Only have a budget of $500 video card or MB/CPU/MEM. What would you spend your $500 on?
Current sys: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - AMD FX8370 - Corsair XMS3 DDR3 16Gb 1600 - Crucial 256Gb SSD - 6TB HDD - Asus R9 290 Dir CU II 4Gb and a Corsair HX850 PS
Looking for the most bang for the buck.
Ok, not sure if it is the mobo, but I know it is a hardware issue.
I thought I had corrupted files from a failed java install, but after re-installing all my drivers I was still getting BSOD's mostly for memory manager. So I decided to just bite the bullet and re-install Windows 7. Well I am...
That's what I was thinking, I had been worried about power but when it worked for a while I let it go... SIGH... Now I have to replace both, was already planning to upgrade card to a R9 290 just not this soon.. Would a 650 be enough or should I go 750-850?? Most likely go with a EVGA or Corsair.
OK, first my specs:
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 rev. 1.0
AMD FX-4300 Quad Core
CORSAIR XMS3 16GB ( 2 x 8GB )
was SLI w/ 2x 9800 gtx's
generic power supply 500 or 550 watt don't remember
Until the one in slot 1 started artifacting while reading forums.(still artifactng in another comp(fried)). A...
I am upgrading my video I have a 250 budget,but I am limited on where I can buy from (pretty much have to buy this from Best Buy).
Current setup
GA-990FXA-UD5 w/ AMD FX-4300
16 gig
dual 9800GTX+ w/512meg in SLI,
I am looking at either a R9 280 w/3g ddr5 (R9280-DC2T-3GD5) or a R9 270x w/4g...
Looking for suggestions for a $500 major guts upgrade. Need Motherboard , CPU, Memory and a new power supply if it can be squeezed in Currently a super cheapo that I just fished a cap. cover out of the fan of). I do prefer AMD but I am not a fanboy so Intel is on the table. I will continue to...
Thanks guys you've given me a lot to think about. I was Proud of my system When I put it together 6+ years ago was the best of what was available have had a couple of small upgrades 1 to 2 g ram and moved up to the fastest non FX processor in the line. guess i was just hoping to hold back the...
I am on a fairly tight budget and have been scraping for awhile, and i am finally ready to upgrade my system.
current system: don't laugh ...
Abit AN8-SLI Fatal1ty
AMD 64 x2 4800+
2 Gig DDR400(pc3200)
2 WD 160gig hard drives in raid 0
BFG 9800 gtx+ 512mb
Windows XP Pro
Looking for...
Man has it been 6 years, system still runs strong with its amd4800x2. Win 7 adviser says I'm good for all but 64 bit xp mode. since i only have 2 gig of memory in this box. win 7 was a exchange for a bad bet :) cash flow wont let me upgrade system right now though. I'm mainly worried about the...
I am running a older system (fatal1ty an8-sli). im getting ready to upgrade my OS from XP Pro to 7 Ultimate, and I'm trying to my drivers together first. I don't see any Win 7 drivers for my mobo can i just use the 64bit drivers? Does anyone use this mobo on win 7 that can save me some time and...
Actually its more of a question. Is there any performance difference between a horizontal and vertical position of the heat pipe coolers? It is something I have wondered about for awhile. Seems that on most heat tube setups any reconstituted coolant wouldn't make it back to the heat sink if in a...
OK, just bought a 7800gt for my system on ebay, seller said "as is" but that card would work occasionally, probably a overheating issue( I know I should have walked away). Anyway I installed the card as a second non sli setup (I already have one 7800gt) and got a lot of offset jagged lines in...
OK, Im very limited when it comes to networking so please bear with me. What I would like to do is reserve a portion of my 3mbit DSL line for my wife's comp. While I am gaming she cant do anything. What is needed and about how expensive is it? I currently use a Befsr41 I belive. Both comps use...
If you need to use a PO Box don't go to the Post Office. Use a postal center like the UPS Store or Mailboxes Etc., normally these places use a actual street address and a number just like apartments. Most of them will even sign for packages if you want. there you go PO Box anonymity without the...
We got non stop cargo flights from Houston to Russia, no need to stop in Alaska to drop off a stick of Mem. :) I would imagine Cabellas does ALOT of business in Alaska makes sence to offer free shipping , it's just built into the price anyways.
Well it's that time again must move on to newer vid card and soon. I dont do this often (tight budget and all). I just cant take my sis300 video :eek: card any more. I use a dual monitor setup and my second vid is a Gefrc4 Mx 420 with like 64meg. I only have a budget of like $190.00 USD and it...