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

[coomar]

are they building it for you? the corsairs i linked to are cheaper and have better timings, also for the harddrive, I think the maxtor 16mb caches are 125 canadian, they would be a little faster

 

[KayKay]

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

all these links are to tigerdirect.com, if you are in canada you order from tigerdirect.ca

 

[KayKay]

my friend had some issues overclocking with that motherboard. don't know if its the best choice if you plan to overclock your cpu

 

[Golgatha]

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/athlon_64_geforce_7800_gtx_scaling/

You be the judge...

Same type of scaling should be present for a GT. Just subtract around 15% off each of the scores.

 

[Gatecrasher3]

Originally posted by: KayKay

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

i know, i just did that because most of the people on this forum are from the US
all these links are to tigerdirect.com, if you are in canada you order from tigerdirect.ca

 

[Gatecrasher3]

Originally posted by: coomar
are they building it for you? the corsairs i linked to are cheaper and have better timings, also for the harddrive, I think the maxtor 16mb caches are 125 canadian, they would be a little faster

no im building it, its my first time but im not a dumbass

 

[Gatecrasher3]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

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

First thing is aviod Tigerdirect. I would also suggest the Epox NF4 board if you want some nice overclocking.

i have got many things from tigerdirect.ca before and i had no problems, plus where it ships from is about 3 hours away from where i live

 

[coomar]

CPU:20 bucks on cpu cheaper and no pst
HD:hd you listed
i would suggest this for 10 bucks more

the saving of pst easily covers the shipping

 

[Gatecrasher3]

ooo, i like this bad boy MB

 

[Gatecrasher3]

Originally posted by: coomar
CPU:20 bucks on cpu cheaper and no pst
HD:hd you listed
i would suggest this for 10 bucks more

the saving of pst easily covers the shipping

the one you suggested, but for cheeper and 50gigs more Text

 

[KayKay]

Originally posted by: Gatecrasher3

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

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

First thing is aviod Tigerdirect. I would also suggest the Epox NF4 board if you want some nice overclocking.

i have got many things from tigerdirect.ca before and i had no problems, plus where it ships from is about 3 hours away from where i live

the stuff is sent from the US usually, the label probably has a canadian address, but the physical inventory comes from the US

 

[johnnqq]

dude 1.8 won't hold you back at all. it may be the difference of 10-15fps vs the fx 57, but it won't hold you BACK.

 

[Gatecrasher3]

right on, its all coming together
all i need now is to know what MB and ram to go for...........
well time to open two new topics

 

[coomar]

uh no, tigerdirect.ca is located in markham, its ships from markham, the warehouse is pretty big, if you get the dfi infinity, you would be best to avoid corsair, i have a dfi board, great overclockers, haven't read a review yet for the infinity yet, nice find on the harddrive

 

[Theguynextdoor]

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...Code=190470&Category_Code=nvidia-PCI-E

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...Code=190462&Category_Code=nvidia-PCI-E

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...Code=190415&Category_Code=nvidia-PCI-E

 

[KayKay]

Originally posted by: coomar
uh no, tigerdirect.ca is located in markham, its ships from markham, the warehouse is pretty big, if you get the dfi infinity, you would be best to avoid corsair, i have a dfi board, great overclockers, haven't read a review yet for the infinity yet, nice find on the harddrive

nice board here, http://forum.overclockersonline.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7848
if the non-sli uses the same bios and everything, like dfi does with the lanparty series, then it should be a good overclocker as well. i've seen it as low as $155 CDN

tigerdirect ships from the US, if you are referring to the big white building in markham, that is their outlet store, not warehouse

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Originally posted by: Overkiller

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

isn't that kinda loud?

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!

It's perfect for maximum overclockability though lol. (Without water or peltier or any of that stuff)