>2012>not gaming on Nvidia GTX 690Let me hear all those excuses.
I have things that I don't want burned.
>>140816480this
I don't have insurance.
I like having my house intact.
I'm waiting for a 680 4GB FTW edition to become available.
I don't want to go deaf from the sound of its fans working overtime.I have a GTX560, it sounds one hell of a lot
I haven't bought marshmallows yet.
i have two 570s
>Implying you need such power when consoles are holding back progress anyway
LE FIRE xD!!!!~unfunny /g/ memes might as well be reddit memes
>>140816614>it sounds one hell of a lot
I'd prefer that my house not burst into flames.
>>140816401I just got a new PC with 560ti last summer, and it's been doing great with everything I throw at it. Planning to get another one for SLI later this year once the prices go down a bit more, which should be more than enough for me to survive another couple years.tl;dr: I'm gonna skip 600-series and go straight to GTX 700/800 cards in the future.
>implying ATI cards don't get hotter than Nvidia card>implying having an ATI card isn't like having a jet engine next to your ear
Because I have a 6950 which is noisy and wont even run GTA IV on high settings smoothly. God I'm angry.
I'm fine with my GTX 570.
is that an nvidia crowbar?might be a collectors item someday
you know why the call it the 690? because its brand new and most likely wont help your performance
>>140816696
How much did those three lightbulbs in a shoe set you back?
Because I'm playing on Raden HD 7950
>>140816401>encouraging lazy developer habitsYou bring shitty games upon yourselves NV adopters.
>>140816909
>>140816807nothing can run GTA IV smoothly on high settings
I'm not gonna blow 1600 bucks on that.
>Nvidia>Wooden crateThere are easier and cheaper ways to play with your life, like jumping with a pogo stick on a moving trains roof.Also, the GTX690 is a tad too expensive for me at the moment. I sure would like to have one though
>>140816807>GTA IV Found your problem.That game is very poorly optimized.
>>140816807Have you updated it? Version 1.0.7.0 even runs fairly smoothly on my 4850
>>140817118;_;
TIME BOMB SETEVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!
>>140816401>implying there are any games out that justify the purchaseIf you dont have 3 3D monitors you're a bitchin ass squirrelfucker.
>Let me hear all those excuses.Laptop
>>140816807Patch it to 1.4Go ingame and lower view distance to 25-30It won't have any visible impact at all and improve performance by a shitton, you should be able to max everything else
>>140816401I have two 670
>>140817378It's called being future-proof, nigger.
not enough disposable income
>>140816401Can't afford one, I'm waiting for more info on the mid-range 600-series model(s) however, as I could use an upgrade.
Does anyone else always buy the wrong GPU? GTX 470 reporting in, I'm too scared to buy any other card because they always end up being recalled.
im going to SLi 690s pretty soonyou jelly mad plebs? Going to start another chicago fire
>see grafix card thread>ctrl f "pyro gx"oh myalso holy shit OP I had to sell 20 orphan kidneys just to get my 580
>>140817256>>140817420I have the standalone EFLC which is on 0.1.0.8 wat do
>nvidya>not radeon
By the way, wasn't the GTX680 better than the GTX690 in some aspects?Especially on SLI.
I've got a 580 already. I won't have to upgrade for a long time.
>>140817619670 is better than 680
>>140817619better price/performance I'd suspect.
GTX 560Ti here. Feels pretty good man.
>>140817441>spend £1000 pound >2 years later games come out make use of all the power>better cards out for £300
>>140817118I can run it fine with everything maxed out, except for shadows (which are high). Got a GTX560Ti.
>>140817441>He thinks games technology will actually progress futureA little hint:>Consoles define the market>Next gen consoles will be weak as hell>6670Next gen will have the smallest graphical jump between to generations ever
>>140817571>>140817571Update to 1.1.2.0, this should make a huge difference. Then go in-game and lower distance view, but up the detail view, it has less of an impact on performance and actually has a bigger visual impact. I suggest you leave distance view at around 30 and experiment with detail view and see what kind of performance you get. Also, dem shadows are hell. The difference between very high and high is huge performance-wise. Make sure to lower it if you're having performance issues.
>>140817507470 is pretty beastly. I got mine for $200 new and it's clocked about as fast as a 480.
>>140817846not the same guy, but not all people use them for vidya games.
I bet that somewhere, out there, there's someone that actually believes the "nvidia cards are hot" thing and doesn't even know where housefire originates fromSomebody call 911, shawty fire burning on the dance floor
>mfw I buy a 580 and can suddenly get 20 fps in The Witcher 2 with everything maxed including ubersamplingmy CPU is an E8500
DAKKA!
>Nvidia
>>140817973>Buying a GTX 580 when you have E8500What the fuck
I am too poor
>>140817929Don't get me wrong, it's great. But it was recalled for being too loud, at least I think.
>>140817846Developers still find a way to make games with higher and higher requirements somehow.
>>140816401Because I have a single 470GTX that is doing fine. I don't want to have to fork over my next 3 pay checks for that beast and the required water cooling.
Because I need to find a new mobo as I don't think any of the newer CPU's will work with itHell, what I have now is bottlenecking when I have hyperthreading off, I think.
I only have 500€ atm.And even if I had 999$ I would never spend them on that thing.
good idea, spend 1000 dollars to play console ports
So noone else is experiencing extreme fan noise with the GTX cards? The temp is 60 degrees when working hard, which isn't a lot, but the fans sound like a jet engine.
>>140818095Most of the time its because of fuck awful optimization.
Uh, there's no games that require a card like that yet?OH NO I CAN'T TURN UBERSAMPLING ON IN TW2!Who gives a shit? Anyways, enjoy wasting your welfare check, you leech.
>>140818269>he doesn't understand the point of a GTX 690
>>140817973E8500 master race here. How does it feel knowing that the only part of your computer that will survive the unavoidable inferno is your CPU?
>>140817910This will sound totally retarded, so forgive me, but do I have to install all the patches up until that one or can I just go ahead and install 1.1.2.0? Thanks for your help, it might be the peak of my weekend to get GTA IV running nice.
>>140818279So adjust how the fans adjust RPM based on temps? Are you retarded?
>>140818279Mine GTX 560Ti is pretty quiet, my case fans are what makes most of the noise from my computer.
I have a 9800 gtx+. It has served me quite well these many years.
most cost efficient graphics card right now ?i feel the need to replace my 6850
>>140818365You can jump right ahead to the latest one. It contains all the fixes that the previous ones had.Also, if you need some more help later on, visit the GTAForums. They have a whole section in GTAIV dedicated to PC performance. Any question that you may have has probably been asked at least a few dozen times.
Waiting for the new gen
I've made a habit of not buying a card more than once every two years and keeping my budget at $200 when I do.
>>140818573I started a thread there earlier today. I'm Devourment, feel free to pm me if you're there.
>>140818584NO. YOU NEED THREE 2560 X 1866 RESOLUTION 22" SCREENS SO YOU CAN TURN ALL OF YOUR SETTINGS HIGH WITH 32X ANTI-ALIASING AND THEN AND ONLY THEN CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF THE PC MASTURR RACE.
>>140818572don't.
>>140818728Fuck that, you need a Voodoo.Only then can you be considered a part of the true master race.
Too asspainsive.I'm fine with my superclocked 680 - and when it starts to struggle, I'll just SLI another one. Supposedly one of my friends is going to be grabbing a 690, though - so I'll be curious to see the thing firsthand.
At least Nvidia sends you a crowbar to help you escape from your burning house.
>>140818728It's 2560x16002560x1600 monitors are usually 30"Stop being dumb, consolefag.
>>140818816how do you make a 680 struggle?
>>140818750it's lacking in some regards, why shouldn't i ?
I want to build a new pc but haven't in about 6 so I have no idea where to start. Any resources?Right now I'm on a dying laptop...
>>140816401Because I currently have two 590'sAnd the 690 is still bottom tier kepler. I'm waiting for the top tier to be released around 2013.
>>140818728B-b-but I just want to play PC games!Also I am making a cheapish PC and thinking about a i3 2120 and a 6850 how are the 6850's at a screen res of 1680 x 1050?
>>1408188752560x1440 with 8xMSAA + 4x4 SGSSAA.
>>140818797>tfw you have a Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo 2.
I own a gtx 460. Since the 600 series just came out, I decided to buy another one since they were on sale for $100. One more day and then I'll have an SLI rig.I only play games at 1920x1080, so it's one gtx 460 has done well, just couldn't max out BF3 (had to run on high for 60 fps), so maybe I'll be able to do that now.
I've had the same GTS 250 for the past three years. I've been able to run literally every single game I've ever played at max settings, and only turning down Anti-aliasing for Battlefield 3, Crysis and Witcher 2. I have been thinking about getting a newer card, but only because this one is getting old and I'm afraid it will die on me soon, not necessarily because I need an upgrade. Get on my level.
>>140818040as you can see by my example, the bottlenecking is hardly even present>>140818345brofistI had a glorious 9800GT but it was just getting too oldWitcher 2 was the only game that was unplayable on it
Because my GTX 670 just arrived last week and it can run anything at 60 fps and 1920x1080.
>>140818949Ah because i never had this problem
Because I already have a gtx 680, I don't need a 690
Spending $1000 on a graphics card to play poorly optimized console ports on is not something of my interests.Blowing past $250 on a graphics card is a waste of money.
>>140818887tinyurl(dotgoeshere)com/falconguideBuild something depending on your budget, these are the current best builds for the price. Kinda.
>>140819036Are you kidding? The bottleneck is huge in that setupI'm bottlenecking my GTX 460 with an Athlon II X4 620 which beats the E8500
That's a nice tinderbox OP.
>>140819125>dot goes here>can't even get around the filter
>>140819034At what resolution and average framerate?
>>140818928Sounds fine. Anything will really do except for unoptimized shit and it depends on how much of an asshole you want to be when you eventually start screenshotting The Witcher 2 and posting in dumb-ass GRAFIX MAKE PC'S BETTER threads.
>>140819125>still using a shitty guide
I'll probably buy the GTX 670 in a few months, together with other parts for my custom pc.
>>140819309What's wrong with falconguide?
>>140819125Just what I was hoping for someone to post. Thanks anon.
>>140818580>led lightsRuined the joke
Can I run Battlefield 3 on Ultra at 60fps with my resolution at 1920 X 1080
>>1408192591440 x 900, and 60 for most games, but Crysis drops to 40 during heavy action scenes.
>>140818427Don't make fun of my disability.>>140818429I see.
>>140819261Ah cool just making it in hopes to play planetside 2 and guild wars 2 and went with the i3 so I could move up to a i5 quad if needed, graphics don't matter to me much just want to expand my access to games.
>>140819467Yes
>>140819227I'm tired and don't give a fuck. At least I'm helping instead of shitposting!>>140819370Your welcome. I'll be in this thread a while if you have any questions.
>>140818969You sir, you are part of the master race
>>140819579Well, I can't.
>>140819581I don't think you know the meaning of the word shitposting.
I have a Nvidia GTX 460 2gb and i can max BF3 with a nice framerate but i'll never ever keep it on more than medium - high settings just incase because my cooling setup isnt all that great, just a ton of massive fans in my case, needless to say i love this thing.
>>140819645Okay, then why did you ask
tfw Im the richest motherfucker here and I still have a 5850
>>140819586Proud owner of a AGP Voodoo3 3000
>>140816807>That feel when MSI HD 6950 Twin Frozr IIIFan speed at manual 40% which is inaudible over other fans. Temps are fine when gaming.
>mfw my 550 runs at 30% fan speed while on full load and never goes over 40º, while keeping high framerates at max settings in most gamesYeah, fuck you all
>>140819875Aww yeah, that's a real powerhouse you got there.Nvidia and ATI ain't got shit on this masterpiece.
Guys what the fuck does physX actually do?
>>14081998416 motherfucking megabytes of VRAM
>>140820018Accelerates physics using PhysX. It's only there in some games, and it only has some negligible roles, like some cloth fluttering or something.
>>140817219This. I had the same kind of experience in the past where I got a fast new graphics card and it couldn't run KOTOR2 at a decent framerate. Fucking half-assed console ports.
>>140820018ITSINTHEFUCKING NAMEAnd depending on the game the effects are different
Currently own a Nvidia GTS250 (I know) I really need an upgrade CPU is a Q8500. My question is : Should I wait till next gen to upgrade?Because I fear If i buy a GTX5XX It's going to get outdated really fast. On the other hand, it seems the graphic jump It's going to be shit for this gen and current high end videocards will live a long time.I'm actually thinking of using ARMA III as a benchmarkadvice /v/?I'm new to the master race. Bough that card 3 years ago just to enjoy 15 years worth of PC games I never played.
In after fire jokes.
NVidia got nothing on this
>>140820018Usually allows for slightly better physics for stuff like cloth and so on.Usually it's a marketing thing too, to get people to the Nvidia side of the fence, but it's never anything more than some extra physics that you will forget about almost instantly.
>>140819975OH and i bought it at like 70$ just for max payne 3 because my 9400gt ran everything but the witcher 2
>>140819034the GTS 250 was actually a really good card.
I love my house, why would I want a new one?
>Newest Nvidia Graphics Card>Most Likely untested.Shit OP, I don't want to trigger some kind of miniature sun.
nvidia 9600GT hereit may be outdated, but it's still running everything like a champ, either perfect max settings at 1366x768 or with low AA at 1900x1080 and the occasional lagi'm gonna miss the hell out of this card when i upgrade, but i'm waiting for dx11 to actually start being used by something important
>>140820236why don't you just wait till Arma 3 comes out and get a card then?
>Stuck with a pentium 4 for nowFeels fucking awful.
>>140820442>>140820434Do you guys actually believe this? It was a /g/ meme from GF100 cardsGF104 rectified the heat problemsjust let it die, it's not even funny anymore
Does /v/ not know that the 680 runs cooler than the ATI equivalent and uses less power?
>>140820442You know the 600s actually run cooler than the 7000sI mean, I really most of you are just being stupid, but house fire jokes don't really apply anymore.
next gen graffix
>>140820523that would be the wisest thing to do right?I think the game It's going to be a big graphic leap I don't know If that's just me that's why I feel I have to ask.
>>140820523Anyone got estimates on what that game is going to require?
>>140820694>39fpshow'd you get it so high?
>>140820595If I remember correctly, the heating problems were only relevant in the first Fermi cards.The joke has just stuck, just like the ps3hasnogaems and RRoD stuff.
>>140820767windows 8
pic related
>>140820595I'm not saying it's funny, I seriously don't want my house to burn down!How could you think thats funny, you butthurt Nvidia fag?
>>140820819>If I remember correctly, the heating problems were only relevant in the first Fermi cards.That's what I just said. GF100 is GTX 470, and GTX 480. GF104 is GTX 460
>>140820819oh, hey wipeout dude from vita general
>>140820553mah nigga
I have two 560 tis.I run all my games fine.In two years or so, yea I'll probably upgrade.
I don't have a thousand dollars.
I'm happy with my 8600GSI can play tf2 at 20-30FPS on certain maps so I'm okay
>>140820961This is false, the fermi revisions all ran hot, the 6xx series however are on 28nm and a new architecture and run cold as ice
>>140821021mah nigga
>>140820767a house
>>140820480>something important>not tessellating the fuck out of every game and making it look gorgeousalso it seems like you forgot about max payne 3 having DX11 HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG
>>140821124No, only the GF100 cards did you fucking idiot. GTX 460 runs really cool.
>>140821032I used to have an 8600, got a ton of mileage out of it. It was such a good card.
>>140820667Just like the PS3 has no games jokes don't apply anymore but it's not like people are going to stop. If you have Nvidia then maybe you need to learn to not take things so seriously.
Uhh, guys, on Speccy my motherboard's temp is going from like 13 to 200 and back again every few seconds.
why do devs always lie when It comes to the system requirements?
>>140821279
>>140821279It's about to explode.
What do you guys think of the GT520?
>>140821279Its trying to travel to an alternate dimension I suggest spraying water on it while it is at the hot part.
>>140821279Speccy likes to fuck around sometimes.Unless you are on a laptop you shouldn't have anything to worry about.You could check the temp by hand though.
>>140821436Extremely low endThat shit is like $400 prebuilt card
>>140821279Mine does the same, Speccy's kinda odd.
>>140821583That's what I thought, thanks.
>>140821251I don't know. I don't own a PS3, but can't think of any exclusives besides Demon's Souls, and lot's of pedo weaboo shit.I can think of more than that for pretty much any system, even one's I've never owned.
>>140821183>>140821183>480 uses 250 Watts>580 uses 244 Wattsyeah no, that is not enough to claim that the heat problems went away, the high TDP was due to current leakage with TSMCs 40nm process, no amount of hardware revisions can change a problem with the underlying silicon
>>140818728I don't have money for more than one monitor anyway.
>>140821280Because they have no clue what system requirements are, because they modify provided software and little else... none of them actually create anything, it's just a mishmash of horridly optimized shit running over top of one another.
>>140821632Exclusives don't make the console.
>>140821624http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+520passmark shows a good estimate of how good a card is compared to others, that one is shit
>>140821494Sorry, i don't have a 3dfx certified case for such videocard.>Power adapter
Hey /v/, I have a budget of 500 dollars and I am building my first PC, is this good or should I replace anything or miss anything.Also what equipment will I need to build a pc?
>>140821721What, you don't have extra molex in your psu?What are you, a casual?
>>1408214369800GT outperforms it easily.9800GT is 3 years old and around $30 on ebay,
>>140821657TDP is not the only thing that decides the temp
>>140821771Please respond.
>>140821771>>140821897http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af150/The_FalconO6/CurrentLogicalPCBuyingGuide/Guide.pngcompare to parts on here
>>140821802Only the prototypes used the molex, as far as i know, although every card was technically a prototype
>>140821440
>>140821721>Not having a 3dfx certified case>1999How else are you going to enjoy that INFINITE POWER?>>140821771It's pretty good for a 500$ build. No complaining here.Could use some more 3dfx and poptarts though
>>140821657Faggot
>>140822030What games will I be able to run with this rig?
>>140821494Father, is that you?
>>140821632there you go
>>140822126Just about everything, I think.Though you won't be maxing Witcher 2 and shit like that, but most games should run on high or max even.
there are no games that uses all of it
>>140816401Nice card, but I don't have the money to burn on this thing.
>>140822030what does 'pop tarts' refer to, anyway? was that just a joke someone made at some point that got to the point where newegg literally sells pop tarts now?
>>140822317People keep missing the point of these cards. It's about maxing games on extremely high resolutions like 5760x1200 on 3D
>>140822112beefier cooling doesnt change the fact that the card is still pulling the same amount of power from the wall
>>140822186>Uncharted >LBP>Heavy fucking rain>5 fucking collections>Implying tales of graces isn't on the wii>MLB 11>white knight anything>Journey>Implying house of the dead isn't on the wii>implying NMH isn't on the wii.>MAGAre you even trying.
>>140822430Who the fuck cares about the power. People are talking about the heat. Do they think an extra 50W is gonna burn down their house or something?
>>140821771>Needs Hard Drive>Needs Optical Drive>Just say No to $16 120mm fansAlso:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157258http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103943That motherboard/CPU combo will give you much more muscle for about the same price.That PSU lacks a power cord, make sure you have one.
>>140822338It's just a inside joke around /v/ and /g/.Sometime ago, every time you made a "is this a good build?" thread, it was filled with people shouting "needs more pop tarts" as a joke. If I didn't get it wrong, it basically meant that it's a pretty decent build but leaves you with a lot of spare cash from you budget, so you should buy something nice with the leftover cash.
>>140822338When people compare PC part prices to Mac prices, they end up getting the best of the best (literally the most expensive shit) and they still can't pass the 10k+ dollar macs. So they would get random shit like musical instruments, tubas and shit, and like 500 pop tarts from newegg (cause they sell those you know).
>nvidia
>>140822580hahai wonder if the newegg staff was in on the joke or if they just saw a spike in searches for 'pop tarts' and had a meeting"so, a lot of people seem to be searching for poptarts.""what the hell are pop tarts?""i've scoured the internet, all i can find is the food.""well..let's give em poptarts then!"
>>14082256850W = an incandescent light bulb, since most fags on /v/ don't turn off their PC, that's a lot of money over the course of a year, plus extra drain on HVAC, that shit adds up
>>140822570>>>140822294>>140822030>>140821978Thanks guys
>>140822570What case fan should I get?
>>140822842>Not turning off your PCThe only time I leave it on when I'm going to be gone longer than 30 minutes is when I have something downloading or installing.
>>140822842I'm trying to dispute the heat problems, not power draw
I have a 300w psu
my 5870 still serves me fine v . v
>>140822580I thought it originated from that guy who posted a $500 build with $1500 worth of Poptarts, I guess it started before that then.
>>140822943Mine constantly reaches 30 days uptime before I restart it
>>140822775the pop tarts thing happened when newegg started selling them
>>140822570Not the same guy but how did you know (and how do you tell) whether or not a PSU comes with the cord?
Why would anybody want to pay a $1000 to burn their own house down is beyond me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBw0R1AUU64This looks pretty cool
>>140822597>>140822580>While a new player to the business, Kellogs has earned their keep with a solid first project. I've heard rumors of a new Cookies-n-Cream flavor, which may prove to be able to take full advantage of the internal fruit cooling system.
>Not using blue LEDs to keep your PC at below 20C
>>140823141Weird, after seeing this, I instantly thought about the led jokes people make and how similar this is to them.>>140823236And then this popped up.
>>140822570So if you get the combo you won't need to buy an other CPU?
>>140822450All the Wii ones have extra features on the PS3, not too sure what the HOTD ones are though. I'm not even going to comment on the rest of your shitpost.
>>140823141>I immediately shoved a pop-tart into my Alienware, and was pleasantly surprised.
>Look at US prices>Look at UK prices>Quite a few times things have been more in £ than in $Fucking sucks.
I run all my games on highest settings no problem and I have GTX 560I don't even know why would anyone waste like 2k dollars for this crap...
>>140823720tax
So I have updated my PC build, how does it look now, on a side note, what equipment, I.E screwdrivers, screws, etc, will I need?
>>140822929http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103052Stuff it full of fans.Remember, Front-to-back airflow.The power supply in that unit goes in upside-down (Fan faces UP)
>>140824026The screws and shit are usually supplied with the parts.A regular, small Phillips screwdriver should do.
Dual gpu's stutter & I like the number 8.
>>140824275I heard that you need some kind of thing that hells keep the electricity in your body from fucking up the parts, is this true?
>>140824435Just touch a ground before handling electrostatic sensitive parts and you'll be fine.
>>140824435If you're extremely careful about your stuff, yeah, it's a little rubber band and not too expensive, look em up
I'm planning on replacing my entire rig in the summer, and since I'm on a tight budget, I decided to maximize the performance I can get for the money I'm spending and build it myself.No experience with this technical stuff whatsoever, and the mere thought of me trying to wrap my head around installing all those parts in the case, make it all work together and take care of all the installation software... it's giving me second thoughts really. But it's either that, or quitting my gaming hobby... so I guess I'll see how that'll turn out in the future.
>>140824435Just tap the case every once in a while.
just bought a 570, it was mighty cheap just like me. Anyone else got one? Curious as to what you've got it clocked at w/o cooling?
>>140824534Look at some videos and some guides its advanced lego.
>>140824026>Tube of AS5Only buy this if you're buying a aftermarket heatsink. The stock one that comes with that cpu has thermal paste pre-applied.All of the hardware you need comes with the case, Everything else is simply down to a #2 phillips screwdriver, and a pair of pliers.>$30 pair of fansNononononononononono http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168351030524 fans, $13. Don't buy premium fans unless you are doing something extremely special (HTPC and it has to be absolutely quiet, or High static pressure for watercooling etc.)You're still missing a hard-drive, a optical drive, and now a motherboard.
>>140824520I don't mean to sound retard, but you mean touch like the floor?
>>140824435The hell? Who told you this shit?At most, you have to store GPU's in a antistatic bag.Just don't go rub the components all over your clothes and carpets and you should be fine.
>mfw I paid £395 for a 8800GTX back in 2007 and haven't upgraded since
making my own computer and need a processor, motherboard , graphics card and power supply what could i get for less the $600?
>>140824754Shit that's what I did wrong last time.
>>140824754You actually do, especially in production environments.Just touch the metal chassis of the case every once in a while.
>>140824749He means touch something that is grounded.That is, something like the case.
Gtx 285 reporting in. I got it in 2008 for a lot of money. It stills runs everything on max settings ( new games)I totally agree on the future proof concept.
i prefer ATI. i dont know why, probably because i've used them for so long i've gotten comfortable
>>140824749attach yourself to something metal, like a radiator. that way the charge from your fine body will choose to go through the radiator and not your card
I don't want my computer to explode, causing flaming pieces of shrapnel flying out the window, lighting plants and bees on fire which will then spread the fire to more plants and buildings, until the entire town is on fire, and it'll all be because I bought a shitty computer part.
>>140824898I unavoidably touch the case anyway when I'm doing something to my PC, haven't had any problems thus far.
So from every thing I have heard, here is what I've come up with, is it good
>>140824769Good decision. That'll still play everything fairly well.See kiddies, buy the best available, and it will do you right in the long run.
In Win BUC Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB WD10EzRX Gigabyte GTX 670 OC 2GB G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL (8GB DDR3) SeaSonic Power Supply S12II-620W Intel Core i5-2500kAsus P8Z77-V,s1155 Using a site calculating the most cheap stores selling these parts, I came with a total of €1039,02, including shipping costs. I'm just not 100% sure if it's all compatible yet, I'm quite sure it is though. Is this a nice rig for the price tag I buying it for?
>>140825014No.You could have bought a 250 for cheap instead of a lot.Then you could have bought a 460 when they became less expensive.Right now you would be buying a 560 Ti, because they are starting to go down in price.Overall you would have spent less money, and would right now have a much, much better card.
>>140825067>shitty>most powerful card availableThe fact that you can't afford it doesn't make it shitty.
>>140825295I would get a larger HDD probably. Other than that, it's pretty fine.
>>140825203Oh shit son, is that sum Diamond Monster 3D Voodoo 2?!
>>140816674>implying you don't need such power to brute force unoptimized shitty console ports to acceptable performance.
>>140825295NEED A MOTHERBOARD.
>>140825397Also, you have skipped the 460 and been even better off.
>>140825519CPU GPU combo.
>>140825418>No motherboard in cart>ITS FINE.
hardware noob, here.Is it likely that a e8400 dual core @ 3.4GHz would bottleneck a gtx570?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktSDj7V8ZLENvidia makes a disc-drive.
I bought two evga 560ti's last year so I'm good for a while
>>140825570BRB, Laughing my ass off.You still need a motherboard by the way.
>>140825624I'm guessing he already owns a good motherboard.
Anyone know if 560 ti prices are going to drop around july ish?
>>140824534It's actually pretty simple. If you follow a guide, it's like a really expensive set of lego.
>>140817441No such thing. Your "future proofing" is about 6 months big, if that.
>>140825418You're seriously making me miss glide... it was so much better than D3D/OGL.This current generation will never know the difference between playing software accelerated and playing on a Voodoo 2.;_;
>>140825641That made me laugh quite a lot for some reason.
Waiting for the 660 to come out to replace my 560. Dat triple monitor support is legit as fuck
>>140825730Sorry for being retarded. How is it now? It at 550 dollars
To play what exactly?
can we get a pc gore thread here going?pix unrelated
>>140825838No, I told him to go with a 2.6 Ghz quad-core Llano + A75 Pro4 as this combo would be similar price to the Athlon II x3 he was looking at but be quite a bit more powerful.The thing is he forgot to add a hard-drive, is his original post, but now neglected to add a motherboard here.
>>140825396Well, that's not everything that's needed, so I assume you're pilfering from another computer? You're good for compatibility for what you posted, but make sure whatever case you're using is big enough, good airflow, etc.
>>140826246I fixed it here, how is it? >>140826084
anybody have the lastest build your pc pic guide? The one where it tells you which one to choose?
>playing vidya>Nvidia>Summernope
>>140825883It's just common sense that Glide>Open GL more like Open Gay Lounge>Every other APIAlso, why not just get a Glide wrapper and be superior again?http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide
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>>140826527Thank You
I have an AMD 7850 coming in the mail because, well, look at my current card on idle. It's a fucking trooper though, still plays games fine without overheating but it's time for it to retire.But I have a question, is my CPU going to be bottlenecking my new GPU?
>>140826592There might be a more up-to-date one if you want to put forth the effort of checking, buy May 20th okay IMO
whats a good graphics cards for less then $250
>>140826717maybe email can be worth a shot
>>140826768Nigguh someone just posted the hardware guide Bible.
>>140826768Voodoo 5 6000GTX 560Ti
>>140826084Damn fine machine there.Only possible things I could consider:1. You could wheel and deal a bit and buy an aftermarket heat-sink for the CPU and swap that boxed version out for a OEM one, This could be done for an overall additional $3. This is not strictly necessary unless you wish to overclock.2. 4GB is fine, But Id shoot for 8GBAlsohttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
>>140826292I'm sorry, new to this. What else do I need?
I was with /v/ the night this card was announced. Oh god.... We all thought that conference event was a Gaben HL3 reveal, because of those crowbars being sent out with an nVidia promo package.How wrong we all were.>Camera one pls stop>Camera one pls>"IT'S THE FIRST GRAFIX CARD 2 HAV ITS NAM3 ON THE METAL CAS1NG XxMLGxX MODE">World of tanks footage with semi-nude dancing azn chicks>"Does anyone here know what Crysis is?">Some shitty mech warrior game>"WE WILL GIVE ONE OF THESE GRAPHICS CARDS TO THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE">Gives to a gormless asian nerd SC2 player with glasses on who was merely waving his hands about when everyone else was shouting YESSS YESS and jumping up the fuck down
>>140826905Do you actually own one of the prototypes?
This thread is why I love /v/, /g/ would never give such help with a person's first PC. I love you guys.
This runs most games at high. for 520$ it was nice.Planning on selling the 460 and getting a 7850 + 8gb of ram.Gonna OC cpu to 4ghz.
if /v/ hates Nvidia for overheating, ATI having no drivers, and dell for being slow... They why do you guys constantly talk about master race being so good? You might as well just run consoles if you don't want power in your systems.
I'm happy with my HD7750, 55W TDP and passive cooling
>>140827262Me? No, I don't. I had the possibility of owning one, but I passed the offer because I knew 3dfx was going to sink sooner or later.I hate my self for being such a stupid fucking cunt back then.
>>140828298Because master race has hope for the future, and if you cannot acknowledge failure how can you hope to improve odds of success?Verily I knew [master race] who lost their highest hope, then they slandered all high hopes. Then they lived impudently in brief pleasures and barely cast their goals beyond the day. "Spirit too is lust," so they said, and then the wings of their spirit broke and now it crawls about on the ground and soils what it gnaws. Once they dreamed of becoming heroes, now they are [console scum]. To them the hero is an offense and a fright... &c &c..."
>Nvidia>everHahahhhhaa, how are those multiple monitors working out?Yeah, I'll enjoy being able to use ~4-5 monitors per GPU, thanks.
>>140816401I just can't afford it
>>140828298My problem with dell's computers is their obsession with proprietary components.Makes them impossible to service
>>140826427I have a glide wrapper, have a few games that are glide or nothing... but it's somehow... different... I don't know. I'm sure you understand.;_;
>>140828817>impossible to serviceFriend, after several years of experience in a computer repair shop, I can honestly say that servicing a Dell is easy with a little creativity and the right extra parts lying around.
>>140828858It's different because it's not the true master race behind it all. You don't have that card which was "so powerful, it's kinda ridiculous"3dfx had the best commercials ever.You don't see Nvidia or ATI doing shit like thishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q3V4dJFF8s
I'm too poor to buy fire insurance
>>140828298We hate that Nvidia keeps putting out giant overheating graphics cards the size of laptops that have 3 fans on themWe hate that ATI can't fucking get it's shit together and put out a fast video card so we're forced to buy nvidia helicopters.
>>140828298Because they're joking exaggerations, you dumb consolefag.I'm an Nvidia user and I make heating jokes.
How is this? already got ram, case, hard drive, and a disk drive
>>140828926"BLAST HIS FREAKING HEAD OFF">You don't see Nvidia or ATI doing shit like thisI have NEVER seen either of them advertise outside of gaming websites and PCgamer, In fact the only computer component manufacturer that I've seen advertise is the occasional Intel ad.
I don't want my house catch on fire.
>>140829607Awh, you got my hopes up with the misquote ;_;
>>140829673Whoops.Anywho "Creativity" is right.Especially on those dell dimension P4s, replacing a PSU on one requires a Dremel.
>>140829930Heh, okay, yeah, well we would've recommended anyone with an old Dell Dimension running on a P4 who needed a PSU to just get a new PC, if they didn't want that, we'd do what was necessary.They'd be charged appropriately, of course.
Just a reminder, Nvidia still owns 3dfx and some of their GTX series of cards are influenced by old 3dfx Voodoo tech.Also, from what I've heard, most of the "high-end" GTX cards were designed by former 3dfx employees.
>>140830930Truly ahead of its time.
>>140829930>>140830334>DremelWhat did they do merge the fucking PSU to the case?
Because I have a 560ti and there are only a few games I can't max out with 60 FPS, it's not worth upgrading till at least next year.
Anyone got any newegg deals/promos?>>140821771Also, how did you get that $30 instant off for the PSU?
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