Recent content by Raxes

I ended up going the nvidia route after talking to the guys at the store about it. The jump from the 5850 to the 6850 will do nothing for me(unless i unlock and overclock both), and the crossfire performance is about the same as what I had with my dual 5850s. Not only that - but the two cards...

Sorry about jumping back and forth last night - I'm still pondering what to get to replace this 5850 and debating if Nvidia Surround/Eyefinity is something I really need right now. So this is what I've got so far: If i get the Evga 580 3GB Cons: -580 is overpriced and the 6xx series are...

Damn, that would have been the perfect plan but they're sold out and won't be getting any more. I don't have a credit card so ordering from an online store isn't an option. I'm leaning back towards picking up a 580 in the morning and crossing my fingers for that price drop.

My board doesn't support SLI. If I were to go with a dual gpu setup it would have to be crossfire again. Number one priority is battlefield 3 in eyefinity if that's the case. Reccomendations?

Hmm, they have a price drop protection - how likely is that price drop?

Woah woah woah, @Silverforce11 - if by 'Fixed Pretty Quickly' you mean within a month, maybe - which was the case with RAGE. My second 5850 (overclocked same as yours!) died just before skyrim came out so I don't know how long that took and I still haven't played RAGE due to the blue texture...

I've got $600 to blow on an upgrade for my pc. I want to be able to play battlefield 3 on medium/high settings at triple-wide resolutions. I also want to be able to load the 16k textures in RAGE. In my latest build I switched to ATI and was running HIS Radeon HD 5850s in crossfire but the...

Honestly the OC remark was what prompted me to do the research.

I'm at work so I'm not 100%, but this looks like the same board, and is around the price I paid. Very basic: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...8%28ME%29.aspx

No, I haven't unlocked it - I was under the impression the black editions came unlocked. I am running the lowest end am3 board, I don't know the model off hand - i spent around $60 on it. But if I can get 4 cores out of my 555, should I take this processor back and grab a nice top end am3 board...

Good afternoon everyone, I've currently got a Phenom II X2 555 BE in my desktop at home, with 4gbs of ram and an ati 5850, all on a 500w power supply. I can run most games full settings, but I've got an eyefinity setup that could use a boost. It might also be worth mentioning that I've got a...