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Good points on the hdd cages. Sounds like I'll check out the 6950 and then if the 560 is anything special, might give that a gander too. Thanks for the help gents!

I'd say about $350 for a card is good. Also, this (6950) fits in an antec 900 case?

Sorry... I've got a Dell 24" that is native @ 1920x1080. I do not need to have settings maxed, just playable around 60FPS if possible.

Hey gang, So I purchased a lightly used (like 4 days old, newly built) system and I'm currently rocking a HD4350 while I wait for the GTX 560 to drop. System wise I've got: Core i5 750 stock/stock heatsink (no plans to OC) 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz (2x2GB) 1TB WD Sata 3 64MB cache drive Antec...

Thanks for the reply. As it turns out, the seem is freezing during installs (both Win7 and Ubuntu) so I'm simply going to sell it off for parts. Once that's gone, I'll be coming back to this forum for some good advice once the SB proc's hit.

Intel always builds in tech to their components of which none of the other competitors can match. In the case of their SSD's, the onboard MC has specifically coded algorithms that keep reading and writing to the memory in check; Meaning, you're not going to have a pre-mature death of your...

bump. Anyone?

Happened to have an older Xeon server drop into my lap today. Specs: Dual-CPU 2.8GHz Nocona Xeon processors w/ 1MB L2 1x2GB DDR2 (PC3200) Video card wise, it's rocking an older 6800GS and a 7300GT. The board is a super micro board that has PCI-E v1.0 so it has the full bandwidth, but I'm...

With these new Celeron (Core 2's) coming out for low budget systems and higher end Q9550, the iX series needs to drop more in price to be able to make it worth while to make the jump.

Throwing in my 2 cents... I just picked up the 1201N which has a Atom N330 (desktop dual core w/ HT) and has the Nvidia ION (9400M) and 4-5 hour battery life. Running around $480 or so on Amazon and quite frankly--- is f'ning kick ass. Use it for light gaming (Steam Source games) and Photoshop...

Any particular brand better over the other?

I know-- Busted old system... needs more memory and probably a better PSU--- but for the sake of saving money--- I'm trying to find the best video card for the system. Basic gameplay includes Source games (CS:S, TF2 etc) maybe Modern Warfare 2 and others, but I'm not expecting great things...

Holy crap-- this thing looks wicked. Very temped to pick one up and to support our local economy :)

Yeah--- hopefully people noticed that. I've got one of these (white 1669 model) w/ 2GB of RAM, 6 cell battery & Win7 RC on it. Love it!

man--- I'm still holding onto hope that this sucker hits $4.99 right before L4D 2 hits. :)

I'm glad I care less and less about higher than 60 FPS as I get older.

Incorrect based on what... your opinion? I can't do the reading for you but go out and Bing or Google Multi-core/HT Win7 vs. xp and see the stories posted on them. Specially looking at the optimizations for Windows 7 given the new processors Intel has put out. My view point of the matter is...

I never said that XP nor Vista didn't have multi-core or HT support, I said that it was not nearly as efficient as it is in 7. Big difference there. The way 7 handles the cycles is much, much better than how Vista and XP handled Multi-core and HT. It's just a proven fact given the recent RC1...

The core of what runs the software is the OS. Windows (until 7) did not use the cores or hyper threading that well. Now with 7, since it is written for multi-core, multi-threaded apps to maximize the cycle counts. Mac seems to use them as efficiently as Windows 7 and I'm haven't read anything...

Diminishing returns. We've hit the point where cores, hyper-threading and god knows what else isn't helping the software. Until Mac, Windows and Linux use all of them efficiently, waste of money for home users.

Reason I did that is because I'm sure 12GB is just a stepping stone for right now. You're right, he could go for the 6x2GB sticks and skip the price.

Max performance? Might I suggest you do some reading on the difference between dual-channel and triple channel ram. They haven't maxed out dual channel yet so triple (unless you're about having the highest of the high end... AND know what it's doing) then becomes a none issue with your need of...

Both are good, flip a coin really.

My 920 runs my 1x3GB Dominator @ 1600 without a hitch. Should be able to on the 950 I would think.

The internet strikes again. yeah.. speedstep.

I just came back into this thread to say... I love my 920... and the gulftown or later... is going to be my next CPU upgrade. The fact that the 1366 just got extra love from Intel.... is a godsend for us X58 owners. Honestly---- The i5 platform sounds good, but compared to the i7...

i7 and high end are synonymous now for Intel. There is no denying that. I don't see the discontinuation of the 920 or even 940 as that big of a deal as Intel is simply speeding up the product shelf life of their processors. When I look at the 950 and yawn because as an early adopter, I'm in...

If you get one... great if not...it's not the end of the world. Truthfully, you can get to 1Ghz over with just about any 920 chip. Getting sick of "must have D0 or won't buy" crap because the 920's are a gift from the Intel gods and stepping... really at the end of the day is a luxury but...

It's not worth the money, R&D or effort in creating a singular 295 design this late into the year. NV should be solely focusing on the GT300 series and if they are going to bring out a dual-GPU card with a single PCB design for the GT300, then so be it. The fact that they are bringing this to...

****DISCLAIMER**** I am fully aware that Windows 7 RC1 is in Beta right now. I am not blasting Windows 7 nor am I bashing Nvidia. This is simply a discussion about what games work/don't work with OC's in Windows 7. For whatever reason.... it seems that Windows 7 is pretty damn picky about...

Too little, too late Nvidia.

People's advice always varies. My take is just install the newest driver, reboot, your solid. enjoy.

same thing with my system. Drivers are way shitty right now for RC1.

I'll believe it when I see it... and when it costs less than $300 bucks. otherwise..... sticking with my trusty 285.

TRUE 120 is by far the best and easiest to put on the i7.

Hence why 3x1GB is the new 2x1GB for the X58 platform. :)

With the $230 price of the 920, I'm really surprised Newegg hasn't done a firesale of their 920 stock even just for shell shocker item. Oh well.

Not really. I'm sitting @ 3.8 right now and I think that's good enough for what I need. I had it up on 4.0GHz for a while but the heat became too much of an issue with the higher voltage. How bout you?

Yes--- but you get re-queued again. I switched about 4 times and finally landed on the 285 that I have right now.

Love my 285 but for the price, 275 or 4890 is the way to go these days.