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Post Date: 2009-07-11
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    Posted: 11 Jul 2009 at 4:46pm
i have 2 EVGA GeForce 275
i wanted to know if its worth an upgrade to 2 GeForce 295 or is there anything i can do to make it run a lil better on a 40 in monitor.
im not to worried about price so any sugestions will help... all my specs are in my signature... so please help me out
 
CASE= HAF 932
CPU= core i7 950
GPU= EVGA Geforce 275 x2
MOBO= msi eclips
CPU FAN= Cooler master V8
RAM= Crucial Ballistix Tracer 6GB
HARDDRIVE= WD VelociRaptor x2
PSU= ABS Tagan BZ 1300w
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Download evga precision and overclock the cards, this should help a bit.
Just go in small increments when you overclock, if you get a blue screen don't panic just reboot and reduce the clocks until the oc is stable.

2x295's would actually be a substantial upgrade since its a quad raid and your running standard sli.

You might try to find some stats on 275 tri sli and see if it would be worth it before you pull the trigger on 2x295s.

Just my 2cents, good luck! Ouch
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thanks for the help... i didnt even think about that 3rd 275 lol
how is that rampage mobo? it sounds good
CASE= HAF 932
CPU= core i7 950
GPU= EVGA Geforce 275 x2
MOBO= msi eclips
CPU FAN= Cooler master V8
RAM= Crucial Ballistix Tracer 6GB
HARDDRIVE= WD VelociRaptor x2
PSU= ABS Tagan BZ 1300w
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im kinnda scared to overclock anything cause its already running really hot and i dont have much space to add more cooling and i dont want liquid cooling at all.. but thanks for the help
CASE= HAF 932
CPU= core i7 950
GPU= EVGA Geforce 275 x2
MOBO= msi eclips
CPU FAN= Cooler master V8
RAM= Crucial Ballistix Tracer 6GB
HARDDRIVE= WD VelociRaptor x2
PSU= ABS Tagan BZ 1300w
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Jul 2009 at 5:10pm
classified is better and 3 x 275 will be your best bet also IMO. what resolution does that 40" run?

Edited by DST4ME - 11 Jul 2009 at 5:12pm

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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Posts: 972 		  Quote Dsnewb210 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 11 Jul 2009 at 5:23pm
What exactly is running hot? If its the cards its probably because the fan is set to auto and its not keeping the gpus as cool as possible. Evga precision allows you to control the fan speed with an easy to use slider bar.

You should give oc'ing a go and once you start ocing you will become obessed with getting the best performance out of your components.

DL HwMonitor so you can monitor your temps though, if its to hot then you can always just set them back to default and your good to go.

Rampage board is pretty nice, however If the classified was available when I built my system I would of went with it instead.


Edited by Dsnewb210 - 11 Jul 2009 at 5:24pm
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Rampage II Extreme
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