New Graphics Card - Page 3

[R-DEV]Hitperson · 05-14-2006, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by solipsism

I myself am saving up for one of these. Im getting more into shred stuff.

i was thinking about the rg 7 string but it doesn't have a locking trem so i bin'd it as an idea.

any way back to topic.

i would love a new graphics card as mine tends to struggle but it allows me to play the games i have ATM with smoothness and so i'm happy with it.(until crysis comes out).

solipsism · 05-14-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by [R-PUB]Hitperson

i was thinking about the rg 7 string but it doesn't have a locking trem so i bin'd it as an idea.

any way back to topic.

i would love a new graphics card as mine tends to struggle but it allows me to play the games i have ATM with smoothness and so i'm happy with it.(until crysis comes out).

Yeah i got a jackson upper level 7 string, i would say dont get one, it actually makes it slower learning new things. Im going back to 6, the 7 is good for rhythm and shit in lower tunings. I play lots in B.

trogdor1289 · 05-14-2006, 10:12 PM

yeah well i got a super l33t noob powner fender.

Ghostrider · 05-14-2006, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by [R-PUB]maverick

Okay,

I'm looking for a new graphics card. Due to a max price (£300 including TAX) I want to spend, I found this card, a 5'12Mb Gainward BLISS 7900GT Dual DVI "Golden Sample"'.
It boasts :
GPU Speed: 550 MHz
Memory: 512Mb
Memory Bit Rate: 256 Bit
Memory Type: GDDR3
Memory Speed: 1400 MHz

Now - this might not be the best so can any of you that have seen a better deal for a PCI card for under £300 please post here!

First off, I would recommend XFX, BFG, ASUS, or PNY Technologies.

Secondly, these are not PCI, they're PCI-Express...there's a BIG difference. I just thought I'd mention it because I don't know if it was a typo or not, and just wanted to make sure, just in case.

Thirdly, make sure you have enough room for those. They are big cards. They require a lot of your PSU, and can overhead quite fast if your system is not well ventilated, among other things..

As far as the price goes...I would give a lot of concideration to the warranty and support the company offers before even looking at the card offer...in the end, a card's life is it's long term warranty..

I have a BFG Tech GeForce 6800 GTOC 256MBs. It has lifetime warranty and comes factory overclocked by ~25MHz

-Ghostrider

Zantetsuken · 05-14-2006, 10:51 PM

ya I had to buy a new 500 watt psu with specific minimum amperage ratings just to use my my xfx 7900gt (bought em together on newegg, the 7900gt required a minimum of 400 watt 26 amp @ 12volt and I figured I was already using quite a bit extra from my stock 350watt). it was pushing out warm (probly hot by computer standards) air out the back of the psu, so 2 or 3 days later I went to my fry's electronics and bought a new screaming loud case fan and proc fan - it stays nice and cool now, with the downside that you can hear my computer fans loud and clear from the hallway.

solipsism · 05-15-2006, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by trogdor1289

yeah well i got a super l33t noob powner fender.

Ive got 2.

[k]MuffinMaster · 05-15-2006, 05:15 AM

This is a guitar I'd buy... allthough I'm a bass-player.

ESP F-Sanskrit S7

solipsism · 05-15-2006, 07:15 PM

Esps aint bad, but not very playable compared to the alterative. Also, EMG pickups are weak. They dont take any sound from teh guitar, although on a ESP that may be a good thing. EMGs sound the same on any guitar. From a $150 yamaha to a $2000 fender strat.

Um, yeah sorry. No more thread jacking for me. Sorry again.

05-14-2006, 10:51 PM	#25
Zantetsuken Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: US Posts: 504	ya I had to buy a new 500 watt psu with specific minimum amperage ratings just to use my my xfx 7900gt (bought em together on newegg, the 7900gt required a minimum of 400 watt 26 amp @ 12volt and I figured I was already using quite a bit extra from my stock 350watt). it was pushing out warm (probly hot by computer standards) air out the back of the psu, so 2 or 3 days later I went to my fry's electronics and bought a new screaming loud case fan and proc fan - it stays nice and cool now, with the downside that you can hear my computer fans loud and clear from the hallway.
Zantetsuken Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: US Posts: 504	I am Zantetsuken the steel bladed sword My Slashdot sig: "I'll switch back to IE when MS makes Windows open-source" In the name of God, impure souls of the living dead shall be banished into eternal damnation. AMEN -motto of the Hellsing family in the anime "Hellsing"

05-15-2006, 05:15 AM	#27
[k]MuffinMaster Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wiesbaden Posts: 156	This is a guitar I'd buy... allthough I'm a bass-player. ESP F-Sanskrit S7
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05-14-2006, 10:12 PM	#23
trogdor1289 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Classified. Posts: 5,230	yeah well i got a super l33t noob powner fender.

05-15-2006, 07:15 PM	#28
solipsism Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 183	Esps aint bad, but not very playable compared to the alterative. Also, EMG pickups are weak. They dont take any sound from teh guitar, although on a ESP that may be a good thing. EMGs sound the same on any guitar. From a $150 yamaha to a $2000 fender strat. Um, yeah sorry. No more thread jacking for me. Sorry again.

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