Thanks for the advice, however i feel that i should clarify a bit more as i realize i may have misled in the original post soliciting assistance.
While I do run 3x 24" monitors, I do not utilize surround for gaming. The additional screen real estate is used for displaying additional windows...
I do not plan on re-using ram, will buy new.
Possibly yes, but i am not ready to replace it yet. Upgrading in stages.
https://pchound.com/GuN4nE/
These are the components I am considering for this upgrade.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
This is a gaming machine
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$500-800 cad before taxes/shipping
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible...
When i setup multi monitor displays using the Nvidia control panel, everything works just fine, surround grouping is also satisfactory. But when I shut my machine down and power up at a later time, my multi monitor groupings aren't saved and only the primary monitor is enabled.
This means...
I purchased an ASUS G51 gaming laptop, noticed that it comes equipped with two HDD bays, however the second bay does not have a HDD cage to mount the drive in, all that is visible are some foam strips, but no cage like what is present in the primary bay.
Now my question is simple, can I...
I have a GTX 260 that could suffice, but I was under the impression that Nvidia disabled the ability to run Physx with an ATI card present, how would that be worked around?
I'm currently running 3x 24 inch monitors in eyefinity (love this tech :D) but I find that I miss having additional screens to display stuff like ventrilo, and temperature monitoring apps etc...
I tried searching for this but I'm not sure I was using the correct search criteria and struck...
Like the title says, im on the verge of ordering a 5870 but how to get my monitors to work with it has been a nagging question that cant seem to be answered. Ive searched high and low for days and I cant get a straight answer!
For reference, this is the card I'm considering...
Any thoughts on this MSI mobo?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130239
It seems a good deal price/performance wise. I looked at the recommended MSI P55-GD80, but it has too many features I'll never use, and having to pay a premium for said features seems like a big...
Thanks for the reply!
I currently use a single GTX 260 and have no plans to utilize SLI, so it would appear that an i5 system would best suit my needs and budget.
Im looking to perform a core upgrade on my system and I'm debating between these two CPU's. The system in question is used primarily for gaming.
i5 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
i7 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
Now...
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming only.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$500-800 CAD tax + shipping included.
3) Where do you live?
Ontario Canada
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM...