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ATI 6950 or GTX 560 TI/570


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Two 6950's in crossfire = 480$

One GTX 580 = 450$

 

I know which I'll choose when we're talking about bang for the buck.

 

 

But later on u can another 580 when their prices go down

 

580 SLI =]

 

u need to cards to b on pair with one.

 

Not to mention most games out there work horrible with SLI and Crossfire.

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1 GTX 570 or 1 6950 will run BF3 well. I don't understand the obsession with "maxing" out a game on a budget, but either way, if your CPU is fast and you got plenty of memory, it will run good with either card.

 

Here's a chart with new cards showing performance on BF2, probably not a bad idea to judge performance based on this.

 

imageview.php?image=30271

 

You have a gift chavez or google.... but still.

 

Based on the ones you said in the title/first post, I'd go 570 if you have the money for it, and your PSU can handle it. You're going to need either two 6 pin connectors, or an 8 pin connector and a 6 pin to run it.

 

Most PSU's have this as long as you didn't get it 7+ years ago. Not saying old PSU's are bad just I know some didn't come with extra 6 pin or 8 pin connectors.

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So, I think I'm going to go with getting 2x GTX 570's.

 

is 850W PSU sufficient enough to handle that? and

is this mobo, GigaByte GA-870A-USB3 AMD 870, capable of SLI? Wanna make sure before I get it.

 

The PSU is plenty, but the motherboard's 2nd PCI slot is a 4x slot. Also it's not SLI or Crossfire "certified"

 

I assume that yes, it will work, but you're shooting yourself in the foot with a 4x slot, 8x wouldn't be a problem, but 4x is.

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So, based on all ya'lls inputs I came up with this

 

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1DJ5XB

 

I will be getting a 2nd GTX 570, in about 2 months.

 

Just wanna make sure to see if everything in this build is compatible with each other. i.e. PSU will handle everything (including extra fans), mobo is good for everything i got, etc, etc ,etc.

 

Thanks a bunch, HG.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.722612&cm_sp=DIY_PC_Combos-_-722612-_-Combo

 

 

i recommend this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.689993

i7 2600k, mobo, case, psu, etc,,,,, just buy 8 gb memory for $40 and u set.

 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.638283

This is one is even better, I5 2500k, case, memory psu, mobo etc, $500

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yeap, i don't like what he is getting, also the last combo i gave him has a cooler master PSU, 650 w 12 v 80 plus

 

cooler master, Crossair, this brands make Great PSU'S!!!

avoid antec and the others,

 

also u can add windows 7 for $ 90 more and it will cost u the same as cyberpower,

 

u getting more for ya money on newegg,

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.722612&cm_sp=DIY_PC_Combos-_-722612-_-Combo

 

 

i recommend this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.689993

i7 2600k, mobo, case, psu, etc,,,,, just buy 8 gb memory for $40 and u set.

 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.638283

This is one is even better, I5 2500k, case, memory psu, mobo etc, $500

 

The 3rd link is $655.98 when I look at it, and isnt an i7 better than i5? I know little to nothing about intel.

 

Edit: The 3rd link also has a 650W PSU, is that enough for SLI GTX 570s? and the RAM in the combo is out of stock.

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the I7 AND i5 are similar, the only difference is the i7 has Intel Hyper-Threading Technology,

The i5 doesn't, but for Gaming the I5 2500k is on pair with the i7 2600k

 

and yes is gonna cost u $ 975 to get the last combo with a 570,

with windows 7 is gonna cost u same price that u were gonna pay for the cyber power one,

 

but again, even if u have to spend $50 more for the last combo i gave u, u r getting 3 times more computer than the cyber power one.

 

and yes 650 w for 570 sli is not gonna cut it, u need at last 850w

but u can replace it later on,

 

r u gonna get the second 570 right away?

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145348

 

thats the RAM and says its out of stock.

 

650W PSU is good enough for SLI gtx 570s?

 

yes those r out of stock, sorry.

 

but the one for the last combo i gave u, r on stock,

 

and no, for 2 570's u need at last 850w.

 

but liek i say, u r gonna b fine with that combo and a 570, u will play on ultra for right now, maybe in 1 year u can get another 570 and upgrade your psu,

The 570's should cost $150 in 7 months, Nvidia new 6 series are coming up.

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I would suggest you build your own PC, completely custom.

Don't buy a pre-made kit or bundle, make "your own kit" custom yourself using better known brands, reviews, and overall performance.

Do you have a specific budget? I'll throw the best computer for the price in a wishlist on newegg for ya, then have everyone put in some input on the build and mention anything the think should be changed, and what it should be changed to.

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Instead of using the combo deals, I just made a newegg cart.

 

Click to see the list.

 

Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227

GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130622 (is getting the superclocked worth it?)

RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231461

PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171048

Mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131702 (read somewhere that you are required to be some kind of special fan for this? and I had trouble picking a mobo, a lot of the reviews on gigabyte and asus talked about boot looping or slot failures. Need help on this)

Windows 7 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

 

Total - $1,134.92

Shipping - $12.12

Total rebates - $50

 

I put this kind of build in cyberpower and its like $1400 or something.

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