Getting a 7800 GT, but with a slow CPU. Bad idea?

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Cruise51

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NCIX.COM has the same cpu on sale for $30 cheaper with fan included and a free shirt. They also have a much better selection of fans if you want a better one.
 
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magomago

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Even if you don't overlock...all that means is once you become CPU bound, you can jack up res, AA and AF

I would rather have a 7800GT and 3000+ than a 4000+ and a 6600GT...
 
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Originally posted by: magomago
Even if you don't overlock...all that means is once you become CPU bound, you can jack up res, AA and AF

I would rather have a 7800GT and 3000+ than a 4000+ and a 6600GT...
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QFT :thumbsup:

If your into FPS games and eye candy, IMHO you wanna have the kick @ss vid card. CPU bootlenecking is way overstated for FPS games.

Fern
 
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Originally posted by: Gatecrasher3
ok, i finally saved up some money to buy a new PC. but i really want the 7800 GT so i had to cut some corners with other parts. like a crap case and also a slower cpu, the AMD 64 3000 (1.8). now i have been told that its stupid to have a fast GPU if your CPU cant run it. so if i did get the 3000 just how slow would the 7800 GT run? would there be a huge change or not much at all, compared to a faster cpu?
if so, what CPU would you sagest? maybe the 3800? if that?s true i guess i better keep savin.
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cpu is not slow... raw clock speed matters much less with athlons than with intel. you're fine.
 
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coomar

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Originally posted by: Fern
Originally posted by: magomago
Even if you don't overlock...all that means is once you become CPU bound, you can jack up res, AA and AF

I would rather have a 7800GT and 3000+ than a 4000+ and a 6600GT...
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QFT :thumbsup:

If your into FPS games and eye candy, IMHO you wanna have the kick @ss vid card. CPU bootlenecking is way overstated for FPS games.

Fern
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the 7 series and the 3000+ everytime
 
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CraigRT

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you could always save an assload by buying a 6800GT from the FS/FT forum.. they go for as low as $220 USD
 
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coomar

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i'm assuming he's canadian, on the redflagdeals forum, a guy sold 2 6800gts for 300 each, they seem to be around 350 shipped right now though, its a good price
 
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coomar

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newegg doesn't ship to canada, the epox is only sold in one store in canada and thats at 165, the same price as the dfi nf4 ultra (which would you get at that price range)

and the cheapest venice in canada is cheaper than 146 after conversion, though we have a federal tax so it ends up being a bit more
 
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Originally posted by: fightcancer
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
But then again, a Venice 3000+ would run cricles around my system. Just get a 3000+ and a Thermalright XP120 heatsink. Then get this fan http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/de12tfexhisp.html
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isn't that kinda loud?
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it's not a little bit. it's a jet engine. I had a smart fan II at full bore and that was still about 15 decibels more quiet than the delta...

For a change of only 4C I replaced it with a 90 mm Medium Speed Panaflow.

Peace at last!
 
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coomar

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i used a tornado with a fan controller but you should be able to get 2.4-2.6 on stock, the xp-90 would be the best price/performance with a good 92mm fan but i dunno, 40-50 bucks more is still spending money
 
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klah

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Originally posted by: Gatecrasher3
now i have been told that its stupid to have a fast GPU if your CPU cant run it.
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Must be people who have not read THIS.

OC to 2.2GHz and it is fine.
 
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coomar

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that was the link i was talking about but couldn't remember the site, at lower res, who cares that a faster cpu can pull out higher fps, your going to roll out 75+ fps anyways

at higher res, an athlon64 socket 939 is perfect
 
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Gatecrasher3

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Originally posted by: fightcancer
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
But then again, a Venice 3000+ would run cricles around my system. Just get a 3000+ and a Thermalright XP120 heatsink. Then get this fan http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/de12tfexhisp.html
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isn't that kinda loud?
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my pc in not in my room, but the monitor and keyboard/mouse is. i just bought some extension cords for my keyboard/mouse and just ran them through a hole in the wall. therefore noise in not a problem because my pc is just sitting in some empty room.
 
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Gatecrasher3

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here is my set up, please let me know if you think i sould change anything
GPU:gpu
CPU:CPU
MB:MB
RAM:RAM
HD:RAM

the only good thing about the PC i am using currently is the power supply, a 470 watt enermax: PS
 
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t3h l337 n3wb

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3000+ and a 7800GT is fine.Games really aren't very CPU limited. The video card plays a larger part overall. You can easily overclock your CPU pretty high. You don't need an XP-120 though. The XP-90 cools almost just as well. If the DFI board is the same price than the EPoX, then go for the DFI.
 
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KoolDrew

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Originally posted by: Gatecrasher3
here is my set up, please let me know if you think i sould change anything
GPU:gpu
CPU:CPU
MB:MB
RAM:RAM
HD:RAM

the only good thing about the PC i am using currently is the power supply, a 470 watt enermax: PS
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First thing is aviod Tigerdirect. I would also suggest the Epox NF4 board if you want some nice overclocking.

 
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