£400 build...

stulid · 19 Feb 2011 at 11:30

6644kp said:
boy... take a chill pill no need to rip your hole apart over it.

OCUK say it supports CF so I though it was true.

shows how little you know, so maybe don't thread crap next time.

6644kp · 19 Feb 2011 at 11:32

stulid said:
shows how little you know, so maybe don't thread crap next time.

I guess then OCUK doesnt know much either :rolleyes:

stulid · 19 Feb 2011 at 11:37

and what use is a crossfire motherboard with a nvidia gpu.

6644kp · 19 Feb 2011 at 11:39

stulid said:
and what use is a crossfire motherboard with a nvidia gpu.

what so to have sli you need an intel cpu and mobo, not always true.

stulid · 19 Feb 2011 at 12:20

6644kp said:
what so to have sli you need an intel cpu and mobo, not always true.

No, the question is, what use is a Nvidia gpu with a crossfire(MULTI GPU) motherboard? might as well save money and buy a single 16X pci-e slot motherboard.

OR DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THIS?

6644kp · 19 Feb 2011 at 14:46

stulid said:
No, the question is, what use is a Nvidia gpu with a crossfire(MULTI GPU) motherboard? might as well save money and buy a single 16X pci-e slot motherboard.

OR DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THIS?

MAYBE I THOUGH I COULD USE TWO NVIDIA CARDS ON A 2 PCI AMD MOBO!

Is that such a crime?

stulid · 19 Feb 2011 at 14:49

6644kp said:
MAYBE I THOUGH I COULD USE TWO NVIDIA CARDS ON A 2 PCI AMD MOBO!

Is that such a crime?

Yes, because your posting in peoples threads giving advice, AND YOU KNOW ZERO ABOUT PC GEAR!!!!

powelly · 19 Feb 2011 at 15:37

stulid said:
Yes, because your posting in peoples threads giving advice, AND YOU KNOW ZERO ABOUT PC GEAR!!!!

hehehe or.........
you could be a naughty boy and used hacked drivers to get sli to work on a crossfire mobo..........

stulid · 19 Feb 2011 at 15:38

powelly2010 said:
hehehe or.........
you could be a naughty boy and used hacked drivers to get sli to work on a crossfire mobo..........

And the 4X speed of the second slot will still suck, and its not really something for a novice to do.

powelly · 19 Feb 2011 at 15:43

stulid said:
And the 4X speed of the second slot will still suck, and its not really something for a novice to do.

suppose your right on that one, you need the superior power that is my brain
and of course hack a day..... not sure if im aloud to mention that so please correct me on that, don't want a holiday just yet

Cliste · 19 Feb 2011 at 18:35

Oops, look what I started

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Thanks for the replies guys, but would a 1GB model of that graphics card be much better for the extra £20 or so?

GTX 460 1GB

Pighardia · 19 Feb 2011 at 18:38

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/313?vs=315

you could probably oc a 768mb to a similar level game wise as a stock 1gb, or buy one pre-overclocked.

Pighardia · 19 Feb 2011 at 18:46

imo, this would be a slightly better card than the one listed in your op.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-068-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830

Cliste · 19 Feb 2011 at 18:52

Sweet, ok I'll add that to my shopping list.

Much appreciated.

Pighardia · 19 Feb 2011 at 18:59

or for just £10 more than your original choice, you could get a 1gb version. Is certainly a better card.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-128-GW&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830

and certainly worth £10 more i'd say

P.S don't link to competitors, they don't like that

Pighardia · 19 Feb 2011 at 19:04

btw. the card that you linked to is the SE version, which is not recommended over the standard 460.

stulid · 19 Feb 2011 at 19:05

Pighardia said:
btw. the card that you linked to is the SE version, which is not recommended over the standard 460.

It is a standard edition, that what SE stands for, its a reference heatsink.

to the OP, get the cheapest GTX460 768MB you can find, the 1GB isnt worth it for this budget, the money saved can be used to get a cpu upgrade.

Cliste · 19 Feb 2011 at 19:05

Oops, ok thanks for that.

Pighardia · 19 Feb 2011 at 19:10

stulid said:
It is a standard edition, that what SE stands for, its a reference heatsink.

to the OP, get the cheapest GTX460 768MB you can find, the 1GB isnt worth it for this budget, the money saved can be used to get a cpu upgrade.

oh, i thought it was a different card, thought about getting one for my build and was warned about getting the SE version?

There is only £10 difference between the cheapest 768mb and 1gb. Would you not say that it was worth it?

stulid · 19 Feb 2011 at 19:13

Pighardia said:
oh, i thought it was a different card, thought about getting one for my build and was warned about getting the SE version?

There is only £10 difference between the cheapest 768mb and 1gb. Would you not say that it was worth it?

we now need to know the resolution Cliste will game at? but thats easily answered here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18244032

So a monitor in that price range is 1920x1080

the 1GB version from reviews seems to only distance it self at resolutions of 1,920 x 1,200 or more.