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like anything, there is a short answer and a long answer. short answer - ati and nvidia cards play games differently. so a 5770 will beat a 275 in some games, and the 275 will beat 5770 in others.

ooooh i could use a physics card =P

i was unsure as to where to post this. i am building a computer to be used with autodesk alias and was wondering what i should look for in components for this pc. i am familiar with building computers for gaming, however this pc will be used more for massive renderings. i figured before i really...

once you figure out what you want, you will realize that there are prob only a few ways to make a case that includes all of the things you want. so spend as much as time as you think is necessary on figuring out what you really want in your case.

yeah but usually the max thickness is 1/4in, so it works well for window mods. however if you plan to build a case with it, it prob wont work too well.

i thought the same thing lol it looks like a pretty good case for the price, but i am concerned about the air flow. 1x140mm intake, with 2x140mm exhaust and a 1x120mm exhaust. i realize that the excess pressure will intake through the grating on the front, but with most of the pulling being...

obobski has put it perfectly. you seem to be in a point of limbo atm and you havent specified too much as to what your goal for the future is, so really no one can correctly advise you as to what you should do next. but in terms of best bang for the buck, the 4870 1gb, and gtx 260 are pretty...

i bought the same card a couple weeks ago with a couple coupons as well. i think its a better choice to go with 2 of these instead of a single 280. 2 of these stock will perform way better than a single 280. plus these are good overclockers.

if you fall into "waiting for the next gen", then you will always be waiting for the next best thing, because there will always be better things on the horizon. with that said, i suggest you go ahead and get either a 260 or 4870 now, but also make sure that you get a mobo with crossfire/sli, so...

there is no need to be a prick

the major difference is the amount of ram, the 4770 having 512mb and the 260 having 896mb. the benefit of the 260 comes with the higher resolutions. you can see that in the very first benchmark of farcry, 19x12 res and the 260 was 35 fps and the 4770 was 5.9 fps. but when you look at some of the...

no i just remembered seeing a 4850 that was single slot a long time ago.

there are plenty of 9800s that are single slot, but in terms of an upgrade i think this is about it. - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161235

why not keep the 4870x2, then later on buy another one and run them in crossfirex when it is needed.

i don't think ugly is a harsh enough word to properly describe it, i think that hideous sums it up quite well though.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-4770-crossfire,2288.html - according to toms hardware a pair of 4770s perform as well as a 280, but are considerably cheaper. also the overclock of the 4770 seems to be pretty sufficient. i would also suggest using the 4770cf if you are planning on...

ep3 should be end of 2010, but valve said that would be it for half life. no half life 3.

you have to do something about whatever is on the lower part of the face. a few ideas i had were wire mesh or a large grill with a big design cut into it - there are just too many possibilities. also look into putting a 120mm fan into three of those 5.25 bays. that is however dependent on how...

if you are going with those 120/140/200mm fans i am all for that, however the 80s will kill all the quiet you will be receiving from the larger fans. something to keep in mind or to consider in your modding. i know when i am modding i go first to performance, then quiet, then looks. so if the...

from my own experiences, it is the setup of the fan itself that makes the noise louder or quieter. a "flat" or "horizontal" fan such as the one on this 4870 ----> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801 - makes less noise than a fan that is "vertical" such as this one...

here is a more in depth review on it if anyone is interested. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSdJZyrsj1g&feature=channel_page

i recently used 4 of these for a build - http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2248797&CatId=494 they are really quiet and move a decent amount of air. the only real problem would be that the color scheme is relatively different from the picture. its white...

make sure the intake/exhaust fans are somewhat in line so the air goes right through. instead of having one high and one low and basically just letting the air run around until its finally exhausted. also think about what flow your cpu cooler will have and also your gpu cooler. to make the flow...

are you not able to build your own? you might be able to take the bays out of a different case and then just mount that externally to your case. drill some holes by it and run the cable through. the use u-channel or something else to "polish" the look of the drilled holes.

i painted the entire inside of a case recently and it worked fine. it was a cheap case, and i used cheap paint so if anything got messed up it wasnt a big deal. i have had no problems at all so far. if you really want to be safe, just try out some older peices if you have some laying around, but...

according to tom's hardware the 4850 is better than the 3870x2, http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-radeon,2218-6.html - make your own call on which card you want to go with. like Valset said though for a little bit more you could go with the 4870 instead of the 4850, you might want...