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kraid:
Why should i upgrade my system, soon we all will have "unlimited graphics power"... LOL

V!NCENT:
I always buy order my rigs with the "OMG you're never going to need that fast x and large y"-mindset.


So my rig is now 4 years old, and it's still pro.
-8GB of RAM;
-HD5770 (fried the 4890x2, but the 5770 is much faster); ([size=78%]Onboard 3300 for the lulz)[/size]
-AMD Phenom 9950 (B3 stepping) x4; ("AMD all the way")
-1TB HDD.


In the end you'll safe money because your system lasts longer.


I'm wondering why you didn't buy 16GB of ram and a little cheaper CPU? RAM always seems an afterthought to people, while a shitload of fast, realy expensive RAM can beat a much faster CPU with less and slower RAM. It is, after all, the Cache bottleneck in computing:
CPU: "Hey RAM, gimme that"
RAM: "H-hold on a sec... oh maybe it's on the HDD..."

mbsurfer:

--- Quote from: Sergeant Kelly on January 26, 2012, 05:54:58 am ---Sounds like a pretty beastly system. I hope you get somma dat BF3 so you can make use of it.

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Already got it ;) Add me on Origin: mbsurfer or mbsurf3r can't remember.


--- Quote from: Sergeant Kelly on January 26, 2012, 05:54:58 am ---Additionally, you could have waited a month or two for Nvidia's 600 series cards to come out. You would have seen a nice price drop for your 560!

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Yeah, but I needed a home system for college fast.


--- Quote from: V!NCENT on January 26, 2012, 11:27:16 am ---I'm wondering why you didn't buy 16GB of ram and a little cheaper CPU?

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Yeah, ram is cheap at the moment. I might spend the extra ~$80 in a few weeks if I get my tutoring position at school :D

Kratos:

--- Quote from: mbsurfer on January 26, 2012, 01:06:12 am ---Bad news.... my Geforce 8800gtx fried a week and a half ago.

Good news.... that card is 3 years old and I ordered MY NEW RIG  :D
CASE: CoolerMaster Elite 430 Mid-Tower
CPU: i7-960 3.20 GHz 8M LGA1366
FAN: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo
HDD: 2x 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM //Don't want SSD... yet ;-)
MOBO: GigaByte G1.Sniper LGA 1366 x58 Intel
PSU: 850 Watts - Raidmax RX-850AE 80 Plus Gold
RAM: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz G.Skill Ripsaws X
VIDEO: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1.2GB 448 Core
EXTRAS: Internal 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer


inb4 Y U NO GET [insert other hardware here]?!? ITSO MUCH BETTER!!

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why do they say that getting an i7 is a dumbass idea when an i5 can be faster..

if an i7 is faster than the i5 and is overclockable, i say its worth it.

killermonkey:
Don't listen to Vincent, your cpu will always be waiting no matter how much you spend. You are better off getting solid mid-grade ram and overclocking. 16 GB is also a waste. 8 GB will ensure you never see more than 60% utilization.

Credentials: I upgrade and overclock biannually

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