pc upgrade for patch 1.3 - Page 2

Lagger123987 · 05-24-07, 10:06 PM

I need a graphics killer video card! Which is the new ATI ones! Long live ATI! Nvidia!, you must die!

Reaves · 05-24-07, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Lagger123987

I need a graphics killer video card! Which is the new ATI ones! Long live ATI! Nvidia!, you must die!

Too bad ATI is now AMD.

CaptainCox · 05-25-07, 12:01 AM

With Hardware its very simple, buy what is hot now!, at least you will have the cool stuff for 3-5 month before new stuff comes. If you buy it 5 months later...same thing. Its a never ending story really. I tend to buy a new rig around Nov-Dec every year, I know the new NV cards are coming around that time and, yea they are expensive, but at least I have the cool stuff 1st...for 3-5 months

On the ATI note...the new R600XT will still not beat the 5 month older NV8800GTX...that's just how it is :p
http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Radeon+...rticle7052.htm
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...=703&Itemid=34

Running a EVGA 8800GTX and I will never look back...at least not until Christmas

Lagger123987 · 05-25-07, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaves

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Originally Posted by Lagger123987

I need a graphics killer video card! Which is the new ATI ones! Long live ATI! Nvidia!, you must die!

Too bad ATI is now AMD.

Oh, forgot about the that thing.
AMD cards

donut · 05-25-07, 12:18 AM

@ neo111

note; Title. It ain't gona change SOON tm

StandingCow · 05-25-07, 01:36 AM

SLI is a waste of money, the technology needs to mature a lot more before 2 cards is worth it.

azn_132 · 05-25-07, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptainCox

On the ATI note...the new R600XT will still not beat the 5 month older NV8800GTX...that's just how it is :p

U got that right!

Bort · 05-26-07, 06:46 PM

I just made my system upgrade and with some luck will arrive here sometime next week. (Specs in sig) I think (

) it will run SHIV perfectly and that was one of my main reasons for upgrading, aside from my other system failing.

I was almost reluctant to upgrade my computer now since I had always been an ATI fanboy and always had ATI cards and was waiting to see the new R600s take out Nvidia, but when I saw the comparisons between the 2900XT and the 8800GTX (even an overclocked 8800GTS 320MB beats the 2900), my heart dropped and I knew that the green team was the way to go. I also don't think that SLI is a waste of money because in most games you can see performance increases of up to 80% and sometimes even more.

I'm glad to be DX10 proof and am looking forward immensly to finally getting some of my favorite games up and running on the new rig. 3 weeks with no gaming is harsh, let me tell you, even Oregon Trail overheats my laptop.

Zantham · 05-27-07, 01:21 PM

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Intel QX6800 | 2 x 768 MB EVGA 8800 GTX | 4 GB Corsair DDR2
1.5 TB @7200 (2 x 500GB RAID0 + 500GB) | Tagan 1100 Watt PSU | Logitech MX Revolution

lol I think with that computer you should be future proof for a few minutes

As for SLI, currently, the only real time it really benefits is at ultra high resolutions like 1920x1200 and above at maximum AA and all the other eye candy. My single 8800GTX in my system is pretty much CPU bound at 1600x1200, and I'm running a Core 2 Duo at 3.6GHz. This is running games like SH4, Supreme Commander and Stalker with everything turned up graphics-wise. Another friend of mine runs a similar system but with an 8800GTS, and he gets very similar framerates to me.

Of course, once games like Crysis comes out...then the playing field changes again.

05-25-07, 12:01 AM	#18
CaptainCox Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: A Swede in Frankfurt am Main Posts: 1,897 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	With Hardware its very simple, buy what is hot now!, at least you will have the cool stuff for 3-5 month before new stuff comes. If you buy it 5 months later...same thing. Its a never ending story really. I tend to buy a new rig around Nov-Dec every year, I know the new NV cards are coming around that time and, yea they are expensive, but at least I have the cool stuff 1st...for 3-5 months On the ATI note...the new R600XT will still not beat the 5 month older NV8800GTX...that's just how it is :p http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Radeon+...rticle7052.htm http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...=703&Itemid=34 Running a EVGA 8800GTX and I will never look back...at least not until Christmas __________________ DOWNLOAD MY MODS HERE

05-25-07, 12:18 AM	#20
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Games drive the computer industry hardware @ neo111 note; Title. It ain't gona change SOON tm

05-25-07, 01:36 AM	#21
StandingCow Weps Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 355 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	SLI is a waste of money, the technology needs to mature a lot more before 2 cards is worth it. __________________

05-26-07, 06:46 PM	#23
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	I just made my system upgrade and with some luck will arrive here sometime next week. (Specs in sig) I think () it will run SHIV perfectly and that was one of my main reasons for upgrading, aside from my other system failing. I was almost reluctant to upgrade my computer now since I had always been an ATI fanboy and always had ATI cards and was waiting to see the new R600s take out Nvidia, but when I saw the comparisons between the 2900XT and the 8800GTX (even an overclocked 8800GTS 320MB beats the 2900), my heart dropped and I knew that the green team was the way to go. I also don't think that SLI is a waste of money because in most games you can see performance increases of up to 80% and sometimes even more. I'm glad to be DX10 proof and am looking forward immensly to finally getting some of my favorite games up and running on the new rig. 3 weeks with no gaming is harsh, let me tell you, even Oregon Trail overheats my laptop. __________________ GT Aerospace

05-24-07, 10:06 PM	#16
Lagger123987 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: Little Saigon, San Jose, California Posts: 944 Downloads: 323 Uploads: 4	I need a graphics killer video card! Which is the new ATI ones! Long live ATI! Nvidia!, you must die!