Author Topic: The Computer Megathread  (Read 494385 times)

Yola, you're loving handicapped. Computers aren't some cryptic code language, they're meant to be intuitive and easy to understand. I don't know if you think you're special because you understand that 500W > 300W and that doesn't satisfy a requirement, but you're being a prick.

With that said, if she installed the card it wouldn't break her computer nor the card. One of two things would happen:

1) The system would not boot. The card would recognize that it is not receiving enough power and would refuse to operate.
2) The system would boot, and the card would work. If you ran an expensive (as far as resources go) game, the card would draw too much power and the computer would shut down.

It's obvious she needs to upgrade her power supply to use the card, but you are just straight up wrong when you say that it
won't be supported by a single ounce of the stuffty prebuilt you have

Alright well Ill go to the store tomorrow with my dad and all ask the people who actually know what theyre doing lol. And I also trust my dad because he essentially builds computers for a living so I think he at least knows what hes doing a bit

That CPU will bottleneck the GPU quite extremely.
Not at all. I know my stuff and the parts I listed are bare minimum

Just because I don't put everything in a phrase that a 4 year old can understand does not, indeed, make me handicapped or unknowledgable about the subject.

If computers were easy to understand fields in computer engineering, building, manufacturing, and restoring wouldn't require formal educations, now would they?  It would be more like McDonalds, which is easy to do, am I not correct here?  I am.

I know it wouldn't physically alter her card, computers aren't that dumb anymore.  I've built many more computers in my time then you have, I can guarantee you that.

And yes I am correct when I say her system won't support the card, it may or may not connection wise, but will you actually be able to use the card at the potential that it can possibly run? No?  Then it is not technically SUPPORTING the card.

Alright well Ill go to the store tomorrow with my dad and all ask the people who actually know what theyre doing lol. And I also trust my dad because he essentially builds computers for a living so I think he at least knows what hes doing a bit


You know what's really funny?  So do I.  And you don't hear me going "Oh no you only need a new GPU!"
All the little kids on these forums who think they know what they're doing because they did it once last year, doesn't make them loving mastered in the subject.

Not at all. I know my stuff and the parts I listed are bare minimum


I know my 'stuff' as well, and that's my point, bare minimum won't be running the card at its full potential
« Last Edit: December 01, 2012, 09:29:04 PM by ¥ola »

yola dont diss the 965 its a wonderful processor and despite what you think will not bottleneck that if used correctly


yola dont diss the 965 its a wonderful processor and despite what you think will not bottleneck that if used correctly


I run an overclocked 965, I know it's full potential very well.

I know my 'stuff' as well, and that's my point, bare minimum won't be running the card at its full potential
no, the 965 does not bottleneck the 7870 at all and performs almost exactly the same as the i5 with the same card in terms of gaming. It's not the best processor ever, sure, but I listed the cheapest solution into being able to take advantage of the cards power. I know what the hell I'm talking about.
« Last Edit: December 01, 2012, 09:35:23 PM by Jerome »


no, the 965 does not bottleneck the 7870 at all and performs almost exactly the same as the i5 with the same card in terms of gaming. It's not the best processor ever, sure, but I listed the cheapest solution into being able to take advantage of the cards power. I know what the hell I'm talking about.
As do I



I use this CPU on in my foyer computer, it is a very well made and performing card, but no it won't use the 7870 to it's full potential, I'm sorry.

already answered
gosh-darn edits!

thanks, this is exactly what i was looking for

What are your guy's opinions on the AMD fx 8350 vs. something like an Intel i7 3770k?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130634
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144
This is every part needed.
About $275. That's actually the rest of the budget you had for a graphics card, as the 7870 is a $250 card.
Thank you very much for these suggestions. It's exactly around my budget and the parts look good
I'll try to get all of these

I have 4gb ram and I'd like to upgrade to 8gb. Could someone link me to what to buy? Preferably on Amazon UK.




a phenom x4 965 will not bottleneck a 7870

What are your guy's opinions on the AMD fx 8350 vs. something like an Intel i7 3770k?

The new amds don't even compare to the sandybridge or ivybridge