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4. December 2007 @ 14:42 |
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If I was buying now (I'm not) I'd go with the HD3870.
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4. December 2007 @ 14:44 |
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Agreed. The HD3870 is an OUTSTANDING card! I think it was an intelligent move by ATi/AMD.
The performance is GOOD and the price is AMAZING :)
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4. December 2007 @ 14:46 |
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<nods>
If only there was a faster equivalent...
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4. December 2007 @ 14:50 |
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man i gotta agree with you guys...i'm planning to get a HD3870...
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4. December 2007 @ 14:50 |
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Well, with the surprisingly good performance shown by Phenom and the outstanding HD3800 series... AMD may have a chance to remain competitive.
I have high hopes for the next set of Radeon cards and I would also like to see what happens when you fit a Phenom CPU with a motherboard actually MADE for it. I think they could easily match the Core 2 Duo.
Worst case scenario: the performance won't match up(like the Pentium D) but it will remain a competitive part due to aggressive pricing.
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 4GHz(20 x 200) 1.5v 3000NB 2000HT, Corsair Hydro H110 w/ 4 x 140mm 1500RPM fans Push/Pull, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5, 8GB(2 x 4GB) G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 @ 1600MHz CL9 1.55v, Gigabyte GTX760 OC 4GB(1170/1700), Corsair 750HX
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4. December 2007 @ 14:52 |
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Sam, no I don't mean con people. I am talking about simple economics here. You get something that is in high demand and people will pay you more for it. I was just joking about the hustlin part, jeez...
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4. December 2007 @ 14:54 |
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abuzar has a point. Get parts people need... and scalp them a little. Supply and demand. Simple :)
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4. December 2007 @ 14:59 |
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well that doesn't always work out...
@Estuansis i dont like your "Worst case scenario"...hope that does not happen...
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4. December 2007 @ 15:06 |
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If the new boards are anything like the current ones, the worst case scenario has already happened. Every Phenom is slower than every Core 2 Quad at the moment, not a great start. It seems the ATI half of AMD is showing a comeback, but not the CPU half.
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4. December 2007 @ 15:16 |
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yea tru...they need new bios for the cpu...and some upgrades...
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4. December 2007 @ 16:13 |
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So I just ordered a HD 3780. I plan on buying about 7 more because thay are about 225 bucks, and I can sell them for a lot more on ebay.
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4. December 2007 @ 16:18 |
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Sigh. They're not even available in this country at the moment, let alone for a decent price.
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4. December 2007 @ 16:27 |
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same here...we don't even have 8800GT yet...
its 11:29PM...need to sleep...had to wake up early today to get my report...and guess what...O.o
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4. December 2007 @ 16:48 |
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Wow, that's sad :(
Once they show up be sure to get one early :)
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4. December 2007 @ 17:30 |
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just wait till after xmas, the hd3870 will get back to the £130 price, and the 8800GT back to the £150 price. and they should finally be in stock.
its like the whole wii dilema
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4. December 2007 @ 19:19 |
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hi.. i was looking into building a budget pc for a couple weeks and found this thread very helpful.. what parts could somebody suggest for a gaming pc around a budget of $800..
and what is mobo??
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4. December 2007 @ 19:47 |
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mobo would be mother board.
for a budget, i would go for a hd3850, e12X0, and a p31 gigabyte mobo :P
a sonata III case w/500PSU. and 2GB of cheap corsair, crusial, geil, or OCZ, pc6400 ram
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4. December 2007 @ 19:55 |
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Don't forget to take a look at some AMD CPUs. The X2 series is down in price with good performance.
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 4GHz(20 x 200) 1.5v 3000NB 2000HT, Corsair Hydro H110 w/ 4 x 140mm 1500RPM fans Push/Pull, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5, 8GB(2 x 4GB) G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 @ 1600MHz CL9 1.55v, Gigabyte GTX760 OC 4GB(1170/1700), Corsair 750HX
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4. December 2007 @ 20:09 |
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Ok so the Dell website now says ships in 3-5 weeks!!! So I canceled. Anyway, I am thinking maybe I should just buy the 512MB 3850. What's the difference, just clock speed? Can I overclock it to a 3870?
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4. December 2007 @ 20:12 |
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They're slightly different architectures, don't think of it as a simple BIOS flash. You want the 3870, trust me.
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4. December 2007 @ 20:21 |
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Ah but the in-stock versions are about 270! That's a bit over my budget. Even before I was cutting it really close.
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4. December 2007 @ 20:23 |
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Then save up a bit longer, it's worth doing. The 3850 can't hold a candle to the 3870, not even when overclocked.
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4. December 2007 @ 21:44 |
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Well I think I will just get the 3850 for now and sell it later and buy the 3750 when the price is lower.
You know me, I'll probably end up making a profit out of it.
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5. December 2007 @ 02:43 |
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@abuzar1 do you buy is cheap and sell it high price? but how not a lot of people will buy it...
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5. December 2007 @ 05:27 |
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Then you don't know ebay, GTR.
I've done what Abuzar does once, bought an X800GTO on a this week only special for £68 delivered, and sold it on ebay for £95, with an at-cost postage price. (This was a while ago) Trouble is, the ebay and paypal selling fees meant that we only made a profit of £12. Not bad for one card, but we'd have to have done it a lot to make good money from it.
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