Advice on a new PC

[vranac]

GTX670 just came out, it is faster then 7950, you can find a lot of reviews.

http://videocardz.com/32846/geforce-...-cards-roundup

I would recommend you models with big PCB.

And if you going to OC ( which is easy ) models with 8+6 pin power connectors.

If you intend to use your PC only for gaming and not for rendering or heavy video editing you can go with i5-3570K,
and save some money.

You should invest in a 120hz monitor . Lordy what a difference it makes in games. Can't look at 60hz screens again.

[AdamB]

Originally Posted by catsrfun

You should invest in a 120hz monitor . Lordy what a difference it makes in games. Can't look at 60hz screens again.

well seeing as the refresh rate is faster than the rate a human eye can see i dont see the point in getting a 120hz monitor unless you want 3d images

(i hope what ive said is correct but being a physicist you might not be able to understand me)

TBH ive always prefered Nvidia over AMD (this does not make me a fanboy), i just think that because, imo, Nvidia have a better GFX card brand their products have better compatibility (apart from SLI in COD, but unless you want to play with more than 1 monitor SLI is pretty much useless for high end video cards for today)
Also there is almost no difference in performance from the sandy bridge and ivy bridge so if you are spending to a bugdet go for the cheaper sandybridge even thought they have a +20W TDP over the TDP ofo ivy bridge (Sandybridge =95W and IVy = 77W) but definately go for a 4-6 core processor

the gtx670 enough based on benchmarks to plough through any game at 1080p to 1440p once above that you start to see a bigger loss in fps but i doubt youll be using higher res. than this. and like i said i prefer nvidia over amd so nvidia cards are what i would advise.

also psu wise i would goo for the corsair 850w HX its fully modular and can support cards like the 690 580 and 590 at a push any more than that is overkill unless your going to overclock but with anything like a 680 or 670 you should have plenty of room (power wise) for overclocking.

[SharpeXB]

Originally Posted by vranac

GTX670 just came out, it is faster then 7950, you can find a lot of reviews.

http://videocardz.com/32846/geforce-...-cards-roundup

I would recommend you models with big PCB.

And if you going to OC ( which is easy ) models with 8+6 pin power connectors.

If you intend to use your PC only for gaming and not for rendering or heavy video editing you can go with i5-3570K,
and save some money.

Can the 2 GB GTX 680 max the graphics at 1080x1920, even when flying over London?

[vranac]

I can't tell you for shure because I dont have 680, but I can fly over London,
with 2x weaker 560 Ti 1 GB with only few settings put on medium (building details, land details and forest).
If money is not a problem and you decided to buy 680 there are models with 4 GB, but if you going to play on 1980 or lets say later on 2560 resolution,
I don't think you need it.
Also I think that gtx670 is best buy in that segment because it lags only few percent behind 680.