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The 460 wins for bang for your buck, but at $200 I don't know if it can outperform a 5870 (since its OC'd). Go look at specs and see which one is better. I'm still thinking the HD5870 will win out. ...
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bang for buck 460 wins out.
$170 best choice: 5870.
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btw to get quieter cases, get better fans than stock fans
some cheap costing 120mm fans are Cooler Master R4 fans, they push decent airflow and are pretty quiet
For better fans, the Scythe Gentle...
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+1 for the 460, look for a 1gb version with lifetime warranty, after that just get the cheapest
also the sonata is a nice quite case, but the "cover" on the power button can get annoying if you...
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Like slapshot said, for my GPU I'm looking for something with a lifetime warranty if I can find it as this card will most likely be recycled into a family member's computer down the line or sold on...
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What applications are you using for photo editing/video editing. Not all of them take advantage of GPU support. You can probably get away with a much cheaper card since your not gaming.
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yep your best best in terms of hackintosh right now is 5870
Or roll back to Nvidia's GTX 260 lol
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Well I'm not going back to the GTX 260. Now I just have to decide whether I need the power of the 5870 or if I just downgrade to a cheaper platform. I've definitely considered the 6870/5850 and even...
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I have to ask...what was your ridiculous CPU Heatsink? Especially after looking at my Xigmatek Dark Knight, it looks pretty ridiculous, but I wouldn't be surprised if you have me beat there. Also,...
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Yeah, accuracy is definitely needed. Since I have limited experience with IPS panels and have had to rely on the use of colorimeters and softare, I just wasn't sure how much of an improvement it...
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Lots of people are saying the GTX 460. If I go that route, which version? There seems to be at least four different versions with the some being 1024, some 768, SE... Also, I'll take it no one else...
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So had a quick monitor question:
I have never seen any of these monitors in person, nor do I have any experience with IPS (other than my Nook Color) or PVA panels.
They currently have a deal at...
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tigerdirect bought out a few stores in the south that CompUSA owned
So it gives Tigerdirect a B&M market to sell.
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case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Cases+(Computer+Cases+-+ATX+Form)-_-Cooler+Master-_-11119216
little better (5870) stat...
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GTX 460 for bang for the buck and 2 display limit.
Radeon 5850/5870 for slightly better performance and 6 display limit ~$40+ over GTX 460
I think one day soon you will find that (2) 24"...
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the CM 690 II is a great case, it fits everything i throw at it just fine, including my ridiculous CPU Heatsink
It also fit 2 5850's for me great as well.
This is the R4 fan I was saying that...
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I'm a sucker for certain things so I feel I must share. If anyone is interested in the review that I was talking about for the white 600t, I've linked it here. As a warning, the video is long and...
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well if $$ isn't an option, i can suggest better Lian Li cases lol
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photoshop was mentioned in the OP..
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Both of those will take advantage of NVIDIA CUDA. You really wont see much in every day photoshop, but you will in Premiere Pro with the Mercury Playback Engine. I would suggest getting a card that...
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I'm not sure, but I think you may have not noticed it as I did mention my need for reliability and compatibility with my dual booth W7 x64/ Snow Leopard plans (see above).
The reason I was afraid...
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I was wrong and you were right, my friend has a ATI 5770.
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Okay SD'ers, so I'm copying over my questions from the Build your own computer thread in hopes you guys/gals can help me out. The two things remaining for my build are:
First of all, and probably...
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I just found a picture of it online. That is the most awesome looking cooler I have ever seen.:worship:
You're right. When I saw R4 I just popped over to my open Newegg link and searched instead...
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Get the 460, best bang for buck card out there although ATI-ophiles will disagree.
As far as a case goes the Antec Sonata III is always talked about as far as quiet goes.
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Eh, I'm looking almost identical parts for identical use. I need i5/i7 rig for photo editing.
I already have Sonata + PSU, and tomorrow arriving 128GB Vertex 2 SSD. Can't decide between i5 and i7,...
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Not sure why you are afraid of this. CUDA is not the professional workstation line of cards its more of a software framework that allows for hardware acceleration. I think you can still accomplish...
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if you want color accuracy and better viewing angles, get the IPS
as you say you work with photoshop, i would assume accuracy is important.
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you can see my heatsink in the picture above, thgat silver thing with 3 fans connected is my heatsink
Its a Cogage Silver Arrow, it covers basically 3/4 of the top of the motherboard, goes over 4 of...
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That's a shame. I was hoping there was a thread or some specific piece of information that I had missed. Not that I mind ATI/AMD, but it's always nice to have choices. Thanks for following...
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Yea the sonata is a bit pricey, and honestly I don't know much about quiet cases.
As far as 460 version goes, for your use I would feign a guess and say the 768 would be good, the 1gb will...
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Am I doing something wrong or did the price change? I'm looking at it right now and including shipping it's about $197. :confused:
