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BrooksyX

BrooksyX

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System Specs
System Name Main / Home Media Serever
Processor Intel i5 2500k @ 4.75ghz / AMD AM3 5200+ x2
Motherboard ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance / Biostar 790GX
Cooling Xigmatek Dark Knight / XIGMATEK Apache
Memory 12gb of G.Skill Value Series DDR3 / 4x 1gb DDR2
Video Card(s) XFX Radeon 6870 1gb / Asus Radeon 5450 512mb
Storage 2x Samsung 830 64gb SSD Raid 0 & 750gb WD Blue HDD / OCZ Vertex II 80GB & 10TB of HDD Space
Display(s) 2x Acer 24" LED / Samsung 50" LED
Case Xigmatek Asgard II / APEX PC-389-C
Power Supply Rosewill 750w / Antec EArthwatts 380w
Software Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 / Ubuntu 14.04
Lazzer408 said:
I dunno. Personally I think these chips were a bit overhyped. Yes they are fast as hell and o/c like a mofo, but so did the generation before. The people hyping up the chip must have upgraded from a Celeron D. :roll: If you mean the 6870 being the limiting fps factor? Maybe. 250fps isn't enough? :roll:
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ha well I guess it depends on the games I play but should be fine in starcraft ii. Its the main game I play. I always play with vsync on though. Can't stand the tearring. I did just buy a new monitor this morning: Acer S211HLbd 21.5'' 5ms LED-Backlight LC...

A guy is coming today to buy my 19". It was time to upgrade to 1080p :p Now I just need to stop spending money :cry:
 
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Lazzer408

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Location
Illinois
System Specs
Processor i7 2600k@4.6ghz
Motherboard MSI z68ma-ed55
Cooling Silentx Extreem 120mm
Memory 2x4gb XMS 7-8-7-20 1600
Video Card(s) HD6870
Storage 2x128gb Kingston Hyper-X (Raid0), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1)
Display(s) Soyo 24", Gateway 22"
Case Fractal Design Arc Mini 6x120mm fans.
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Zalman 750w
Software Windows 7
BrooksyX said:
ha well I guess it depends on the games I play but should be fine in starcraft ii. Its the main game I play. I always play with vsync on though. Can't stand the tearring. I did just buy a new monitor this morning: Acer S211HLbd 21.5'' 5ms LED-Backlight LC...

A guy is coming today to buy my 19". It was time to upgrade to 1080p :p Now I just need to stop spending money :cry:
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oooo purdy. I'm using an old Soyo 24". Backlight bleed is aweful. I've hear the LED backlights bleed alot less. I haven't shopped for an LCD display in awhile but it's on my list of to-dos once I catch up on some cash. Let me know how you like yours when it shows up.

Which case are you using for the build?
 
BrooksyX

BrooksyX

Joined
Jan 7, 2008
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System Specs
System Name Main / Home Media Serever
Processor Intel i5 2500k @ 4.75ghz / AMD AM3 5200+ x2
Motherboard ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance / Biostar 790GX
Cooling Xigmatek Dark Knight / XIGMATEK Apache
Memory 12gb of G.Skill Value Series DDR3 / 4x 1gb DDR2
Video Card(s) XFX Radeon 6870 1gb / Asus Radeon 5450 512mb
Storage 2x Samsung 830 64gb SSD Raid 0 & 750gb WD Blue HDD / OCZ Vertex II 80GB & 10TB of HDD Space
Display(s) 2x Acer 24" LED / Samsung 50" LED
Case Xigmatek Asgard II / APEX PC-389-C
Power Supply Rosewill 750w / Antec EArthwatts 380w
Software Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 / Ubuntu 14.04
Yeah it should be nice and ill let you know. I have a samsung 40" LED LCD that i use with my htpc rig running xbox media center. It has an awesome picture, even with SD video. But the 720p/1080p just looks gorgeous.

As for the case I am using this one: Xigmatek ASGARD II B/B CPC-T45UC-U01 Black / Black...

Not the best case but for the price its fine. Stays cool enough and my jigsaw fixed all the cable managment issues :D
 
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