Quadro's beat the hell out of a 7800GTX anyway...but to the point I know what the reserator looks like, I've done a lot of research lol, but my question is, is it worth the money you pay for it? My room gets freezing this time of year but roasting (even with a fan on 24/7) during the summer so I'm not sure whether it'd work out beneficially.
Though if I was to change my case, what do you think I should get? I was thinking of the P180 Silver or the Chenbro Gaming Bomb 2, however if possible I'd like a 100% completely tools free case that's quiet and can accomodate 4 hard drives, 3 optical drives, the front panel for my X-Fi, a Floppy (though this may not be needed soon), 6 expansion slots and lotsa fans.
Though if I was to change my case, what do you think I should get? I was thinking of the P180 Silver or the Chenbro Gaming Bomb 2, however if possible I'd like a 100% completely tools free case that's quiet and can accomodate 4 hard drives, 3 optical drives, the front panel for my X-Fi, a Floppy (though this may not be needed soon), 6 expansion slots and lotsa fans.
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Varsh, it worth the money! I have mine for 4 months and it works great. just be careful what mobo you have and case, in some of them it doesnt work! Plus the nvidia quadro is made for animation ( game making, and worksations) when someone makes a game, they test it on a nvidia quadro first, always!! So therefor it is better, plus I have alot o video cards and I tested them all, but the nvidia quadro is the best for gaming!
Any price range, don't care, though obviously nothing above £150 ($280).
I have been thinking about the Chenbro Gaming Bomb II (I currently have the Chenbro Gaming Bomb I) and the Antec P180 but I'm still not sure.
What I'm wanting is something completly tools free without needing to use a screwdriver, cool, looks asthetically pleasing, is quiet, has 4 x 5¼" bays and 1 x 3½" bay (or two, then again I'll rarely use 3½" if at all anyway).
Chenbro Gaming Bomb II : http://www.chenbro.com.tw/product/product_preview.php?pid=126
Antec P180 : http://www.antec.com/uk/productDetails.php?ProdID=09180
I have been thinking about the Chenbro Gaming Bomb II (I currently have the Chenbro Gaming Bomb I) and the Antec P180 but I'm still not sure.
What I'm wanting is something completly tools free without needing to use a screwdriver, cool, looks asthetically pleasing, is quiet, has 4 x 5¼" bays and 1 x 3½" bay (or two, then again I'll rarely use 3½" if at all anyway).
Chenbro Gaming Bomb II : http://www.chenbro.com.tw/product/product_preview.php?pid=126
Antec P180 : http://www.antec.com/uk/productDetails.php?ProdID=09180
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I dont know what your problem is hoverbike, like you should give a shit or not that you like my video card or not. Your life doesn't depend on my video card or ever will.If I were you,I would keep my comments to myself. If you dont like my video card then shuv it. I said that is my computer and I dont care what is your opinion is.
And varsh,I have the p180 on my other pc. It would work great with that reserator.
If your looking for a bigger case I would go for the:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119042
or this which is a little pricey : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112074
your pc needs space, right? That why I gave you huge cases. Those cases are good but here is the best Full tower case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133153
And varsh,I have the p180 on my other pc. It would work great with that reserator.
If your looking for a bigger case I would go for the:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119042
or this which is a little pricey : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112074
your pc needs space, right? That why I gave you huge cases. Those cases are good but here is the best Full tower case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133153
I'm not particularly keen on the Thermaltake though I could live with that, but there would be a problem with my X-Fi as it takes a fron drive bay slot and I have a lot of things plugged into it..., the Coolermaster Stacker has had me intrigued for a while, been thinking of something like that for a few months but then it wouldn't fit underneath my desk amd I transport my PC everywhere so...that would be a little too big to carry around all the time.
The V2000 looks odd on the inside, I mean really odd and it looks as though my PSU won't reach the motherboard, but then again it looks as though the motherboard is upside down on this case...hmm.
Nice pics though any around the size of the P180?
I've taken a look at the Thermaltake VA8000BWA Armour Super Tower but that looks huge too...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Thermaltake.html
Gah I don't know what to get. >_<
The V2000 looks odd on the inside, I mean really odd and it looks as though my PSU won't reach the motherboard, but then again it looks as though the motherboard is upside down on this case...hmm.
Nice pics though any around the size of the P180?
I've taken a look at the Thermaltake VA8000BWA Armour Super Tower but that looks huge too...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Thermaltake.html
Gah I don't know what to get. >_<
LMAO Quadros aren't better for gaming than the 7800, trust me, I could have gotten either in my mac, ended up with a 6600 (I ordered right when they announced the new PowerMac G5's so I could either get a 6600, a quadro, or wait a month and get a 7800). Even the 6600 is better than the Quadro for gaming. The Quadro is made specifically for have several monitors and for rendering 3d images from programs like CAD and stuff.
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please, Just leave me alone. I love my video card! and I can switch between each whenever I please! I have the 2x Nvidia 7800 gtx ko. Its good for gaming but I dont game all the time! I use my pc for my home theatre system aswell. 7800 gtx after sometime the frame rates get chunky, so I would have more moderate image then none at all.
And varsh, The p180 front bay panel isn't very strong, I had to get mine replaced. So thats not the best. The best Case is: my case but its quite expensive! I have modded my case ( chopped the top and put in more bays) It took me time to mod it. I had to get the contour right and everything, but anyhow try this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133171
I would take out the liquid cooling and use the zalman reserator. That case has even a hydraulic case side opener! That case is good, and strong. If your buying it in the store I would go for the p180, just make sure to test the front bay panel!
very light!
And varsh, The p180 front bay panel isn't very strong, I had to get mine replaced. So thats not the best. The best Case is: my case but its quite expensive! I have modded my case ( chopped the top and put in more bays) It took me time to mod it. I had to get the contour right and everything, but anyhow try this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133171
I would take out the liquid cooling and use the zalman reserator. That case has even a hydraulic case side opener! That case is good, and strong. If your buying it in the store I would go for the p180, just make sure to test the front bay panel!
very light!
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great, I never thought what would be a equivalent to the 7800 gtx ko? Is it ATI'S Crossfire? I bought the new video card by ATI ( Crossfire editon) and I still think that nvidia is better! I tried Bf2, and Call of Duty 2 and they seemed o.k, but nvidia was a little faster. Whats your opinion Hover bike?
I have a 100% Custom Self Built Machine
Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2ghz stock) @ 3900+ (2.53ghz) stock heatsink/voltage. s939
nForce 4 motherboard
1GB Dual-Channel DDR 466 RAM Clocked all the way at 466.
GeForce 6600 GT (500/1000 stock) @ 585/1210 with ramsinks and massive gpu heatsink.
200 GB SATA HDD
16x Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW Burner.
My DREAM:
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Dual 7800GTX in SLI
4GB DDR 533 RAM (for overclocking)
2x 76GB WD Raptors in RAID 0
2x 500GB Data Drives
BlueRay Dvd burner
All water cooled
Thats about $4000 if i built it myself, $6000 if i had it made by a pc company. And dell doesnt make anything that good
Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2ghz stock) @ 3900+ (2.53ghz) stock heatsink/voltage. s939
nForce 4 motherboard
1GB Dual-Channel DDR 466 RAM Clocked all the way at 466.
GeForce 6600 GT (500/1000 stock) @ 585/1210 with ramsinks and massive gpu heatsink.
200 GB SATA HDD
16x Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW Burner.
My DREAM:
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Dual 7800GTX in SLI
4GB DDR 533 RAM (for overclocking)
2x 76GB WD Raptors in RAID 0
2x 500GB Data Drives
BlueRay Dvd burner
All water cooled
Thats about $4000 if i built it myself, $6000 if i had it made by a pc company. And dell doesnt make anything that good
I had his dream CPU and the Raptors in RAID 0 except mine were 150GB and 2GB RAM.
Looking back at these computers makes me laugh how much tech has advanced.
AMD Ryzen 1700 @ 3.8 (great for streaming stuff)
Noctua cooler (forget which but it isn't the NH-D15)
16GB Ram
GTX 1060 (6GB)
250GB SSD
1TB storage drive (need more space)
USB Blu Ray drive
Surprising how much it handles BF1 at 1080p ultra averages around 90FPS even when streaming to youtube.
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Those 3GB 1060 are superb bang for buck, they are the new 8800GT, remember those? I had one.
Ryzen is great but Intel I7 are still king for gaming.
Intel still has a lead on the IPC (intructions per cycle) so can do more things faster at the same frequency.
My friend has an i5 and he was struggling the other day with high CPU usage (upto 100%) and low frame rates. Turns out it was a driver issue, but still after fixing the issue his CPU usage is 70-80% utilised and mine is about 30-40% max. Double the cores and quadruple the threads.
Ryzen is great but Intel I7 are still king for gaming.
Intel still has a lead on the IPC (intructions per cycle) so can do more things faster at the same frequency.
My friend has an i5 and he was struggling the other day with high CPU usage (upto 100%) and low frame rates. Turns out it was a driver issue, but still after fixing the issue his CPU usage is 70-80% utilised and mine is about 30-40% max. Double the cores and quadruple the threads.
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Some of the hardware mentioned here... wow!
I'm in the process of building my PC, still hunting for parts but I've got some of it!
7th-8th gen i5 - there's a few CPUs at a local CeX I need to have a look at this weekend
8GB Corsair LPX 3000mhz
500gb 860 EVO - still need to buy a bigger HDD!
NZXT H400i
EVGA 1080 FTW
PSU undecided
I'm in the process of building my PC, still hunting for parts but I've got some of it!
7th-8th gen i5 - there's a few CPUs at a local CeX I need to have a look at this weekend
8GB Corsair LPX 3000mhz
500gb 860 EVO - still need to buy a bigger HDD!
NZXT H400i
EVGA 1080 FTW
PSU undecided
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I recommend it (in no particular order):
Might still have:
And lots more in pieces and not working. Here I also recommend you the best folding chair for your computer room. With a great folding chair, you and your friends or guests can enjoy the relaxing comfort of the seated position without cluttering up your home with big, bulky chairs. When not being used, a folding chair stows away in the closet, garage, or even under a bed. You can read more about best folding chair at Roll Mehome.
- Commodore Amiga 500+ (my first own computer)
- Crappy battery-melting HP/Compaq laptop (gift, don't blame me)
- Weird HP tx2200 tablet PC (also gift, would never buy HP myself)
- Point of View Mobii android tablet (comes rooted by default)
- Nokia N79 (it can run native binaries, close enough)
- Two or three computers from off-the-shelf and spare parts
- 2x Sun Ultra 10
- Apple PowerMac G5
- Sandisk Sansa Clip+ (moded, can run ARM apps)
Might still have:
- ICL 486 desktop
- Commodore 64 with tape drive
- ZX Spectrum
And lots more in pieces and not working. Here I also recommend you the best folding chair for your computer room. With a great folding chair, you and your friends or guests can enjoy the relaxing comfort of the seated position without cluttering up your home with big, bulky chairs. When not being used, a folding chair stows away in the closet, garage, or even under a bed. You can read more about best folding chair at Roll Mehome.
Christ, a lot has changed since then. Maybe a month or two after this post, I had upgraded to a Ryzen 5 2600, 16GB of RAM and given that PC to my father. Now I got a workhorse in this 3700x and 6800 XT. I've been on the fence of upgrading the CPU since I play at 1440p, but I originally wanted the Ryzen 5000 series, but everything was sold out on Black Friday of 2020 when I started this build. Time flies when you're having fun.
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I don't know if I've posted my specs here. I'm still rocking the same rig I've had for the last five and half years. I really want to upgrade right now, but I'll try to wait a bit longer. I wanna aim for something that can do 1440p @ 60+fps with RT turned on. My current rig is barely doing 1080p @ 60fps in newer games, maybe AMD's FSR would work with my GPU?
My current rig:
GTX 980Ti
i7-5820K
16 GB Ram (2400Mhz)
750W PSU
240 GB SSD (for the system)
1 TB SSHD (for games and other software)
1 TB HDD, 7200 (for media files mostly)
My current rig:
GTX 980Ti
i7-5820K
16 GB Ram (2400Mhz)
750W PSU
240 GB SSD (for the system)
1 TB SSHD (for games and other software)
1 TB HDD, 7200 (for media files mostly)
My current system (laptop):
MSI GS75 Stealth Steel Edition
17.3" Razor Thin Bezel Gaming Laptop - 1080p @ 144Hz
Intel i7-8750H (6 cores)
16GB of RAM
1TB SSD
NVIDIA RTX 2070 8G Max-Q (basically on par with a 1650 Ti but can handle some ray tracing)
Really wanting to sell it and build a new PC. But with the new Alder Lake / Meteor Lake Intel processors on the way, DDR5 RAM, and GPUs being super expensive, I'm thinking of waiting till next November.
MSI GS75 Stealth Steel Edition
17.3" Razor Thin Bezel Gaming Laptop - 1080p @ 144Hz
Intel i7-8750H (6 cores)
16GB of RAM
1TB SSD
NVIDIA RTX 2070 8G Max-Q (basically on par with a 1650 Ti but can handle some ray tracing)
Really wanting to sell it and build a new PC. But with the new Alder Lake / Meteor Lake Intel processors on the way, DDR5 RAM, and GPUs being super expensive, I'm thinking of waiting till next November.
My current pc:
R5 3600
RTX 3070
32 GB RAM
550w PSU
512GB Boot nvme
2TB Samsung QVO
1TB laptop scratch drive (swapped my laptop's second 1TB drive to a similar 1TB ssd, and had this laying around so chucked it in this machine)
When i put it together, i had ideas of upgrading the cpu down the line. But the 3600 has been pretty damn amazing. In terms of money spent, this thing has been a superstar performer! For what i push through it, any upgrade essentially becomes marginal gains. It's basically the 2500K of the modern batch of cpus imho.
Those fx chips were fun tho!
Managed to get a 1GHz overlcock on my old 8320. Ran at 4.5Ghz all its life. Sucked down 200W+ to do it, and got sweet 'f' all for it, but it was fun to goof around with it.
R5 3600
RTX 3070
32 GB RAM
550w PSU
512GB Boot nvme
2TB Samsung QVO
1TB laptop scratch drive (swapped my laptop's second 1TB drive to a similar 1TB ssd, and had this laying around so chucked it in this machine)
When i put it together, i had ideas of upgrading the cpu down the line. But the 3600 has been pretty damn amazing. In terms of money spent, this thing has been a superstar performer! For what i push through it, any upgrade essentially becomes marginal gains. It's basically the 2500K of the modern batch of cpus imho.
Those fx chips were fun tho!
Managed to get a 1GHz overlcock on my old 8320. Ran at 4.5Ghz all its life. Sucked down 200W+ to do it, and got sweet 'f' all for it, but it was fun to goof around with it.