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Which graphics card would you choose.
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 14:22 |
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Basically im in a jam. I dont know wether to buy the Nvidia geforce 9800 GTX or the ATI radeon hd 4850. I will be buying two of whichever card i chose. So i will be using either crossfire or sli. I will be running windows vista 64bit. I will be playing games like crysis, unreal tournament 3, warhammer online(once that is realeased). Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 14:43 |
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srry its the geforce 9800 GTX+
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ddp
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30. July 2008 @ 15:02 |
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what motherboard do you have?
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 15:36 |
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im building a pc but origionally i was going to buy the 780i. Until i started hearing things about the 4850 now im debating between the cards and from their ill decide which motherboard.
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dragnandy
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30. July 2008 @ 16:26 |
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id go for the HD4850..
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30. July 2008 @ 17:03 |
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Don't buy a 780i board if you haven't already. Use an intel chipset board, P35, X38, P45 or X48 or similar, preferably from Gigabyte or DFI.
Also use the HD4850s - if you want two of them, run an X38 or X48 chipset, not the Ps.
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 17:17 |
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can you explain why i shouldnt get the 780i?
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30. July 2008 @ 17:18 |
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They go wrong, have random compatibility issues, and all sorts of grief.
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 18:15 |
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both boards say memory standard ddr2 800. Would i still be able to get RAM that is ddr2 1000 or do i have to get ddr2 800?
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30. July 2008 @ 18:17 |
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Unless overclocking, you've no real need for 1Ghz RAM, 800mhz is fine.
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 18:24 |
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so then i could use 1Ghz RAM
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30. July 2008 @ 18:27 |
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1Ghz RAM works with pretty much any board, but as I previously stated, you will see no benefit unless overclocking.
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 18:28 |
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which board would you go with the x48 or x38?
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30. July 2008 @ 18:30 |
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I use the Gigabyte X38-DS4, and it's fabulous. The X48-DS4 merely takes the concept further.
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 18:32 |
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btw thx alot for the help.
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 18:39 |
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any idea how the on board audio is on the x48 also whats a pci-e x4 slot for?
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30. July 2008 @ 18:42 |
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very little at the moment. Typically S-ATA cards.
As for onboard audio, it's fine for multimedia (video, music etc) but for games I usually recommend a cheap PCI sound card like an Audigy SE. They work fine and lack the buffer overflows that plague even the best onboard sound chipsets when gaming.
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 18:45 |
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Then i am assuming that you think the radeon hd 4850 is the better card in crossfire over the 9800 gtx in sli?
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30. July 2008 @ 18:48 |
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it's certainly more reliable. On the whole 4850 crossfire is also faster.
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 19:01 |
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is there a psu u might recommend or how much wattage
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30. July 2008 @ 19:03 |
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 19:07 |
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30. July 2008 @ 19:10 |
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Plenty enough, yes.
The R board also has 2 more S-ATA ports and two network adapters rather than one, along with rear firewire, which it doesn't look like the RS has.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 30. July 2008 @ 19:10
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 19:13 |
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is that really work the extra $35?
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uncanny
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30. July 2008 @ 19:19 |
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btw what would you use 2 network adaptors for?
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