Possible new pc specs - comments?

The VX924 got bad write-ups...

Apparently the whole 3ms hoohaw doesn't perform much better than ur standard 16ms-ender. Just another marketing gimmick

If ur looking for an LCD, I would definetely try and get the Acer AL1951Bs, I orderd it last week, looks amazing :D
 
martin it is right because do think games like bf 2 that already love 1.5 gigs or more are gonna stop

so when u want upgrade your ram how are you gonna do it with all your slots full? when you could just get 1 gig sticks
 
The problem is that there isn't a universal standard for measuring the ms speed. Every manufacturer has it's own. Personally I don't look at the ms speed. If your thinking about going the LCD route, do some searching, read reviews and then decide what you want.
 
I'm currently on a P4 3.0 Ghz, budget ASUS mobo and 4 X 256MB DDR400 sticks.

I'm pondering a upgrade to AMD64 4000+, 2 X 512MB Kingston HyperX and some ASUS NForce4 Ultra mobo. I will be keeping my GF 6600gt, cause I agree that the G70 is the same core as the GF6800GT, just sooped up with some MHz and pipelines, no real new features. I'll maybe invest in a 2nd hand 6800GT or Ultra somewhere at the end of this year.

What do u guys reckon? worthwhile ?
 
h0ll0w said:
I'm currently on a P4 3.0 Ghz, budget ASUS mobo and 4 X 256MB DDR400 sticks.

I'm pondering a upgrade to AMD64 4000+, 2 X 512MB Kingston HyperX and some ASUS NForce4 Ultra mobo. I will be keeping my GF 6600gt, cause I agree that the G70 is the same core as the GF6800GT, just sooped up with some MHz and pipelines, no real new features. I'll maybe invest in a 2nd hand 6800GT or Ultra somewhere at the end of this year.

What do u guys reckon? worthwhile ?
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What do you plan on doing with it? I have almost the same system
 
Yep for gaming there is not a lot that can beat that. The 4000+ is great but you can even get a venice core 3800+. It is pretty much the same speed. The ram is fine and the 6600GT will serve you well for some time. Save up some cash and when the 6600GT becomes a bit slow tehn upgrade to what is good at that stage.
 
pffft You all that say a 6800 is better than a 7800 open your eyes plz, you might aswell say a 5900 is just as good as a 6800. 7800 is the newest best card from nVidia to buy a old 6800 to save mayb a few rand would be stupid. Stop being stupid and let the man get a cutting edge new next gen graphics card. Any idiot that believes a 6800GT/Ultra beats a 7800GT/GTX should rather keep quiet and save himself the imbarisment.

But hey....don't take my work for it-->
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1848536,00.asp
There are many other reviews aswell.....take your pic.

Glad to see your going with the 7800GT thisgeek :p
It's a pitty you had to downgrade the processor....the 3800+ duel core is much nicer, but money is always a problem :rolleyes:
 
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P0tenc said:
pffft You all that say a 6800 is better than a 7800 open your eyes plz, you might aswell say a 5900 is just as good as a 6800. 7800 is the newest best card from nVidia to buy a old 6800 to save mayb a few rand would be stupid. Stop being stupid and let the man get a cutting edge new next gen graphics card. Any idiot that believes a 6800GT/Ultra beats a 7800GT/GTX should rather keep quiet and save himself the imbarisment.

But hey....don't take my work for it-->
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1848536,00.asp
There are many other reviews aswell.....take your pic.

Glad to see your going with the 7800GT thisgeek :p
It's a pitty you had to downgrade the processor....the 3800+ duel core is much nicer, but money is always a problem :rolleyes:
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Next time you think about making a silly post about something someone else posted please read their whole post and not the just the first sentence. Yes the 7800GTX is faster than the 6800GT by around 30-35% but if you read my whole post you would see that I said they have the same features and if you buy 2 6800GT's they would be faster than 1 7800GTX. I can get 2 6800GT's for around R5000. The 7800GTX is around R6000-R7000. I also said 2 GT's would be better IF THEY ARE CHEAPER THAN THE 7800GTX.

So before telling someone to keep quiet why don't you keep quiet and first read everything they wrote.
 
Geez guys, chill.

Anyway, I AM getting dual 7800GT's for a cool 7k (ex vat) for both.

I've ordered the stuff already. Just awaiting delivery. Could be awhile ;)
 
thisgeek said:
Geez guys, chill.

Anyway, I AM getting dual 7800GT's for a cool 7k (ex vat) for both.

I've ordered the stuff already. Just awaiting delivery. Could be awhile ;)
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2x7800GT's :eek: that is pretty nice. What CPU are you getting with that? Even with a 4000+ the 7800GTX/GT SLI are cpu limited so getting 2 with a 3000+ or 3800+ X2 is kinda pointless. If you get those 2 cards seriously consider something like the 3800+ single core (venice core) or the 4000+. SLI 7800's are even CPU limited in a few games at 1600x1200.
 
CPU upgrade will have to come later. I'm going with a Athlon64 3200 right now. I'm not worried about 1600x1200 at this point, cuz my monitor can't do it. Another upgrade at a later stage.
 
thisgeek said:
CPU upgrade will have to come later. I'm going with a Athlon64 3200 right now. I'm not worried about 1600x1200 at this point, cuz my monitor can't do it. Another upgrade at a later stage.
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Why the 2 7800GT's ? Seems to me like you won't be using them fully? Why not rather go for 1 7800GTX and then later when you upgrade the rest maybe get another GTX. They will be cheaper by then. What monitor do you have and what res will you be using it at?
 
I agree. With that CPU, two 7800's will not break a sweat. Except maybe for some artificial benchmarks, the one GPU will probably just be gathering dust.

I always think it is important to try to keep a system balanced. There is no point in having one crazy component which is then kept back by the rest of the system.
 
Angellus said:
Next time you think about making a silly post about something someone else posted please read their whole post and not the just the first sentence. Yes the 7800GTX is faster than the 6800GT by around 30-35% but if you read my whole post you would see that I said they have the same features and if you buy 2 6800GT's they would be faster than 1 7800GTX. I can get 2 6800GT's for around R5000. The 7800GTX is around R6000-R7000. I also said 2 GT's would be better IF THEY ARE CHEAPER THAN THE 7800GTX.

So before telling someone to keep quiet why don't you keep quiet and first read everything they wrote.
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The 7800GT is only slightly more expensive than the 6800GT. And we've been talking bout SLI the whole time. I'm not quite sure why you would even compare 2x6800GT to 1x7800GT. Now if you read my first post you would have seen that I said the 7800GT is only slightly more expensive than the 6800GT. So maybe if you read my first post properly you wouldn't have posted your silly post. :cool:
 
P0tenc said:
The 7800GT is only slightly more expensive than the 6800GT. And we've been talking bout SLI the whole time. I'm not quite sure why you would even compare 2x6800GT to 1x7800GT. Now if you read my first post you would have seen that I said the 7800GT is only slightly more expensive than the 6800GT. So maybe if you read my first post properly you wouldn't have posted your silly post. :cool:
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So how much is the 7800GT and how much is the 6800GT? I got my 6800GT a while back for R2500. I wouldn't buy now, ATI is about to launch the R520 and Nvidia should respond so I would rather wait a while.
 
gkm said:
I agree. With that CPU, two 7800's will not break a sweat. Except maybe for some artificial benchmarks, the one GPU will probably just be gathering dust.

I always think it is important to try to keep a system balanced. There is no point in having one crazy component which is then kept back by the rest of the system.
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Make no mistake it will not be gathering dust....and if you know how SLI works you wouuld'nt have said that. Fair enough the CPU is not ideal, but it will do it's job for now. 7800GTX is double what 7800GT costs. So if I could choose 2x7800GT or 1x7800GTX. Now that's a real no brainer 2x7800GT wins every time. Upgrading the processor will be much less of a hassle later on. I think thisgeek made an excellent choice. Later on he can pop in a duel core 4000+ or something like that for much cheaper while the 7800GTX will remain at a premium for several months.

Once fururemark05 returns that luvly score your gona know you made the right choice thisgeek :p
And 6 months from now when the 6800GT looks old and outdated, your going to be glad you chose the 7800GT :cool:
 
P0tenc said:
Once fururemark05 returns that luvly score your gona know you made the right choice thisgeek :p
And 6 months from now when the 6800GT looks old and outdated, your going to be glad you chose the 7800GT :cool:
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That's my point really.
At least I'll be comfortable knowing that hopefully my graphics perfomance will be able to keep up with the latest and greatest games for the next year or so (pessimism?), and all I'll need to do really is to upgrade the CPU to something decent.

The rest of you are just jealous! :D
 
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