitor with a crazy resolution. I have one and flashed it to a 6970 and its a beast.
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Which resolution has your monitor Moy?
1920 x 1080
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Oh then I don't know xD I have the same card and the same RAM and the same CPU xD But on 1680 x 1050 And it's all fine at that resolution (at least the alpha was)
It runs fines on 1920 x 1080, just pointing out that the gfx is the slowest thing in my computer at the moment
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