GPU SelectionPost Date: 2008-10-12 |
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mhalfon 
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Hello All, I will be purchasing a DS rig soon with a Q9550 chip. My desire is to play Crisis and other PC games and I will be using a 22' monitor at 1600 x 1200 resolution. That said, is the 260 GTX card sufficient or will I see an improvement with a 280 GTX. Thanks in advance
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DST4ME
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 3:53am |
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For that resolution if you want optimum experience, its best to go with 2 x 280/260 GTX or 1 x 4870x2
you can check my post here with charts and different resolution. now when you talking 2 x 260 GTX, there is not gonna be much noticeable difference from 2 x 280 GTX. checkout the charts, take into account the info above, then make your decision 
good luck  Edited by DST4ME - 12 Oct 2008 at 3:57am |
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Daygn
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 4:07am |
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I am getting a q9550 and only one 280 and will be using 1920x1200 res. From the research I have done I should get around 40 fps on vary high with x4aa/x4as. Has anyone heard different or from expirance had different results with only one??
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DST4ME
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 4:09am |
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I don't remember who but somebody else said something about getting 50 fps with a 280 GTX I think or a 260 GTX I don't remember who, but no you are not the only one.
Edited by DST4ME - 12 Oct 2008 at 4:09am |
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venom
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 4:16am |
If you are using this system for mainly gaming, I would suggest going with an E8400 and if your budget permits, 2x GTX280s. |
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Daygn
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 4:56am |
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I am using my cellphone and can not view your charts.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 5:04am |
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Tried the original site to see if they have it posted on a pda layout but they don't. not sure how else to help you see them on pda.
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Daygn
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 5:09am |
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Is there something wrong with a q9550? I am using my cellphone and can not see the price difference. Ticket# 193641 is my config. If you could check the differance in cost it would really help me out but why the 8400 and not the 9550??
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DST4ME
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 5:16am |
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nothing is wrong with q9550, games don't use quad cores yet, so for gaming only pc, the E8xxx OCs higher so games benefit from it. just remember is a dual core tho.
your setup with q9550 price = $3395 your setup with E8400 price = $3261 |
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Daygn
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 5:25am |
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Does that include the $70 to watercoothe second gpu? Also wont the other two cores handle the background prosses and tasks when the playing a game that only uses two f of the cores??
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DST4ME
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 5:29am |
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Yes but most people don't do anything else while playing games, which is why venom said that if the system is going to be used mainly for gaming go with E8400.
otherwise in multitasking q9550 wins everytime. as for as the $70 , all I did was use your ticket number and change the cpu, everything else stayed the same. I myself prefer the Q9550 between the two. Edited by DST4ME - 12 Oct 2008 at 5:30am |
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Daygn
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 5:38am |
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Oh I thought you added another 280gtx. So the price would be around $3831. Cant afford that but would love two gpus. Thanks
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DST4ME
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 5:51am |
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Na, I didn't add anything just changed the cpu to see what the price difference was.
I would love 3 gpus myself 
you are very welcome, it was my pleasure
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Daygn
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 6:02am |
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So what is the config of your pc and how does crysis run in it.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 6:24am |
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I'm waiting for the core i7 to come out before I order my PC from DS.
I have many PCs, most are oced with liquid cooling. my last PC was dell xps 720 h2c, I don't play games on my PC, I like to play my games on console.
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Daygn
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 7:09am |
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Then what is the point of getting a highend gaming rigg if you just play console games or do you have the program stream my pc or whatever its called to play pc games on a ps3 with linux installed?
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DST4ME
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 7:27am |
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I'm what you call a poweruser, I have multiple stuff running at the same and most are heavy duty, for example F@H, this app will use all four cores to the max. on top of that, I got other things going on that are memory intensive, virtual servers, video encoding, etc.
I have a ps3, wii and xbox, I grew up on consoles, so I'm used to those. |
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Daygn
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 7:39am |
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I have them also but im a graphics hog and wile concoles have good graphics pcs have the best. What is F&H?
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Nomak
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 8:59am |
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Consoles are for people who cant do it on PCs.
I mean.. Aim Assist.. Gosh. Edited by Nomak - 12 Oct 2008 at 9:00am |
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SunfighterLC
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 11:39am |
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Good set up...except for that XP64 =P |
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E8500@ 4.03Ghz
XFX 790i Ultra 1000W Corsair HX 2 280 GTX EVGA FTW 4GB OCZ Reaper 1800Mhz 250-80-300GB VR HD Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speakers Asus Xonar 7.1 Hanns-G HG 281D 28" HDMI Monitor |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 at 4:18pm |
thats not true, first of all before there were PC games there were consoles. second I have many PCs I could game on, I just enjoy my gaming on console, different strokes for different folks
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