Saius
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Post by Saius on Jul 27, 2011 19:12:36 GMT -5
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Post by McClebby on Jul 28, 2011 4:54:31 GMT -5
From my experience dont really need to bother upgrading your Mobo if you CPU is Core 2 Duo/Quad games dont really utilize all the core in your CPU. Save the money for some better graphic cards or such
Another thing to take note of upgrading your RAM is your windows 32 or 64bit version. different bit version support different amount of ram and of cause the letter being better.
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Post by Saius on Jul 28, 2011 10:30:04 GMT -5
i have 64-bit windows 7, and the reason for the new mobo is because the one i have i can't fit 2 gfx cards with my wireless card, and when when looking at benchmarks for my gfx card it was quite low, so that made me want to upgrade that, also im getting some blue LED fans just to have a bright ass computer
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Post by redelic on Jul 28, 2011 12:12:27 GMT -5
Since your OS is 64 bit you can address quite a bit of memory depending on your version of Windows 7(Standard, Home, Home Premium, etc).
The motherboard seems pretty solid as long as you are sure that it is compatible with the other components in your computer.
As far as getting something like a triple, or even dual for that matter, video card setup goes you aren't going to see a remarkable return, performance wise, on your investment in 2 or 3 video cards. I had Crossfire with two top of the line ATi cards a while ago and when one went down and I moved to one of the cards I didn't really notice any kind of serious performance difference. I guess if you were planning on using multiple, more than 2, monitors then I guess you could do an SLI/Crossfire setup but I wouldn't say I would ever recommend it. You are better off going with one really good video card and spending 250 on it than spending 400 on two lesser cards.
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Post by Saius on Jul 28, 2011 14:09:08 GMT -5
the card i am buying is 289 CAD, but i have 2 monitors atm and thinking of a 42" for a 3rd, but the motherboard supports my AMD phenom II X4 @3.4Ghz(AM3), just hoping my case fits the new MoBo, its about an inch wider then my current one, and i have a 650watt power supply, so i should be fine
When im looking at one new part for a computer, i always start going ape looking into new parts, but for all those parts it'll be 600 bucks plus install from Memory Express
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Post by redelic on Jul 28, 2011 15:27:05 GMT -5
A 650W PSU could potentially run into issues if you get multiple cards, I don't know what the power requirements are for the rest of your system, so you want to keep that in mind.
Does Newegg not ship to Canada at all? I don't have any experience with Memory Express but I know that Newegg has always been a very solid company to deal with.
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Post by Saius on Jul 28, 2011 15:36:19 GMT -5
Memory Express has a few stores in Calgary, like one 10 mins away from my house, and they have an amazing product replacement program. but Newegg does ship to Canada, i'll probly get the second card in september, and if i need to, i'll get something better, but atm i have 3 case fans, www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX25728(ME).aspx for my CPU cooler, HIS HD Radeon 5770, dvd drive and SATA hard drive, and www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX34153(ME).aspx for my current MoBo |
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Post by Saius on Jul 28, 2011 16:16:53 GMT -5
So after abunch more reading i figured out if i want to buy this Motherboard i have to get all new ram, which is kinda fuckin lame, but i decided to get 8gb's of this www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX31392(ME).aspx and this 1050w PSU www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX33769(ME).aspxWhen I initially was looking at new parts for my computer, I wanted to spend a couple hundred bucks. Now I'm spending $987.87 CAD on parts and warrenty, which isn't including the second gfx card and another 8gb's of ram. I took a look at Newegg.ca for some prices, but the shipping cost and time would kind of make up for the extra i'd pay locally. But, it was a great place to find reviews |
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Post by rettfavre on Jul 29, 2011 11:13:14 GMT -5
Yeah, updating a MOBO if you are using a Duo Core Processor wouldn't bring up performance. If you don't want to bottleneck, you need to have a powerful CPU and video card.
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Post by redelic on Jul 29, 2011 12:37:35 GMT -5
I'm with Rett on this and I'm glad he pointed it out as I obviously over looked it. Simply replacing a motherboard won't change your performance as a whole. You generally look to replace your motherboard if it is fried or if you need to upgrade to more current tech, like a new processor, or if you need to add more RAM and you don't have enough slots.
Your best bet, if you are looking to upgrade your components, is to try and kind of spread your funds around and upgrade every thing a little bit instead of going and getting some beastly video card while neglecting your RAM and/or processor.
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Post by Saius on Jul 29, 2011 14:10:58 GMT -5
well, the reason i wanted to replace the MoBo was to have the ability to SLi and have a PCI-E wireless card.
With my radeon HD 5770 i couldn't fit a second vid card while also using my wireless card.
And i have seen some tests where it says SLi / crossfireX isn't a major performance upgrade, but one card i want running my 2 24" monitors and the 2nd card running a 42" HDTV
I would get higher speed ram, but i couldn't find the kind i wanted that would work with that MoBo, and the board is AM3+ so i can upgrade to a 6 or 8 core processor when i fell like getting a new one.
But im getting the GFX card and RAM tonight, as well as a Time Card for WoW
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