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jazper

I have noticed that Nvidia cards require more cpu power than AMD cards. (approx 20% difference)

Would be good to see a comparison between the two with cpu load measured..

jazper

Just gonna throw this out there... 7990 is only $619, you could get two of them.... And the equivalent of one is what the new Mac Pro will have, so you can bet the software you will use will be optimised for it You'd need a beefy power supply as each card is 375w, but you would then have 4x7970ghz e...

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Don't agree with you regarding custom water. Having just made the move myself, the difference in peak temperatures is significant. Peak, even with high voltage, without delidding, I'm seeing 77C on my 4770 @ 1.3v/4.6ghz (with AVX2 - so real voltage is 1.37ish). Previously with an AIO solution equiva...

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Get an xspc kit to start with, great bang for buck, though you will need to add a graphics block to it

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Suggestions: 1. Mobo - most z87 motherboards will last through Broadwell. I suggest Asrock as a brand as you will get more value for your hard earned than with asus or gigabyte (example Asrock z87 extreme6) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157371 2. Processor: I really really...

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Dear Sam, I would like to preface this by saying that I really appreciate that AMD is participating in the TR community forums. I believe that this kind of line of sight to end users is what will help differentiate AMD in the future from it's competitors. My only query, and it's a small one, is Why...

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Dear Sam, I would like to preface this by saying that I really appreciate that AMD is participating in the TR community forums. I believe that this kind of line of sight to end users is what will help differentiate AMD in the future from it's competitors. My only query, and it's a small one, is Why ...

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I'm in the AIO water camp. I have a thermaltake water performer 2.0, with noctua P12 fans. It is more than sufficient for my basic overclocking needs. Some people would say "eww thermatlake" or "AIO pumps don't have a lot of flow rate" but to be quite honest, I don't care. It &qu...

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I think that the 3820 suggestion is really bad advice. The 1550 platform (Haswell) is likely to work fine with the next series chip (Broadwell) For about the same price as the 3820 in the USA, you're able to pick up a 4770k which will be significantly faster. Your motherboard will cost less also. Cl...

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I know you are not overclocking. That said, any intel processor will benefit from a decent aftermarket heatsink as turbo speed is limited by temperature. I.e. the cooler you can keep your processor, the faster it will stay without downthrottling. A cooler master h212 will cost you $30, and even if y...

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I think you will find that the performance gains from going a 3930 vs a 4770 will be marginal Consider the 3930 has sandybridge cores, which are about 12-15% slower than ivy bridge, which is about 7% slower than Haswell (faster once the new instructions are implemented) Anand has some nice graphs he...

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5 years is a long time especially in computing Current gen, intel is ahead of AMD. For gaming however it is very unlikely you will need an octocore, much less a 4770. Heck my 3770 doesn't usually hit more than 25% on most games. Personally if it was just gaming I've be interested in, I'd be looking ...

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I agree with the seasonic recommendation and suggest you look at silverstone also. As for the flimsy comment - Lots of people complain about the flimsiness (?) of Asrock boards, however I have not seen one complaint about a board breaking and having used 5 of the boards myself, I haven't had any iss...

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Here's a few things: - If you're overclocking _anything_ get more than a 430w PSU. - The z77m-pro is a decent motherboard unless you are intending to run SLI at a later date, in which case get the "extreme" version. - If you are buying in stages, the things that have the shortest lifecycle...

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Having researched this quite a bit, my money is on the Arc Mini. No other Mini-atx case I've found has provisions for as much cooling and while I do agree that there are others out there with more drive bays or whatever, it just seems to fit the perfect balance of everything Unfortunately I got the ...

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I have a nas based around a z68 mini itx board which has 6 sata ports (3.0gbps but you simply won't saturate that with a mechanical drive) I was originally going to go mini-itx, but the cost was significantly higher for the case, and it necessitated a sata card. I am currently running an i5-2330 (3....

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Out of the games I've played this year, there are three that stand out: The witcher - The witcher brought me back to neverwinter nights (the original) and diablo, realistically it sits somewhere in between with a bit of "WoW" feel but more depth. Likes: Great storyline, the fact that even ...

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http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1 ... 870,00.asp

this might give you an idea...

it'd be a good start at least.

jazper

morphine wrote:
There is always Das Keyboard.

It's also a way to make sure no one uses your PC while you're not at the desk.

I have one of these, it's a lovely keyboard to type on for lots of reasons, and I absolutely adore it but it is faaaar from quiet.

jazper

Fearless Leader wrote:
Umm, the article is said to be from April. I don't see anything new here.

Even so.. With imminent release of vista and DX10, the article is more than relevant.

jazper

you missed the point.... They're doing DX10 on the x1900...just by configuring it in a certain way... major props to ATI. No, thats a pipedream. No DX10 from ATI until R600, if you looked they are emulating. So unless you want a super crippled x1900... since when is >97fps = super crippled? Think o...

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you missed the point....

They're doing DX10 on the x1900...just by configuring it in a certain way... major props to ATI.

jazper

yes i actually will overclock. a lot. call it a fetish. but c2d's ocing potential is indeed great, and i want to SEE that potential put to work. Then I'd be channeling the money into the hardest fastest motherboard out there at the moment for overclocking, then everything else secondarily. the P5b ...

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Right.. here goes.. most people aren't gonna agree with me but that's their problem Do you really think of SLi as a possibility in your future? (by SLi I mean SLi or Xfire) Most of the time it is cheaper to buy a faster card than go SLi for the same performance unless you have very specific needs. Y...

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Well, if it's hardware problems, then I've had two ATI products in a row that are bad. And about 7 nVidia products in a row that have worked flawlessly. 'nuff said. Back to nVidia. I had an ATI 9700pro - 0 issues to this day (3 years on) but wanted a change so went to a : 6600GT which died (memory ...

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You can't blame me for any of this. It's not like I used Voodoo magic to get the 16 year old enamored with my pathetic personality. Besides, the person has clearly shown that she places more emphasis on satisfying her oversized ego than using politics to get what she wants. I'm no longer a part of ...

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Perfectionist wrote:
Looks like I'm going to miss my magic school bus today, anyone willing to drop me off?

I have no words..

jazper

this is like a human traffic accident, everyone just keeps stopping to inspect the wreckage when there is really nothing you can do. 1. I DON'T EVER share passwords with my gfs and don't expect them to share them with me either, if I did there'd be serious trust issues - if you can't trust someone e...

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Oh, really..she wouldn't? Thank you so much for clarifying that Mr. Nikto! <_< Another misconception, I just HAPPEN to coincidentally meet this guy who initially added me, I wasn't on some man hunt over the internet, in fact, I wasn't too keen or enthusiastic about dating men prior to him..I just w...

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I had the same problem with the latest official drivers, but the new betas are fine..

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