I know that my CPU is not great but thats what i have, i want to know if i buy one of those two cards, will any of my parts be damaged because those video cards run too fast for my current parts? I asked my computer teacher today and he told me by doing so it will damage my CPU and whatnot. I really don't want to upgrade my CPU + Mobo + Ram until the new AMD Phenom cpus come out, and i want a new card now so that i won't have to buy one later and the reason i want it now is because i want to play CS:Source and TF2. I don't wanna have to go buy a 7600gt or a x1950pro, then later on spend more money on a DX10 card for my new build. Im still in High School so money is really tight. what do you guys think?
Why not the 3850? That would be a better fit (I believe). And they're actually available.
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also, i don't care if my PC is bottlenecked, i just want to know if putting in a really fast video card can damage my parts because its running with crappy parts that were par 2 years ago because thats what my computer teacher told me and im just like wtf?!?!
Message edited by kpo6969 on 11-17-2007 at 12:56:34 AM
------------------------------ P35-DS3L Rev 2 bios F9C l E8400 @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.232v l OCZ Vendetta 2 /LGA775 Bolt-Thru l 4GB G.Skill 8800PI@1000mhz 4:5 @ 1.87v l WD3200AAKS 320GB l Evga 8800GTS 512 l X-Fi Xtreme Music l Corsair HX520 l Antec Sonata III 500 l Vista32 SP2 l Win7 X64 7600
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also, i don't care if my PC is bottlenecked, i just want to know if putting in a really fast video card can damage my parts because its running with crappy parts that were par 2 years ago because thats what my computer teacher told me and im just like wtf?!?!
That PSU was sub-par two years ago... So, I guess that if you can afford to add a 3870 and an 8800gt, then you can afford a reliable PSU. Either that, or you will indeed 'be just like WTF'ed'.
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