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08-06-2011, 08:55 PM
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Which exact model SSDs have you had for a long time that are still performing well?
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08-06-2011, 09:03 PM
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Even the experts don't really know how current gen tech will really perform...
The Q6600 for example has proven to be an amazing processor. I've had mine OCed from 2.4 - 3.0 for like 3 years now. My old 8800 gtx actually died I had totally forgotten...I replaced it with an ATI Radeon HD 4650. Bought it like 6 months ago. It's now a $40-80 card and can run MANY current-gen games at medium settings; and previous gen games at mostly high settings. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 for example I can run on High settings @ 1600x900 and get a stable 30FPS. I overclock the card though: from 625mhz core to 700mhz and memory from 500 to 550mhz. Even OCed this much the hottest it ever gets is about 75C during long gaming sessions. Drops back down to 40C in probably 30 seconds after exiting a game. The ATI cards seem to cool much better -- this model of the card has a VERY small fan too. | ||
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#33
08-06-2011, 09:08 PM
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Bascially if you spend $250+ on a DX11 graphics card you'll probably be running all games for the next 2 years at high-to-highest settings.
And avoid SLI / Crossfire....It's great in games that it's optimized for, but in games that aren't optimized for dual graphics cards it's absolute trash. You want the SINGLE most powerful GFX card you can afford. | ||
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08-06-2011, 09:14 PM
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08-06-2011, 09:20 PM
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So in researching old vs new i found common ground (yeah so what, i didnt realize asus updated their stuff last week) it only costs about $150ish more but you could theoretically still get out under $1500
final descision: https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...px?ID=13318774 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] | ||
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08-06-2011, 09:25 PM
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For low and mid-end, ATI cards just blow Nvidia's out of the water. ATI actually updates older cards with new technology where Nvidia just reproduces old cheap model cards. And again...those cheaper cards are gonna run hotter, and there not be overclockable. If you've never overclocked before OP, it couldn't be easier (for a GFX card.) All ATI cards use the "Catalyst Control Center" to install drivers, control card specs and everything. There's a "performance" option in there that allows me to easily increase my cards speed as well as manually set the fan to run @ 100 whenver I'm OCed. | |||
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08-06-2011, 10:52 PM
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here i'll help you. $1350, current gen, nice sound, ready for upgrade to ivy bridge Q1 2012 just double the memory (ivy supports quad channel memory) and add your new processor. case motherboard gpu psu cpu memory hdd sound /thread | |||
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08-06-2011, 11:52 PM
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Lol that mobo is covered in heatsinks...nice.
The ONLY thing I would suggest would be to shop around a bit more for cases....maybe spend $30-50 more on a case with some extra fans. Then again i like full towers so it's just preference really. With that GTX 570 youll be playing all games on High settings at 1080p for probably the next 2 years. It'll be worth it....Skyrim is gonna look amazing with maxed out settings and Mass Effect 3 about 6 months after that. | ||
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08-07-2011, 01:20 AM
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that case has two 120mm intakes and a 120mm exhaust. you want more fans than that? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
lian-li are no joke. they make some quality cases. | ||
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08-07-2011, 02:22 PM
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Ahhh you're right...
I didn't see the alternate view with all the fans labelled...nice. | ||
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