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8. November 2007 @ 23:50 |
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Yeah it'll be able to run it, but you may have to sacrifice some settings depending on what resolution you run. At 800x600 you could probably max it out, higher resolutions and you'd have to start turning down the detail levels.
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9. November 2007 @ 00:08 |
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That's why I got an SLI board. I figured that an 8800GTX would be useful in dual configuration.
I'm thinking though. Should I sell my 8800 for like, $400? Then I could get 2 8800GTs as it would cost less, take up less power, and make cooling easier for me. It would be a definite improvement over my single 8800GTX...
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9. November 2007 @ 08:09 |
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You could, I suppose. Of course there's the risk that in a few games the new setup won't perform as well as the single GTX, but the number of games vulnerable to that doesn't seem that high these days.
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9. November 2007 @ 08:26 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Yeah it'll be able to run it, but you may have to sacrifice some settings depending on what resolution you run. At 800x600 you could probably max it out, higher resolutions and you'd have to start turning down the detail levels.
800x600...wont that make everything big?...i have a 15" monitor so i can crank it up!...but with no AA or AF tho...
@Estuansis go for it...8800GT is good, only little behind the GTX but sammorris is right in some games 8800GT doesn't perform as well as GTX...but most of the time that card rocks...
does anyone know any good and cheap OCZ, SLI certify and not Cross-fire...
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9. November 2007 @ 08:45 |
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That isn't entirely what I meant, in a large number of games the GT isn't quite as good as the GTX. Fair enough it's not supposed to be, I was more commenting that some games don't give you any extra benefit from SLI.
As for the power supply, I've already recommended you one. SLi and Crossfire certification only means that the unit can deliver enough power to run those setups, it doesn't restrict you to only using the one that the PSU's certified for.
For the resolution, the game won't become any bigger at lower resolutions, it just won't look as good.
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9. November 2007 @ 09:01 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
That isn't entirely what I meant, in a large number of games the GT isn't quite as good as the GTX. Fair enough it's not supposed to be, I was more commenting that some games don't give you any extra benefit from SLI.
As for the power supply, I've already recommended you one. SLi and Crossfire certification only means that the unit can deliver enough power to run those setups, it doesn't restrict you to only using the one that the PSU's certified for.
For the resolution, the game won't become any bigger at lower resolutions, it just won't look as good.
sorry i mean OCZ RAM not the PSU...
anyways which one is better:
Kingston
http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/product...oducts_id=11076
OCZ
http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/pc28500-dd...ink-p-4540.html
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9. November 2007 @ 09:50 |
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I generally find there's little point buying 1066mhz RAM, you may as well save some money and go with 800mhz stuff. As for the brand though, I prefer OCZ over Kingston.
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9. November 2007 @ 10:02 |
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9. November 2007 @ 10:03 |
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Yeah that's pretty decent RAM.
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10. November 2007 @ 14:08 |
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Yeah, OCZ is a good brand. Any premium priced memory from them is bound to be "pretty good" at the least.
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You could, I suppose. Of course there's the risk that in a few games the new setup won't perform as well as the single GTX, but the number of games vulnerable to that doesn't seem that high these days.
That's what I figured. All the games coming out these days are SLI compatible. And any game that doesn't use SLI runs flawlessly on an 8800GT. So I figured I could go for a "good enough" approach. Two 8800GTs would give me much better performance than a single 8800GTX and any game that doesn't use it won't matter because the 8800GTs would give me more than satisfactory performance. I could keep my "high-performance" status a while longer and save some money :)
Sound like a solid plan?
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10. November 2007 @ 14:10 |
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Yep. An expensive one, but I'm sure that's not your problem lol
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10. November 2007 @ 14:44 |
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bloody hell...you guys work...so really dont need to worry about buying hardwares or anything that you really want...not me...i'm still at school...no place to go other than home and school...
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10. November 2007 @ 17:16 |
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Actually all three of us(Sam, me, Estuansis) go to school. Sam goes to a university, and Estuansis gets paid good bucks lol.
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10. November 2007 @ 17:52 |
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Correction: It's college at the moment. I'm going back to university next year, so for this year I don't even get a student loan.
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10. November 2007 @ 18:16 |
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Oh that sucks.
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11. November 2007 @ 01:21 |
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11. November 2007 @ 07:13 |
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I'm in High School, then again I cant afford new parts either! lol
The Samsung seems like a better choice, it has a better contrast ratio.
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11. November 2007 @ 07:21 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
I'm in High School, then again I cant afford new parts either! lol
The Samsung seems like a better choice, it has a better contrast ratio.
lol...me think so too...and its cheaper...
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11. November 2007 @ 16:30 |
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I'm in High School, then again I cant afford new parts either! lol
Me too. I'm in my Senior year(12th grade). I was working at the cranberry marshes for $8.50 an hour, 6 hours a day, 6 days a week. I'm done there now, so I'm back at BDT welding together cranberry pickers for $10.15 an hour. Only problem is 4 hours a day and only 5 days a week. So the marshes made more money for me.
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11. November 2007 @ 17:51 |
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Well you get more time to study, which will give you good grades. In the end you will be a doctor making a million a year!
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11. November 2007 @ 19:58 |
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I'm at a 3 hour a day program for working students. You have about a 2 week period to get so many assignments done. Like 10-15 for each class. I have 7 classes. No homework or tests.
The thing that allows me to go is getting 120 work hours per semester. A lot of kids take advantage of the program and just work 2 hours a day at McDonalds or Hardees. I take advantage and work at well-paying jobs for decent hours :)
I'll be getting a full High-School diploma and I've already been accepted into a 2-year technical college in my area. I'll be studying electronics, PC repair(I can get a second A+ Certification), and Industrial Design(aesthetics and modeling for cars, PC cases, and anything else that takes style to make).
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11. November 2007 @ 20:32 |
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Well I do hope you make tons of money! You have an expensive habit to feed lol.
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12. November 2007 @ 00:39 |
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lol...at least you guys work...i dont anyways...get back to topic...
Do you guys think AMD will be able to go against the almighty Intel?
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12. November 2007 @ 09:27 |
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That's not on topic for this thread. We're not about to start another AMD vs Intel thread, but to answer your question, not for quite some time. Think of it as like the P4 vs Athlon XP/64 days, AMD had the lead for almost 5 years before Intel caught up. I think the same is happening now but with reversed roles. I still prefer the way AMD's technology works underneath if I'm honest, but they are a long way behind in the performance race.
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12. November 2007 @ 09:47 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
That's not on topic for this thread. We're not about to start another AMD vs Intel thread, but to answer your question, not for quite some time. Think of it as like the P4 vs Athlon XP/64 days, AMD had the lead for almost 5 years before Intel caught up. I think the same is happening now but with reversed roles. I still prefer the way AMD's technology works underneath if I'm honest, but they are a long way behind in the performance race.
oops...i still live AMD...even tho its slower than Intel...i still like...
ok...do you think having 4Gb of unknown RAM is better or 2GB of good brand like OCZ etc...
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