Recent content by Draiko333

As it stands I'm looking at paying either $288 for the MSI 470 Twin Frozr or about $240-$280 for a 6870 depending on brand and price-matching options. Sapphire being the cheapest available atm, an ASUS could be the same price if both NCIX and the low-price competitor get more stock. The XFX...

I was considering a 5870 actually... but they're a little more expensive. And I usually play my systems into the ground (I've had this setup for 5 or 6 years now). I've heard the 6000 series scale better in tessellation and that kinda makes me want to stick to that over the 5000 series in case...

Hmm I also just realized I can get a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 Fermi Super OC 700MHZ for just a few dollars more than the MSI. How does this compare as far as heat and noise are concerned?

I had actually considered the EVGA FTW 460. I found after looking around for a while though that the 6870 was beating it and there was little difference in temp/noise. Basically the 6870 was competing with the 470 and was winning in heat/noise and in maybe like 40% (random statistics ftw?) of...

Hi guys, I'm laying down the finishing touches on my new gaming rig but I have been having trouble deciding which video card to get. I'm trying to decide between the following cards: 1. MSI N470GTX Twin Frozr II 2. Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 3. XFX Radeon HD 6870 4. XFX Radeon HD 6870...

Lol you make a good point. When is the 6970 set to be released? Any idea what it might cost?

I'm more concerned about future games than my current list when it comes to my Xfire setup to be honest. I know my current list should run well enough a single card, though I would enjoy the extra performance in SC2 all the same. I actually wasn't aware WoW was so CPU intensive. That kinda...

Sorry! I didn't mean to say the 6870 wouldn't fit. As far as I'm aware it doesn't have the room for a 5970. I think it has something like 10 or 11 inches of space and the 5970 is like 12? And I'm assuming the 69xx series will be about the same length as the 5970. I don't know yet if I'll even...

Update: Trying to figure out which case would be best for me now. I've built up quite a list since I've been looking around last night. The HAF 912 seems to be a nice, cheap choice. I've also been looking at the HAF922. I'll just list my now gigantic list of choices below as I've gotten...

Haha good point with the marketing ploys. Though I must say their 5 year warranty is promising. I was debating between the two and I'm thinking I'll go with the XFX all the same... Unless of course someone recommends against that.. which has been the trend with a lot of my choices lol. I...

Hmm I see I see... Alright I've decided to drop the Seagate idea altogether and throw down the extra $45 for the WD 1TB FAEX. Certainly don't want to be stuck with a crap hard drive. One question regarding the two power supplies I mentioned earlier... One has a single 12v rail and the...

I really wish I could get the Samsung, but unless I decide to build the entire computer myself I have to order from NCIX so they can do it for me. I like that idea mostly so I know what I get is all working fine and I don't have to worry about sending back faulty parts. As for the Western...

Xfire was mostly because my original build was so bad it allowed me to Xfire for the same price when a few people smartened me up. Though I'm beginning to think it's overkill... I can always get a second later when I actually need it. I plan on playing WoW and SC2 mostly right now... as well as...

Hey guys, I've been spending a lot of time looking over components and trying to get the best parts for the money for my new system, and I've received a great deal of help and advise from the community. I was just looking for some final thoughts on my build before I push the purchase button...

Hmm guess I'll really have to do some research then in that case. Unless that's the only 500GB platter hard drives NCIX has... :( Is it a good idea to use the following website to judge performance of a hard drive?: http://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/high_end_drives.html Thank you again...