A GTX760 in an Asus P6TD Deluxe - Good idea?
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cin19
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Even your MB doesn't have the pcie3.0X16, get the better GPU is very good upgrade. Also you can always move that GPU into the new PC if you upgrade the PC later. I add the link for review "PCI Express 2.0 vs 3.0 GPU Gaming Performance Review" and you will see there is not big performance difference between the pcie2.0 and pcie3.0, and you will not notice the difference in the games.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/07/18/pci_express_20_vs_30_gpu_gaming_performance_review/1#.UrBwAieE6dc
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/07/18/pci_express_20_vs_30_gpu_gaming_performance_review/1#.UrBwAieE6dc
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I run an Asus P6TD with an I7 965x, H100i liquid cooling, 24GB 1600MHz, RAID 10 (4 1TB SATA 6 (ST31000524AS) Drives on the internal Intel Raid controller = 300MB/s), CM 1200W PSU, CM HAF X case and the ASUS GTX780-DC2OC-3GD5. Windows 7 Pro 64bit, Asus VG278H 3D monitor and a ASUS U3S6 card with a ST31000524AS connected to it for fast backups.
Everything works like a charm and it is really, really fast on any game I play. I don't need to overclock the I7 at all.
I only have one problem game GW2 where the mini-map and game map have little white blocks running all over it. After 3 Win7 reinstalls (no blocks in GW2 on fresh installs) I discovered its a Microsoft update that causes it. That same update also causes problems with the Win 7 themes and DX11. A lot of other users that do not have the P6TD or the I7 695x have the same problems.
I have had the P6TD and the I7 965 Extreme Edition since 2008 without a single problem.
I have looked at upgrading the MB/CPU but there is not a lot out there that would really be considered a big upgrade.
So I am waiting on the I7-e Haswell 8 core Extreme edition for my next upgrade.
Everything works like a charm and it is really, really fast on any game I play. I don't need to overclock the I7 at all.
I only have one problem game GW2 where the mini-map and game map have little white blocks running all over it. After 3 Win7 reinstalls (no blocks in GW2 on fresh installs) I discovered its a Microsoft update that causes it. That same update also causes problems with the Win 7 themes and DX11. A lot of other users that do not have the P6TD or the I7 695x have the same problems.
I have had the P6TD and the I7 965 Extreme Edition since 2008 without a single problem.
I have looked at upgrading the MB/CPU but there is not a lot out there that would really be considered a big upgrade.
So I am waiting on the I7-e Haswell 8 core Extreme edition for my next upgrade.
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