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L1qu1d   12-07-2008 at 05:00:48 AM

Christmas is coming up. My friend already has a 4870 X2, I didn't see many reviews, but I needed opinions. Should I get my friends an extra 4870? Or is it just not worth it? :sweat:

 

He plays @ 1920x1200, with q6600, 4 gigs of ram, not sure his mobo. PSU 850 watt. :ouch:

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jeteryankees22   12-07-2008 at 05:13:16 AM
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What is it OC'd to? It noot be worth it to get it if he doesnt OC it. Anyway, take that money and send me a 4870 x2

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mark $   12-07-2008 at 05:18:05 AM
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Definitely not worth it, the performance increase declines rapidly after the first two in crossfire. He may see a few more fps, but the 4870 x2 should be giving him some pretty high results as is. Perhaps get him some more ram and a sound card?

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V3NOM   12-07-2008 at 05:18:39 AM
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err wouldnt the Q6600 bottleneck the single 4870X2 already? :??:

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rags_20   12-07-2008 at 05:55:14 AM
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If your friend has DDR3 RAM, get him an ASUS P6T and an i7 920

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rags_20   12-07-2008 at 05:56:55 AM
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Or else get him a Q9650

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V3NOM   12-07-2008 at 06:14:56 AM
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and a good cooler.

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L1qu1d   12-07-2008 at 06:23:31 AM
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k the 4870 1 gig would only cost 250$ lol. I don't have cash for i7 W.e

I think i'll grab him some ram, and the stupid Razer barracuda

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Dekasav   12-07-2008 at 06:27:37 AM
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I want to be your friend!

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L1qu1d   12-07-2008 at 06:32:00 AM
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LOL!

You'd need to be a 20 year friend lol:P thats how long I've known him.

I just thought this card would push his system just enough for him to be able to play Crysis wars well, though Ati prob won't satisfy his needs.

I just thought of something what about a 32 gig or 64 gig SSD hard drive?



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radguy   12-07-2008 at 07:00:31 AM
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I don't think you'll find an ssd worth buying in the 250 buck range and yeah if his cpu isn't oced he is already bottlenecked. Does he have a blu ray rom drive or highend keyboard/mouse? A second monitor is always nice to have as well.

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L1qu1d   12-07-2008 at 07:19:34 AM
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hmmmm, I think the blue ray is actually a good idea:D

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thogrom   12-07-2008 at 07:22:50 AM
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ew... second monitor? I could see how it *might* be useful... but i don't like the idea at all

SSD drives in the 200 $ range aren't good, unless you get like 2 or 3 really cheap ones (you can get some under a 100 dollars at tigerdirect, 64 gb too) and then raid 0 them

scaling in crysis is already awful so adding a third 4870 wouldn't help

If you really wanna be a friend, give him a steam gift certificate or something

theres only so much you can do with a computer before you wanna do what it was designed for... GAMES!!!!

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Homeboy2   12-07-2008 at 07:27:42 AM
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if you really wanna be a friend , forget the geeky computer gifts and get him a hooker.

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werxen   12-07-2008 at 07:31:32 AM
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V3NOM wrote :

err wouldnt the Q6600 bottleneck the single 4870X2 already? :??:




no way...

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FrozenGpu   12-07-2008 at 07:32:04 AM
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Homeboy2 wrote :

if you really wanna be a friend , forget the geeky computer gifts and get him a hooker.



:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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dieseldre2k   12-07-2008 at 07:43:21 AM
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Homeboy2 wrote :

if you really wanna be a friend , forget the geeky computer gifts and get him a hooker.



now THIS guy has the right idea :lol:

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njalterio   12-07-2008 at 08:06:49 AM
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Homeboy2 wrote :

if you really wanna be a friend , forget the geeky computer gifts and get him a hooker.



+1

Games aren't a bad idea, or an SSD drive, maybe a processor upgrade (Q9550)

ATI won't fit his needs? Well I'm wondering what would then since you really can't get any better than a 4870X2.

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V3NOM   12-07-2008 at 10:54:23 AM
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lol triple quoted! i still reckon the Q6600 would bottleneck that config, as i7 tests have shown...

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FrozenGpu   12-07-2008 at 09:07:17 PM
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Homeboy2 wrote :

if you really wanna be a friend , forget the geeky computer gifts and get him a hooker.

 

Sorry I couldn't help it, I re-read it and just had to quote it again.

 

Anyways You might just want to buy him some games, hardware wise you are already pretty much in the area where you would need to spend quite a bit to get very little if any gains at all...

 

Like what Thogrom was saying, I hear Left 4 Dead is just the bees knees! :lol:


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L1qu1d   12-07-2008 at 10:12:24 PM
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I ended up getting him a K1ller Network card. l4d and Assasin's

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spathotan   12-07-2008 at 10:15:37 PM
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Killer network card? Lol.....wow...you know that thing is a scam right?

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L1qu1d   12-07-2008 at 10:28:05 PM
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yeah, but he's always wanted 1 and it does decrease some latency. Ofc not enough to justify the cost, but thats his prob. I kep the receipt incase he wants an exchange.:)

from some reviews I've seen though it does take some pressure off the CPU:)


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spathotan   12-07-2008 at 10:34:36 PM
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A $5 NIC card will do that Liquid, because youre not using the intergrated. A sound card will do the same thing over intergrated.

 

I mean its your money, $120-$210. I think a BRD drive and maybe a 1TB drive would have been a better value.


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L1qu1d   12-07-2008 at 10:42:53 PM
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he already has enough HD space:p BD the cheapest good drive is around 235$ here + tax.

I paid 125+ tax for the K1ller card.

The difference between a reg card and the K1ller is it has a CPU sub based on the card itself:) Its better than a 5$ card, just doesn't justify the cost:)

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spathotan   12-07-2008 at 10:49:44 PM
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$235 for a BRD drive? You must live in New Zealand or Australia. I just paid $90 for one on Newegg Friday.

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L1qu1d   12-07-2008 at 11:14:23 PM
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no I live in canada, but I'd get him a BD burner not a BD reader he already has PS3 lol I wouldn't get him a reader:P

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FrozenGpu   12-08-2008 at 08:55:37 AM
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L1qu1d wrote :

I ended up getting him a K1ller Network card. l4d and Assasin's



So If I understand this correctly I need to be a 20 year friend of yours to get free Assassin's. Can I borrow a couple a got a few high profile targets...
































































j/k :lol: :lol: :lol:



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V3NOM   12-08-2008 at 10:06:27 AM
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^epic spam much? LOL

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L1qu1d   12-08-2008 at 12:43:54 PM
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LMAO!!!!!!! :P

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antiacid   12-08-2008 at 05:30:54 PM
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where did you get a k1 for 125$cad ?

Also, the cheapest BDD I could find were at around 190$CAD before taxes. That was a month ago. If I had to throw a 200-250$CAD gift to your friend, I'd spring for an external hdd for backups. A nice 1tb external should do the trick :)

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L1qu1d   12-08-2008 at 08:55:07 PM
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A small store in my City, (Toronto On) They had a sale price. which is pretty good considering they usually sell for 200+ from what I remember.

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