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Didn't really think of it at the time, I was more focused on getting rid of having to use the terrible integrated graphics.
How much of a framerate boost should I see with this? Right now i'm running Borderlands at 1024x768, with ~23 FPS, and my resolution for my monitor maxes out at 1280x1024.
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Well, reddit says it would be better for me to get this and this, instead of that stuff. What do you guys think?
You would be better off snagging a 5770 or 4850 for around the same price point. Yes, they really are that much better. I have a 5770, my monitor maxes at 1280x1024, and it plays everything beautifully. Borderlands at 60fps with 4x AA and 4x AF, hello (Borderlands hates ATi, BTW. So I could theoretically go higher, but certain spots will not be happy). S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat runs maxed.
Srs. Get the 5770.
I can't really spend $150 on a card, I need to get a new PSU too. Right now i'm running on a 250W, and I want to be able to spend 150 for a card and a PSU.
Alright, so it's about time that I get myself set with a new computer. Like most other students I don't have the big bucks to spend on something top of the line so I'm willing to settle for a nice mid range rig. Now, of cores, I want to save every bit of cash that I can so I'm opting to build it myself. Unfortunately, having never built my own PC before, I don't know where to start in terms of parts to buy and where to find the best deal. (I imagine Newegg though) So this is where I turn to you fine tech guys to help me overcome my ignorance of all things related to building my own PC; though from what I've read so far, it sounds like their is nothing to it.
My budget is $1,500, I would like to keep it below that if possible but it's not the end of the world if I go over a tad. Idealy I'll be using this computer purely for gaming and video editing. Would love to be able to stay ahead of the curve in the gaming area if I can, primarily looking to play things such as Black Ops, Bad Company 2/Battlefield 3 (once released), WoW, Guild Wars 2, (oh and dat awsum Crysis game yo:haw:) at respectable settings/speeds. Of cores upgradability is a must but I imagine a custom built rig isn't exactly that restricting.
Spec wise I'm shooting for:
A 500Gig hard drive
4 gigs of ram (unless you advise more)
An Intel i7 950 (if possible with budget)
And that's as far as my limited knowledge of computers goes, the rest I entrust to you guys. :v:
$1500 is a massive budget for a "budget" computer. I built an entirely new tower and manged to throw in a keyboard for $640. Just scrounge your old DVD drive and hard drives to save a nice chunk of change.
-AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
-ASRock G870 motherboard with Crossfire support
-HD5770
-Antec 300 case
As for your current build, well, nothing short of an HD5870 or GeForce GTX480 would do justice. Also, if you are getting an i7 950, you want 6GB of RAM to take advantage of the triple channel that the motherboard WILL have. Oh, and X58 motherboards ain't cheap either.
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It'd be near damn pointless to waste $99 bucks on a card that barley performs better than what you already have (according to your modacity specs) save up and spend $50-$100 more to get something that would actually make a significant difference.
Well, since barely anyone posts here anymore I decided to take it to reddit the other day, and someone gave me the best option i've heard. So i'm getting this and this, because my graphics card is fine for now, and it should run better with more power. That comes total to a little over $80, which is way better than what I had.
You should spring for a GTS 250. You could find some really nice deals if you search around.
amd's 6900 are out
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...=56&subid=1752
It has less Stream Processors than the 5870. wut.