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[2gunsup]

If you like physx you really don't have a choice. However I believe the 7950 is the better card. Not to get too technical but to benefit from 3 GB of ram on a card it has to be over a 384 bit bus or better so the extra ram on the 660 won't do you any justice, just go with a 2 GB version. Nvidia is supposed to be dropping the price of the 660 a couple bucks soon, not sure if Tiger Direct reflects the price drop yet.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news...rices-of-gtx-660-gtx-650-ti-boost-gtx-650-ti/

Now let me get that Borderlands badge,

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

If you like physx you really don't have a choice. However I believe the 7950 is the better card. Not to get too technical but to benefit from 3 GB of ram on a card it has to be over a 384 bit bus or better so the extra ram on the 660 won't do you any justice, just go with a 2 GB version. Nvidia is supposed to be dropping the price of the 660 a couple bucks soon, not sure if Tiger Direct reflects the price drop yet.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news...rices-of-gtx-660-gtx-650-ti-boost-gtx-650-ti/

Now let me get that Borderlands badge,

yeah...i was doing some reading and the 3GB card seems like it's unnecessary.
my 560ti is still doing it's thing but i got a little loot saved up and i'm ready for an upgrade.

i'll wait for the prices to drop when the new wave of cards comes out and get me a 660ti.
if you have any other suggestions let me know.

how do i give you the badge?
i don't need that shyt anyway.

 

[daze23]

yeah...i was doing some reading and the 3GB card seems like it's unnecessary.
my 560ti is still doing it's thing but i got a little loot saved up and i'm ready for an upgrade.

i'll wait for the prices to drop when the new wave of cards comes out and get me a 660ti.
if you have any other suggestions let me know.

how do i give you the badge?
i don't need that shyt anyway.

I would try to get a 760 or wait for the next nvidia cards. I think the 660ti isn't even in production anymore, since the 760 is cheaper and better

 

[2gunsup]

I would try to get a 760 or wait for the next nvidia cards. I think the 660ti isn't even in production anymore, since the 760 is cheaper and better

I wanted to recommend the 760 but figured he was in the sub $200 range if he was looking at a 660. Saving up a few more bucks for the 760 would def be worth it though.

 

[DF is BUSY]

@2gunsup @Orbital-Fetus @daze23

are ivy bridge temps really that bad? i havent really kept up with IB/haswell
im trying get my hands on a clean 3770k and personally im not gonna lap/delid/etc

will a cm 212+ cooler suffice? im not trying burn my house down

 

[2gunsup]

@2gunsup @Orbital-Fetus @daze23

are ivy bridge temps really that bad? i havent really kept up with IB/haswell
im trying get my hands on a clean 3770k and personally im not gonna lap/delid/etc

will a cm 212+ cooler suffice? im not trying burn my house down

Depends if you are overclocking and by how much. I'd say betweeen 4.2 to 4.5/4.6 GHZ is obtainable without delid. Anything over that and you're going to need to pop the top to keep temps in check unless you hit the silicon lottery and get a chip that can do those kind of speeds with very little voltage. I personally delidded first day for 4.8 @ 1.38v.

 

[DF is BUSY]

Depends if you are overclocking and by how much. I'd say betweeen 4.2 to 4.5/4.6 GHZ is obtainable without delid. Anything over that and you're going to need to pop the top to keep temps in check unless you hit the silicon lottery and get a chip that can do those kind of speeds with very little voltage. I personally delidded first day for 4.8 @ 1.38v.

i wanna get it to 4.5 at least, what kind of idle/load temps would i see on average? (lets say ambient temps are normal room temperature 20-23c)

 

[2gunsup]

i wanna get it to 4.5 at least, what kind of idle/load temps would i see on average? (lets say ambient temps are normal room temperature 20-23c)

I honestly can't say without Googling as I never ran my CPU on air. Idle temps aren't really important. Load temps is what you should be concerned with. Ivy Bridge has a Tj Max of 105c so you have a lot of room to work with. Anything under 90c and you should be good.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

I honestly can't say without Googling as I never ran my CPU on air. Idle temps aren't really important. Load temps is what you should be concerned with. Ivy Bridge has a Tj Max of 105c so you have a lot of room to work with. Anything under 90c and you should be good.

@DF is BUSY
i agree with the bolded.
i have a i5 3570k with stock fan and never got above 68c while gaming as far as i know.

 

[Ciggavelli]

New humble bundle sale:

https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

But why do the games have to be so fukking bad

 

[DF is BUSY]

@2gunsup @Orbital-Fetus

thanks my dudes

 

[daze23]

yall gotta check out The Stanley Parable demo

http://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/

it's a different kind of 'demo'....

what game is that on the right?

 

[CeoKazuoHirai]

 

[Fatboi1]

That BF4 patch cleaned up performance tremendously. No more stuttering and the frames are pretty good. I can get about 30-40fps on ultra at 1080P. I'm tinkering around to get 60fps.

 

[Ciggavelli]

yall gotta check out The Stanley Parable demo

http://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/

it's a different kind of 'demo'....

what game is that on the right?

so what is this game? Is it a mod or something? Is the full game free? I guess I'll download it and check it out