Posts by crimsonstag84

Timothy Fisher79 said:That’s just wrong. The GTX 770 actually beats the R9 280 X by about 10 fps in Crysis 3, maybe 12 fps in Far Cry 3, and roughly 9 fps in Just Cause 2...

So you swapped the 280X for a 270X? 😛

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages...hmarks,20.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/G...80X_OC/12.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/G...80X_OC/14.html

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 is already quite a bit stronger than the HD 3870, and I guess the HD 7750 would just eat it for breakfast...

Alexander Moore67 said:This AMD Radeon R9 280X is actually slower in games than the Nvidia GTX 770, and you can find an MSI 770 cheaper$33 at Best Buy.

I'm not really sure where you got that from. These cards are pretty much on par. Maybe the R9 280X feels a bit faster because the GTX 770 in that PC test was overclocked, but the R9 280X is usually $67 cheaper—it’s just hard to find them in stock here lately.

None of that is really worth much. For $467 you could just grab an Intel Core i3 (which is slightly better than the 1075T) plus an ASUS ROG Maximus brand new.

$183That Phenom isn't worth anything either, especially since you can get a new X4 965 for about $217.

rapidpuma59 said:...one of the newest Intel platforms, the Phenom II X4!

😂

What else is in the build?

http://www.newegg.com/p/details/product...128-bit-2.aspx

It's a bit more powerful than the GTX 260, so that's probably about as far as you should go with that processor. I’d suggest doing a little overclocking, though—you've got a solid motherboard and power supply for it.😛

hiddencyclist2 said:I'm looking to pick up a new GPU for around $1,500, maybe a little more if it makes sense.

My current setup is:

1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3
1 x AMD FX-8320
1 x 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz
1 x PointOfView GTX 460 1024MB GDDR5 256-bit (shader: 336/1350 MHz)
1 x 1TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD 7200rpm 32MB cache SATA II
1 x Dell OptiPlex DVD burner, DVD±RW, 22x DVD±R, 8x DL, 40x CD-R
1 x Seasonic 520W Power Supply, SS-520GB, S12 II, active PFC
1 x Scythe Yasya CPU Cooler SCYS-1000

It's mostly for gaming and general work on a single monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/p/product_info.php?products_id=13701

@darkskipper5

If you have plenty of software that handles tuning, you can probably just use the NVIDIA Control Panel too.

I mean, the HD 7850 runs pretty cool anyway. You’re probably better off grabbing an EVGA model since the dual-fan setup lets you dial the speeds down however you want; I guess they could handle an 80+ PSU without much trouble at all.

Timothy Kim60 said:Maybe that's around 7.94, if you add 10% to 7.221. I guess. $2667 And you should definitely ask them if they’d be down to order and install that GPU cooler from Portia that everyone’s been linking to you.

Robert Ortiz58 said:Just so you know, that price is likely for cash only. If you end up financing it, I guess everything will go up—your sales rep probably didn't mention that part.

@Robert Ortiz58/">@@Robert Ortiz58 please 😬

The breakdown looks something like this:

30%-30%-20%-30%

Why did you go with 12GB of RAM? 😬

http://www.diskont24.com/product.php?productid=116716

Maybe grab this if you can swing the extra $33. I guess the CPU will probably end up being a bit of a bottleneck.

Keep the hard drive and the coffee maker, everything else:

EVGA Power Supply, Corsair CX Series 80+ Bronze, 430 Watt, ATX, EPS12V, PS/2, US Version

CORSAIR DDR3 (4GB,1600MHz,Unbuffered) CL11

MSI B85M-P33 iB85 Motherboard (S1150, DDR3, SATA II,SATA III,PS/2,USB2.0,USB3.0,LAN,audio Line-In,Audi

INTEL Pentium Processor G3420 (3.20GHz,512KB,3MB,54 W,1150) Box, Intel hd Graphics

Midi ATX Gamer Case Akyga AKY004BK, color, 12cm Fan, no PSU


Total: $580 Best Buy

This setup should probably serve you well for years. There’s some room for upgrades too, I guess—maybe adding another 4GB of RAM, an i5 processor, or a dedicated graphics card if you ever find you need one.

wiredlynx10 said:...D915 2.8GHz...

Alright, let's say we sort out the GPU... but which CPU are we actually talking about? I hope it isn't a single-core chip, because if it is, you might have to swap that out too.

For example, http://www.ebay.com/itm/processors/intel-cpu-listing-example

Larry Ortiz5 said:Maybe just grab a GeForce GTX series for $571. You should be able to run all the new titles with that card.

http://www.bestbuy.com/product_info.php?c...ducts_id=13723

p.s. What kind of power supply are you running?

I'm not totally sure, but I think a GeForce GTX series would be a better jump. The GeForce GTX series is slightly better than an HD 7850, which isn't actually that far off from a GeForce GTX series (basically an overclocked HD 7870).

Yeah, they've jumped by about 100% compared to last year, mostly because of those floods hitting the factories...

Your motherboard isn't exactly built for heavy overclocking, so I wouldn't push things too far 😬

http://forum.pcekspert.com/showthread.php?t=88200

It might be best to give this a read...

i7 3770K paired with a Noctua NH-D12... Asrock Z77 Extreme6... 8GB of RAM... some decent 600-700W modular power supply... maybe a GTX 780 Ti with a custom cooler once those arrive... case and HDD/SSD up to you😛

The GTX 660 Ti is basically equal to the R9 270X—maybe just a tiny bit stronger—while the GTX 760 sits slightly behind the R9 270X.