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Upgrading my Gaming PC

:) thankyou, if you want anything makin, from me, ill be glad to :) i just orderd my new graphics card and psu, i got the XFX 650W and GTX 560ti :) the one i got in the end was the EVGA one, because id rather get a brand that i have heared of, and one that my friend has, so i know that it...
- JBGFX
- Post #67
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

ok :) thanks for the tip xD im ordering my new stuff atm, 448 core 560ti or normal 560ti? i have £400 to spend
- JBGFX
- Post #64
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

i thought that my mobo was 1.1 because when i clicked on cpu-z, it says, in the screen shot, only PCI Express x16, what i assumed was 1.1 only when i googled my model, got my mobo, and googled that, did i find ouyt that it was infact 2.0 im just looking for a psu now, and ill be ordering...
- JBGFX
- Post #62
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

bump :/ added a big edit EDIT: thanks :D you pretty much answered my edit in that post while i was editing my post :) hehe mind reader! thankyou, i think im just gonna get the best card that i can afford, witin reason obvoiusly. also a new PSU :P can you look at the screenshot that i posted on...
- JBGFX
- Post #60
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

i would like the 560ti because i havent really heared of the amd radeon hd cards and stuf, i knwo that they exist, but im not soo sure on how they perform. one of my friends had a GTX 550ti 2GB and it runs battlefield 3 fine on ultra settings, so i figured that the GTX 560ti would run it even...
- JBGFX
- Post #57
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

Not sure what everyone means here by OEM and stuff, but my windoes came with my PC, i dont have it on disc, i could make some recovery discs or something, not sure if thats the same. My system is 64bit. ALSO: I am unable to get the motherboard that you specified as my parents wont buy from...
- JBGFX
- Post #55
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

i was hoping that it would still be on my HDD, as im not getting a new HDD. would i need to reactuvate it with a new product liscence key thing? :D
- JBGFX
- Post #50
- Dec 26, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

when i go to my system properties, is that my liscence key therE? will there be somewhere for me to re enter that in once ive got my new mobo? :)
- JBGFX
- Post #48
- Dec 26, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/zs-series-ocz-zs650w-uk-650w-atx-power-supply-unit-11342059-pdt.html i was looking at this one. so i could get my PCI-E 2.0 graphics card now, and only upgrade the PSU, then save up some more money and get a really nice mobo and cpu another time? maybe after i...
- JBGFX
- Post #46
- Dec 26, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

ahh okay, so if i get a new card, ittl work in my PCI-E slot i have now (not 2.0)? i read somewhere that ill only get half of the performance, becuase of only half the width thing (8x not 16x) cpu-z says my mobo has: PCI-E 16x and yeh, im lookin at some 650W psu, will it constantly use...
- JBGFX
- Post #44
- Dec 26, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

ah, ok, ill see how i go, just that my processor is socket 775, so i would have to get a socket 775 mobo that has a PCI-E 2.0 slot on it (mine dosent have one atm), so i might aswell get a socket 1155 mobo with PCI-E 2.0, because either way i need a new mobo for a new card. and sorry D: i...
- JBGFX
- Post #42
- Dec 26, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

Ahh, I get it now!!! It's how it goes about doing things that makes a fast core, not what clock speed it has, entirely... I think, removed PS: sorrydfor any mistakes, I'm on my iPod here, and MERRY CHRISTMAS and thanks for the help again :)
- JBGFX
- Post #38
- Dec 25, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

i think i might upgrade at some point to sli or crossfire. also, i would have thought that a 6 core @ 3.1GHZ beats a 4 core @ 3.3GHZ? i may have my GHZ's wrong, but you know what i meen. :)
- JBGFX
- Post #36
- Dec 25, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

bump, added something in the main topic
- JBGFX
- Post #34
- Dec 25, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

aa okay :) i have 6GB of ram installed at the moment, so that should be enough :P i think that my parents want to wait untill after christmas too see if there is any clearances on, so i will take a look then, maybe the components will go down in price some more :)
- JBGFX
- Post #32
- Dec 22, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

okay :) ill take your word for it, thanks for all the help, is there any way to dedicate some of my ram for video memory? would this make the game run faster aswell?
- JBGFX
- Post #30
- Dec 22, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

=D what about if i down grade to what he said was the 'if i cant afford' option, and get a GTX 560ti? you think that will be just as good?
- JBGFX
- Post #28
- Dec 22, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

ok thanks for that :P pretty much the same with me tbh :P
- JBGFX
- Post #26
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

aak okay, sorry :P ill get the 6870 then :P thankyou very much for helping me :) PS: what do you class as 'good' framerate?
- JBGFX
- Post #24
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

thanks for that link, so you would reccoemnt the AMd one over the nvidia one?
- JBGFX
- Post #22
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

xD so if i get the 6870, is that like the AMD equivelent of the 560ti?
- JBGFX
- Post #20
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

ah k, so would the 560ti run bf3 on high then? minimal AA, what fps do you get then? :) sorry for all the questions btw :(
- JBGFX
- Post #18
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

what about if i get a 550ti w/ 2GB of vram?
- JBGFX
- Post #16
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

i have been looking at the GTX 560ti, i think that that card wopuld run it on ultra okay? i have 6GB of ram so that isnt a problem, and im sure that the porocessor would hold up, what do you think?
- JBGFX
- Post #14
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

ah k, so if i get all of those components, then it will run games like battlefield 3 and crysis 2 at ultra? just turned on my dads laptop now so its not too late to change. also, are you sure that that graphics card is level with the GTX 560ti, or would a 560ti be less power to price ratio...
- JBGFX
- Post #12
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

thanks for this! i will ask my parents to order for me now :P thankyou :D
- JBGFX
- Post #10
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

so if i was to buy these off amazon, it would be this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...&condition=new and this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-Z68M-...4498373&sr=1-3 i only want to buy of trusted .co.uk sites, like amazon, Pcworld etc
- JBGFX
- Post #8
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming PC, would like to play games like BF3 and Crysis 2 on high settings, eg ultra @ 1680 x 1050 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread £450...
- JBGFX
- Post #6
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

im not sure, i was looking around, and that one seemed good, its only £103... can you reccomend me a better one please? i dont really want to spend more than 200 on new cpu and mobo... :P needs to be PCI-E 2.0 though, for my card
- JBGFX
- Post #3
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading my Gaming PC

Hi, i am wanting to upgrade my current PC so that i can play some more recent games, like BF3. i am looking for a socket AM3+ motherbored, with PCI-E2.0 slot (For a GTX Graphics card (Nvidia GeForce GTX 560ti)). i was wandering if you can reccoment me some cheaper alternatives? the processor...
- JBGFX
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- Dec 21, 2011
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- Forum: Computer Building

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