Author Topic: Building a New Computer (Read 3051 times)

Reactor Worker · February 22, 2010, 09:06:53 PM

8GBs of memory is unnecessary and will not yield anything tangible in the way of performance increases.

Also note that the GTX260 you have selected there is re-certified meaning it may or may not come with all the cables and adapters that a new product will. It may also not come with EVGA's typical lifetime warranty.

If you get an XFX card you get double-lifetime warranty meaning you can sell it and the next person also gets a lifetime warranty.

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Zaran · February 22, 2010, 09:34:28 PM

I wish XFX had a step up program. I would buy myself a nice XFX card right now if they did, instead I have to wait until March 26 for the GTX 480's.

Righteous One · February 22, 2010, 10:14:09 PM

Quote from: Jess on February 22, 2010, 09:02:06 PM

All that is compatible

Thanks for informing us Sherlock.

I might as well add that you should try to get combos for items that you have already selected.

TapeDeck · February 22, 2010, 10:55:42 PM

Quote from: Reactor Worker on February 22, 2010, 09:06:53 PM

8GBs of memory is unnecessary and will not yield anything tangible in the way of performance increases.

Also note that the GTX260 you have selected there is re-certified meaning it may or may not come with all the cables and adapters that a new product will. It may also not come with EVGA's typical lifetime warranty.

If you get an XFX card you get double-lifetime warranty meaning you can sell it and the next person also gets a lifetime warranty.

I want this rig to last as long as my current one has; 4 years. I have cables and adapters up the ass so I won't really need those. I'm going to take the risk with the recertified card. But thanks for all the help guys. I'm probably going to buy it this week.

Reactor Worker · February 23, 2010, 01:30:49 AM

Quote from: TapeDeck on February 22, 2010, 10:55:42 PM

I want this rig to last as long as my current one has; 4 years. I have cables and adapters up the ass so I won't really need those. I'm going to take the risk with the recertified card. But thanks for all the help guys. I'm probably going to buy it this week.

I guarantee purchasing 8GB isn't going to "future proof" your rig for 4 years. A wise decision would be to invest that extra cash into a more powerful GPU; then you will actually see significantly better performance and you won't need to upgrade as soon.

TapeDeck · February 23, 2010, 09:49:24 AM

Quote from: Reactor Worker on February 23, 2010, 01:30:49 AM

I guarantee purchasing 8GB isn't going to "future proof" your rig for 4 years. A wise decision would be to invest that extra cash into a more powerful GPU; then you will actually see significantly better performance and you won't need to upgrade as soon.

I was going to buy a second identical GPU in a few months and sli them.

Reactor Worker · February 23, 2010, 10:55:14 AM

Quote from: TapeDeck on February 23, 2010, 09:49:24 AM

I was going to buy a second identical GPU in a few months and sli them.

I would still recommend saving that extra cash. You really aren't going to see any benefit from having 8GB of RAM vs. having 4GB.

Don't do it for bragging rights. It isn't worth it.

Zaran · February 23, 2010, 11:53:31 AM

You can utilize all 4 GB running programs on a 64 bit OS. That's why I went with 6 GB for my new PC, it will be hard to max out those extra two.

Reactor Worker · February 23, 2010, 03:30:52 PM

Quote from: Zaran on February 23, 2010, 11:53:31 AM

You can utilize all 4 GB running programs on a 64 bit OS. That's why I went with 6 GB for my new PC, it will be hard to max out those extra two.

If the motherboard supports triple-channel, then yes, 6GB would work out better, however, if my memory serves me correctly, LGA1156 motherboards typically feature 4 DIMMs not 6, and triple-channel isn't supported. Current memory prices are really inflated right now and there is no sensible reason to be "generous" when purchasing it.