Q. I have a Radeon 9800 SE card (in my AGP slot) and a Radeon 9250 (in one of the PCI slots).
My friend says I shouldn't have both of these in the same time, but i really don't think it doesnt cause that much trouble.
Whos right?
but just for one computer
im not looking for extra monitors
My friend says I shouldn't have both of these in the same time, but i really don't think it doesnt cause that much trouble.
Whos right?
but just for one computer
im not looking for extra monitors
A. It's not going to hurt your computer, but it's not really helping anything either. Typically if you have two video cards your looking for increase in performance or multi monitor setups. Since you're not looking for multi monitors having two boards will not benefit you greatly. Putting an AGP board in a computer next to a PCI board is only going to really be useful if your main video card dies on you; because you will have a backup.
If you're looking to do some serious gaming and want two boards you'll need to look into some newer hardware that can take advantage of having two vid cards.
http://www.slizone.com/page/home.html
is a good place to start doing some research on multi video card systems.
If you're looking to do some serious gaming and want two boards you'll need to look into some newer hardware that can take advantage of having two vid cards.
http://www.slizone.com/page/home.html
is a good place to start doing some research on multi video card systems.
Should I overclock my cpu and\or my video card?
Q. I am going to build my own computer soon and want to know if I will need to overclocky cpu or video card. I plan on buying them both top of the line. I am looking at ATI for the vid card and intel for the processor. I will be gaming on 2 different monitors with a different game on each. Any tips appreciated because this will be my first time building a comp
A. The amount of performance from 2nd Gen and 3rd Gen PCs makes overclocking obsolete. Seriously if you need to overclock these days, there is something wrong with your computer setup or your just crazy performance hungry for an extra < 1% gain. You see, they have made the CPU so powerful, it bottlenecks in other areas such as the motherboard and components. They therefore had to redesign the motherboard to support it - CPU has direct access to memory and graphics card, plus does some of the processing within itself resulting in 60-70% overall performance gain (compared to a 1st Gen PC).
If your CPU is Sandy Bridge, you still can get an Ivy Bridge Motherboard as it is backwards compatible. If you do overclock get the Sandy Bridge as the Ivy will heat up like crazy under overclocking, the Sandy would be able to outperform it. Ivy however has later technology (recommended but don't overclock).
First check your CPU, for example if you got the: Intel Core i5 3570 3.4GHz Socket "1155".
The Motherboard needs to support the Socket "1155" LGA.
i5 is great for gaming purposes. If you have the money you could go i7 with hyperthreading, but most games won't make much performance gain using this, it would however improve multi-tasking and applications.
Recommend getting a Z77 Ivy Bridge Motherboard for future proofing. Also note that the motherboard layout is important for your PC build! Some suggestions...
If going with Gigabyte - suggest for gaming the Z77 G1 Sniper 3, due to it's layout and design, plus features - all designed around gaming purposes.
Asus Motherboards seem to be quite a leader in quality, speed and durablity.
Asus RoG Maximus V Gene is from the Asus Republic of Gamers (RoG) series, meaning it's all designed with the gamer in mind, it's a great beast tailered to what most gamers will need and want.
Else suggest the Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe for gaming purposes.
Or Asus Sabertooth Z77 is also told to be a good pick, if you wish for a cleaner dustfree system. That one is enclosured with extracting fans.
Note that for having PCI-e 3.0, only an Ivy Bridge CPU/Motherboard will support it as well as the graphic card or device used in that slot (for example the nVidia GTX 680 and Radeon HD 7870 is PCI-e 3.0 ready). This would give the graphic card more bandwidth than it actually will ever need unless SLIing multiple graphic cards together - therefore more future proofing and reducing bottlenecks.
For the graphics card, nVidia is currently in the lead, plus they continuously release newer drivers to improve performance in the latest games. nVidia GTX 690 is well overpriced (but like two GTX 680 glued together with better cooling), the GTX 680 is however more than enough performance to run all the latest games at max resolutions on duel monitors, using PCI-3.0, you can even SLI two of them together without too much performance degrade between them as they support it nicely.
For optimal gaming memory, use 1600MHz 8GB DDR3 CL7 or CL9 RAM. Any slower than this, there are bottlenecks in your memory, however any faster than this will only show less than a 1% performance increase in gaming so also not worth it. Sticking to 1600MHz is best -most motherboard happily support it as CL9 timing. A Sandy or Ivy Bridge will make the most of this speed. CL7 would be slightly faster, but normally way more expensive and may or may not be worth it. For gaming purposes 8GB is fine, as most games won't use over 4GB + 1-2GB for the OS (Operating System).
For the PSU, suggest these days to get one with detachable cables (to keep it clean and maximise the airflow around component rather than having a tangle of cables). What you really want to check with a PSU is the rails and how stable it is for all your devices, the wattage, then the clutter, then the noise volume, etc. For wattage around the 600-700W is fine for 90% of systems. I recommend something like the Coolmaster 700W Silent Pro. 700W will also cover future proofing if you go SLI (multi graphic cards) in the future. Another tip look for 80 Plus Gold to know your getting a quality rail, Bronze minimum, else carefully check the specs of each PSU and compare. A high quality 700 to 750 watt psu will have a +12 volt rail rated at 60 amps. Antec, Seasonic, and Corsair are said to be good PSU brands.
If your CPU is Sandy Bridge, you still can get an Ivy Bridge Motherboard as it is backwards compatible. If you do overclock get the Sandy Bridge as the Ivy will heat up like crazy under overclocking, the Sandy would be able to outperform it. Ivy however has later technology (recommended but don't overclock).
First check your CPU, for example if you got the: Intel Core i5 3570 3.4GHz Socket "1155".
The Motherboard needs to support the Socket "1155" LGA.
i5 is great for gaming purposes. If you have the money you could go i7 with hyperthreading, but most games won't make much performance gain using this, it would however improve multi-tasking and applications.
Recommend getting a Z77 Ivy Bridge Motherboard for future proofing. Also note that the motherboard layout is important for your PC build! Some suggestions...
If going with Gigabyte - suggest for gaming the Z77 G1 Sniper 3, due to it's layout and design, plus features - all designed around gaming purposes.
Asus Motherboards seem to be quite a leader in quality, speed and durablity.
Asus RoG Maximus V Gene is from the Asus Republic of Gamers (RoG) series, meaning it's all designed with the gamer in mind, it's a great beast tailered to what most gamers will need and want.
Else suggest the Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe for gaming purposes.
Or Asus Sabertooth Z77 is also told to be a good pick, if you wish for a cleaner dustfree system. That one is enclosured with extracting fans.
Note that for having PCI-e 3.0, only an Ivy Bridge CPU/Motherboard will support it as well as the graphic card or device used in that slot (for example the nVidia GTX 680 and Radeon HD 7870 is PCI-e 3.0 ready). This would give the graphic card more bandwidth than it actually will ever need unless SLIing multiple graphic cards together - therefore more future proofing and reducing bottlenecks.
For the graphics card, nVidia is currently in the lead, plus they continuously release newer drivers to improve performance in the latest games. nVidia GTX 690 is well overpriced (but like two GTX 680 glued together with better cooling), the GTX 680 is however more than enough performance to run all the latest games at max resolutions on duel monitors, using PCI-3.0, you can even SLI two of them together without too much performance degrade between them as they support it nicely.
For optimal gaming memory, use 1600MHz 8GB DDR3 CL7 or CL9 RAM. Any slower than this, there are bottlenecks in your memory, however any faster than this will only show less than a 1% performance increase in gaming so also not worth it. Sticking to 1600MHz is best -most motherboard happily support it as CL9 timing. A Sandy or Ivy Bridge will make the most of this speed. CL7 would be slightly faster, but normally way more expensive and may or may not be worth it. For gaming purposes 8GB is fine, as most games won't use over 4GB + 1-2GB for the OS (Operating System).
For the PSU, suggest these days to get one with detachable cables (to keep it clean and maximise the airflow around component rather than having a tangle of cables). What you really want to check with a PSU is the rails and how stable it is for all your devices, the wattage, then the clutter, then the noise volume, etc. For wattage around the 600-700W is fine for 90% of systems. I recommend something like the Coolmaster 700W Silent Pro. 700W will also cover future proofing if you go SLI (multi graphic cards) in the future. Another tip look for 80 Plus Gold to know your getting a quality rail, Bronze minimum, else carefully check the specs of each PSU and compare. A high quality 700 to 750 watt psu will have a +12 volt rail rated at 60 amps. Antec, Seasonic, and Corsair are said to be good PSU brands.
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