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pkyourface · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject: A few CPU and GPU questions

Im building a computer on a budget and have a few questions for the good folks over at CEF computer talk forum.

1st question: I was wondering if its worth it to get the DIAMOND 4870 XOC Black Edition with all the problems like unable to OC, artifacting on games etc. or should I just get the eVGA GTX 260 which has no problems I know of.

Edit: Made up mind on CPU

superweapons · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject:

I'll start with the second question first, because it's easier for me to answer. I would stick with Intel, although I wouldn't go for the E4600. If you want one in that price range, the E7200 looks like a better contender. If you can put more money into your CPU (because your graphics card is considerably overpowered - you want to have a good balance), get a Q6600. I wouldn't get any of the Yorkfield quad cores right now, seeing as you being in the high-end market, waiting for Nehalem would be a better solution.

Question 1: From what I've read (link to the article), the Diamond Black Edition is supposed to be much faster than the regular clocked version. I don't think you'd have a lot of room to overclock in the first place. As far as I know, there graphics cards should be capable of running at their factory specifications without any problems. If you overclock, obviously, there's a chance you'll end up getting artifacts. I would still stick to the HD4870, it's a bit faster (not sure how much the factory overclock benefits). You might want to look at multi-GPU solutions (2x 8800GT/9800GTX+ or 2x HD4850), it's possible that two slower cards can go faster than your one single card.

pkyourface · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

All right ill probably take your advice on the CPU and see if I can get the money. I'll probably go with the single 4870 XOC because I guess those 800 stream processors will kick ass somewhere down the road + I could CF it. Thanks a lot for clearing this up and if anyone has any other opinions feel free to toss them in.

superweapons · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject:

ATI uses more stream processors, although each stream processor is much slower than NVIDIA counter parts (at least I think). You don't compare by specs anymore, you'll want to take a look at the real-world benchmarks. Just Google it. You'll come across a few computer hardware review sites. They're quite helpful in choosing what parts to use.

pkyourface · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject:

Yea ive read the reviews but the only thing that has me on edge is that they are reports of artifacting in less than 30 min with ATI tool and in less than 10min in Furmark and these are on stock clocks. The only thing that has me sort of undecided is the warranty provided by eVGA.

hcavolsdsadgadsg · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject:

Just turn the fan speed up.

AMD loves to use absurdly low fanspeeds.