Computer Purchasing Question.

frau kaleun · 05-15-11, 09:03 AM

The 5770 was $119 on Amazon, the 5870 was just more than I wanted to spend right now... so I got the 5770. I'm sure it will be enough of an improvement to keep me happy for a while.

Someday though I'm gonna build a computer from scratch, and go nuts. Problem is I'd end up buying parts here and there over a long period of time and by the time I had everything I needed, half of it would probably be outdated.

Sailor Steve · 05-15-11, 10:51 AM

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Someday though I'm gonna build a computer from scratch, and go nuts. Problem is I'd end up buying parts here and there over a long period of time and by the time I had everything I needed, half of it would probably be outdated.

frau kaleun · 05-15-11, 10:56 AM

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BRB, gotta go listen to The Man In Black.

Jan Kyster · 05-15-11, 04:18 PM

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... so I got the 5770. I'm sure it will be enough of an improvement to keep me happy for a while.

And when happiness begin to fade, you just add another 5770. Should bring the smile back!

And as said, a quad core can be plugged in as well any time! Price here is $50 to $60.

frau kaleun · 05-15-11, 04:25 PM

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And when happiness begin to fade, you just add another 5770. Should bring the smile back!

Don't have slots for 2 gfx cards.

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And as said, a quad core can be plugged in as well any time! Price here is $50 to $60.

So that's a quad CPU, yes? What advantages if you are playing games that were not designed to utilitize it? Not that there aren't non-gaming advantages, of course.

Arclight · 05-16-11, 03:17 AM

There's some benefit from load-balancing from the OS and DirectX, but individual core speed is still more important imho.

I'd aim for about 4x3GHz on an Intel at this point, bit more for AMD. Should hold you over for a while yet. (got an "old" core2 quad, running 3.4. Think that will hold for the next 2-3 years or so, really hard to say tbh)

Jan Kyster · 05-16-11, 05:07 AM

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Don't have slots for 2 gfx cards.

Well, then it's another $80 for an AM+ motherboard with dual PCI-E x16 slots...

When we reach this point sometime in the future the choice will be:

1) - give away the 5770 and buying a 5870
2) - swap MB and add another 5770 (or 5870)
3) - upgrade everything for the $2000 you'll have saved up by that time!

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What advantages if you are playing games that were not designed to utilitize it?

I only run older games like SH4, GTR2 etc.
None of these support multi-cpu and yet I have a nice balance on all 8 cores. Don't worry about it

frau kaleun · 05-16-11, 02:36 PM

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Well, then it's another $80 for an AM+ motherboard with dual PCI-E x16 slots...

STOP MAKING ME WANT THINGS!!!

The 5770 arrived today so if all goes well I should have it in place sometime this evening, along with the RAM upgrade (going from 6 to 8 GB).

Und dann wir ersehen.

05-16-11, 03:17 AM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	There's some benefit from load-balancing from the OS and DirectX, but individual core speed is still more important imho. I'd aim for about 4x3GHz on an Intel at this point, bit more for AMD. Should hold you over for a while yet. (got an "old" core2 quad, running 3.4. Think that will hold for the next 2-3 years or so, really hard to say tbh) __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

05-15-11, 09:03 AM	#1
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	The 5770 was $119 on Amazon, the 5870 was just more than I wanted to spend right now... so I got the 5770. I'm sure it will be enough of an improvement to keep me happy for a while. Someday though I'm gonna build a computer from scratch, and go nuts. Problem is I'd end up buying parts here and there over a long period of time and by the time I had everything I needed, half of it would probably be outdated.