Sorry for the bump.

I don't know a lot about this subject, but I do know you have to let that paste set for a while. To be safe, let it set for at least a whole day.

Hopefully someone can tell you more, sorry.

From what I understand, the tubing and coolant used in the Asetek liquid cooler eliminates evaporation of the liquid, meaning it does not require refilling (as other liquid coolers do).

Is this true? Does anyone have experience with these coolers and can tell me how much maintenance they require? From what I understand, they can't even be opened up, so I don't think it would require you to replenish the liquid coolant.

[QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]

Your getting ripped off major lol.

mrussell67

No, not even close. For 1300 you could probably build a system around an i7 920, with a GTX 285, and 6GB.

Here's a prebuilt PC in your price range.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saving/show.asp?id=1862610

You'll be able to upgrade that one, unlike that Gateway. (but be aware that motherboard doesn't support SLI)

Also, that price doesn't include an OS. Oh and if you google "Cyberpowerpc coupons" you should be able to find something that can at least get you 5% off.

You could probably build a system around an i7 920 if you found some good deals.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227365

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127406

That's about 450 right there. If you found a cheap motherboard and a case with a built in power supply you might be able to pull it off. But you'd probably want to upgrade that card sometime in the not-too-distant future.

Those look nearly identical to the Chicago Rush jerseys. And what is with the blue on blue look with the powder blue pit stains?

[QUOTE="jjtiebuckle"]3+ years does not = specs, which is what people generally need to offer advice. From my understanding, if you have a great graphics card, but horrible ram and processor the potential of said graphics card "bottolenecks" or becomes capped at a certain point, limiting it's true performance and your moneys worth. I would try updating everything as a bundle so you don't run into these issues and also SLi requires more power, so you may need a new PSU as well. It's all in the details...Adam_the_Nerd

Finally somebody that knows what they're talking about here! People always say "oh imma upgrade and get a new videocard for better performance" without realizing that without the power to back it up, it fails.

I would definitely go with whatever's cheaper to be honest, because they are both very good options. However, if the prices are similar, the 1GB SLI will definitely NOT hurt. Just make sure it's supported and it won't overheat on you (cause you never know!). basically with SLI, 1 videocard will be "painting half the screen" and as a result you get more power

Sorry I should have been clearer.

I'm not upgrading my computer. I am thinking about getting a brand new one.

I was just saying that I have no experience with SLI cards because my computer is older and I've never used SLI. I was wondering if it is a significant improvement over just one card.

I'm thinking about getting a new PC, and was originally going to go with a single Gefore GTX260 for the video card.

For a little bit more money though, I could get 2 9800GTX's (a slightly lower spec Nvidia card) running in SLI.

Would there be a noticeable difference one way or another? My current PC is 3+ years old and I have no experience with 2 cards running in SLI, so I'm not sure how much a difference it makes.

Any suggestions about which way to go?