But, if the 9500GT is the weakest GPU in the system, and at least 1 other GPU is an Nvidia, the 9500GT will not be made to crunch by BOINC by default.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxwell
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But, if the 9500GT is the weakest GPU in the system, and at least 1 other GPU is an Nvidia, the 9500GT will not be made to crunch by BOINC by default.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxwell
Yes, you can do exactly that! In fact, you could put the older card in there, and hook the monitor to it- -BOINC will completely ignore the lesser card. You could even get something insane like a GTX 590 :D for the second slot and let it crunch away...or stick w/ the GTX 570 if you want to save some cash. ;) I dunno if the 580 is a good option or not...JPM or F$ could tell you that.Quote:
Originally Posted by valyn42
True - but I don't like relying on BOINC's defaults, as they often change without warning...Quote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
This is true. But an overclocked 2600K beats an overclocked anything 1366.Quote:
Originally Posted by dan
Don't forget the Platinums :DQuote:
CORSAIR PSUs. Understand the diff between, Plus, Bronze, Silver and Gold, before you make a choice. Modular is nice if you can afford the price difference.
I am currently using GSkill myself. It is the first time i ever have and i'm impressed. I'd be just as happy with Kingston though.Quote:
GSkill memory is my favorite. Every stick I have works perfect and customer service is outstanding.
OCZ makes the best SSDs now since they switched controller chips awhile back.Quote:
SSD Crucial makes SATA III drives and when I got mine they were the only one making SATA III drives. Min size should be 128. I got only 32 GB left on my SSD. It boots real fast.
Go go Western Digital! Over the past few days, i've noticed quite a few of us use this brand. Can't beat it.Quote:
Secondary Hardrives. RAID 5. I have 5 500GB Western digitals. The throughput beats my SSD. Small drive in a RAID 5 or 10 are the way to go. Now why an SSD? Seek times on an SSD are between 100 and 1000 times faster than disk.
This is true when talking about the all-in-one kits such as the Corsair H60. But there's no comparison when it comes to a real water cooling setup.Quote:
CPU Cooling. Don't get oversold on water cooling. My Zalman CPU coolers performed the same temps as my water cooling of the same CPU.
And those are my opinions (and some facts) of your opinions! :p
What in the world could possibly be wrong with a 580? :D Get one for each PCIe slot! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DrPop
Done the first part. Can I connect a GPU for a while with no cooler or aditional Power or is that to risky. Should I wait or can I try the Gpus for a while.
Duke
I could be wrong here but if you are looking to get a 580, you probably need to get your PSU first.Quote:
Done the first part. Can I connect a GPU for a while with no cooler or aditional Power or is that to risky. Should I wait or can I try the Gpus for a while.
Thanks.
Nothing, LOL! :D I was referring to credits / dollar -- I don't know if the 580 stacks up well to the cost of a single 590 or two 570's or...:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/overclocked_cpus.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
Depends on the stats you look at. Unlocked Multipliers are the easiest for over clocking Intel chips. Like I said elsewhere, the benchmarks remind me of ATI and Nvidia comparisons. I guess it depends on what coolaid is being served.
I read a few dissatisfied customers of OCZ. Also, are they SATA III? And lastly, my other OCZ products have burnt up. Two PSUs in the last year.Quote:
OCZ makes the best SSDs now since they switched controller chips awhile back.
Mine was a Thermaltake armor with water. I want freon or liquid nitrogen :-)Quote:
This is true when talking about the all-in-one kits such as the Corsair H60. But there's no comparison when it comes to a real water cooling setup.
More opinions and facts of mine.
Did the world finnished already?
Duke
One more day passes with no strong emotions.
Very true. But i noticed the avg. OC of the 2600k is 400-500 MHZ lower than what most people were able to achieve. But then the 980X/990X may have been low too. Who knows? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by dan
Yes, they are SATA 3. And as i said, since they switched contollers, OCZ can't be beat. For SSDs. Nothing else they make is very good. SSDs are their forte. I'd never own an OCZ PSU. It's kinda like Sony. They make great TVs, but horrible speakers/amps/radios etc.Quote:
I read a few dissatisfied customers of OCZ. Also, are they SATA III? And lastly, my other OCZ products have burnt up. Two PSUs in the last year.
Hmmmm....here you go :DQuote:
Mine was a Thermaltake armor with water. I want freon or liquid nitrogen :-)
EDIT: OCZ Vertex 3 SSD. The only people who gave it bad customer reviews were people plugging it into SATA2 and expecting SATA3 speeds (durrrr), and a guy switching from WD Caviar Blacks in RAID to a single SSD and expecting some miracle. Caviar Blacks in RAID are difficult to surpass with a SSD, as i'm sure you know :) Anyway, Newegg has 7 different OCZ SSD SATA 3's. The Agility series just came out earlier this week so not many reviews there yet.
The comparisons get to silliness when it comes to OC the 980x. I've seen people report 5 and 6 GHz OC for the 980x. I think the 2600k is an exceptional performer, but I'm waiting for the chips that go into the 2011 socket. So for now I just upgraded my 950 to a 980x.Quote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
Thanks for the recommendation. I'm moving my OSs to SSDs. I've put one on a Crucial and will try my other box on this, but if I have to keep RMAing it, I'm blaming you:DQuote:
Yes, they are SATA 3. And as i said, since they switched contollers, OCZ can't be beat. For SSDs. Nothing else they make is very good. SSDs are their forte. I'd never own an OCZ PSU. It's kinda like Sony. They make great TVs, but horrible speakers/amps/radios etc.
Hmmmm....here you go :D
EDIT: OCZ Vertex 3 SSD. The only people who gave it bad customer reviews were people plugging it into SATA2 and expecting SATA3 speeds (durrrr), and a guy switching from WD Caviar Blacks in RAID to a single SSD and expecting some miracle. Caviar Blacks in RAID are difficult to surpass with a SSD, as i'm sure you know :) Anyway, Newegg has 7 different OCZ SSD SATA 3's. The Agility series just came out earlier this week so not many reviews there yet.
Dan
Hehe. Blame away.Quote:
Originally Posted by dan
As for waiting for socket 2011, i don't blame you.
Supposed to close on the house in one hour.. hope everything goes smooth [-O<
If it goes well, here starts the list..
case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119160
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153136
Mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157229
Mem - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231461
CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115072
SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227726
And going to use my old 9500 GT as his main video card and throw this in there to judge heat and noise levels. If all acceptable I'll have a third slot on that board to throw my GTX 460.
GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130626
Leaving to close now, please add any suggestions or opinions!
1 suggestion on the RAM. Your mobo has 4 slots. With only 2 sticks, your bandwidth will be cut in half, using only 1 channel instead of 2. Having multiple memory channels active works similar to the way RAID works for hard drives. Doesn't matter if you're using a large percentage of your memory or not, it can read from/write to both channels at the same time instead of just 1, greatly increasing system responsiveness.
Congrats on the house! Exciting time, I hope you get on with it well.Quote:
Originally Posted by valyn42
List is looking nice. I really like that mobo for the 3rd GPU option...however, you might want to go with the case I linked you to instead, so then you have 8 slots in the back if you want to ever use that 3rd PCI-e slot. You won't be able to do it that well with the HAF-932.
Also, I'm not quite clear - do you already own the 460x2 GPU card? Or were you going to buy one now? It's not worth the extra $ at this point over a GTX 570 -- if you already own it from before, that's totally awesome. If you were going to be buying a new GPU, I would get a GTX 570 instead.
hmmmm. I need to ask....... Are you sure?Quote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
From the User Manual for my GA-P55-UD6:
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Originally Posted by GigaByte
Dual channel RAM anymore usually does not require more than 2 sticks...each one can run on one channel. At least, that is the way my AM3 mobo works.:confused:
I would definitely go with (2x) 4GB sticks. This allows you to upgrade to 16GB in the future when it's cheaper and you need it! :D
lol well yeah there's that :p dual channel - single bank is still a tad slower though. guess i just do things differently out of habit. to me, empty slots means you're not done yet! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Fire$torm
you could always pull out half your RAM and do a memory benchmark to see just what the effect is, though if you're at least running dual channel, it won't be that noticeable. i just hate empty slots :/
I SO want to turn this perverted. >:)Quote:
to me, empty slots means you're not done yet!
There is something I need to learn because I dont know nothing about and I need to know. As I never used GPUs Before I dont know a thing about video connectors. Can anyone help me in this matter DMI/HDMI/VGA and so on or if there is a good site about this it would be very nice. Thanks in advance.
Lost Duke :((
Well, I have to ask: what are you trying to do? Crunching, hook your TV up to your computer??
The house closing went ok. There for 3 hours, they lost paperwork, blah blah blah. But we be done!!\:D/
Going with DrPops case selection, and Maxwell's 570 recommendation.
And the trigger has been pulled, with UPS 3-day should be here in time for a weekend build!=P~
Wikipedia:Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke of Buckingham
List of Video Connectors
Video Card Outputs
Computer Display Standard
No :o I had a small problem my computer didnt install the GPU HD5450 because I didnt connected the monitor. Well no one told me I must do it. It so stupid I know. and I just dont understand were I should connect the monitor since the hd5450 and the hd5870 have several connectors. Damn is so stupid but i just dont know.Quote:
Originally Posted by joker
In terms of crunching, the connectors don't matter. It only matters in terms of how you want to hook the monitor/TV up to the graphics card.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke of Buckingham
VGA are the old style plugs that old monitors have. Most new monitors have these plugs, though not all graphics cards have them.
http://www.spd.dcu.ie/hosted/support...VGA%20plug.jpg
DVI are newer style plugs, and most graphics cards and newer monitors come with them. They are also readily convertible to VGA if you have an old monitor.
http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/...s/dviiplug.jpghttp://thingsfinder.com/files/img/1/1/G_10.jpg
HDMI are new HiDef plugs that HDTVs come with. They also carry sound with them, so you don't need separate cords for sound.
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/P...3/MXHDM3HD.JPG
Honestly, there are converters from one to the other. The easiest thing to do is make sure the output from your GPU matches the input on your monitor. And you should be fine. Of course, further details may have specialized answers, but that's the main thing.
Oh yeah - ATI cards require you to connect a monitor (or dummy plug) to them. CUDA cards don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke of Buckingham
To try and understand...Does this mean that you computer does not recognize the 5450? Or are you having problems getting the monitor to work?Quote:
my computer didnt install the GPU HD5450 because I didnt connected the monitor.
Or has Max has insturcted me before, Crossfire them and use the old 10.10 drivers if you are just crunching MW.Quote:
Oh yeah - ATI cards require you to connect a monitor (or dummy plug) to them. CUDA cards don't.
Maxwell the problem is that my 3 Monitors dont connect with the 2 GPUs. No connection with nothing I am getting crazy. What is a dummy not counting with me of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxwell
Attachment 192Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke of Buckingham
My cables connect to the bottom port of each card. Bottom of card is where the card plugs into the Motherboard.
Btw: All those cables connect to the same monitor. My monitor has multiple video inputs so this works. Many of the newer flat screens have this feature.
Ati recognized and Ok the Hd 5870 is installed. The Hd5450 doesnt recognize the monitor. The connector on the 5450 has no "thing" to screw That "thing' is not there. Sorry I dont know the name. The two things to "screws" on each side of the connector are not there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire$torm
These?Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke of Buckingham
Attachment 193
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yes yes yes TY TY TY. That thing is not there. You are clever. Are you my cousin?
I thought no one would understand. I dont know the name of that. those two are not there.
Those are actually not entirely necessary - they are just screws that help keep the monitor cable in place. Half the time, I don't use them, as I don't move the monitor or box. If you just have the connector, you can just plug it in, and it should work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke of Buckingham
No dont recognize.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxwell
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OoMy9rv4P8.../suicidio2.jpg
How can I see if the GPU is no good. Because this Gpu came from Germany maybe has some problems.
The best way would be to removed the other GPU from the computer, and only put this GPU in the computer that you want to test. See if the monitor turns on when you run it. You do not need to screw the cable in, just plug it in, and it will work fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke of Buckingham
IN CASE YOU ALL FORGOT!
I have SEVERAL dummy plugs available for those with ATI/AMD GPU cards that may need them.
Send me a PM if interested!
Yo-