New PC

[thepatriots]

These are the specs which with help from the ocUK community i am considering for my New PC, which i am planning to use for rendering. I have also decided to also use the PC for gaming and currently stuck between the decision of two Graphics cards

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCS+ BattleForge Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-102-PC

and

Gainward GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Single PCB

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-107-GW&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1324



My future system so far....

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £208.99
(£181.73) £208.99

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCS+ BattleForge Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
(£146.08) £167.99

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
(£145.21) £166.99

Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 850W ATX2.2 Modular SLi Compliant Power Supply
(£122.60) £140.99

Coolermaster HAF 922 Case - Black (No PSU)
(£79.99) £91.99

Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK)
(£66.08) £75.99

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS)
(£59.99) £68.99

Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366)
(£28.99) £33.34

Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£15.64) £17.99

Sub Total : £846.31
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £128.82
Total : £987.63

 

[Kennysevenfold]

as that board supports SLI i would consider the GTX295, or even GTX 285 Here

Just in case you decide to add another later on.

 

[killari]

Put two of these in crossfire.

Very cost effective.

 

[thepatriots]

Hmm both good choices, im pressured to go with the Geforce as i previously have used Nvidia Graphics cards. Im gonna look at benchmarks/performance and pretend to understand the difference between the two


XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-126-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

£139.99 each


Gainward GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Single PCB

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-107-GW&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1324


£364.99 each

 

[Kennysevenfold]

Put two of these in crossfire.

Very cost effective.

In an SLI Board.?

you'll go far

So the GTX295 mate

 

[thepatriots]

Thanks Ok, just gonna decide whether to buy 1 or 2...its so tempting

 

[Kennysevenfold]

Thanks Ok, just gonna decide whether to buy 1 or 2...its so tempting

I do believe 1 is overkill as it is, no need for 2 at the moment, especially at £365 a pop

what res are you gaming at.?

 

[HazardO]

Hmm both good choices, im pressured to go with the Geforce as i previously have used Nvidia Graphics cards. Im gonna look at benchmarks/performance and pretend to understand the difference between the two


XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-126-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

£139.99 each


Gainward GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Single PCB

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-107-GW&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1324


£364.99 each

2 GTX275s would be better than a GTX295, and cheaper...

Asus GeForce GTX 275 896MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Terminator Salvation PC Game) £149.99 (x2 = £299.98)
And then flog a copy of the Terminator game to a friend for even further savings

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-205-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1410

2 HD4890s would also be faster than a GTX295, and even cheaper.

 

[thepatriots]

Im using a Sony sdm hs95p display which max is 1280 by 1024.
I think i will settle for the 295, which i will sli at a later date when needed, and the price has gone down

 

[killari]

In an SLI Board.?

you'll go far

So the GTX295 mate

that mobo supports both sli and xfire, as do most x58 boards. Get your facts right dooooood

 

[thepatriots]

Hmm well then....

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...126-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403&vat=1

Crossfire = 279.98

Asus GeForce GTX 275 896MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Terminator Salvation PC Game)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...205-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1410&vat=1

sLi = 299.98

or


although not as good as a Sli 275...could be later made a Sli 295

Gainward GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Single PCB)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...107-GW&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1324&vat=1

364.99

* i like the sound of the ATI having a total of 2GB GDDR5 compared to 1792

 

[HazardO]

With any of those 3 options, you should consider using a 64bit OS, as you will be limiting the OS to only 2G (or less) of system memory if you have 2G of VRAM and a 32bit OS.

Also 896MB of RAM per card will only limit you compared to 1G per card if you are running at 1920x1200 with x8 AA or higher. x4 AA at 1920x1200 is fine with the 896MB cards. What resolution are you aiming for?

 

[thepatriots]

yes, i will be using a 64bt OS, i think it supports up to 4GB

 

[HazardO]

yes, i will be using a 64bt OS, i think it supports up to 4GB

A 64bit OS will support much more than that. IIRK Vista Ultimate 64bit support 128G of RAM.

 

[thepatriots]

does it utilise that amount, as for the graphics cars the 275 seems to be outdoing the 4890 in the comparison i found.. well except crises which was mix and match

 

[Sasahara]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-012-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1099
Seasonic M12D 850w Quad GFX Enabled ATX Power Supply £149.99