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Perfect_Chaos

Perfect_Chaos

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for my future rig im thinking about either 2 r600's or one r600 plus watercooling. the reason i am interested in a 2 card setup is because new games never run full speed with a single card (which is dumb) and i like watercooling due to low noise + cooler temps. however i dont like fiddling around too much either.
so advice there would be appreciated, is it worth me waiting for quad core btw? or will lower clock compared to dual cores hinder them? i want it as a gaming rig, not to last months.. but a while
 
hi jokester, usually whatever resolution i can get away with.. if i could run at 1024 x 768 (i usually run at this) and be above 60fps id be happy, that seems hard to achieve on my current card with hl2/cs source. Not forgetting the game came out soon after the card.

i have a 19"(i think) crt monitor and its bulky and old.. cant complain since my dad picked it up for free from bp when they were closing :p. Not fussed on lcd tho cos their picture cant compare to crt..not to mention the whole response time.
 
At that res all you'll need is one card and LCD screens have come on leaps and bounds in the past few years to the point that ghosting in longer an issue on high performance screens. I would never go back to CRT now.

Jokester
 
hmm, are you sure 1 card will be fine? if thats the case then any idea why cs source and hl2 framerate dips so much on my 6800gt? i mean there only needs to be like 6 players online and in open areas my fps can literally turn to crap, with around 16 players ive seen it dip below 20. how do i know this wont happen with newer games? or is it common?
 
Do you have any of the 3dmarks installed? Doesn't seem right, my old X800 could handle HL2 without much problem.

Would be interesting to see a benchmark score just to see everything is working right.

Jokester
 
Jokester said:
Do you have any of the 3dmarks installed? Doesn't seem right, my old X800 could handle HL2 without much problem.

Would be interesting to see a benchmark score just to see everything is working right.

Jokester
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How many games do you play man.
 
lol, two dx 10 cards in crossfire at 1078x1024. Thats what i run my geforce 4 mx at lol.

Go for 1 card, and think about upgrading your monitor, especially if your getting a R600.
 
17946 3D marks.

to tomanders91.. one card never seems to be enough even at 1024 by 768, like i said before my 6800 GT was out near enough the same time as hl2/cs source.. also Doom 3, you pay a fortune for a single card that cant even run smoothly constantly and by that i mean never always above 60.

I'm just complaining because its stupid one card cant run a new game at full speed all the time.
 
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