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I thought PCIxE 3 wasnt supported fully untill Ivy bridge? Thats a tasty cheap deal there, im looking to upgrade but was waiting for Ivy Bridge.
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GTX680 Low FPS?
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I thought PCIxE 3 wasnt supported fully untill Ivy bridge? Thats a tasty cheap deal there, im looking to upgrade but was waiting for Ivy Bridge.
There was a maths error there, that lot adds up to £340 not £240.
I have a 48k ZX Spectrum so if I bolt 2x 680's will I be able to play BF3 on ultra on my 14" portable TV.
LOL, I think sometimes the people on this forum forget that a lot of people out in the real world know nothing about PC's. His PC was probably bought for about 3 grand at the purple shirt place by looking at the specs of his machine. I wonder what graphic(s) card(s) he originaly had in it as it has a 1200W PSU.
Welcome to the OcUK forums robotdinosaur
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If memory serves, he could get a pre-OCed Krypton package from this parish for about the cost of one GTX680. He may not be able to follow complex overclocking instructions, but "Don't fanny about with it" is something most people can accomplish.
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A 700/800 Watt PSU would easily be enough for SLI 680s
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Thank you for all the replies I didn't expect so many when I came back on. Some great advice that is appreciated!
I have removed 1 card from my system and thought I'd have a go at overclocking my cpu like Sin Chase recommended. My first time really modifying anything like this so I asked a friend to help with it.
We followed a guide on the internet and changed the voltage in the bios. I wanted it to be as quick as possible so we tried changing it from 1.2v to 2.0v but then when it restarted nothing happened. Then we noticed a small amount of smoke coming out by the cpu and it turns out you can't really go that high!
So now I need a new cpu anyway so I'm going to sell 1 graphics card and do what you kind people have advised with new motherboard, cpu and RAM. Most likely go with recommended intel i5!
I have removed 1 card from my system and thought I'd have a go at overclocking my cpu like Sin Chase recommended. My first time really modifying anything like this so I asked a friend to help with it.
We followed a guide on the internet and changed the voltage in the bios. I wanted it to be as quick as possible so we tried changing it from 1.2v to 2.0v but then when it restarted nothing happened. Then we noticed a small amount of smoke coming out by the cpu and it turns out you can't really go that high!
So now I need a new cpu anyway so I'm going to sell 1 graphics card and do what you kind people have advised with new motherboard, cpu and RAM. Most likely go with recommended intel i5!
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That's pretty much confirmed this thread is a windup.
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I'll buy your spare 680 off you.
£100 + a banana.
£100 + a banana.
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