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The reasoning behind my card is that I will be playing on Ultra while on-the-fly encoding and streaming the games. If it was just a matter of playing, I'd get something cheaper.Thanks for the tip about the HDD, though, I hadn't noticed that. Switched out the drive for another, and in the end it only cost another $5.
Don't get ATi or AMD! The Intel core i7s use less power (130W max), they have QPI and turbo boost. You're also getting a 6Gb/s motherboard with a 3Gb/s disk. Why not spend an extra $40 on the 1TB WD with 6 Gb/s transfer rate (See list)? You can also get an nVidia Fermi card for $350 that will play SC II with all settings turned up to maximum just fine. Not to mention, the Fermi cards support both hardware DirectX 11 and OpenGL 3.x (The ATi one you listed shows only DirectX 11).Here's my setup:CaseHard diskDVD burnerRAMCPU (Burns stupid hot, hence the case ... stock fan is fine)Motherboard (Awesome!) Power supplyVGA - Bought this especially for CUDA, but OpenCL will work with ATi or nVidiaKeyboardPrice: ~ $1700 (with rebates and specials)Picture ... too big to include in post.
I'd personally do as Joe suggests
You might be right about that, Joe.
Dude, if you want a keyboard like that save the $70, paypal me $5 for shipping and I'll send you three. Available in PS2 only.
Quote from: nslay on July 04, 2010, 09:54:57 amDon't get ATi or AMD! The Intel core i7s use less power (130W max), they have QPI and turbo boost. You're also getting a 6Gb/s motherboard with a 3Gb/s disk. Why not spend an extra $40 on the 1TB WD with 6 Gb/s transfer rate (See list)? You can also get an nVidia Fermi card for $350 that will play SC II with all settings turned up to maximum just fine. Not to mention, the Fermi cards support both hardware DirectX 11 and OpenGL 3.x (The ATi one you listed shows only DirectX 11).Here's my setup:CaseHard diskDVD burnerRAMCPU (Burns stupid hot, hence the case ... stock fan is fine)Motherboard (Awesome!) Power supplyVGA - Bought this especially for CUDA, but OpenCL will work with ATi or nVidiaKeyboardPrice: ~ $1700 (with rebates and specials)Picture ... too big to include in post.is that a keyboard from the stone ages? haha. upgrade that, man.
Yeah, I'm getting an Antec 1200 for the case, and I'll be running Windows anyway, so drivers aren't my biggest concern. I'm confused about paying $200 more for the 480 and it being $200 cheaper....Anyway, comparisons all show the 5970 outperforming the 480, except when 480 is in SLI, and even then it's not a big enough gain to justify the extra price.
I have a model M. It's not that great, unless I want to wake up the whole family when I'm doing homework late at night.
Quote from: Joe on July 05, 2010, 02:39:25 amI have a model M. It's not that great, unless I want to wake up the whole family when I'm doing homework late at night.I disagree. A large community of computer enthusiasts also disagree.