upgrades...

p_o_s_pc · May 11, 2008

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/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102719
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227139
OR
GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150278
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220241
OR
GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129101
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211281

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 :toast:

DanishDevil · May 11, 2008

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/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178149
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/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144212
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/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148070

Good luck! :toast:

p_o_s_pc · May 11, 2008

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

DanishDevil · May 11, 2008

Ah, well that changes things...

I'd pay the extra $10 and get this 3870:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103050

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

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 12, 2008

how much volts did you put into the ram?

JC316 · May 12, 2008

p_o_s_pc said:
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

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

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

set 1 fo sho

farlex85 · May 12, 2008

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.

System Name	el'lappy\|Cruncher \| Cruncher 2
Processor	intel C2D T6400 \| i7 3770k @4.2ghz \| AII X2 220 @3.4ghz
Motherboard	some Acer \| Asus P8Z77-V Pro \|Gigabyter GA-M61p-S3
Cooling	dual 80mm cooling fan \| WC'ing ) \|cheapo
Memory	2x2gb ddr3 \| 2x2gb Ripjaws 1600 \|4x512mb D9s
Video Card(s)	onboard \| 60 1GB(hd7770 ) \|8800GTS
Storage	Momuntus xt 320gb \|Kingston Hyper X 120gb SATA III\|500gb WD
Display(s)	17in \| 42" 1080P HD 3D TV
Case	lappy case \| CM HAF XB \|none yet
Audio Device(s)	onboard \| onboard \| onboard
Power Supply	Dell brick w/ acer end end \| Antec EW 650w \|Antec SP 350w(upg.soon)
Software	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit---->------->

System Name	Big Devil
Processor	Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard	ECS P67H2-A2
Cooling	XSPC Rasa \| Black Ice GT Stealth 240 \| XSPC X2O 750 \| 2x ACF12PWM \| PrimoChill White 7/16"
Memory	2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LP Arctic White 1600MHz CL9
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ACX SC
Storage	Intel 520 Series 180GB + WD 1TB Blue
Display(s)	HP ZR30W 30" 2650x1600 IPS
Case	Corsair 600T SE
Audio Device(s)	Xonar Essence STX \| Sennheisser PC350 "Hero" Modded \| Corsair SP2500
Power Supply	ABS SL 1050W (Enermax Revolution Rebadge)
Software	Windows 8.1 x64 Pro w/ Media Center
Benchmark Scores	Ducky Year of the Snake w/ Cherry MX Browns & Year of the Tiger PBT Keycaps \| Razer Deathadder Black

System Name	el'lappy\|Cruncher \| Cruncher 2
Processor	intel C2D T6400 \| i7 3770k @4.2ghz \| AII X2 220 @3.4ghz
Motherboard	some Acer \| Asus P8Z77-V Pro \|Gigabyter GA-M61p-S3
Cooling	dual 80mm cooling fan \| WC'ing ) \|cheapo
Memory	2x2gb ddr3 \| 2x2gb Ripjaws 1600 \|4x512mb D9s
Video Card(s)	onboard \| 60 1GB(hd7770 ) \|8800GTS
Storage	Momuntus xt 320gb \|Kingston Hyper X 120gb SATA III\|500gb WD
Display(s)	17in \| 42" 1080P HD 3D TV
Case	lappy case \| CM HAF XB \|none yet
Audio Device(s)	onboard \| onboard \| onboard
Power Supply	Dell brick w/ acer end end \| Antec EW 650w \|Antec SP 350w(upg.soon)
Software	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit---->------->

System Name	Big Devil
Processor	Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard	ECS P67H2-A2
Cooling	XSPC Rasa \| Black Ice GT Stealth 240 \| XSPC X2O 750 \| 2x ACF12PWM \| PrimoChill White 7/16"
Memory	2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LP Arctic White 1600MHz CL9
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ACX SC
Storage	Intel 520 Series 180GB + WD 1TB Blue
Display(s)	HP ZR30W 30" 2650x1600 IPS
Case	Corsair 600T SE
Audio Device(s)	Xonar Essence STX \| Sennheisser PC350 "Hero" Modded \| Corsair SP2500
Power Supply	ABS SL 1050W (Enermax Revolution Rebadge)
Software	Windows 8.1 x64 Pro w/ Media Center
Benchmark Scores	Ducky Year of the Snake w/ Cherry MX Browns & Year of the Tiger PBT Keycaps \| Razer Deathadder Black

System Name	Budget Gaming
Processor	AMD FX6300
Motherboard	Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory	8GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	HD7850 1GB
Storage	1TB Sata2
Display(s)	Acer 24" LED
Case	Generic black
Audio Device(s)	Stock onboard
Power Supply	FSP Aurum Gold 650W
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

upgrades...

p_o_s_pc

F@H&WCG addict

DanishDevil

p_o_s_pc

F@H&WCG addict

DanishDevil

JC316

Knows what makes you tick

p_o_s_pc

F@H&WCG addict

JC316

Knows what makes you tick

p_o_s_pc

F@H&WCG addict

DanishDevil

hat

Enthusiast

farlex85

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Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
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