i know crossfired 4850s will outperform crossfired 3870s but two 1GB 4850s cost 350-400 while two 3870s i can get for about 269. im loooking to beat a 260GTX if the 4850s where more cost efficient i would def get them.
soo i was looking at cards and the GTX 260 is a generally badass card but as i was browsing i saw a good sale on the 3870x2 1GB soo i was thinking if i ran two 3870s in crossfire giving me 2GB that would be pretty bad ass rite? i can throw more in general to the two 3870s then the 1 gtx260...
im willing to pay $180 if the performance of that board is really that good... its the same price as the foxconn board
only thing that gets to me is that its an ATI board and i was looking to get a e-GeForce GTX 260 or 9800 GX2 but maybe a HD4870 will do
I dont know is MSI anygood?
theres only one msi boards on newegg with the options that i am looking for.
Newegg.com - 6×240pin, 2, MSI, Intel Motherboards, Motherboards
and that foxconn seems to have mixed reviews
what do you guys think of this find im suspect about it because its refurbed and its from TD, which soo many people have been dissatisfied by their customer service. soo im worried if i buy em and somethings wrong im gonna be SOL
Gateway HD2200 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor (Refurbished) - 4ms...
hehe thats the one my friend recommended he just used it in his build....
that one is six slots but it doestn have 2- PCIe X16 i think thats what you mean to say
im looking for like $1300 to spend on this.
Alright soo im looking for a mother board for the 775 intel board to run the Q9400. Im looking for a board that supports both ddr2 & ddr3 hopefully a 6 slot that way i can add ddr3 later on as the technology comes down in price some. I have two 22" monitors i wanna run so either thinking getting...
i have a 19LCD but not widescreen i wanted to go dual 19" widescreen but its not in the budget soo mite pick up another standard 19" to have two of those
but lets say i try to play some games on that system on my down time. the 9600 you recommended should be able to handle them at mediocre-elevated settings rite?
any recommendations on the ram(i dont know how the timing listed on the specs function)/mobo department?
Heres what im thinking... im open to ur input
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 i mite be getting the Q6850 Extreme (friend works for entel soo i mite be getting a sweet hook up.
MoBo - GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R LGA 775
Ram - mushkin 4GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
GPU - EVGA GeForce...
well this is the memory im picking up for the build...At least i think im gonna be picking up. (thats another thread to start) 4gb ddr2 the mobo can support GDDR3 soo once the DDR3 costs level out and comes down ill be able to upgrade to that ram down the road. but the graphic design will...
i really dont know what i should be looking for Core speed Memory speed memory size ?? Im open to all suggestions, the system is getting build for HD video editing, audio production and graphic n web design.
Isn't having a 1GB size not better then a 512MB with faster speeds.
Help me please...
i just bought a new laptop yesterday and i wanna install security software before doing anythign with it. I have the mcaffee software through comcast and i have the whole Security Suite from mcaffee as well. So is that a good way to secure the laptop or would it be best if i was to say get the...