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Joeboo
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Great deal on a Geforce 670. Under $300 after rebate, don't know that I've ever seen a 670 dip under $300 before. Basically puts it at the same price as the 660Ti.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...aYKEPxwRxSycGA
The only negative I can see at all is having just 1 fan instead of 2 on a lot of models of 670, so don't expect a ton of overclocking.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...aYKEPxwRxSycGA
The only negative I can see at all is having just 1 fan instead of 2 on a lot of models of 670, so don't expect a ton of overclocking.
brekk
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If your processor is atleast an i5, or i7, regardless of generation its plenty of CPU for games. GPU is where the real limitations are these days.
I've made peace with the fact that short of major hardware change ups I'm gonna be using my i5-2500K for years to come.
I've made peace with the fact that short of major hardware change ups I'm gonna be using my i5-2500K for years to come.
Khalan
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So whats the final verdict on Haswell, Currently running a Core2Duo e8400, yah its old but honestly I haven't played a newer game in ages and the thing is still snappy as hell with my SSD/8Gb Ram. Looking to upgrade but I am not sure if I should go for an Ivy Bridge or Haswell, prices are about the same so I'm leaning towards the new architecture but in general it seems the current Ivy Bridges are just as fast.
Eomer
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Shit man, I'm still rocking a Q9550 like a boss. I'd probably get some noticeable performance out of an upgrade, but fuck it, most games I play are a couple years old anyways. Damn you Steam backlog.
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Yeah I had a Q6600 that I just repalced this year and it ran all the games I played on it good, although it was starting to show its age with some of the newer games. But yeah, I had that fucker since like 2007. I hope I get the longevity out of my i5 2500K and the i5 3570k that I have now im my 2 systems.
Khalan
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This. I used to build a new system every 2 years, this ones rocking almost 4 I think and still serves me well for Steam games. I def want to upgrade for Witcher 3/Dragon Age 3
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Quite honestly, although the new proc was definitely a noticeable upgrade, the most performance gain I truly noticed was the SSD. Im betting an SSD would liven up any older computer, although obviously not help on games. Because if I didnt play games on my PC that q6600 computer with an addition of an SSD would serve just fine for a few more years.
Mist
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SAPPHIRE 100351SR Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card OC with Boost- $320
Any thoughts on this card? How's Sapphire as a brand?
Any thoughts on this card? How's Sapphire as a brand?
gogusrl
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Your link is not working but I'm guessing you're linking to a WD Black model and yes, those are faster but I couldn't find one around these parts when I needed it.
edit : That's an awesome price for a custom cooled 7970 even if it's not the Ghz Edition. I don't think you'll find anything better for that price.
edit : That's an awesome price for a custom cooled 7970 even if it's not the Ghz Edition. I don't think you'll find anything better for that price.
Joeboo
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It's a damn good deal on a 7970, but you can also now get Geforce 670s for under $300 after rebate, so definitely consider that option as well. I linked one back near the top of this page. In all the benchmarks I see, the 7970 in faster is some games, the 670 is faster in others, performance-wise they are pretty much a wash, Id probably just go with whichever you can find cheaper, which looks to be the 670 right now(unless you have an aversion to rebates, some people do)
