I am currently looking to expand my 4GB of G.skill ripjaws to 12GB(more than enough for what I do)
But since I bought this stuff 4 years ago I am having trouble finding a new set that won't actually slow my current stuff down. Or if different speed RAM will even make any difference at all...
Well I pulled the trigger and got the Gigabyte Windforce 7950, and with luck it was the version with the 8pin+6 pin power connectors and has 1000MHz stock on the GPU and 1250MHz on the memory. Idles 33 C and I couldn't even notice a difference when I plugged it in soundwise :P
BTW game...
Unfortunately that price for the MSI Twin Frozr is on the US website. It is 334CDN right now. Which is kind of ridiculous given the current exchange rate.
Well since I've heard the news about no new AMD cards likely to be out this year. I was going to pull the trigger and get a 7950. Problem is I am not sure which one to get anymore. With all this talk of different BIOS' and 7970 PCBs. Some with boost and some without. It's all confusing lol...
I put the GTX 280 in there because it was only 20 bucks more than the GTX 260s. I have considered the 1GB 4870 as well, but I really dislike the warranties on the AMD cards.
I've looked at benchmarks for the Q6600 as well and it is a slower CPU for gaming than the e8400 and the Q8200 performs...
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Mostly Gaming, and regular PC use.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
My budget is approx $1000-$1200 Total with tax and shipping.
3) Where do you live?
Canada
4) What exact parts do you...
Too be honest, this paragraph caught my attention more.
"Also on the roster is a 320MB GeForce 8800 GTS card, which is expected to be priced at $299. Currently clock speeds and shader configuration are expected to be no different than the $449 640MB version, the card will only have less...
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