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Windows 7: GTX 680 4GB or HD 7970 6GB?
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13 Sep 2012
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Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit 636 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by Solarstarshines  It's good to want Top of the line but this is really overkill I asked if they can replace the GTX 690 with the GTX 680, and to reduce RAM to 8GB... I'm expecting to pay 1500€ for this... | My System Specs |
| Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built desktop
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit
CPU Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge @4GHz HT (8MB L3)
Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V
Memory Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB DDR3-1600 (4x4GB)
Graphics Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 690 (4GB GDDR5)
Sound Card Realtek ALC 892 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Samsung SyncMaster 204B
Screen Resolution 4800x1200 (Nvidia Surround)
Keyboard Microsoft Internet Ps/2 Keyboard RT9443
Mouse Microsoft X08-18741 Wheel Mouse Optical USB
PSU LC-Power Metatron LC1000 Legion-X2 1000W
Case MidiTower ATX Cooler Master Silencio 550 (RC-550-KKN1)
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO
Hard Drives SSD OCZ Vertex 4 128GB (SATA3) -
SEAGATE Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 (64MB cache, 7200rpm, SATA3)
Internet Speed Download: 1.2 MB/s effective
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info 2nd pc: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Yorkfield @3,5 GHz / Asus P5Q Pro / 7 GB DDR2 @934 MHz / PNY GTS 450 XLR8 (1 GB GDDR5) / 120GB SSD / NILOX 600W
||| 3rd pc: Intel Pentium D 820 @2.8 GHz / IBM motherboard / 1 GB DDR2 @667 MHz / Sparkle 8400 GS (256 MB DDR2)
||| 4th pc: Acer Travelmate 2500 / Intel Pentium 4 Prescott @2.80 GHz / 1 GB DDR @400 MHz / Ati Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP (64 MB shared)
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13 Sep 2012
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windows 7 64 bit and dual boot Pinguyos 180 posts |
Defiantly need a better cooler. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home built PC. Laptop studio1557
OS windows 7 64 bit and dual boot Pinguyos
CPU PC, intel i7 920 2.7ghz, laptop i7 720
Motherboard PC, Asus P6t .laptop probably rubbish from dell
Memory PC 6GB, laptop 2GB, me 2 seconds after 6 pints
Graphics Card PC Asus eah5870,laptop, ati hd 4580
Monitor(s) Displays Sharp 42" HD TV using HDMI + HDMI to onkyo surround amp
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard logitek wave
Mouse x8 sidewinder
PSU OCZ 700w
Case antec 902
Cooling antec khuler h20 920
Hard Drives 1x ssd OCZ 60GB, 2x250GB raid0, 2x1TB (storage),2TB
Internet Speed dog slow
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13 Sep 2012
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Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit 636 posts |
really? should i buy a liquid cooler for the CPU? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built desktop
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit
CPU Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge @4GHz HT (8MB L3)
Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V
Memory Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB DDR3-1600 (4x4GB)
Graphics Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 690 (4GB GDDR5)
Sound Card Realtek ALC 892 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Samsung SyncMaster 204B
Screen Resolution 4800x1200 (Nvidia Surround)
Keyboard Microsoft Internet Ps/2 Keyboard RT9443
Mouse Microsoft X08-18741 Wheel Mouse Optical USB
PSU LC-Power Metatron LC1000 Legion-X2 1000W
Case MidiTower ATX Cooler Master Silencio 550 (RC-550-KKN1)
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO
Hard Drives SSD OCZ Vertex 4 128GB (SATA3) -
SEAGATE Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 (64MB cache, 7200rpm, SATA3)
Internet Speed Download: 1.2 MB/s effective
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info 2nd pc: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Yorkfield @3,5 GHz / Asus P5Q Pro / 7 GB DDR2 @934 MHz / PNY GTS 450 XLR8 (1 GB GDDR5) / 120GB SSD / NILOX 600W
||| 3rd pc: Intel Pentium D 820 @2.8 GHz / IBM motherboard / 1 GB DDR2 @667 MHz / Sparkle 8400 GS (256 MB DDR2)
||| 4th pc: Acer Travelmate 2500 / Intel Pentium 4 Prescott @2.80 GHz / 1 GB DDR @400 MHz / Ati Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP (64 MB shared)
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13 Sep 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 8,025 posts |
Top of the line in the computer industry is usually not worth paying for, because by time you get it, it's not the top anymore and the bottom falls out.
Friend of mine just replaced his crossfired 7850's with a single GTX 680 and he couldn't be happier. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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13 Sep 2012
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windows 7 64 bit and dual boot Pinguyos 180 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by Dorado really? should i buy a liquid cooler for the CPU? Not necessarily liquid cooler although some of the prefilled ones are good Intel do one and I have a antec one, but the standard Intel coolers are not good in the specs they had a cooler upgrade(bottom of the page) which should be ok. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number home built PC. Laptop studio1557
OS windows 7 64 bit and dual boot Pinguyos
CPU PC, intel i7 920 2.7ghz, laptop i7 720
Motherboard PC, Asus P6t .laptop probably rubbish from dell
Memory PC 6GB, laptop 2GB, me 2 seconds after 6 pints
Graphics Card PC Asus eah5870,laptop, ati hd 4580
Monitor(s) Displays Sharp 42" HD TV using HDMI + HDMI to onkyo surround amp
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard logitek wave
Mouse x8 sidewinder
PSU OCZ 700w
Case antec 902
Cooling antec khuler h20 920
Hard Drives 1x ssd OCZ 60GB, 2x250GB raid0, 2x1TB (storage),2TB
Internet Speed dog slow
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16 Sep 2012
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Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit 636 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by razy60
Quote: Originally Posted by Dorado really? should i buy a liquid cooler for the CPU? Not necessarily liquid cooler although some of the prefilled ones are good Intel do one and I have a antec one, but the standard Intel coolers are not good in the specs they had a cooler upgrade(bottom of the page) which should be ok. so the cooling should be ok...
tomorrow i'll decide what I'll buy... | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built desktop
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit
CPU Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge @4GHz HT (8MB L3)
Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V
Memory Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB DDR3-1600 (4x4GB)
Graphics Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 690 (4GB GDDR5)
Sound Card Realtek ALC 892 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Samsung SyncMaster 204B
Screen Resolution 4800x1200 (Nvidia Surround)
Keyboard Microsoft Internet Ps/2 Keyboard RT9443
Mouse Microsoft X08-18741 Wheel Mouse Optical USB
PSU LC-Power Metatron LC1000 Legion-X2 1000W
Case MidiTower ATX Cooler Master Silencio 550 (RC-550-KKN1)
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO
Hard Drives SSD OCZ Vertex 4 128GB (SATA3) -
SEAGATE Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 (64MB cache, 7200rpm, SATA3)
Internet Speed Download: 1.2 MB/s effective
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info 2nd pc: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Yorkfield @3,5 GHz / Asus P5Q Pro / 7 GB DDR2 @934 MHz / PNY GTS 450 XLR8 (1 GB GDDR5) / 120GB SSD / NILOX 600W
||| 3rd pc: Intel Pentium D 820 @2.8 GHz / IBM motherboard / 1 GB DDR2 @667 MHz / Sparkle 8400 GS (256 MB DDR2)
||| 4th pc: Acer Travelmate 2500 / Intel Pentium 4 Prescott @2.80 GHz / 1 GB DDR @400 MHz / Ati Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP (64 MB shared)
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