upgrades...

p_o_s_pc · May 11, 2008, 08:12 AM

This time i am almost 100% sure i am going to upgrade...
What i have now look in the system specs

What i am looking to get
GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102719
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227139
OR
GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150278
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220241
OR
GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814129101
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211281

I game at 1280x1024 like to have everything maxed out. I WILL be overclocking.I am mostly after high benchmark scores (3dmark 01,03,05,06 etc) and fast Super PI and Wprime times.I also like smooth game play 30+FPS is always nice to me... as you can tell i don't have to have the highest FPS. Feel free to mix the different things and to recommend other things but try to keep it as close to $200 as you can. Thanks

DanishDevil · May 11, 2008, 08:21 AM

GPU: Get a used 3870 once the 4870s come out. You'll be able to get one for probably $110-130.

RAM: I've heard good things about Patriot. Haven't tried them myself. OCZ is quality stuff, but the chips they use usually don't OC that well. A-DATA, eh...haven't heard a whole lot about them. For an overclocking kit of 2x1GB DDR2, I would recommend:

PNY XLR8 1066's (I own these and am fairly satisfied with them. Won't quite do 1200, but I got them for a good price, so I can't complain. These also run ice cold on 2.2V)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820178149
GEIL EVO ONE (Heard of these getting well over 1200MHz. Looks like a legit heatsink design as well if you don't have clearance issues._
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820144212
Ballistix Tracer 1066's (Get them used by some of the guys here. These will hit over 1200MHz and are the beasts of the 1GB stick DDR2 world.)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148070

Good luck!

p_o_s_pc · May 11, 2008, 08:24 AM

I forgot that i don't want anything used. I want all new.

DanishDevil · May 11, 2008, 08:24 AM

Ah, well that changes things...

I'd pay the extra $10 and get this 3870:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103050

The single slot cooling on a few cards you listed makes me nervous. This cooler is also very quiet, although it neglects to contact one of the RAM chips, yet it will still do a much better job cooling your entire card versus a single slot cooler.

Like I said earlier, once the 4870s are out, these should drop even further in price.

JC316 · May 11, 2008, 06:20 PM

Well, I had some of the patriot ram before and it didn't like volts at all, I killed the stick. I would go with the first set, the 3870 is a great card and the ram is good too.

p_o_s_pc · May 11, 2008, 11:59 PM

how much volts did you put into the ram?

JC316 · May 12, 2008, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by p_o_s_pc

how much volts did you put into the ram?

2.2V and poof. It's sad too because they were rated for 2.4.

p_o_s_pc · May 12, 2008, 12:21 AM

thanks... I don't think i will be getting them then. If they can't even take the voltage they are rated for..

DanishDevil · May 12, 2008, 12:38 AM

One thing I will say about OCZ, is that their RMA process is great. I had one of my two sticks of OCZ Gold DDR give me errors in memtest, I sent them both back and they send me brand new ones without a hassle. It was a very pleasant RMA process.

hat · May 12, 2008, 02:12 AM

set 1 fo sho

farlex85 · May 12, 2008, 02:30 AM

My patriot ram can actually go a little above what its rated for, around 2.25 or so before it fails to post. Only $20 a stick now on newegg (I added over time). Solid as a rock, but its value ram, so I can't get it much higher than 900mhz stable. I would go w/ some of the g.skills they got on newegg, but I think any of those would do ya good.

May 11, 2008, 08:12 AM	#1
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May 11, 2008, 08:21 AM	#2
DanishDevil Eligible for custom title Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 8,631 (3.10/day) Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 2,018 Times in 1,585 Posts System Specs	GPU: Get a used 3870 once the 4870s come out. You'll be able to get one for probably $110-130. RAM: I've heard good things about Patriot. Haven't tried them myself. OCZ is quality stuff, but the chips they use usually don't OC that well. A-DATA, eh...haven't heard a whole lot about them. For an overclocking kit of 2x1GB DDR2, I would recommend: PNY XLR8 1066's (I own these and am fairly satisfied with them. Won't quite do 1200, but I got them for a good price, so I can't complain. These also run ice cold on 2.2V) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820178149 GEIL EVO ONE (Heard of these getting well over 1200MHz. Looks like a legit heatsink design as well if you don't have clearance issues._ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820144212 Ballistix Tracer 1066's (Get them used by some of the guys here. These will hit over 1200MHz and are the beasts of the 1GB stick DDR2 world.) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148070 Good luck! __________________ [B/S/T: FS/FT Cisco VPN Gigabit Routers \| WTB] [Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom \| The TPU Darkroom \| The TPU Zune Social \| Tech Net Subscribers Club]

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May 11, 2008, 08:24 AM	#3
p_o_s_pc F@H&WCG addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newark ohio Posts: 9,916 (4.49/day) Thanks: 3,158 Thanked 2,215 Times in 1,685 Posts System Specs	I forgot that i don't want anything used. I want all new. __________________ crunching for TPU on 30 CPU Threads + 688 Cuda cores More to come

May 11, 2008, 06:20 PM	#5
JC316 Knows what makes you tick Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DFW/ Texas Posts: 6,047 (2.26/day) Thanks: 714 Thanked 912 Times in 696 Posts System Specs	Well, I had some of the patriot ram before and it didn't like volts at all, I killed the stick. I would go with the first set, the 3870 is a great card and the ram is good too. __________________ Core 2 Duo Overclocking guide Athlon 64 overclocking guide “If I were to do this, it'd be my luck that the door would rip off the hinges, burst into flames, and rape my face with fiery hot death.” -El Fiendo

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May 11, 2008, 11:59 PM	#6
p_o_s_pc F@H&WCG addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newark ohio Posts: 9,916 (4.49/day) Thanks: 3,158 Thanked 2,215 Times in 1,685 Posts System Specs	how much volts did you put into the ram? __________________ crunching for TPU on 30 CPU Threads + 688 Cuda cores More to come

May 12, 2008, 12:21 AM	#8
p_o_s_pc F@H&WCG addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newark ohio Posts: 9,916 (4.49/day) Thanks: 3,158 Thanked 2,215 Times in 1,685 Posts System Specs	thanks... I don't think i will be getting them then. If they can't even take the voltage they are rated for.. __________________ crunching for TPU on 30 CPU Threads + 688 Cuda cores More to come

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May 12, 2008, 02:12 AM	#10
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May 12, 2008, 02:30 AM	#11
farlex85 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,114 (1.83/day) Thanks: 369 Thanked 647 Times in 612 Posts System Specs	My patriot ram can actually go a little above what its rated for, around 2.25 or so before it fails to post. Only $20 a stick now on newegg (I added over time). Solid as a rock, but its value ram, so I can't get it much higher than 900mhz stable. I would go w/ some of the g.skills they got on newegg, but I think any of those would do ya good.

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