Hey guys, planning to upgrade my computer. playing GTA IV on this sucks. here is the build : ASUS P5Q3 DDR3 Intel Q9550 4G Kit(2x2G) DDR3 1333 G.Skill PI 1GB ASUS 4870 Antec 902 let me know what you guys think?
seriousely, no point to move to ddr3 with that cpu, the ddr3 gives you a 10-15% increase in the speed; i would suggest you going into the ddr2 boards and ram with that cpu; u are wasting ur money on ddr3s at the moment;
core i7 with DDR3? 4G Kit(2x2G) DDR3 1333 G.Skill PI cost 92 and G.Skill-PI 4GB Kit (2x2G) DDR2 1066 cost 95 or G.Skill-PI 4GB Kit (2x2G) DDR2 1100 cost 105. which is cheaper to get DDR3 ram over DDR2 ram. im still think which graphic card. 896M GTX 260 or 1GB 4870, both same price.
DDR2 is cheaper but slower. Graphics card wise, I'd say go for the ATI. I'll let the benchmark scores explain why
if you want to oc u should get core i7 920 d0 3x2gb cards (ocz/corsair/etc.) hd4890 gigabyte ga-ex-ud5 800-1000w psu 300gb wd velociraptor and 1tb hdd xclio windtunnel
since when did u need a pimped out rig to oc? isn't that the point of oc? so u don't have to pay out the ass for the $$$$ parts? :nuts:
planning to change my build a bit. As i mostly do gaming and watch video on this computer. so i'm thinking of getting a AMD over the intel. so what you guys think? x4 Phenom II 955 GA MA790XT-UD4P 4G Kit(2x2G) DDR3 1333 G.Skill PI 1GB ASUS 4870 Antec 902 price diff between main post and this one is $1
AMD does not make better "gaming" processors... processors that benefit gaming the most at this point in time is whichever has the highest clock rate... that's why it's pointless to pay out the ass for a quad core anything if you're mainly building a gaming rig... quad cores generally have lower clock rates on a similarly priced dual core... AMD used to be the gaming processor of choice because they stuck with single cores longer than Intel, so not only were they faster for gaming, but also cheaper...
well this is my rig in pounds core i7 920 - 140 ocz 3x2gb cards - 90 hd4890 - 158 gigabyte ga-ex-ud5 - 142 850w psu - 90 1tb hdd - 77 xclio windtunnel - 60 adds up to 757 quid i wanted to spend 700 but 57 more aint that bad considering what i got....aaaaannnnd...if money becomes a problem for me i can sell it for profit. @Aoes it depends what you consider pimped out, i agree my rig is high end but i got it for reasonable price i think. and a overlocked 920 owns everything. plus i dont just use it for gaming, i use it for encoding, rendering etc.
so what do you guys say ? AMD or intel? or just wait a bit and get a core i7 one when the price drops a bit?
i think i will get the intel cpu n ati card and just overclock it. i will still get ddr3 ram as its cheaper then ddr2 ram. G.Skill-PI 4GB Kit (2x2G) DDR2 1066 - cost $95 G.Skill PI 4GB Kit (2x2G) DDR3 1333 - cost $92 ASUS P5Q3 DDR3 Q9550 G.Skill PI 4GB Kit (2x2G) DDR3 1333 1GB ASUS 4870 Antec 902
