TroyTalksNoMore
Supreme [H]ardness
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I have 2 "almost" equal systems w / similar Gigabyte mobo's, 8 GB ram, 7200 HD's.
Q6600 @ 3.2ghz, Radeon 4870-512mb (Corsair HX 620w)
Q9550 @ 3.2ghz, Radeon 6870-1gb (Rosewill RBR1000M)
{Antec 300 Illusion, Rosewill 1,000W PSU, GA-P45T-ES3G, Q9550 @ 3.2ghz, Xigmatek Dark Knight 120mm, G.SKILL 8gb DDR3 1333, Radeon 6870-1gb, (2) Samsung 1TB HD's, 47" Philips LCD TV (1920x1080), Yamaha 2.1 x 80watt, MS 2000 KB, Logitech Moose, Playseat Race Chair, G27 Wheel & Pedals, WIN7-64}
I want a better vid card & was considering this (quiet = good, but not a deal breaker):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JIJUC2A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I don't plan to change anything else...
EDIT 10/25/2014 = RESULTS:
Q6600 @ 3.2ghz, Radeon 4870-512mb (Corsair HX 620w)
Q9550 @ 3.2ghz, Radeon 6870-1gb (Rosewill RBR1000M)
{Antec 300 Illusion, Rosewill 1,000W PSU, GA-P45T-ES3G, Q9550 @ 3.2ghz, Xigmatek Dark Knight 120mm, G.SKILL 8gb DDR3 1333, Radeon 6870-1gb, (2) Samsung 1TB HD's, 47" Philips LCD TV (1920x1080), Yamaha 2.1 x 80watt, MS 2000 KB, Logitech Moose, Playseat Race Chair, G27 Wheel & Pedals, WIN7-64}
I want a better vid card & was considering this (quiet = good, but not a deal breaker):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JIJUC2A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I don't plan to change anything else...
EDIT 10/25/2014 = RESULTS:
$160 video card upgrade for Q6600 system.
~ R9-280-3gb
Tomb Raider 2014 benchmark:
Before:
Q6600 + 8gb RAM + HD-4870-512mb
@ Normal = 46 fps
@ High = 31 fps
@ Custom = 31 fps
After:
Q6600 + 8gb RAM + R9-280-3gb
@ Normal = 160 fps
@ High = 117 fps
@ Ultra = 84 fps
@ Ultimate = 56 fps (playing this)
@ Custom = 29 fps
Screenshots:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Din1kE11JVSR29FdIkH60jgw4TMGXJnOE67HihTYGfc/pub
Totally worth it!
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