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    Asrock p67 Extreme 6 not detecting gpu

    Okay I am back. I am having a problem with my old asrock p67 extreme 6, with a 2500k cpu. I went a little crazy and might have let my 2500k become a big bottleneck for a new r9 390 gpu. Well that was the plan until I can't even get the motherboard to boot or my monitor to receive a signal. I...
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    Decisions: Holiday gift giving gone wrong? 2500k@4.5ghz vs 8320 (with hopes to OC)

    Yeah, I know. I was planning on waiting for the new 14nm chips to do an actual rebuild. This was just a build of opportunity, one I should have probably done a bit more research on, but it was for my sister. That being said offering her a new chip is probably a kinder gesture. Again thanks all...
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    Decisions: Holiday gift giving gone wrong? 2500k@4.5ghz vs 8320 (with hopes to OC)

    Well I certainly hope my 2500k won't break. I just need it to last me a little longer... I am not sure if what was said was sarcasm, or a dire warning. Either way a new chip will probably be a safer bet as a gift!
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    Decisions: Holiday gift giving gone wrong? 2500k@4.5ghz vs 8320 (with hopes to OC)

    Okay seem to be getting a consensus, and truthfully it was what I was expecting. I just wanted to make sure. Again thanks for the answers. -> Jhu Basic gaming, maybe some video editing stuff. I am not terribly sure. It was kind of an impulse buy but she is running my old q6600 at the moment so...
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    Decisions: Holiday gift giving gone wrong? 2500k@4.5ghz vs 8320 (with hopes to OC)

    Hmm that is a tough question to answer. I play all sorts of games from Fallout 4, World of Tanks, Star Craft II, Total War, Witcher 3. I really run the gambit on gaming, spending too much money in the process I am sure. I guess the easy way to answer that, is that I am not set on one specific...
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    Decisions: Holiday gift giving gone wrong? 2500k@4.5ghz vs 8320 (with hopes to OC)

    First off I just want to start by getting ahead of the game and saying thank you for whatever advice is given. So yes, thanks. Long story short my sister needs a new computer, and feeling in the holiday spirit I decided to jump on some sales. More or less a 990fx motherboard, and a fx 8320...
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    New Computer Build

    So I am guessing that the motherboards for the fixed p67 boards are going to be exactly the same except have the problem fixed? Stupid question I know but I want to make sure before I start researching the p67 boards. Any recommendations are welcome.:D
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    New Computer Build

    Well I headed down to Microcenter today to buy some of the parts for my build, and to my surprise saw that the 2500k was on sale for 180, 10 dollars more than the 760 this kind of disturbed me so I called up my sister and eventually she agreed to wait the extra month or 2 until I can get a...
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    New Computer Build

    Well thanks for all the input guys, I will probably go with the i5 760, 8gb gskill ram, and a cheaper motherboard I am still doing some research on the one I am going to buy though. Yeah Athadeus I wish I could wait for the new SB motherboards, but I can not wait my sister wants a computer asap...
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    New Computer Build

    Hmm I run a lot of different games actually, I wont try and list them here. I pretty much play a good amount of whats out there so it might be easier if you tell me what games run better on the 1366 platform. If you don't mind. To clarify, I play a lot of strategy games, Total war, world in...
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    New Computer Build

    Well the way I was going to set it up would be similar to my p55 build... p55 i5 760=170 MB=180 x58 i7 950-200 mb-187 Well I guess with overclocking the difference in performance will be even more nullified no? Also a quick question while overclocking, with chips with HT it seems a lot of...
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    New Computer Build

    How about the x58 platform with the i7 950, I was looking at the asus x58 sabertooth MB which is similar in price to the p7p55d-e pro.
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    New Computer Build

    I was also thinking of hooking a hyper 212+ for cooling, I want to go with 8gb of ram (2x4gb), but I am not sure if its worth it over 4gb(2x2gb). (The ram I was looking at was gskill ripjaw ddr3 1600)
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    New Computer Build

    Actually that is the one I wanted, but I was not sure about the 30 dollar premium over the standard p7p55d-e.
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    New Computer Build

    Thanks for the quick replies guys, so it seems at least you two are for the i5 760, any recommendations for a p55 motherboard. I was looking at an asus p7p55d-e, but there are so many choices, I always have the most trouble picking out a mb.
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    New Computer Build

    Hello I need some help building a new computer, my questions are kind of specific, but since they encompass multiple computer part I figure its best to start here. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Almost primarily gaming. 2. What YOUR...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    I don't know if that's 100% true, the new ati drivers don't offer significant improvements(at least they're not noted in ati's release notes. 10.3 seems to be their last big performance patch. 10.6 has some improvements but the review you linked is using 10.5) Looking at other reviews I...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Yeah that techspot is a little concerning, however I have looked at a lot of sites and 470 does not seem to act that poorly on most of them. Also for Napoleon total war I am using 1100mb of ram on the card so both 5870 and 5850 could not keep up with only 1gb. It was a hard choice but I think i...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Yeah, newegg used to be great here but a few years back guess what they built a warehouse so taxes :(. I drive past the warehouse on the way to school its pretty epic I must say with the Newegg logo, less epic when I found out about the taxes :). Yeah I got my 470 from amazon for 300 with 2 day...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Hey guys I have finally made a decision I picked up a gtx 470 for 300, yeah I know this kind of goes against some of the advice you guys were throwing at me but at 300 it was a good deal(at least I thought so). I would have bought the His 5870 at 350 again if newegg for me did not come with an...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    I play a lot of strategy games and shooters mostly. MW2, BFBC2, Metro 2033. That is just some of the games I play, I also want the card to be more future proof but I guess in those terms they are in equal boats, except the 470 has a bit more memory.
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    I would agree the 5870 does have the edge over the 470 but I have been looking around and the performance difference does not seem to be as steep as 14%. I tallied up the fps from anandtech and xbitlabs, and 470 is much closer to 5870 on average. From using their data I averaged about 5% greater...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    I know that is a great price the problem is I have to tack 25$ for tax, while the other 2 cards I can buy from other sites and there will be no tax. So that 350 comes out to 375 which puts the 470 into the game at 330$ total. At the two prices With tax the 5870 is ~13% more expensive than the...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Ok I have done a bit of computing using a few sights and have brought it back down to the 470 and the 5850 (5870 even at 375, isnt too good in a price vs performance against the 470). I know evga is a good Brand however I have never owned a diamond gpu, anybody have any say on that brand?
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    If you check back on the first page the link is working now(post 11 for link, post 12 for name) Its a corsair 750 watt hah whoops sorry misread your post.
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Well I just found out that the visiontek is sold out XD, however I found a diamond 5850 reference for 306$tax and shipping with 30$ MIR so i guess 276$.(but MIR a pain) And yeah I'm strangely drawn to the gtx 470 why I don't know.
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Ok I'm trying to narrow down the cards which im looking to purchase So far its the EVGA gtx 470 for 336$tax and shipping(well no tax) His 5870 for 375$ tax and shipping(stupid newegg shipping depot in my state=25dollars tax. Also includes MW2 but I already have it) 5850 is a bit tougher the...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Yeah I am debating on what route to go I feel like I have a misguided understanding of the gtx 470 in terms of better performance in dx11 games. At least with all of the abilities of dx11 turned on. However if this is true or not is the real question.
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Thanks for all the recommendations guys, I have yet to make up my mind. When I decide what the plan is I'll be sure to post. Again thanks for all the help.
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Thanks Russiansensation but that's not making my decision any easier ^_^. So I'm guessing the break down of gpus is 5850<470<5870 or are they just a big jumble?
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Hmm sorry I could have found out that info for myself yasasvy, I'll have to do some thinking on this one. Well I gotta head off for now, If anyone else has anything else to add I'd gladly accept it but I will not be able to respond until sometime tomorrow. Thanks
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Thanks for the posts Yasasvy and Happy medium, (to clarify what i meant by stock was reference but I think you figured me out). Is visiontek a good brand, (on a reference card is there even any difference between brands?)
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Yeah I live in the US, sorry haven't updated my profile yet. I might be a bit of a stickler but when it comes to buying something like a gpu I like to stick with new hardware. Thanks for the links though.
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Yeah well the cheapest 5850 I can seem to find is 295$ but I think those models do not have voltage control which will hamper my efforts for overclocking. Again if anyone has a better recommendation for either the 5850 or the 470 I am all ears.
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Hmm tried posting links to my psu and the two cards however I don't think it worked correctly. If it didn't I have a 750watt psu (CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX) The 470 is the Evga stock (EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470) (at 330$) The 5850 is the Asus 5850(ASUS EAH5850 DirectCU /2DIS/1GD5) (at 320$)...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Hmm getting conflicting information here, some say cpu is a problem some not either way here is my psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006 And here are the two cards http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-375-_-Product http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-550-_-Product...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Well Skurge I have not seen much on the next ati cards, but I gathered they are a kind of hybrid between this generation and their real next generation. So if anything I would probably be updating on the "northern islands" card (I thinks that is what they are called). So I will probably own this...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Ok so it looks like the 5850 is the way to go for me on this one at least in my current situation. Great article btw yasavy. However hypothetically if I were to upgrade to a better cpu in the future, how much benefit would I get from the 470 over the 5850. I don't know how long I am going to...
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    Q6600 in ati 5850 vs Gtx 470

    Hello everyone this is my first post on these forums and I hope I am not to much of a bother. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Well basically I have two separate questions that are linked semi directly. Firstly however I will start off with my "problem," which is that I have a 4870 512...