bottle neck system?

**tweaker** · 04-21-2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by CmoAMD

I saw that new card, havent really read about it, but its cheaper = worse?

Its better.

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Originally Posted by Antiodontalgic

People were complaining the they couldn't play Oblivion max settings, it lagged the 7900gt card...

Well, I can.. See specs. (In sig)

Sure, but at what res.

CmoAMD · 04-21-2006, 04:36 PM

So the 78900GTX is better and cheaper than the 7800GTX, and I can get the 7900GTX 512MB for nearly the same price as the 7800GTX 256MB. Why would anyone buy the 7800's?

As for the Hard Drives, im still not sure on what to get... im kinda slow headed when it comes to 2 HD's. I've always had 1 drive, the C drive, so when it comes to having more than 1 I dont get it. Do I always have to save stuff under the D: drive? or how does it work?

mrjack · 04-21-2006, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CmoAMD

So the 78900GTX is better and cheaper than the 7800GTX, and I can get the 7900GTX 512MB for nearly the same price as the 7800GTX 256MB. Why would anyone buy the 7800's?

As for the Hard Drives, im still not sure on what to get... im kinda slow headed when it comes to 2 HD's. I've always had 1 drive, the C drive, so when it comes to having more than 1 I dont get it. Do I always have to save stuff under the D: drive? or how does it work?

It's called partitioning, what it does is it divides your HDD into "parts". The C: partition is usually used for Windows, but the advantage with partitioning a HDD is that if something goes wrong and you have to reformat the C: partition and re-install Windows you won't lose all your files cause you will have atleast a part of those files on another partition. You only need 1 HDD to partition, but they were suggesting a RAID setup, which involves, from what I've read, two HDD's having parts of files on both HDD's and working as 1 big HDD.

Leeslangley · 04-21-2006, 05:38 PM

The 7900's are cheaper because of improved form factor, the new transistors are smaller in size..

Or so I am reliably informed.

Antiodontalgic · 04-21-2006, 06:27 PM

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Sure, but at what res.

1027x768.. Monitor can't support any higher.

**tweaker** · 04-21-2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Antiodontalgic

1027x768.. Monitor can't support any higher.

That explains it then.

CmoAMD · 04-23-2006, 12:25 PM

Ok I switched it out for a 7900GTX 512MB, the best one. With SLI, it is possible to go back and add a second card from just having 1 right? Also, is my PSU fine for OCing?

**ceewi1** · 04-23-2006, 12:55 PM

Yes and yes

CmoAMD · 04-23-2006, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ceewi1

Yes and yes

Sweet!

Ok, does anyone mind giving me the breakdown on more than 1 HD? I know that you can have 1 large HD and partion it, but I believe it still uses the same RPM's.

When you 2 or more HD's in RAID, does the computer only have a C: Drive? or 2? I think the reason for this is that they dont have to share the RPM's, so its faster.

**ceewi1** · 04-24-2006, 12:13 AM

It shows as only one drive, and gives slightly improved performance in some cases. Take a look at RAID 101 for more info (what you're talking about is RAID0).

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Leeslangley New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1	The 7900's are cheaper because of improved form factor, the new transistors are smaller in size.. Or so I am reliably informed. __________________ CPU 4400 + AMD x2 GPU Nvidia 7800 GTX 256 megs Mem Corsair 2 gig (2*1 gig sticks) HD1 40 gig WD Raptor 10k rpm HD2 300 gig WD 7.2k rpm

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ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,123	Yes and yes __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: XFX 7900GT RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 1TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

04-24-2006, 12:13 AM	#20 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,123	It shows as only one drive, and gives slightly improved performance in some cases. Take a look at RAID 101 for more info (what you're talking about is RAID0). __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: XFX 7900GT RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 1TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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04-21-2006, 04:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
CmoAMD Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, FL Age: 21 Posts: 466	So the 78900GTX is better and cheaper than the 7800GTX, and I can get the 7900GTX 512MB for nearly the same price as the 7800GTX 256MB. Why would anyone buy the 7800's? As for the Hard Drives, im still not sure on what to get... im kinda slow headed when it comes to 2 HD's. I've always had 1 drive, the C drive, so when it comes to having more than 1 I dont get it. Do I always have to save stuff under the D: drive? or how does it work?

04-23-2006, 12:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
CmoAMD Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, FL Age: 21 Posts: 466	Ok I switched it out for a 7900GTX 512MB, the best one. With SLI, it is possible to go back and add a second card from just having 1 right? Also, is my PSU fine for OCing?