Will you Upgrade for PS2?

[Goku]

GTX 465? Those things aren't really that good. Worse card in the 400 series in my opinion.

For that price you are better off with this GTX 460. More expensive upfront, but you get a warranty and it will be cheaper once the MIR in. This card is awesome.

Here is a review. It will smack that GTX 465 around so much it isn't even funny.

[Infektion]

Originally Posted by Goku

GTX 465? Those things aren't really that good. Worse card in the 400 series in my opinion.

For that price you are better off with this GTX 460. More expensive upfront, but you get a warranty and it will be cheaper once the MIR in. This card is awesome.

I agree with you wholeheartedly, I've shunned off the GTX465 when they were released, but now from a price POV, i've changed my outlook.

But either way, I've completely taken into consideration the 460GTX, and the good thing is, I wont be performing the upgrade till later... I mean, all we got so far is a teaser and some Q&A. If price is right, I'll probably hit up an ATI card, maybe a 6850hd, I absolutely adore the low power usage of ATI cards. Either way, I'm hunting for sub 180$ upgrade, but tbh, the thing is that the GTX465 being 130$, and it's really only going to be for PS2 and D3. But we'll see.

[Bags]

Originally Posted by Goku

GTX 465? Those things aren't really that good. Worse card in the 400 series in my opinion.

For that price you are better off with this GTX 460. More expensive upfront, but you get a warranty and it will be cheaper once the MIR in. This card is awesome.

Here is a review. It will smack that GTX 465 around so much it isn't even funny.

Yeah I love my new GTX 460. Rest of my machine is bottlenecking it, but it runs really cool compared to my old card.

My 8800 GT would idle @ 100% fans @ 70 C, 100 C underload; now this card idles @ 40% fans @ 35 C, 50 C underload @ 50% fans.

Then there's the fact that it was only $120.

[Goku]

SOE sounds like they're going to be in bed with Nvidia in regards to the development of this game. Even if you don't care for Physx it is likely it will perform better on Nvidia cards that are similar in price point to AMD's. If you are upgrading for PS2 alone you maybe best off going for Nvidia. I will be weighing the option once either Beta or the official game is released. ATI had a lot of issues with the original PS.

Wow GTX 465s are still being sold in retail (thought it was over). Those probably will be gone by the end of the year.

[krnasaur]

Im not that great with graphics cards. i have a GT 420m. You think that will be good for PSN or should I upgrade, and if i do, which should i get for my laptop

[Bags]

nobody knows the requirements yet, but I doubt a laptop will be too good for it.

[Mirror]

I7 930 CPU, 12GB RAM (2000MHz), SSD HDD, GTX 470 VGA

I think I'll be ok.

[Infektion]

Originally Posted by Mirror

I7 930 CPU, 12GB RAM (2000MHz), SSD HDD, GTX 470 VGA

I think I'll be ok.

There is absolutely no use for 12GB Ram on any desktop system/gaming environment... 6GB-8GB is the limit, and that's with IMMENSE multitasking.

You guys think my E8400 @ conservative 3.5Ghz is ok?

[Dreamcast]

I just need a videocard, my good videocard blew.


Got a q6600 quad core 3.0ghz,4gb ddr2,9500 GT.


I don't want to spend alot of money making a new pc so a good video card should be good....Any recommendations of the best $100 thru $200 video cards?

[Bags]

Originally Posted by Dreamcast

I just need a videocard, my good videocard blew.


Got a q6600 quad core 3.0ghz,4gb ddr2,9500 GT.


I don't want to spend alot of money making a new pc so a good video card should be good....Any recommendations of the best $100 thru $200 video cards?

I picked up my GTX 460 for $120 after MIR on newegg. It went out of stock the day after I bought it though.

[Zulthus]

Originally Posted by Dreamcast

I just need a videocard, my good videocard blew.


Got a q6600 quad core 3.0ghz,4gb ddr2,9500 GT.


I don't want to spend alot of money making a new pc so a good video card should be good....Any recommendations of the best $100 thru $200 video cards?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-349-_-Product - Radeon HD 6870, $189.99

I use a HD5870 which has alot more raw power than the 6870, but newegg doesn't seem to have it. I got mine from Best Buy. Anyways, the 6870 is a really good card for your budget and will be able to run any of today's games on high settings.

In comparison to a Nvidia GTX460, the HD6870 is better in everything other than shader operations.

[ZeroOneZero]

My PC is ready to go, probably just need to increase the ram a little and buy another 480GTX for SLI. A new mouse too, ROCCAT mice are ok, but I miss my DeathAdder.

[Bags]

Originally Posted by Zulthus

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-349-_-Product - Radeon HD 6870, $189.99

I use a HD5870 which has alot more raw power than the 6870, but newegg doesn't seem to have it. I got mine from Best Buy. Anyways, the 6870 is a really good card for your budget and will be able to run any of today's games on high settings.

In comparison to a Nvidia GTX460, the HD6870 is better in everything other than shader operations.

Why buy ATI when Sony is clearly in bed with nvidia this time around?

Originally Posted by SavageB

Currently Running:

AMD 955 BE oc to 4ghz
Gigabyte mobo with usb 3.0
Asus radeon 5850 ocd to a 5870
Corsair 2 x 2 gig Dominator ram runing @ 1600mhz
Corsair ps 850 HX pro modular
Corsair H50 cooler
antec 1200 case
2 x WD cavier black HD's

Will be upgrading computer as soon as AMD bulldozer arrives ( pending on benchmarks) or will be going with Sandy Bridge or wait for Ivy:

AMD FX 8130P Zambezi Bulldozer/Intel 2600k+
Asus R.O.G Motherboard (possibly Maximus, again depends on what cpu)
Asus R.O.G Matrix GTX 580 Platinum video card
Corsair Dominator GT's - 12-24gigs of ram
Keeping power supply
keeping antec 1200
keeping HD's but adding A Corsair SSD for OS


Also just purchased a 27 inch 1080p monitor from samsung with 1 ms, its reallly nice the samsung P2770FH model.


Either way Im upgrading within the next 1-2 months, honestly I dont even need to upgrade anytime soon but I have a great job and I need to spend my money lol....If any of you wanna buy my old parts they will go cheap

Only thing I'd be interested in is the RAM but it's already dirt cheap brand new on newegg.

Why 12+ GB of RAM? Just 'cuz?

[Warruz]

Originally Posted by Bags

Why buy ATI when Sony is clearly in bed with nvidia this time around?

Because AMD is more bang for your buck when your talking the low-High range, Now if your talking on the extreme range then yes Intel/Nvidia is the way to go.

[SavageB]

Originally Posted by Bags

Why buy ATI when Sony is clearly in bed with nvidia this time around?



Only thing I'd be interested in is the RAM but it's already dirt cheap brand new on newegg.

Why 12+ GB of RAM? Just 'cuz?

Yes, and this time around I want to future proof my comp for years, instead of 1-2 years then buying something else. I figure with all the high end things I can buy now Ill be good for 3 years or so...It will all depend on how that AMD bulldozer performs tho, AMD better not let us down this time or I fear the worst for that side of the company.