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#1 MotherRussia
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3dmark 2006 is old and not a great way to benchmark nowdays plus its way to CPU depended Use 3dmark 2011 instead Even in Futuremark 3dmarks Dev recommends 3dmark 2011 or 3dmark Vantage instead of 06 since 06 with newer hardware is inaccurate adamosmaki
What is a good guide to OC my CPU? Is my mother board good in order to do that? What would be a good level to OC the CPU? I dont want to take risks as I play most games perfect
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#2 MotherRussia
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I just replaced my GTX275 with the new MSI GeForce GTX 570 Twin Frozr II 1280MB GDDR5

I have the below computer.

33642 Intel Core I7 920 2.66Ghz Box Socket 1366
34321 Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Socket 1366
35380 Scythe Mugen 2 CPU Cooler
34879 Mushkin Essential DDR3 PC3-16000 6GB 3x2GB 9-10-9-24
34010 Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA2 MAESTRO
34154 Cooler Master HAF 932
35218 Corsair HX850 850W Modular
35827 LG GH22NS50 Grabadora DVD SATA 22X Negra OEM
34641 Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro OEM
36200 Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bits OEM

Nothing (except the 570) is Overcloacked.

I used to get running ·dMark 06 aprox 17271 using my old Asus 275

With the new 570 I just got 19327 ... is that normal? I was expecting a bit more...

Thoughts?

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#3 MotherRussia
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[QUOTE="sts106mat"]i'll wait for the superior 360 version :-)lazerface216

lol same here. but seriously, RTS works in absolutely no way, shape or form on consoles. console gamers don't want to play a gimped RTS, keep that **** on pc.

nice sig btw TC...

I would kill myself if I couldnt play Starcraft 2...although I guess most of console gamers also have a PC to play the GOTY 2010 (at least in my mind ;)
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#4 MotherRussia
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I remember HALO WARS. I wont even compare that to Shogun 2 because only the comparison would be an offense for the Total War franchise

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#5 MotherRussia
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Shogun 2

I got it from Steam yesterday and have been playing non stop since then. It is a BLAST to play, great graphics and amazing gameplay.

Total War fans should be happy this is not in consoles, we would be suffering now from ugly graphics, bad controls, and linear/simple gamplay

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#6 MotherRussia
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[QUOTE="C_Rule"]If it were me, I'd got for the Gigabyte for the custom cooler. You would want measure your case to make sure it can fit that card, though.

Cooler Master HAF 932 would work??
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#7 MotherRussia
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I want to buy a GTX 570 and I am thinking about any of this two:

MSIN570GTX-M2D12D5 OC

http://www.alternate.es/html/product/Tarjetas_graficas_NVIDIA_GeForce_GTX/MSI/N570GTX-M2D12D5_OC/513288/?tn=HARDWARE&l1=Tarjetas+gr%C3%A1ficas&l2=Tarjetas+PCIe+NVIDIA&l3=GeForce+GTX

GIGABYTEGV-N570OC-13I

http://www.alternate.es/html/product/Tarjetas_graficas_NVIDIA_GeForce_GTX/GIGABYTE/GV-N570OC-13I/523007/?tn=HARDWARE&l1=Tarjetas+gr%C3%A1ficas&l2=Tarjetas+PCIe+NVIDIA&l3=GeForce+GTX

The price difference is 41 euros, being the Gigabyte the most expensive one.

Thanks

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#8 MotherRussia
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[QUOTE="Jeeeza"]There's nothing too significant between 1680x1050 and 1920x1200 as far as gaming is concerned, other than losing 25-30% of raw performance in games, meaning you'll need 25-30% more CPU, GPU and RAM to run the same games under the same conditions. Everything considered, not what I call an improvement. I'd stay with your current monitor a while longer, at least until larger sizes with 120Hz become available - you certainly wouldn't want to lose that (I know that I wouldn't - I have a Viewsonic 2268wm, "the other" 120Hz model). . A word of warning - the 1920x1200 resolution used in 24" monitors is too high for the physical monitor size, meaning, everything will look too small. Texts will be harder to read unless you stick your nose to the screen or increase font sizes (which you can't do for every app or game), icons will look tiny, etc. If you "upgrade" to one from your current setup, trust me on this, you WILL feel the difference in a painful way. I bought a 24" monitor once, and I returned it a few days later because of this (and no, I'm not a blind mole). So my suggestion would be that you wait for 26" monitors with a 1920x1200 resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate to become available, since that would be a far more adequate size+resolution+refresh combination to upgrade to from your current setup.

Jeeza, Im going to do as you say. Im going to keep the 2233rz. Thanks for taking the time as you have disipated all my doubts!!!! Post like this one are what make this forums great
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#9 MotherRussia
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I meant GTX570 is this one:

http://www.pccomponentes.com/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_570_oc_1gb_gddr5.html

Main questions in case my post is not clear are:

-Is there a big difference between 1650x1050 and 1920x1200?

-If I buy another monitor, will I be able to use my Sansung 2233rz (120hx 1650x1050) for anything? I mainly use my home computer for games and web

3-Does it mankes sense to upgrade my graphic card to a Direcx11 card?

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#10 MotherRussia
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Hello,

I have the below computer, and I was thinking of selling my GTX275 (DirectX10 only) for a Gygabite 575 OC.

The main reason is that I want to play using DirectX11 to Shogun II, Dragon Age 2 and Crysis 2. But I have another question. My recent monitor is the sansung 2233rz that uses 120hz. I mainly use it for 2D and not 3D as I like to play online shooters also. But now that I am probably going to buy the GTX575 I was wondering if I should buy another monitor as my current monitor is only 1650x1050 and I would like to see the 1920x1200 resolution... could I use this monitor as a second monitor? could I still play online shooters in this monitor at 120hz and use a new one with 1920 resolution for the rest of the games? is it a big difference between 1650x1050 and 1920 x1200? ? I can play to all the current games max out at 1650 but I feel like upgrading, I dont know if I am doing the best thing.

Thoughts?