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hassan-i-sabbah
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im confused, if your current one is running well and you dont want to crossfire why are you looking for a new video card?
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Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:51 am |
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GaNzTheLegend
Joined: 01 Jan 2001
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I have a 6970 and it rapes everything on 1920x1200.
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Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:41 pm |
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Kith-Kanin
Joined: 15 Sep 2000
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gtx 400 is decent mid range right now... but yeah, like GN said... why?
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Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:10 pm |
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turtleman@can
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
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I'm running a 6770 and it pretty much rapes everything out there. just go to videocardbenchmark.net and use their searchable list, filter it by best to worst and see the prices.. Looks like the 6870 is probably the most bang for your buck, it's ranked 13th best card on the planet and it's 159.99
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Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:41 pm |
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smurf_king
Joined: 07 Mar 2009
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Re: Video Card Thread
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Originally posted by stoned@chayliss
my 9800gtx+ is holding strong still. runs swtor well.
i got a 600W psu
not looking to crossfire, coz my 2nd pcie isnt as fast as the first, i forget the ratio not gonna bother 2 min to look it up.
i dont know why they make so many models of video cards when it seems 1 out of 10 is worth a shit
name off a couple mid-upper cards and models. no highends id rather wipe my ass with cash than overspend needlessly 
crossfire is term for ATIs
yours is nvidia, it's called SLI @ Nvidia.
btw, ATIs are junk. good choice havin an nvidia card
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Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:06 pm |
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_Ataxia_
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let me build you a computer, i'll charge 5 percent of total price of parts if you're building a gaming rig =)
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Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:24 pm |
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hassan-i-sabbah
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
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quote:
Originally posted by _Ataxia_
let me build you a computer, i'll charge 5 percent of total price of parts if you're building a gaming rig =)
see if space is interested, 5% of what hes spending on a laptop will have you set for life
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Originally posted by turtleman
A normal person wouldn't say that in real life because it's ridiculous and insulting. Yet here you are spouting the most hateful garbage that your demons can muster out of your darkened soul. All because of the internet.
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Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:40 pm |
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Jon;
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chay used his modem to beat over the head of his wife
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$paCe
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what's better, a gtx 580m or dual gtx 560m sli whateversz. Also what are the differences in the mhz of ram? What exactly does that effect?
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Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:40 pm |
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$paCe
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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how do i read the article?
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Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:07 pm |
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Sypher
Joined: 18 Sep 2000
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quote:
Originally posted by hassan-i-sabbah
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Originally posted by _Ataxia_
let me build you a computer, i'll charge 5 percent of total price of parts if you're building a gaming rig =)
see if space is interested, 5% of what hes spending on a laptop will have you set for life
lol
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Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:45 pm |
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foonat
Joined: 09 Mar 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by Soilent Green
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Originally posted by foonat
i have this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625 cheap and awesome
That card is the same price, and less powerful than all of the cards mentioned above. Don't buy that.
ATI sux so no
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Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:12 am |
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Soilent Green
Joined: 26 Feb 2004
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quote:
Originally posted by foonat
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Originally posted by Soilent Green
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Originally posted by foonat
i have this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625 cheap and awesome
That card is the same price, and less powerful than all of the cards mentioned above. Don't buy that.
ATI sux so no
I'm a Nvidia fan for life, but this really doesn't apply anymore, as the only reason to hate ATI was driver issues. These days even Nvidia makes shitty drivers from time to time, but generally they're pretty much equal.
It's a matter of preference, but 550Ti is an underwhelming card for the price.
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Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:44 pm |
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foonat
Joined: 09 Mar 2003
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what's 115 bucks and better?
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Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:00 pm |
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stoned@chayliss
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by turtleman@can
I'm running a 6770 and it pretty much rapes everything out there. just go to videocardbenchmark.net and use their searchable list, filter it by best to worst and see the prices.. Looks like the 6870 is probably the most bang for your buck, it's ranked 13th best card on the planet and it's 159.99
eggcelent...thanks tmang~!
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Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:59 pm |
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stoned@chayliss
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
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to those wondering why upgrade... my fps keeps dropping as the graphics in sw tor gets buffed slowly. from weekend beta..to release... to 1.1
i was forcing everything on in the nvidia panel coz the graphic options have been barebones. aa etc.. wasnt even in the menu for release. i went from the 50s to the 30s in low pop areas. in high pop its pretty choppy. but some of its the games fault. i want max settings sans shadows.
release to 1.1 patch in the first month it went from disapointing graphics to better than wow imo.
i havent looked at hardware for like 2 years or however old this thing is, needed pointed in the right direction. i once paid alot for a fx5500 and it was absolute garbage...id rather not spend 150ish for no gain or loss
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Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:17 pm |
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Soilent Green
Joined: 26 Feb 2004
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quote:
Originally posted by foonat
what's 115 bucks and better?
Have you ever actually got the mail-in-rebate? I've spent thousands of dollars at newegg and I've never once received a rebate from any manufacturer. Most of the reviews you will read are people complaining about MIR, and most hardware enthusiast forums use the MIR as a joke. So it's not really $115, unless you're one of the 3% of people that actually get a rebate.
In it's ~$140 price range, give or take $20, there are a few better choices. It's really not a great card for gaming at all. It will run games, but it's not really what he'ss looking for. 9800 GTX+ is essentially a GTS 250, so a 550 TI is pretty much a DX11 side-grade card, not really an upgrade worthy of purchase if you're looking to boost performance.
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:11 pm |
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smurf_king
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PPSM > SHOTGUN
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Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:43 am |
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foonat
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quote:
Originally posted by Soilent Green
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Originally posted by foonat
what's 115 bucks and better?
Have you ever actually got the mail-in-rebate? I've spent thousands of dollars at newegg and I've never once received a rebate from any manufacturer. Most of the reviews you will read are people complaining about MIR, and most hardware enthusiast forums use the MIR as a joke. So it's not really $115, unless you're one of the 3% of people that actually get a rebate.
In it's ~$140 price range, give or take $20, there are a few better choices. It's really not a great card for gaming at all. It will run games, but it's not really what he'ss looking for. 9800 GTX+ is essentially a GTS 250, so a 550 TI is pretty much a DX11 side-grade card, not really an upgrade worthy of purchase if you're looking to boost performance.
well my first build was 3 years ago and i got every MIR i sent in (i think there were 3 then). i haven't gotten the ones back yet from this build (one for the mobo, one for the card) but that's typical because they take forever. 140 isn't 115 so i'll consider my card the best one for the money
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Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:58 am |
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Soilent Green
Joined: 26 Feb 2004
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quote:
Originally posted by foonat
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Originally posted by Soilent Green
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Originally posted by foonat
what's 115 bucks and better?
Have you ever actually got the mail-in-rebate? I've spent thousands of dollars at newegg and I've never once received a rebate from any manufacturer. Most of the reviews you will read are people complaining about MIR, and most hardware enthusiast forums use the MIR as a joke. So it's not really $115, unless you're one of the 3% of people that actually get a rebate.
In it's ~$140 price range, give or take $20, there are a few better choices. It's really not a great card for gaming at all. It will run games, but it's not really what he'ss looking for. 9800 GTX+ is essentially a GTS 250, so a 550 TI is pretty much a DX11 side-grade card, not really an upgrade worthy of purchase if you're looking to boost performance.
well my first build was 3 years ago and i got every MIR i sent in (i think there were 3 then). i haven't gotten the ones back yet from this build (one for the mobo, one for the card) but that's typical because they take forever. 140 isn't 115 so i'll consider my card the best one for the money
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Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:09 am |
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RamJam
Joined: 26 Nov 2010
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quote:
Originally posted by Soilent Green
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Originally posted by foonat
what's 115 bucks and better?
Have you ever actually got the mail-in-rebate? I've spent thousands of dollars at newegg and I've never once received a rebate from any manufacturer. Most of the reviews you will read are people complaining about MIR, and most hardware enthusiast forums use the MIR as a joke. So it's not really $115, unless you're one of the 3% of people that actually get a rebate.
In it's ~$140 price range, give or take $20, there are a few better choices. It's really not a great card for gaming at all. It will run games, but it's not really what he'ss looking for. 9800 GTX+ is essentially a GTS 250, so a 550 TI is pretty much a DX11 side-grade card, not really an upgrade worthy of purchase if you're looking to boost performance.
Funny I've sent in about 20 mail in rebates from newegg and received them all. If you actually do what the rebate tells you to do you will almost always receive the rebate. I've never heard of anyone in real life not receiving a rebate that they actually sent it in. It just really takes a long time to receive them. Longest I've waited is 4 months but I still received it.
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Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:05 am |
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hassan-i-sabbah
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
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well the card i got from newegg requires a upc code and i literally have no upc on the box lol
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Originally posted by turtleman
A normal person wouldn't say that in real life because it's ridiculous and insulting. Yet here you are spouting the most hateful garbage that your demons can muster out of your darkened soul. All because of the internet.
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Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:25 am |
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RamJam
Joined: 26 Nov 2010
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wow really? that sucks
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Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:47 am |
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hassan-i-sabbah
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
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theres a few barcodes but they look like just the manufacturer's own not a UPC. i looked all over the whole thing. its only for $10 but still...
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A normal person wouldn't say that in real life because it's ridiculous and insulting. Yet here you are spouting the most hateful garbage that your demons can muster out of your darkened soul. All because of the internet.
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Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:50 am |
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