DrPop
05-09-11, 07:29 PM
I need some advice for Brandon's rig. His rig is now sporting Joker's HD5830 running Moo! wrapper, with the MSI 870A-G54 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130275&cm_re=msi_870a-g54-_-13-130-275-_-Product) mobo, PhenomII X6 1055 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851&cm_re=1055t-_-19-103-851-_-Product) O/Ced to 3.4GHz, and 4GB Ripjaws DDR3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277&cm_re=4GB_Rip_Jaw-_-20-231-277-_-Product).
Thing is, he says with the 5830 (compared to the 4870), the screen is a little jerky, and so when he goes to watch a movie or something, he has to pause GPU crunching. He is paying the electric on this rig for us, and willing to leave it on 24/7, so I got to thinking - I'd like to split the cost of an "HTPC" type GPU with him to put in the second PCI-e slot and run the monitor off that. Then Joker's HD5830 will be able to run 24/7 crunching Moo! for us, with no interruptions.
One wrench in the plan, well, maybe 2. He bought a Bluray player, so I'm not sure how much GPU power that takes (I don't own one), and...he just bought Need For Speed SHIFT2 unleashed.
The "PC Requirements" page for that game is here: http://www.needforspeed.com/post/shift-2-unleashed-pc-requirementssupported-wheel-list
Any suggestions on what kind of card we should be looking at just to run his monitor, Bluray movies, and maybe that game a little? ATI or NVIDIA is ok - either will work. Looking for a small one to minimize heat and power consumption...the HD5830 will be the main crunching card there.
Thanks!
Thing is, he says with the 5830 (compared to the 4870), the screen is a little jerky, and so when he goes to watch a movie or something, he has to pause GPU crunching. He is paying the electric on this rig for us, and willing to leave it on 24/7, so I got to thinking - I'd like to split the cost of an "HTPC" type GPU with him to put in the second PCI-e slot and run the monitor off that. Then Joker's HD5830 will be able to run 24/7 crunching Moo! for us, with no interruptions.
One wrench in the plan, well, maybe 2. He bought a Bluray player, so I'm not sure how much GPU power that takes (I don't own one), and...he just bought Need For Speed SHIFT2 unleashed.
The "PC Requirements" page for that game is here: http://www.needforspeed.com/post/shift-2-unleashed-pc-requirementssupported-wheel-list
Any suggestions on what kind of card we should be looking at just to run his monitor, Bluray movies, and maybe that game a little? ATI or NVIDIA is ok - either will work. Looking for a small one to minimize heat and power consumption...the HD5830 will be the main crunching card there.
Thanks!