Upgrade time!
- Thread starter Gudgey
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Well, in the end I bought this:
1x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X NVIDIA Graphics Card - 2GB
1x 12GB RAM
1x 128GB Plextor PX-128M5S M5S SATA 6.0Gb/s SSD
1x Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM Operating System
2x Asus VS247H 24" Full HD LED Monitor with HDMI & DVI Slim Profile
1x ScanFX TS743A Triple Monitor Desk Stand 15-24" Ideal For Multi Screen Gaming/Eyefinity & Scalable! *New Design*
I installed it all over the weekend, dowloaded all the drivers, setup surround and installed Borderlands 2.
****ING HELL!!!!!!
I sat there for five minutes just watching the title screen with the camera panning around my character, completely in awe!
However there is a bit of an issue. After running the configuration the resolution comes out at 3972 x 1024 (bezel corrected) and this makes the two end screens look a bit stretched towards the edges. Is this because of the older screen I'm using (Samsung SyncMaster 244T) which is noticably larger in the vertical to the two Benq screens? I have the screens connected with 2x DVI and 1x HDMI cable, does it matter which screen uses which cable?
I think this is a huge step up in PC gaming and so I want to do it properly, I'll probably buy another 670 and another Benq monitor too, which should see me through the next four years or so.
A couple of other things, my PSU is a Corsair TX 650M, and not a 700w (don't know why I thought it was, I can see it through the window), would this be okay for SLI?
And I no longer have a SLI bridge, but I've seen them for sale, anything I should watch out for if purchasing?
Hah, I'm taking liberties here with all the questions, but thanks for the help so far
Gudgey.
1x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X NVIDIA Graphics Card - 2GB
1x 12GB RAM
1x 128GB Plextor PX-128M5S M5S SATA 6.0Gb/s SSD
1x Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM Operating System
2x Asus VS247H 24" Full HD LED Monitor with HDMI & DVI Slim Profile
1x ScanFX TS743A Triple Monitor Desk Stand 15-24" Ideal For Multi Screen Gaming/Eyefinity & Scalable! *New Design*
I installed it all over the weekend, dowloaded all the drivers, setup surround and installed Borderlands 2.
****ING HELL!!!!!!
I sat there for five minutes just watching the title screen with the camera panning around my character, completely in awe!
However there is a bit of an issue. After running the configuration the resolution comes out at 3972 x 1024 (bezel corrected) and this makes the two end screens look a bit stretched towards the edges. Is this because of the older screen I'm using (Samsung SyncMaster 244T) which is noticably larger in the vertical to the two Benq screens? I have the screens connected with 2x DVI and 1x HDMI cable, does it matter which screen uses which cable?
I think this is a huge step up in PC gaming and so I want to do it properly, I'll probably buy another 670 and another Benq monitor too, which should see me through the next four years or so.
A couple of other things, my PSU is a Corsair TX 650M, and not a 700w (don't know why I thought it was, I can see it through the window), would this be okay for SLI?
And I no longer have a SLI bridge, but I've seen them for sale, anything I should watch out for if purchasing?
Hah, I'm taking liberties here with all the questions, but thanks for the help so far
Gudgey.
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Ideally you want a 750W PSU for GTX670 SLI.
If you don't want to spend a huge amount then the XFX is a good buy. If you want the best then get the Seasonic
There is only a £5 difference in price from the 750W version so it makes sense to go for the extra wattage. The XFX is a £10 difference.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x XFX Pro Series 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £89.99
Total : £231.97 (includes shipping : £10.00).
If you don't want to spend a huge amount then the XFX is a good buy. If you want the best then get the Seasonic
There is only a £5 difference in price from the 750W version so it makes sense to go for the extra wattage. The XFX is a £10 difference.YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x XFX Pro Series 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £89.99
Total : £231.97 (includes shipping : £10.00).