CA50 said:I have a CM 460W PSU, can it handle Msi 4870 1 GB DDR5
bomapenguin said:Hey guys,
I'm new here and and am just about to build a mid end rig along the lines of darkangel's guide.
Intel Core i5-2500k
Asus P8Z68-V
XFX P1-650S-NLB9 650W
I have it narrowed down to 2 cards :
MSI GTX560-Ti Hawk
MSI R6950 Twinfrozr II/OC
They are pretty similar in capability and price. But the 6950 can apparently be unlocked to a 6970 with the extra shaders. But I hear good things about Nvidia support and Physx and also the Hawk has a pretty decent stable factory overclock.
Is the unlock option worth taking? Is it worth the risk of bricking my card? Also, has anyone here had any success with it?
If I OC them both a bit, which will give me better performance...longer?
The last bit is Power Supply related...can 650W handle a Crossfire/SLI in the future?
Thanks in advance.
thegatekeeper said:Try to wait for 5-6monthsif you can for amd hd7xxx series,if you are in a hurry Get the MSI HD 6950 Twin Frozr III 2 GB it beats gtx 560ti in performance,this 2gb 6950 version can be unlocked to 6970 mostly,get corsair tx650v2 psu for this gpu,it can handle 6950 crossfire if you are planning to do it in the future.
shadow2get said:Hi all,
I have the following configuration (also available in my signature):
Intel Core i7 920 - 2.6GHz
Asus P6T Deluxe v2
Dell U2410 - 1920 x 1200 (earlier had Dell 2408WFP, but got it replaced due to some lines coming on the monitor)
NVIDIA 6200 PCI Card (don't you laugh)
Corsair TX750W PSU
My budget is around 10 - 13k.
Will be playing games in 1920x1200 resolution. Will be playing old as well as the latest FPS, Action/Adventure & Racing games.
I was thinking of going for a NVIDIA GTX 560 which is priced around 11k. But the GTX 560 Ti seemed a better option at 13k.
Let me know which is better wrt 560 & 560 Ti. Also do let me know if there are any better graphics cards available in this range.
Also, will 1GB / 1.5GB / 2GB cards make a lot of difference in terms of performance? Which should I go for.
I might go for an SLI setup in the near future maybe next year, but not now.
Also, if anyone could point out the manufacturer I can go for, would also be welcome.
From this link: http://www.techenclave.com/smc-internl/msi-graphics-cards-stock-smc-international-198888.html,
are MSI Cards good in terms of build quality, ASS and performance?