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    Upgrading to a HD 4870... Really?

    See, I would have thought that too, but coming from an 8800GTS 512, I was playing skyrim at 1920x1080 at Medium/High settings. The 4870 has almost double the G3D Mark score on PassMark, surely it will preform better than my 8800GTS. Also, it's listed as two categories above the 8800GTS 512 at...
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    Upgrading to a HD 4870... Really?

    I've been running a 8800GTS in my rig for the past 4 years. It played Skyrim at medium / high-ish settings on my 1920x1080 32' monitor, and I was overall pretty content with it. However, it decided to poop out on me two days ago and I've been looking into a new Mid / Low range graphics card...
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    The cheapskate: Upgrading my rig for under $250

    Thank you for the suggestion! In response, I've taken some info from CPUBenchmark: Your bundle shows an overall decrease (slight) in performance from the more expensive Intel processor. My question to you would be if you thought the extra $100 on mobo/CPU is worth the price for the sake of...
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    The cheapskate: Upgrading my rig for under $250

    My current Rig is quoted in my Sig, essentially: E2160 Processer OC'd @ 3.0ghz - Socket 775 IP35 Abit Mobo - Socket 775 (can do quadcore) 8800 gts 512mb GPU 2gigs DDR2 Ram 150GB WD HD 5400rpm Rocketfish Aluminum Tower Corsair 550W VX I use my computer mainly for gaming, but consider myself a...
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    How many E2160s get to 3GHz?

    3.15 Ghz on stock cooling and a little extra voltage on my E2160 and IP35-E. These are amazing little chips.
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    Real live difference 1mb vs 4mb cache.

    I have the smaller HSF and its quite capable of running my e2160 @ 1.42v and 3.2ghz. Maybe your OC problem lies in improper case cooling or a low clocking chip. But to say that the new stock HSF are not sufficient are quite incorrect. My cpu runs ~ 30C idle and 65C MAX under load from...
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    Helping a friend build a computer?

    The Corsair VX550 is rated @ 550watts at 50C, so it should easily be able to handle his rig once he upgrades his video card. Concerning the 52", is it 720p or 1080p? If it is 1080p, then the resolution is 1920x1080, which might be a little tough for the 8800GT to muster High settings. I...
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    Decent Gaming Build - Component longevity in mind

    Thats apeshit :O Too hot for me!
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    Decent Gaming Build - Component longevity in mind

    Update: Got my rig up and running a few days ago with absolutely no hang ups or glitches during construction. Rocketfish was a great case to build with, lots of room to work around with. However, it is a tad noisy, and i think something went wrong during my CD drive installation, as it shakes...
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    Decent Gaming Build - Component longevity in mind

    I've looked around on the Abit boards, and a few other Motherboard sites and it sounds like even with the smaller stock coolers, i can still hit around 3ghz. Supposedly I shouldn't have to increase the voltage too much, but if it does become an issue, i'll just stop by a local Frys or...
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    Decent Gaming Build - Component longevity in mind

    Honestly, i couldn't believe it either. If i get this e2160 running at 3ghz (closer to 3.2-3.4 with proper cooling), the rest of my rig up and running, and a little luck with my mail in rebates, i'll be one happy camper. For close to $600, I was extremely pleased. I really tried to pick my...
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    Decent Gaming Build - Component longevity in mind

    I just pushed the button on this build, with the exception of the Lian Li case i had originally picked out on newegg. I stumbled onto a rocketfish at best buy yesterday, and that $51 god did it for me :D I'll keep you guys up to date once i get my parts, and hopefully everything goes together...
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    Rocketfish (Lian Li) Case Wiring

    I would have posted in the Hot Deals topic, but i dont have a high enough thread count, so i'll just give some impressions here: -I purchased this for $48 at a best buy in Montclair, CA (after calling around a bit) -The case is really excellent quality, but it certainly is as big as it looks...
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    Decent Gaming Build - Component longevity in mind

    Why does everything so pretty have to be so expensive! :mad: Thanks for the help so far guys, quite a solid turn out!
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    Decent Gaming Build - Component longevity in mind

    You know, that is the second or third time this has been brought up in this thread, and im just slightly confused by it. Im currently running a: Pentium M: 1.73 2gb Ram Go 6800 60 GB HDD Do you guys think i'm going to get this GTS (or GT earlier) and be bummed? I mean, i can already...
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