new gfx card (i know again)

[The Slayer]

changed my mind: i want a vid card from nvidia that equals this ATI HD5970 2Gb DDR5 PCI-express. with the SLI option so i can use that later

 

[Simon]

You still do not need the equivalent to a $700 card.

The GTX one was suggested, and I think you should heavily look at it. Nothing you are doing requires a $700 card (No game needs it)


You also might wanna factor in what other parts you need

 

[The Slayer]

the point is, i want an expensive vid card . I want a good one, don't care if it costs alot of money.

 

[Cut Chem!st]

changed my mind: i want a vid card from nvidia that equals this ATI HD5970 2Gb DDR5 PCI-express. with the SLI option so i can use that later

Just because it cost more doesn't mean anything. When you SLI two GTX 460s for 300$ less and get amazing performance, it doesn't matter.

 

[Ph?bus]

So what is the rest of your system? If you're going to be getting a beastly GPU solution, will it be horribly, horribly bottlenecked by your other parts?

 

[Cut Chem!st]

So what is the rest of your system? If you're going to be getting a beastly GPU solution, will it be horribly, horribly bottlenecked by your other parts?

Yeah. If your buying other parts, buying a 700$ card is going to make you skimp on some other things like getting a better processor. FPS isn't all about your video card. Do you even have the power/cooling for a 5970?

 

[The Slayer]

Computer case: Coolermaster HAF X case zonder voeding
CPU cooler: Corsair CPU Cooling Hydro Series H70
CPU: Intel Core i7 Quad Core 950 8MB 3.06GHz socket 1366
Moederbord: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R socket 1366
DVD drive 1: Samsung SH-S223C 22x DVD-RW DL SATA zwart
RAM: Kingston 3 x 2Gb DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 HyperX
GPU : ATI HD5970 2Gb DDR5 PCI-express
Harddisk: WD 600Gb WD6000BLHX VelociRaptor 10.000rpm 32mb SATA3
PSU: Corsair AX1200W 1200W GOLD voeding

something like that don't know if this is all compatible or not. Might as well check that to. I don't think cooling will be a problem. btw: i've read that watercooling takes regular maintenance, what kinda maintenance would that be ?

 

[Cut Chem!st]

Computer case: Coolermaster HAF X case zonder voeding
CPU cooler: Corsair CPU Cooling Hydro Series H70
CPU: Intel Core i7 Quad Core 950 8MB 3.06GHz socket 1366
Moederbord: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R socket 1366
DVD drive 1: Samsung SH-S223C 22x DVD-RW DL SATA zwart
RAM: Kingston 3 x 2Gb DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 HyperX
GPU : ATI HD5970 2Gb DDR5 PCI-express
Harddisk: WD 600Gb WD6000BLHX VelociRaptor 10.000rpm 32mb SATA3
PSU: Corsair AX1200W 1200W GOLD voeding

something like that don't know if this is all compatible or not. Might as well check that to.

Damn, didn't realize you were going all out on this. Pretty beastly, just keep the video card then, if your looking to spend big money the 5970 is the way to go. No TB drive? The speed is nice, but I'd think you would want more space, and then just get a SSD for the speed. Also, I would just go for the i7 930 and OC the hell out of it.

 

[The Slayer]

Damn, didn't realize you were going all out on this. Pretty beastly, just keep the video card then, if your looking to spend big money the 5970 is the way to go. No TB drive? The speed is nice, but I'd think you would want more space, and then just get a SSD for the speed. Also, I would just go for the i7 930 and OC the hell out of it.

didn't realize it was that good. I'm not overclocking yet, first imma learn it at school . I can always put in another 600 gigs in it. on the site where i build it, i can put in 2 gfx cards and 2 hard drives, also more memory. is this all compatible? and what about the water cooling?

 

[Ph?bus]

That's not true water cooling. And the H50 is better. The H70 is a bad cooler (when compared to the H50) :/
But, you don't need to do any maintenance, it's a closed loop.

 

[Cut Chem!st]

didn't realize it was that good. I'm not overclocking yet, first imma learn it at school . I can always put in another 600 gigs in it. on the site where i build it, i can put in 2 gfx cards and 2 hard drives, also more memory. is this all compatible? and what about the water cooling?

Yes, everything is compatible. The 5970 your getting is like two video cards on one. Get the h50 over the h70, the h70 isn't worth the cost. Neither are true water cooling, but you don't need water cooling for what your doing anyway (only needed for higher than normal ocs) and it's expensive/hard to maintain. A h50 will OC as high as you will need to for gaming, while getting good temps.

 

[The Slayer]

the reason i want watercooling is because of the fact it is silence. Fans make noise, noise is bad. I was having hardware less today at school, and my teacher tought it was 1 part of a watercooling, because u have watercoolers of 300 euro's. So i'm so confused water or fans, hard choice.

 

[Ph?bus]

For your budget, why not water?

 

[Cut Chem!st]

the reason i want watercooling is because of the fact it is silence. Fans make noise, noise is bad. I was having hardware less today at school, and my teacher tought it was 1 part of a watercooling, because u have watercoolers of 300 euro's. So i'm so confused water or fans, hard choice.

Fans aren't that loud. I usually have headphones on anyway, so I never hear anything. If you really want to spend that much more on water cooling, want to keep up with the maintence etc I guess you could it's just kind of a pain. If you get it, better put it to use and OC your face off.

 

[The Slayer]

i wont overclock as stated before. what maintance is it ?

 

[Ph?bus]

Cleaning, dusting, refilling, etc.
It wouldn't be worth it at all if you don't overclock.

 

[shadows5631]

Cleaning, dusting, refilling, etc.
It wouldn't be worth it at all if you don't overclock.

Not to mention checking for leaks (my main concern), maintaining minimum air bubbles, and cleaning the water block (can get frustrating).


The H50 would be ideal for most gamers/overclockers. It will keep the temperatures respectable even with a Core i7 920 @ 4ghz.

 

[XXzz-Trauma-zzXX]

*sigh* slayer you are hard pretty picky lol. But like they are saying. Water Cooling is overkill if you arent going to OC. A fan will be sufficient. And fans arent loud as long as you keep them clean and they arent running faster than they should be.

 

[shadows5631]

*sigh* slayer you are hard pretty picky lol. But like they are saying. Water Cooling is overkill if you arent going to OC. A fan will be sufficient. And fans arent loud as long as you keep them clean and they arent running faster than they should be.

And if you have a good steel chassis, most of the noise will be kept inside the case anyways. Headsets or loud speakers will easily drown out the noise.

 

[Ph?bus]

And, if you really want silent fans, I know some 120mm fans you can pick up that are <6dba. That is under your room tone. A very quiet room is around 11dba, so an <6dba fan is QUIET. (Click!)