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2012-03-27, 10:03 AM
AMD's HD 7000 series
7970 - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/25/asus_radeon_hd_7970_video_card_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5261/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review)
7950 -Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/30/amd_radeon_hd_7950_video_card_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5476/amd-radeon-7950-review)
7870/7850 - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/03/04/amd_radeon_hd_7870_7850_video_card_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5625/amd-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7850-review-rounding-out-southern-islands)
7770/7750 - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/02/15/xfx_r7770_black_edition_super_overclocked_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review)
Nvidia's GTX 600 series
GTX 680 - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/03/22/nvidia_kepler_gpu_geforce_gtx_680_video_card_revie w/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5699/nvidia-geforce-gtx-680-review)
GTX 670 - Hard OCP (http://hardocp.com/article/2012/06/04/galaxy_geforce_gtx_670_gc_video_card_review) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5818/nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-review-feat-evga)
Nvidia's GTX 500 series
GTX 560 Ti (448) - AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5153/nvidias-geforce-gtx-560-ti-w448-cores-gtx570-on-a-budget)
GTX 560 Ti (384) - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/07/11/gigabyte_gtx_560_ti_oc_video_card_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4135/nvidias-geforce-gtx-560-ti-upsetting-the-250-market)
GTX 560 - AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4344/nvidias-geforce-gtx-560-top-to-bottom-overclock)
GTX 550 Ti - AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4221/nvidias-gtx-550-ti-coming-up-short-at-150)
AMD's FX series
8150/8120 - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/10/11/amd_bulldozer_fx8150_desktop_performance_review) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4955/the-bulldozer-review-amd-fx8150-tested)
Intel 2000 (SB) series
2600K/2500K - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/01/03/intel_sandy_bridge_2600k_2500k_processors_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083)
2100 - Xbit Labs (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i3-2120-2100.html) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083)
Intel 3000 (IB) series
3770K/3570K - Hard OCP (http://hardocp.com/article/2012/04/23/intel_ivy_bridge_processor_ipc_overclocking/1) & AnandTech (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CGAQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anandtech.com%2Fshow%2F5771%2 Fthe-intel-ivy-bridge-core-i7-3770k-review%2F2&ei=E__TT93FDqTN6QH1hJn7Ag&usg=AFQjCNHw-zr49mIvg-ggktf19L8nMQa8yg&sig2=NyoBfQRwliq6SYfGNmOdeA) & XbitLabs (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-3770k-i5-3570k.html)
Intel 3000 (SB-E) series
3960X - Hard OCP (http://hardocp.com/article/2011/11/14/intel_core_i73960x_sandy_bridge_e_processor_review ) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5091/intel-core-i7-3960x-sandy-bridge-e-review-keeping-the-high-end-alive)
I'll keep this updates as new products come out, but if you have any recommendations on reviews I should include feel free to post them in thread.
Right now I am not including any of the AMD 6000 series due to AMD refreshing their entire line up and now being EOL. Nvidia still hasn't refreshed their line up, so I posted up the better bang for buck cards at the moment up there. The 580 isn't relevant anymore unless you can get a good deal and the 560 Ti 448 edition is just as good as a 570 for cheaper.
For AMD's FX series I feel the 8000 series is the only processor worth getting right now from them if you must have AMD. The rest of the FX series is pretty trashy compared to their Intel offerings.
The only Sandy Bridge Intel CPUs worth looking into the moment are the 2600K/2500K and the i3 2100 if you are on budget. If you are not interested in overclocking the 2400 is a good choice, just read off the 2500K for your performance. Its roughly the same.
At the moment I don't feel like it is worthwhile posting up motherboard, case, SSD and other types of reviews. The thread would get to huge and the VGA/CPU is most relevant to a build also. Everything else really comes down to what the potential builder needs are.
7970 - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/25/asus_radeon_hd_7970_video_card_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5261/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review)
7950 -Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/30/amd_radeon_hd_7950_video_card_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5476/amd-radeon-7950-review)
7870/7850 - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/03/04/amd_radeon_hd_7870_7850_video_card_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5625/amd-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7850-review-rounding-out-southern-islands)
7770/7750 - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/02/15/xfx_r7770_black_edition_super_overclocked_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review)
Nvidia's GTX 600 series
GTX 680 - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/03/22/nvidia_kepler_gpu_geforce_gtx_680_video_card_revie w/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5699/nvidia-geforce-gtx-680-review)
GTX 670 - Hard OCP (http://hardocp.com/article/2012/06/04/galaxy_geforce_gtx_670_gc_video_card_review) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5818/nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-review-feat-evga)
Nvidia's GTX 500 series
GTX 560 Ti (448) - AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5153/nvidias-geforce-gtx-560-ti-w448-cores-gtx570-on-a-budget)
GTX 560 Ti (384) - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/07/11/gigabyte_gtx_560_ti_oc_video_card_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4135/nvidias-geforce-gtx-560-ti-upsetting-the-250-market)
GTX 560 - AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4344/nvidias-geforce-gtx-560-top-to-bottom-overclock)
GTX 550 Ti - AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4221/nvidias-gtx-550-ti-coming-up-short-at-150)
AMD's FX series
8150/8120 - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/10/11/amd_bulldozer_fx8150_desktop_performance_review) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4955/the-bulldozer-review-amd-fx8150-tested)
Intel 2000 (SB) series
2600K/2500K - Hard OCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/01/03/intel_sandy_bridge_2600k_2500k_processors_review/) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083)
2100 - Xbit Labs (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i3-2120-2100.html) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083)
Intel 3000 (IB) series
3770K/3570K - Hard OCP (http://hardocp.com/article/2012/04/23/intel_ivy_bridge_processor_ipc_overclocking/1) & AnandTech (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CGAQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anandtech.com%2Fshow%2F5771%2 Fthe-intel-ivy-bridge-core-i7-3770k-review%2F2&ei=E__TT93FDqTN6QH1hJn7Ag&usg=AFQjCNHw-zr49mIvg-ggktf19L8nMQa8yg&sig2=NyoBfQRwliq6SYfGNmOdeA) & XbitLabs (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-3770k-i5-3570k.html)
Intel 3000 (SB-E) series
3960X - Hard OCP (http://hardocp.com/article/2011/11/14/intel_core_i73960x_sandy_bridge_e_processor_review ) & AnandTech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5091/intel-core-i7-3960x-sandy-bridge-e-review-keeping-the-high-end-alive)
I'll keep this updates as new products come out, but if you have any recommendations on reviews I should include feel free to post them in thread.
Right now I am not including any of the AMD 6000 series due to AMD refreshing their entire line up and now being EOL. Nvidia still hasn't refreshed their line up, so I posted up the better bang for buck cards at the moment up there. The 580 isn't relevant anymore unless you can get a good deal and the 560 Ti 448 edition is just as good as a 570 for cheaper.
For AMD's FX series I feel the 8000 series is the only processor worth getting right now from them if you must have AMD. The rest of the FX series is pretty trashy compared to their Intel offerings.
The only Sandy Bridge Intel CPUs worth looking into the moment are the 2600K/2500K and the i3 2100 if you are on budget. If you are not interested in overclocking the 2400 is a good choice, just read off the 2500K for your performance. Its roughly the same.
At the moment I don't feel like it is worthwhile posting up motherboard, case, SSD and other types of reviews. The thread would get to huge and the VGA/CPU is most relevant to a build also. Everything else really comes down to what the potential builder needs are.