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[2gunsup]

I'm kinda dissapointed with how the TITAN is failing against the AMD 7990

Hell even the 7970 in Crossfire is still a monster. NVIDIA is not starting this next generation off well...after losing this past gen already

You do realize the 7990 is two GPU's. I'm more amazed that the Titan gets within 80% of two 7970 GHZ's. Overclocked and its in the 90's. Not to mention CFX's horrible runt frames issue. The Titan isn't new, its Kepler. Lol@ "hell the 7970 in CFX is a monster" as if that's not what a 7990 is but $300 cheaper.

Stop stanning what should not be stanned my friend.

 

[Liquid]

You do realize the 7990 is two GPU's. I'm more amazed that the Titan gets within 80% of two 7970 GHZ's. Overclocked and its in the 90's. Not to mention CFX's horrible runt frames issue. The Titan isn't new, its Kepler. Lol@ "hell the 7970 in CFX is a monster" as if that's not what a 7990 is but $300 cheaper.

Stop stanning what should not be stanned my friend.

I am not a fanboy when it comes to graphics and love PhysX

 

[2gunsup]

I am not a fanboy when it comes to graphics and love PhysX

Metro Last Light,

Heard Borderlands 2 exaggerates on PhysX so I shall be diving into that soon.

 

[Dooby]

Sup fellas. I need some advice. I was thinking of getting either a Dell XPS 8500 or an HP p7-1520t.

HP: $811.97

Components
• Windows 8 64
• 3rd Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3330 quad-core processor [3.0GHz, 6MB Shared Cache]
• 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT630 [DVI, HDMI and VGA via adapter]
• FREE Upgrade to 8GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [2 DIMMs]
• HP W2072a 20-inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor
• 1TB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive
• No secondary hard drive
• $40 OFF Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student 2013
• No additional Security Software
• SuperMulti DVD Burner
• HP 2.1 Compact speakers (Callisto)
• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB 3.0, audio
• No TV Tuner
• Beats Audio (tm) -- integrated studio quality sound
• HP USB keyboard and optical mouse
• Wireless-N LAN card (1x1)


Dell: $1038.97
Software & Services
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2013 edit
MONITORS Dell S2240L 21.5-Inch Full HD Monitor with LED edit
LIMITED WARRANTY 1 Year Advance Exchange Warranty edit
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz - 2 DIMMs edit
SUPPORT 1 Year Enhanced Support - America's Best Standard Support edit
MCAFEE SECURITYCENTER McAfee® Security, 12-Months edit
SPEAKERS Logitech 2.1 Speaker System Z313 edit
My Accessories
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
XPS 8500 XPS 8500 Fast track config18
Chassis Black w/19:1 Media Card Reader
PROCESSORS 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3770 processor (up to 3.90 GHz)
OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 8, 64-bit, English
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW), write to CD/DVD
HARD DRIVE 1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive 6.0 Gb/s
VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640 1GB GDDR5
SPEAKERS No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
WIRELESS Dell Wireless 1703 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0+LE
SOUND CARD Integrated 7.1 with WAVE MAXXAudio 4
USB 3.0 Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Adobe Reader No Adobe Reader Selected
Ship Material Shipping Material, Direct
Wireless Driver Dell SRV Software 1703
Documentation English Documentation DAO
Additional Software Additional Software
Optical SW Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials DVD
Power Cord US Power Cord
MONITOR If accessories are purchased, they may ship separately
Additional Settings PocketCloud Companion, Standard, Digital Delivery

For notebook and desktop customers purchasing this digitally delivered software, a high-speed internet connection is recommended.Learn More
Miscellaneous PCmover Home – Free
KEYBOARD Dell KB213 Wired Multimedia Keyboard, US-English
MOUSE Dell Laser Mouse
ADOBE SOFTWARE Digital Download Enablement
ESSENTIAL ADD-ONS

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HP Is a lot cheaper because I went with the I5 3.0 gHZ instead of the I7 in the Dell. Also the graphics card for the HP is better. Does anybody have an opinion on which brand is better? Dell or HP? I want to be able to play games like Skyrim on high.

 

[daze23]

Metro Last Light,

Heard Borderlands 2 exaggerates on PhysX so I shall be diving into that soon.

yep, and the use of physx is optimised well in both those games. unlike the Batman games, where they recommended having a 'dedicated physx card'

that volumetric fog/smoke in Metro Last Light

 

[Liquid]

Sup fellas. I need some advice. I was thinking of getting either a Dell XPS 8500 or an HP p7-1520t.

HP: $811.97

Components
• Windows 8 64
• 3rd Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3330 quad-core processor [3.0GHz, 6MB Shared Cache]
• 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT630 [DVI, HDMI and VGA via adapter]
• FREE Upgrade to 8GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [2 DIMMs]
• HP W2072a 20-inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor
• 1TB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive
• No secondary hard drive
• $40 OFF Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student 2013
• No additional Security Software
• SuperMulti DVD Burner
• HP 2.1 Compact speakers (Callisto)
• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB 3.0, audio
• No TV Tuner
• Beats Audio (tm) -- integrated studio quality sound
• HP USB keyboard and optical mouse
• Wireless-N LAN card (1x1)


Dell: $1038.97
Software & Services
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2013 edit
MONITORS Dell S2240L 21.5-Inch Full HD Monitor with LED edit
LIMITED WARRANTY 1 Year Advance Exchange Warranty edit
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz - 2 DIMMs edit
SUPPORT 1 Year Enhanced Support - America's Best Standard Support edit
MCAFEE SECURITYCENTER McAfee® Security, 12-Months edit
SPEAKERS Logitech 2.1 Speaker System Z313 edit
My Accessories
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
XPS 8500 XPS 8500 Fast track config18
Chassis Black w/19:1 Media Card Reader
PROCESSORS 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3770 processor (up to 3.90 GHz)
OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 8, 64-bit, English
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW), write to CD/DVD
HARD DRIVE 1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive 6.0 Gb/s
VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640 1GB GDDR5
SPEAKERS No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
WIRELESS Dell Wireless 1703 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0+LE
SOUND CARD Integrated 7.1 with WAVE MAXXAudio 4
USB 3.0 Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Adobe Reader No Adobe Reader Selected
Ship Material Shipping Material, Direct
Wireless Driver Dell SRV Software 1703
Documentation English Documentation DAO
Additional Software Additional Software
Optical SW Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials DVD
Power Cord US Power Cord
MONITOR If accessories are purchased, they may ship separately
Additional Settings PocketCloud Companion, Standard, Digital Delivery

For notebook and desktop customers purchasing this digitally delivered software, a high-speed internet connection is recommended.Learn More
Miscellaneous PCmover Home – Free
KEYBOARD Dell KB213 Wired Multimedia Keyboard, US-English
MOUSE Dell Laser Mouse
ADOBE SOFTWARE Digital Download Enablement
ESSENTIAL ADD-ONS

-

HP Is a lot cheaper because I went with the I5 3.0 gHZ instead of the I7 in the Dell. Also the graphics card for the HP is better. Does anybody have an opinion on which brand is better? Dell or HP? I want to be able to play games like Skyrim on high.

Why not build one? You can get a monster for those prices.

 

[Dooby]

Why not build one? You can get a monster for those prices.

That's a false assumption, liquid. With all the accessories and power I'm getting for the HP it'd be more if I were to buy all of them separately from Newegg or such places.

 

[daze23]

That's a false assumption, liquid. With all the accessories and power I'm getting for the HP it'd be more if I were to buy all of them separately from Newegg or such places.

they both have pretty weak gpu's

 

[spliz]

That's a false assumption, liquid. With all the accessories and power I'm getting for the HP it'd be more if I were to buy all of them separately from Newegg or such places.

The GPU's in those systems ain't shyt really bruh...it would be better if u built one...they even have sites where u pick out the parts and they build it for u and send it to u...u can get a really nice setup for like $850 fam...since i see u willing to spend over a G then u can have a pretty beastly rig...

 

[Dooby]

The GPU's in those systems ain't shyt really bruh...it would be better if u built one...they even have sites where u pick out the parts and they build it for u and send it to u...u can get a really nice setup for like $850 fam...since i see u willing to spend over a G then u can have a pretty beastly rig...

What's the name of such a website

 

[winb83]

Why not build one? You can get a monster for those prices.

My current build if done on Newegg
Intel Core i5 3570K $210
GTX 670 $360
MSI Z77A-GD65 $155
$725
Thermaltake TR2 TR-700w power supply $60
16GBs of DDR3 Ram $80
$865

after that i don't know what components dude may or may not have but those three (mobo, processor, video card) are better than anything Dell or HP are gonna give him in a package. all that would be left is a case and a HD. in all honesty 16GBs of ram is overkill. if he's got a microcenter around he can cut some off the mobo and processor. he could get both for $310 then with the graphics card he'd be at like $670.

he can do way better in terms of hardware than what they'd give him.

 

[spliz]

What's the name of such a website

superbiiz.com is one...

 

[Dooby]

My current build if done on Newegg
Intel Core i5 3570K $210
GTX 670 $360
MSI Z77A-GD65 $155
$725
Thermaltake TR2 TR-700w power supply $60
16GBs of DDR3 Ram $80
$865

after that i don't know what components dude may or may not have but those three (mobo, processor, video card) are better than anything Dell or HP are gonna give him in a package. all that would be left is a case and a HD. in all honesty 16GBs of ram is overkill. if he's got a microcenter around he can cut some off the mobo and processor.

he can do way better in terms of hardware than what they'd give him.

That's easily over a G though...quite a bit over. With the HP I had a monitor, keyboard/mouse, windows 8 and Microsoft Office. I'm checking out this superbiiz website tho... see what's up.

 

[spliz]

Doom 3 with sikkmod feels like a completely new game to me...I been playin it for the last few weeks whenever I get a chance...anyone else in here try it?..shyt looks damn near current...gives the game a new feel imo...

 

[spliz]

That's easily over a G though...quite a bit over. With the HP I had a monitor, keyboard/mouse, windows 8 and Microsoft Office. I'm checking out this superbiiz website tho... see what's up.

He's showing u his set up and how he only paid $865 for it...also...I believe with the site I gave u they give u a keyboard n gaming mouse for free..I know some other sites do that..and this is a nice monitor to start with...it has a 1ms response time and is pretty nice quality and a steal for the price imo..
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