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evga or xfx 285?
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AfterDawn Addict
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23. February 2009 @ 12:29 |
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With the resolution you use, $500 will buy a far more powerful graphics card than you'll need for a long time, the only thing you lose by buying earlier is having spent more for the same product, but that's just the price of convenience isn't it, having now rather than later. Wait for the next big thing and you'll wait forever...
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drako17
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23. February 2009 @ 13:04 |
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aint that the truth? well ill just get whichever one i decide on when i put the money to the card. hopefully its worth it. i have an 8800gt so im pretty sure its going to be alot better. for gta 4 which card is more ideal?
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AfterDawn Addict
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23. February 2009 @ 13:29 |
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GTA4 is a rare example, as it's a very badly coded game, so no graphics card can really cope at high resolutions no matter how powerful it is. It is also the only game that "needs" 1GB of video memory at low resolutions. I say "needs" because it doesn't actually need anywhere near that much, just the options don't let you use higher settings unless you do. GTA4 is also one of few games that does not make use of dual graphics very well.
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drako17
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24. February 2009 @ 02:03 |
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another question not regarding video cards. is the hitachi brand good for hard drives? i dont know whether to get 2 500gb hard drives or 1tb hard drive. the hitachi drive is 89.99. the 2 western digital hard drives will be 130.00
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dragnandy
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24. February 2009 @ 02:45 |
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i find hitachi drives to be pretty reliable, however i like western digital the best. i use hitachi, seagate, and western digital and so far they all have worked fine for me.
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gera229
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24. February 2009 @ 03:24 |
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Yea just go for a western digital SE 16mb cache. I'm current using WD Caviar black 32mb cache 500gb hard drive price was about 85 and it works perfectly and fast.
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24. February 2009 @ 08:23 |
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I heard of some quite severe reliability issues with Hitachi drives in the past, there's no reason to risk it for the sake of a few dollars. WD are probably the best brand at the moment.
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drako17
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26. February 2009 @ 22:02 |
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went ahead and order the 260 black edition. dont get it till wednesday since i had order the wrong hard drive. so cancelled and had to wait to get my money put back onto my card.
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