Is this a good cpu for non overclock gaming

vishalaestro

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i dont want ot overclock coz im afraid that it will melt my cpus capacitors and reduce its life span i want a cool system with performance..intel i5 - 2400,ASUS P8H67-V,corsair 4 gb ddr3 1333 mhz,LG DVD-Writer,corsair 550w psu, xfx ati 6850 1 gb,Cooler Master Chasis Elite 430 with side window..actually i wanted to buy a nvidia card of this price only because of physx as graphic cards are for eye candy .. is msi gtx460 is better than 6850
 

really? how so? the 6850 uses less power and is ever so slightly faster across the board. Also Nvidia has some problems with their drivers at the moment. A few people I know with gtx460's and 570's are having serious issues with games crashing to desktop with display driver errors. Basically their systems are unuseable. the 460's are useable with older drivers.
 
Tom's chart's puts them as equal, GTX 460 proved well in most benchmarks, read this
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=313
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1059/pg1/inno3d-gtx-460-vs-powercolor-radeon-hd-6850-review-introduction.html
read the final thoughts here
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/37499-hd-6870-hd-6850-vs-gtx-460-1gb-overclocking-study-15.html
I'd go personally for the HD 6790, cheaper than 6850, very closed to GTX 560 ti beats GTX 460
check this out
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6790-barts-gpu-geforce-gtx-460,2917-16.html
 

That is because the hd6790 is a hd6870 with broken pieces. not a smart buy.
 

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I dont think there is any real data showing that a 460 is much better than the 6850 in more than a few games. Also Im not sure that card would do very well with Physx turned on anyway and thats the main reason the OP was thinking about an Nvida card.
 
what is the benefit from 1 or 2% increase in performance if he acquires the 6850 or even the 460 ? both cards are equal... me myself i'd go for AMD as long as i have been a big fan but we are looking here to cost vs performance both cards are same price almost and same performance :)
 

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Yeah about the same. Now if he got a 460 AND turned on the Phsyx I think the 460 might cry.


OP: Remember just because a card supports something does not mean it will do it well. A 6790 is a DX11 card but have fun playing Metro 2033 with DX11 ans tessellation on lol. So yes a 460 will allow you to use Phsyx but turning all the other details on with that would prob give you some weak FPS lol.
 

You are exactly right about the physx, it won't be a great physx card.
 

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so what graphic card is requires so that i can use both physx and other eye candy to get better frame rates..so u r concluding that i have a good mobo and processor so if graphic card is settled everythings ok right..
 

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if i buy a asus p8p67 pro can overclock automatically without any risk..that is without damaging the cpu..i saw some features in asus bios the by a single click it overclocks automatically according to the cpu temp and voltage is that true
 
you don't need to be an overclocker, the cpu you've got is very strong enough to handle anything, overclocking automatically or manually doesn't reduce the risk or the lifetime of the CPU and other components, read the overclocking article well
 

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If you really want to use Phsyx get at least the 570. But there arnt a ton of games that use Phsyx and a lot more have there own physics engine like HAVOK and stuff like that. So you would be fine with a 6950 thats a lot cheaper than a 570. But again if you REALLY REALLY want to use phsyx get at least a 570.
 

Yeah, but a GTX 560 ti can cut it, just I would get a GTX 570 to make sure you get buttery smooth FPS.