New machine - need GFX help

Casdawer · 15 May 2009 at 08:26

Hi everyone,

I'm building a new gaming machine and i've pretty much got all the specs sorted out except the GFX card.

At the moment the specs are:

Cooler Master Centurion 590
AMD Phenom II X4 955 - Black Edition
Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Corsair XMS2 8GB PC2-6400 800Mhz
OCZ 600W Stealth XStream PSU
500GB HDD
Vista Home Premium x64
24" Iiyama Prolite E2407HDS-B1 (1920x1080)

I'm stuck between 3 graphics cards:

ATI Radeon 4870x2
Geforce GTX285 XXX
2 x Geforce 260 SLI

Now i've read more benchmarks then you can shake a stick at and the 4870x2 seems to come on top pretty much most of the time expcept when put agaisnt the 295 (which i can't afford)

Does anyone have any of the above, and what do you think of it? Which would be best for the 24" Iiyama at 1920x1080?

Thank you

mp260767 · 15 May 2009 at 08:33

i'd go for the 285 will run fine on the monitor/res you indicated

had a look for specs on that mobo and didnt see any that said it could run sli
:confused:

so if you plan to add another card maybe worth going with the x2 4870

Casdawer · 15 May 2009 at 08:44

Well if i choose to go with the any of the Geforce cards i would just change my board to the Asus M3N-HT Deluxe.

Casdawer · 15 May 2009 at 08:53

Also, if you think i should change a certain part of the machine (any part), let me know as i want to build a good stable machine.

Thanks.

mp260767 · 15 May 2009 at 10:44

Casdawer said:
Also, if you think i should change a certain part of the machine (any part), let me know as i want to build a good stable machine.

Thanks.

what budget are you working with ?

Casdawer · 15 May 2009 at 11:11

My budget is £1,100.

icey_haj · 15 May 2009 at 11:24

RizlaKing · 15 May 2009 at 11:25

I'm an X2 owner and i love the card so far it runs everything perfectly good for me with rig in sig.

BAMBI · 15 May 2009 at 11:30

First of all when building a gaming PC try choosing the graphics card first and then build the rest of the system around the card!

Id go for a HD 4890.

Casdawer · 15 May 2009 at 11:33

icey_haj said:

That's a great build but i need a copy of Vista x64 with it as well

What is the 4890 like compared to the 4870x2?

Casdawer · 15 May 2009 at 11:37

Ok - the MAX that i could afford is £1300, so what could i get for that? (With Vista as well)

Thanks.

icey_haj · 15 May 2009 at 11:42

Casdawer said:
That's a great build but i need a copy of Vista x64 with it as well

What is the 4890 like compared to the 4870x2?

You don't NEED a copy of Vista

Just download Windows 7 for free.

Here's a benchie for Crysis.

icey_haj · 15 May 2009 at 11:47

Casdawer said:
Ok - the MAX that i could afford is £1300, so what could i get for that? (With Vista as well)

Thanks.

Ok, if you've upped your budget then, change the 4890 for a 4870X2, add a bigger PSU and vista.

Oh, and can someone confirm that a 4870X2 will fit in the 300 case?

mp260767 · 15 May 2009 at 11:59

i'd go with icey's original spec with the 4890, maybe change the cooler to the Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler and get vista.

icey_haj · 15 May 2009 at 12:00

mp260767 said:
i'd go with icey's original spec with the 4890, maybe change the cooler to the Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler and get vista.

I haven't really looked into the Titan, any good?

mp260767 · 15 May 2009 at 12:08

icey_haj said:
I haven't really looked into the Titan, any good?

from what i've seen does a fairly decent job, slightly behind the noctua but decent for the price.

Casdawer · 15 May 2009 at 12:17

What about:

Casdawer · 15 May 2009 at 12:19

Would you guys say that the i7 920 is better then the AMD 955?

I've looked at benchmarks and the 955 beats the i7 pretty much all the time...

mp260767 · 15 May 2009 at 12:22

both are the newest sockets so don't think you'll lose out too much with either of them tbh.

icey_haj · 15 May 2009 at 12:28

Casdawer said:
Would you guys say that the i7 920 is better then the AMD 955?

I've looked at benchmarks and the 955 beats the i7 pretty much all the time...

I don't think it does, could you show me some benchies?