From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:05 AM
10,101
rad
so crossfire/ati is for AMD boards and sli/nvidia is for intel boards right? 
From: WeaponX86 - highly effective against flesh
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:13 AM
10,102
Correct. It's important to find a motherboard that supports SLI or Crossfire.

My current Abit IP35 Pro uses the Intel P35 chipset which doesn't support SLI. 
From: Marzz fights like a dairy farmer
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:14 AM
10,103
So weapon, what're you doing with that 8800? 
From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:15 AM
10,104
i'm torn between getting an SLI board and starting with just 1 card/ dealing with the power requirements and space needed and SIGH 
From: WeaponX86 - highly effective against flesh
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:15 AM
10,105
I'm going to hold on to it for testing and stuff. It's the only other PCIex video card I have. 
From: Marzz fights like a dairy farmer
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:16 AM
10,106
Right on. I'm still rockin' a Radeon x1650, so I'm always looking for cheap upgrades, lol 
From: WeaponX86 - highly effective against flesh
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:16 AM
10,107
I would get an SLI ready motherboard and one video card to start off. 
From: drax26 is the wet fart in the sex
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:18 AM
10,108
screwbacca said:

rad
so crossfire/ati is for AMD boards and sli/nvidia is for intel boards right?

you can crossfire with intel as well
it is just less common 
From: WeaponX86 - highly effective against flesh
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:19 AM
10,109
I thought that required some driver hack? 
From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:20 AM
10,110
ok i'm loading up my cart with parts at mwave 
From: drax26 is the wet fart in the sex
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:21 AM
10,111
well, alienware markers the i7 series with crossfired cards
so i doubt it requires much 
From: Socket7 rode the short bus to school
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:24 AM
10,112
bebblebrox said:

Hey socket way to play at like 2:30 am


My buddy works nights, and I'm still on west coast time so I keep ending up being awake late at night.

Way to be sleeping while I play bebble. :P 
From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:28 AM
10,113
why are there 10 models of the same motherboard 
From: Recluse is not a spider
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:38 AM
10,114
FUCK YEAH!!!

Just unlocked my PNY GTX465 into a GTX 470. Here's a before and after:

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3190/gpuz1.png

$400 card for $225. Just flashed the BIOS. 
From: downhilljunkie loves you so much, he wants to tie you up and stick things in your butt
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:41 AM
10,115
Marzz said:

Right on. I'm still rockin' a Radeon x1650, so I'm always looking for cheap upgrades, lol


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=52966 47&sku=E145-0221

deal ends today though 
From: downhilljunkie loves you so much, he wants to tie you up and stick things in your butt
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:42 AM
10,116
Recluse said:

FUCK YEAH!!!

Just unlocked my PNY GTX465 into a GTX 470. Here's a before and after:

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3190/gpuz1.png

$400 card for $225. Just flashed the BIOS.


how did you end up with more memory? /headscratch 
From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 12:33 PM
10,117
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227282
HRM 
From: Marzz fights like a dairy farmer
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 12:48 PM
10,118
downhilljunkie said:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=52966 47&sku=E145-0221

deal ends today though
Was a good deal til I saw that it was a MIR. Not so much into that. Good deal, though. 
From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 2:48 PM
10,119
my perfect motherboard would have an esata port on the back, usb 3, sata-600, and PCIe ports that operate at 16/16 and not 8/8 when crossfired or SLI'd 
From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 3:35 PM
10,120
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-460-sli-geforce-gtx-480,2694.htm l 
From: Nayko can't get enough of your love, babe
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 3:42 PM
10,121
Does anyone play Alien Swarm from Steam? I just downloaded it and think it would be fun with some Fazers. 
From: wiggie waggie wasn't fuzzy was he?
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 3:55 PM
10,122
havent played it yet, just downloaded it yesterday

i'm laiham on steam 
From: Rogue Porter doesn't think like you, deal with it
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 3:56 PM
10,123
400 series are fuck all compared to the 295, well done buying a shit card. 
From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 3:58 PM
10,124
translation: i spent 600 dollars on one 
From: Nayko can't get enough of your love, babe
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 4:02 PM
10,125
Added you Wig. 
From: Drunken Zamboni
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 4:19 PM
10,126
Nice job Recluse.

Question - Can you not run PhysX with the overclock? 
From: downhilljunkie loves you so much, he wants to tie you up and stick things in your butt
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 5:33 PM
10,127
fricking loving just cause 2

that game is fun.... my favorite sandbox game ever so far 
From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 5:55 PM
10,128
might make this a sff build 
From: Socket7 rode the short bus to school
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 6:38 PM
10,129
Playing alienswarm again. SteamID Socket7 
From: kagemusha would play SEGA with Harrison Ford
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 7:30 PM
10,130
Anyone playing Supreme Commander 2? I was thinking about picking it up this weekend. 
From: Miscreant  46 2
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 7:46 PM
10,131
I need a new PSU, badly.
I've decided on getting at least an 800 watt, as my current setup needs nearly 700 watts according to the psu calc on newegg.

My head is starting to spin while trying to figure out how many amps and 12v rails I need.

Can someone who knows more about this recommend me a solid, psu in the 800-900 watt range.
gpu is HD 5850. 
From: downhilljunkie loves you so much, he wants to tie you up and stick things in your butt
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 8:00 PM
10,132
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=52332 31&CatId=2534

there is a nice one and a good price too 
From: WeaponX86 - highly effective against flesh
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 8:20 PM
10,133
Miscreant 46 2 said:

I need a new PSU, badly.
I've decided on getting at least an 800 watt, as my current setup needs nearly 700 watts according to the psu calc on newegg.

My head is starting to spin while trying to figure out how many amps and 12v rails I need.

Can someone who knows more about this recommend me a solid, psu in the 800-900 watt range.
gpu is HD 5850.


+1 for Corsair power supplies 
From: Ran Noch - aber meine Füße schmerzten
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 8:23 PM
10,134
Corsair and Antec get my recommendations. 
From: Miscreant  46 2
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 8:23 PM
10,135
I like that one a lot DHJ.
Thanks.
I may just go with that one.
It's about $40 cheaper than some of the others I was looking at. 
From: Miscreant  46 2
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 8:24 PM
10,136
Ok, so corsair and antec.
Gotcha.
What about making sure it has enough amps and gigawatts? 
From: Ran Noch - aber meine Füße schmerzten
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 8:28 PM
10,137
Miscreant 46 2 said:

Ok, so corsair and antec.
Gotcha.
What about making sure it has enough amps and gigawatts?

look at the specs, read some reviews 
From: Miscreant  46 2
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 8:36 PM
10,138
Yeah.
I have been doing that for a while.
I said:

My head is starting to spin while trying to figure out how many amps and 12v rails I need.

Maybe I'll take another stab at it later.
Thanks for the input guys. 
From: Socket7 rode the short bus to school
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 8:45 PM
10,139
My advice is to ignore claims of peak wattage. And get the most efficient one you can. Not only do they save you money, they are generally better made. 
From: downhilljunkie loves you so much, he wants to tie you up and stick things in your butt
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 9:03 PM
10,140
i have been using rosewill power supplies in my pc's for awhile now, haven't had any problems
(but i also don't buy the cheapest ones either, usually go middle of the road on the price range) 
From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 9:37 PM
10,141
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131658
want 
From: Socket7 rode the short bus to school
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 10:16 PM
10,142
I like that Intel has finally moved the pins off of the processors.

I hated worrying about bending processor pins, and have had to on occasion, bend them back into place with a tiny screw driver. 
From: downhilljunkie loves you so much, he wants to tie you up and stick things in your butt
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 10:21 PM
10,143
1st review I lol'ed

They should ditch the PCI slot. PCI technology is 18 years old, i think it's time to say goodbye.


Because nobody uses sound cards, or wireless cards, or firewire, gigabit adapters (granted that board isn't lacking as far as mobo's go) but i'm sure there is a few users out there that have something plugged into that pci slot 
From: screwbacca shaved his balls for this.
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 10:25 PM
10,144
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch_v3.asp?scriteria=BD11448 
From: Ran Noch - aber meine Füße schmerzten
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:52 PM
10,145
downhilljunkie said:

1st review I lol'ed

Because nobody uses sound cards, or wireless cards, or firewire, gigabit adapters (granted that board isn't lacking as far as mobo's go) but i'm sure there is a few users out there that have something plugged into that pci slot


1 PCI slot minimum and 2 slots preferred for me. 
From: Ran Noch - aber meine Füße schmerzten
 
Date: 7/31/10 @ 11:58 PM
10,146
Miscreant 46 2 said:

Yeah.
I have been doing that for a while.

Maybe I'll take another stab at it later.
Thanks for the input guys.

Sorry about that.

Your basically looking for a high enough amperage on each rail to run your stuff.
Say your application requires 24 amps.

36 total amps on 3x rails @ 12 amps each isn't going to cut it
but
36 amps on 1x rail is going to cut it.

tl;dr : rails don't matter unless they subdivide your available power too much
high amperage good, low amperage bad 
From: OmegaAngel - the horns hold the halo in place
 
Date: 8/1/10 @ 12:27 AM
10,147
Because nobody uses sound cards, or wireless cards, or firewire, gigabit adapters

Hahaha,
the funny part is I hear people every day bitching they have 3 or 4 PCI slots,
but only 1 PCIe slot.
That's usually before they exclaim,
"a graphic card costs $120 dollars?!?!?"
I don't tell them what the high end stuff goes for. 
From: downhilljunkie loves you so much, he wants to tie you up and stick things in your butt
 
Date: 8/1/10 @ 3:38 AM
10,148
most pc gamers shit when they see hi end workstation cards

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=43115 12&CatId=3599 
From: downhilljunkie loves you so much, he wants to tie you up and stick things in your butt
 
Date: 8/1/10 @ 3:44 AM
10,149
Miserable IT guy has spoken.

Pros: We have these running SLI in 2 HP Z800 WS's
running Parallell's Workstation Extreme. The boxes have 128GB of Memory with the main OS is RHEL 5.3 and the V.OS is Vista 64. What a difference this box makes!!! Running memory intensive apps like GeoFrame 4.5 on RHEL and Petrel 2008 64 on the Vista 64 pose no problems what so ever. What took 2 days to accomplish now takes 4 hrs a savings of 60 hrs a week. The machines and cards will pay for themselves in less than a month.

Our other two WS are running the Quadro 3800 on RHEL 5.3 and they both have 32GB of memory. Memory hogs and crash frequently when put to the test.
Cons: They're expensive cards but worth the money imo.
 
From: meatloaf can't spell
 
Date: 8/1/10 @ 4:57 AM
(more) 10,150
295gtx still is the best nvidia card

Costs lots but fuck me they handle anything flat out all setting maxed

I got one and will add another for the the next build

Only downside is noise and heat

Best puter part iv ever got tho in terms of w00t :) 
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