Will you Upgrade for PS2?

[Warruz]

Originally Posted by Vancha

The power/noise/temps on double-GPU cards usually make me cringe.

Is it me, or are there not really any amazing GPU coolers around right now? I remember back in the 4890 days every review lauded Sapphire's Vapor/Toxic cooler as the best, but these days they all seem to be pretty average.

HIS icube cooler or w/e its called works very well if you dont feel like installing your own.

HOWEVER a simple redo on the thermal paste goes MILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my 4870 O.C ran like 70-80C on 50% fan. Redid the thermal paste and 40-50c.

[Goku]

Originally Posted by Warruz

HIS icube cooler or w/e its called works very well if you dont feel like installing your own.

HOWEVER a simple redo on the thermal paste goes MILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my 4870 O.C ran like 70-80C on 50% fan. Redid the thermal paste and 40-50c.

Yes that thermal paste issue is rather funny. Its like these assemblers take the goo squirter gun and spray the IHS with 10 times the amount needed of that then sit the heatsink on top.

[Raymac]

The very first time I ever upgraded a computer was because of the first Planetside game. Then every other time I would do an upgrade, I would run it on Planetside to see what kind of increase in performance I got.

I'm hoping my AMD Phenom II x4 965 with my dated GTX260 will hold up, but I'm pessimistic so I'm starting to save up for a new GPU.

[Bags]

Originally Posted by Raymac

The very first time I ever upgraded a computer was because of the first Planetside game. Then every other time I would do an upgrade, I would run it on Planetside to see what kind of increase in performance I got.

I'm hoping my AMD Phenom II x4 965 with my dated GTX260 will hold up, but I'm pessimistic so I'm starting to save up for a new GPU.

They said they wanted it to run well on a 4 - 5 year old machine. No idea how well "well" is though.

[Aractain]

My 580 says no. Much like Fredbob.

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by SavageB

job... I need to spend my money lol

Those two things don't go together. If you can't live without the job indefinitely, you need to save money not spend it. And by indefinitely, I mean you have at least $250k saved for every five years you expect to live.

[DviddLeff]

I'm going to update when I need to; when the games i want to play won't run on my rig.

Skyrim may require it...

[Duddy]

Originally Posted by DviddLeff

I'm going to update when I need to; when the games i want to play won't run on my rig.

Skyrim may require it...

QFT

Only reason you should be upgrading is if your PC doesn't do what you need/want it to :P

(Granted your "want" could be to have it demolish anything you play)

[Goku]

Originally Posted by Duddy

QFT

Only reason you should be upgrading is if your PC doesn't do what you need/want it to :P

(Granted your "want" could be to have it demolish anything you play)

Agreed. I always get a kick from people jumping from one CPU to the next. Those easily should last you a few video generations especially, since CPUs do not have major performance jumps in gaming. Even a AMD 955 BE against a 2500k at higher resolutions with high settings are roughly the same performance. At least with GPUs you can almost double your performance every generation you get a new one.

[Bags]

My dual core @ 2.66 is le 4 years old I'd be amazed if it can run PS2, but I'm prepared to upgrade if needed.

My parents just bought my bro a $480 bike so I have $400 "equality" spending cash.

[ShowNoMercy]

I talked with a few friends from PS1 outfit, most of us are getting new rigs, my limit is about $800 so hopefully i can get something decent for those 8 C notes.

[Kietharr]

Probably not, I put this rig together two years ago and I've yet to find a game that it doesn't absolutely dominate at maximum graphics settings. Only EQ2 has ever forced me to pull it down to 'very high' instead of the 'extreme' setting that has a disclaimer when you enable it that it's intended only for screenshots, and I only had to turn it down when in a raid.

Phenom 2 quad core and 5870, it's been a little gem so far, aside from the crappy default AMD CPU cooler's mount snapping and it falling off onto the back of my video card. Fortunately, no damage. Well, except to the CPU cooler but whatever, that was a $50 fix for something I shouldn't have cheaped out on in the first place.

[Bags]

Originally Posted by ShowNoMercy

I talked with a few friends from PS1 outfit, most of us are getting new rigs, my limit is about $800 so hopefully i can get something decent for those 8 C notes.

$800 + newegg = pretty damn good rig.

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by ShowNoMercy

I talked with a few friends from PS1 outfit, most of us are getting new rigs, my limit is about $800 so hopefully i can get something decent for those 8 C notes.

Reuse as much of it as you can (case, PSU, etc) and you should be able to do it.

[Dreamcast]

Thanks for the help...460 and 5870 looks nice.


I might wait till black friday and gets some cheap deal tho.