New computer bits
I accidently on purpose just got me self a new motherboard.
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4, All Hands Hoay! I’m not one t' jump on board new untested gear, but th' on the plank reviews were all good.
Question
should i go th' i7 2600 ($539), or th' 2600k($470, both much th' same except th' k version can be overclocked an' is $70 more.
Can i be arsed overclockin', likely not, maybe in th' future, i’m always abit scared i’m goin' t' fry somethin'.
Question
Memory, by Blackbeard's sword. DDR3. Don’t have a clue. Load the cannons, Hornswaggle Options i’m lookin' at,
Corsair XMS3 Vengeance DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL8 2×4GB
KINGSTON HYPERX 2X2GB DDR3-1600 KIT CL9
Rest o' system should be good t' go o'er
ati 5850, 750w ps, 64bit windows 7 ultimate.
I am Limp.
Comments
mmmmm sandy bridge
Been thinkin' o' gettin' a similar setup meself. I like th' 2600k. A lot o' scallywags say ye can get almost almost th' same performance with th' top i5 one fer less, and a bucket o' chum. But it’s not heaps less. If ye’re worried about cash, thar’s likely a sweet spot below that, pass the grog! Shiver me timbers! But I reckon th' 2600k th' way t' go, shiver me timbers
If ye’re no nay ne'er goin' t' overclock – th' 2600’s just as good. I like t' leave mine at stock early on – an' then down th' sea when it’s gettin' a bit slow I look at overclockin'.
RAM – I read somewhere theres a limit somewhere with sandybridge that it can take up t' 1333mhz DDR3 ram, so ye might be able t' save some dubloons thar, pass the grog! I’ll have t' double check that though. I were bein' strugglin' t' even find 1333mhz RAM. It could be that it will take any dual channel DDR3 ram, but only run it at 1333mhz.
That’d be a kick arse system Limpy. Am jealous.
sandy who, yes please.
i think th' 1600mhz is all good, but they don’t like higher voltage ram, and dinna spare the whip! Yaaarrrrr! 1.5volt ram is th' go. Still doin' th' research though, not sure if i’m goin' t' notice th' 8gig vs 4gig as well.
I did look at th' new i5, it does seem t' stack up really well untill ye get into video editin', then th' 2600 smokes it, Hypertheadin' I think 2600=4cores, 8 threads. i5=4cores, 4 threads.
Graphics
What were ye thinkin' o' in th' graphics department? Dirt 2 is th' only game t' use more than 50% o' both o' me cores, as th' Graphics card is me bottle neck (an' th' HDD..)
got my
ati 5850, seems good enough, when th' drivers arn’t crashin' me system.
My cpu seems t' be th' bottle neck fer me (e8400)
does anybody
know a software that can monitor yer gfx card, psu an' ram. Computer is still just shuttin' down, mainly in bfbc2. I Get no warnin', no BSOD, nothin' in th' event logs. Gfx Card is a gig 5850 4months auld so i’m hopin' its not that, I'll warrant ye. Psu is a 750w enermax sli rated unit so it shouldn’t be that, but it is gettin' t' be a few years auld now, so is thar a way t' test it?
Buildin' new system up this week, psu an' gfx card were comin' o'er, so i’m hopin' its th' MB, ram or cpu thats diein'.
Thanks,
Limp
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Could be how hot th' graphics card is gettin'. I haven’t used an ATI card before, so not sure what software comes with it that may do it. I used t' use Everest (http://www.lavalys.com/), an' that looks like it will work with all graphics card – but it’s not free.
Is thar any utility that comes with yer graphics card, or drivers that can check temps?
Fuzz.
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thanks fuzz, ati have their own tool, but it dosen’t overlay so i can’t keep an eye on it. Its funny i played crisis on high settin's fer two hours an' had no issues, then played bfbc2 with everythin' on low an' snuffed it after 45mins. Might be a game issue??
New cpu an' ram turn up tomorrow, so i guess i’ll do a new install an' reload everythin' an' see what pain that brin's me.
Went fer th' i72600 an' 4g kingtston ram BTW.
Limp
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