Hardware comparisons

[philbar71]

the only 4870 worth getting is the XFX one, same goes with the 4850's. i mainly dont like the manufactures of ati, that's my reason for not liking them, also i had 2 x1900xtx's die on me from sapphire. go with the core 216 if possible.

 

[Nathan138]

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811119047
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$68.49




SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814102810
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-$24.80 Instant
$15.00 USD Mail-in Rebate

$272.99
$248.19




XCLIO GREATPOWER X14S4P3 550W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply

XCLIO GREATPOWER X14S4P3 550W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817189006
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-$24.80 Instant


$123.99
$99.19




G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL6D-4GBNQ

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL6D-4GBNQ - Retail
Item #: N82E16820231226
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-$18.60 Instant


$74.49
$55.89




GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813128347
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$99.49




Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7300

Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 Wolfdale 2.66GHz LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7300 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115132
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This is what i'm looking at right now

 

[dario03]

I loved my HIS ati card. Though I think I'm going to RMA my Sapphire 4870 due to a fan problem, but it doesn't appear to be at all common.

But yeah get a 4870 or gtx260 core216. Their very similar in performance.

 

[philbar71]

Newegg.com - EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards get that card instead, will out perform the 512mb for less monies.

 

[Nathan138]

that's not less monies

 

[veg1992]

That Sapphire you posted is way overpriced... Its exactly $200

 

[dario03]

Vern the OP is from Kanadia.

Are you saying you have a micro atx mobo? If shouldn't matter as long as the ports are correct and the parts physically fit.

Intel is just faster for gaming at the moment. Larger caches and FSBs.
AMDs are better at raw processing, multitasking, and I guess encoding and stuff too.

I think their about the same in winrar but intel is faster in video/audio encoding. I know i7 is much faster than Phenom 2 in that regards.

 

[veg1992]

Vern the OP is from Kanadia.




I think their about the same in winrar but intel is faster in video/audio encoding. I know i7 is much faster than Phenom 2 in that regards.

Apparently I didn't hit enter when I changed my link to .com to .ca..

that's not less monies

Ya, its $334, stick with the HD 4870

 

[Nathan138]

I may be able to get the gtx 260, just fell into some more monies, hmmm, maybe a q6600 too?

Soo, if I have two SATA drives, do I need to have raid to use them at the same time, or am I not understanding raid?

 

[AP4LIFETN]

You DON'T have to, you can have them as separate drives