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http://www.extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp
Use that calculator to figure out how many watts you're using.
BUILD YOUR OWN PC thread: w/ Video Tutorials (Vol. Post Your Setups)
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp
Use that calculator to figure out how many watts you're using.
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Thanks, forgot to mention I'm using an Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz processor as well.
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with my tri sli setup, it didn't use anywear near 1000 watts...get a 550-600w psu
you should also go with g skill ram
you should also go with g skill ram
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1000watts are overkill. go for 500-600watts.
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I had built my pc over 8 years ago and I am still using it. I spent under $1,000. Pretty good investment...however it's time to move on...I have been outof the loop for a really long time so I'm lost. I want to build a pc and the only thing I need is for it to be able to run Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3flawlessly and at the highest settings. Not really into other pc games(got my 360 for that) These games shouldn't be resource heavy so I shouldn't bespending that much right?
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PS: Keep this thread going.
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Nothing official yet but it seems to be shaping up like this:
5870:
1600 stream processors
~ 825mhz core clock giving a whopping 2.6tflops
80TMUs
256 bit memory bus but with a more efficient memory controller
2GB of GDDR5 clocked faster 4870's GDDR5
~$299 SRP
5850:
1600 stream processors
2+ teraflops of performance expect a core clock of 625-650mhz or thereabouts
~$199 SRP
Juniper should be a 800 stream processor part with full DX11 functionality and could potentially match up to the best of Nvidia's current offering despitebeing ATI's midrange card
5870:
1600 stream processors
~ 825mhz core clock giving a whopping 2.6tflops
80TMUs
256 bit memory bus but with a more efficient memory controller
2GB of GDDR5 clocked faster 4870's GDDR5
~$299 SRP
5850:
1600 stream processors
2+ teraflops of performance expect a core clock of 625-650mhz or thereabouts
~$199 SRP
Juniper should be a 800 stream processor part with full DX11 functionality and could potentially match up to the best of Nvidia's current offering despitebeing ATI's midrange card
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Looks sick, I just spent $1300 (after taxes) on everything minus a PC Tower @ Microcenter in Long Island.
They have everything (or comparable items) for even cheaper than Newegg, especially the i7 processor (only $199)
I did end up buying a 15,000:1 contrast ratio; 22" Samsung LCD monitor.....impulse buy FTL but it looks nice with the laptop
They have everything (or comparable items) for even cheaper than Newegg, especially the i7 processor (only $199)
I did end up buying a 15,000:1 contrast ratio; 22" Samsung LCD monitor.....impulse buy FTL but it looks nice with the laptop
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what did u end up getting?
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pics
of items. was going to post this monitor full HD i had it beforei gave it to my friend really good
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059
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The easiest way to run faster while barely even reaching your budget at all is buy 2-3 gigs of more ram seeing how replacing your motherboardwould cost tons more and is unnecessary. Try upgrading to 64bit OS also which would fully maximize your cpu's capabilities. Other than that, you can alwaysupgrade to a newer cpu and motherboard later on in the years.
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Took my advice and went to microcenter for the i7? But that was the only thing I got from there. Everything else I wouldn't consider cheap. They did theB&M i7 bargain only to get ppl to go into their store to spend more money thats why it wasn't an online deal.
If you didn't get a mobo yet I can try to find the $200 p6t see if that deal is still up.
But like people said you probably will not need a 1000w psu unless you plan on oc-ing to 4ghz with sli
I got a PC P&C 750w silencer for under $100 a while back. Hope you aren't paying full price for everything. All my computer parts were basically belowretail.
Don't know much about ATI gpus since I only mess with nvidia.
Also don't know about Kingston in the ram area.
Edit: Heres the P6T
Asus P6T Intel X58 Socket 1366 Core i7 Motherboard
use code TTQVM1JF2PMT08 for 25% discount which brings it down to $195 + tax
Here is the one you wanted from newegg
ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution
use code TTQVM1JF2PMT08 for 25% discount which brings it down to $277 + tax
I'm sure it'll work with the other x58 mobos as well on dell.
If you didn't get a mobo yet I can try to find the $200 p6t see if that deal is still up.
But like people said you probably will not need a 1000w psu unless you plan on oc-ing to 4ghz with sli
I got a PC P&C 750w silencer for under $100 a while back. Hope you aren't paying full price for everything. All my computer parts were basically belowretail.
Don't know much about ATI gpus since I only mess with nvidia.
Also don't know about Kingston in the ram area.
Edit: Heres the P6T
Asus P6T Intel X58 Socket 1366 Core i7 Motherboard
use code TTQVM1JF2PMT08 for 25% discount which brings it down to $195 + tax
Here is the one you wanted from newegg
ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution
use code TTQVM1JF2PMT08 for 25% discount which brings it down to $277 + tax
I'm sure it'll work with the other x58 mobos as well on dell.
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^ Yup, thanks for the advice.
Everything else wasn't really "cheap", but the prices were pretty much neck and neck with New Egg, or slightly cheaper.
I'll post what I picked up later on.
Everything else wasn't really "cheap", but the prices were pretty much neck and neck with New Egg, or slightly cheaper.
I'll post what I picked up later on.
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If you already ordered it try to cancel now and get from dell. I think that $90 is worth it lol
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You ordered the ATI 4870?
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I ended up getting:
[h1]ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard, sameprice at Microcenter and Newegg (289.99).
[/h1]That discount on the ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution issomething serious though. Besides that motherboard I bought:
Intel Core i7-920 processor 2.66ghz
motherboard (specified above)
mouse/keyboard
21.5" samsung lcd monitor
antec 850watt power supply
corsair 6gb ddr3 ram (1600mhz....8-8-8-24)
radeon hd 4870 xfx video card (512mb)
plus some extra cd-r's, cases, and a mouse pad......came out to close to 1200 before taxes. I just need a case but I'd rather find that locally so Ican start building already.
[h1]ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard, sameprice at Microcenter and Newegg (289.99).
[/h1]That discount on the ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution issomething serious though. Besides that motherboard I bought:
Intel Core i7-920 processor 2.66ghz
motherboard (specified above)
mouse/keyboard
21.5" samsung lcd monitor
antec 850watt power supply
corsair 6gb ddr3 ram (1600mhz....8-8-8-24)
radeon hd 4870 xfx video card (512mb)
plus some extra cd-r's, cases, and a mouse pad......came out to close to 1200 before taxes. I just need a case but I'd rather find that locally so Ican start building already.
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I had this laptop since June 07 and I wanted to do some upgrades, looked into more RAM. So that's pretty much it seeing how I'm on abudget too and I eventually will get a new one within sometime. I may get an external hd too.
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you've got to set yourself up with a budget first, determine what is your max to spend.. however, if your not willing to build your own, you may just bebetter off looking for pre-built systems such as dell, HP, acer, etc... since it may end up being cheaper for what YOUR looking for
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You didn't order the mobo from dell? I think the discount is totally worth it.
I built my i7 build little by little hunting for discounts and these stuff add up. Probably ended up saving a few hundreds.
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I built everything today, power turns on, motherboard lights up, video card lights up etc...
for some reason no matter what I do (whether I adjust the jumper pins, press f8 or delete at startup, the motherboard cant loadup the BIOS.
I tried it once disconnecting the HDD and it went to the BIOS, so i clicked save/exit and it keeps going to a blank black screen.
Out of the dozens of times, it asked me that it needs a startup device so I put a random windows installation CD and it started to try to install, but I shutit
down because it obviously wont save without a HDD connected.
Asus just told me to exchange the motherboard, I hope I dont have to take the long trip to the store again (maybe someone can help)?
for some reason no matter what I do (whether I adjust the jumper pins, press f8 or delete at startup, the motherboard cant loadup the BIOS.
I tried it once disconnecting the HDD and it went to the BIOS, so i clicked save/exit and it keeps going to a blank black screen.
Out of the dozens of times, it asked me that it needs a startup device so I put a random windows installation CD and it started to try to install, but I shutit
down because it obviously wont save without a HDD connected.
Asus just told me to exchange the motherboard, I hope I dont have to take the long trip to the store again (maybe someone can help)?
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[h2]ATI Radeon Eyefinity unveiled: up to six monitors on a single card[/h2]
by Joseph L. Flatley
posted Sep 10th 2009 at 7:03PM
At a press event today the gang at AMD unleashed their newest graphics technology on the world. To be incorporated in the next generation of ATI Radeons, Eyefinity can rock up to six displays (DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, etc.) with a single card, thanks to a new 40-nm graphics chip that contains 2 billion transistors, capable of 2.5 trillion calculations every second. Monitors can be configured to make up either one contiguous display or six separate ones, and the card can create 268 megapixel images. That means, according to Venture Beat, that it will deliver games with "12 times the high-definition resolution." And the gang at Hot Hardware, who reports that the new graphic cards will come with either three or six display outs, put a prototype through its paces. We're pleased to report that playing Left 4 Dead on three 30-inch displays "absolutely changes the experience for the better." No word yet on a release date, but apparently Acer, Dell, HP, MSI and Toshiba already have Eyefinity notebooks in the works. We'll take two! More shots after the break.
Read - AMD introduces a graphics chip that can power six computer displays at once
Read - AMD Eyefinity Multi-Display Technology In Action
by Joseph L. Flatley
posted Sep 10th 2009 at 7:03PM
At a press event today the gang at AMD unleashed their newest graphics technology on the world. To be incorporated in the next generation of ATI Radeons, Eyefinity can rock up to six displays (DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, etc.) with a single card, thanks to a new 40-nm graphics chip that contains 2 billion transistors, capable of 2.5 trillion calculations every second. Monitors can be configured to make up either one contiguous display or six separate ones, and the card can create 268 megapixel images. That means, according to Venture Beat, that it will deliver games with "12 times the high-definition resolution." And the gang at Hot Hardware, who reports that the new graphic cards will come with either three or six display outs, put a prototype through its paces. We're pleased to report that playing Left 4 Dead on three 30-inch displays "absolutely changes the experience for the better." No word yet on a release date, but apparently Acer, Dell, HP, MSI and Toshiba already have Eyefinity notebooks in the works. We'll take two! More shots after the break.
Read - AMD introduces a graphics chip that can power six computer displays at once
Read - AMD Eyefinity Multi-Display Technology In Action
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did you ground yourself..
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good question.....
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you think he could of shocked the motherboard