The Gaming PC Building/Upgrade Thread

[Twistedpixel]

Garcian Smith said:

Twistedpixel said:

 

Switch the case with this Raidmax $90 one with a 500W PSU with a single 6 pin PCI-E adapter. The above cannot run that graphics card.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062

It also has a $15 mail in rebate.

Its got 5 stars from Newegg.

Alternativrly

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156098

Optional:

Consider the HD 5750 for direct X 11 support, lower power useage, display port, higher quality card, 1GB ram vs 512 for $145

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127460&cm_re=HD_5750-_-14-127-460-_-Product

 

You're looking at a different 350W SeaSonic. The one that I linked states that it's "PCI Express Ready" in the description.

Also, don't buy those cases. Not only are they ugly (IMO), but the PSUs only have a one-year warranty. Basically, they're crap, and they'll probably fail on you right when that warranty runs out. Oh, and both cases you linked to feature dual 80mm fans, which will emit a lot of noise.

Finally, there's a joke among hardware enthusiasts that the 5750 is a good DirectX 10 card (if you know what I mean). It's not powerful enough to run DX11 games at playable framerates. In addition, the 4850/5750 can't really take advantage of more than 512MB RAM, so the extra 512 is useless. The only advantages the 5750 really offers over the 4850 is lower heat/power consumption and slightly better performance, and those really aren't worth paying the extra $40 for unless you're specifically worried about heat/power.

It also says 'discontinued' in the description on Cnet.com when I looked it up. Besides this, whether or not something has a 1 year, a 3 year or a 5 year warranty does not make it crap or good quality. The Xbox 360 comes with a 3 year warranty. It also didn't stop you from recomending the cheapest motherboard and graphics card you could find. 

those 80mm fans aren't going to kill anyone, especially if they are attached to the motherboard fan controls. The cases are listed as having 120mm fans as well btw.

80mm Fans	1 x 80mm Side Blue LED Fan 1 x 80mm Side Cooling Fan
120mm Fans	1 x 120mm Front Intake Fan 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust Fan

The assertion that an HD5750 can't take advantage of 1GB is false. There are several games. and these are increasing with time where 1GB shows a clear advantage over 512MB.

The assertion that the HD 5750 cannot take advantage of Direct X 11 is also false. Compute shaders are more efficient at running advanced shader programs. These shaders will also run on the HD 4850 but at higher computational cost. The 4850 will have to emulate DX11 whereas the 5750 will have native support. Direct X 11 games run faster on Direct X 11 hardware.

What are the advantages of the card I listed?

1. Fan control, the one you listed just goes one speed. (You mentioned noise)

2. Card quality.

3. Lower power consumption, lower (system) noise.

4. Supports advanced features like Direct X 11

5. Has twice as much ram, so therefore is future proofed.

6. Overclocks extremely well if someone so chose.