i was thinking i should get dual graphics for my new PC, to all you tech guys out here. would one graphics card work on quality, while the other performance?
what CPU should i get?
what is an appropriate amount of RAM for a casual gamer?
4Gb of ram is enough for the casual gamer, but as for crossfire and sli, I’ve not run it, so I wouldn’t know. The average gamer should be able to make do with an i5 or a Phenom II x4 900-and-something
It’s all very rough. DO you have a budget or any targets for us to go off of?
Its not just about graphics cards, CPU and RAM. You need to take into consideration your power supply, how much amperage on the 12v rails it produces, what wattage it produces, the brand name, etc. You also need a case to fit a modern graphics card (which get longer and longer), a motherboard compatible with the type of processor you want, good cooling in the case, etc.
In other words words, you need to read up on this stuff if you want to build a custom rig or you’ll just end up with a pile of unbalanced or even incompatible parts. Report back when you know what you’re doing.
It really depends on what you want to do with it and what type of monitor you are using. I use a fair amount of GPU accelerated software, some of it CUDA only so my main machine will always have an nvidia card it in. I am currently running a GTX480 and a GT 240 to run my second and third monitors. However, it is hot, loud and was expensive. My second machine has an HD 5850 in it with a Core 2 Quad. Crysis is the only FPS that gives it trouble pushing frames at 1920x1200 resolution and only on one level at that. Then there are other issues. As a cartographer (among other geographic endeavors), color (saturation, sharpless etc) and contrast is very important and ATI(AMD) consumer cards continue to blow away anything nvidia offers in that regard. Unless you have a full resolution monitor (1920x1200) or higher, there is no need for a dual card setup unless you care about framerate beyond what the human eye can differentiate. If that is the case good luck.
think we scared him off
couldn’t have said it better myself
no im buying from cyberpowerpc.com. idk how to build a pc, fuck that i dont have the time or discapline.
Too bad computers are so hard to put together
See, all homemade PC’s are actually made by imported African and Korean slaves, and take several months in order to put together bit by painstaking bit, because we’re just too damn lazy to do it ourselves
Oh wait
No
I’ve used Nvidia SLI for a long time now. SLI can cause some problems, like lighting effects can be distorted or other little things. These can usually be fixed by temporarily disabling SLI (but who really wants to do that?). I don’t know enough about ATI to voice an opinion, but the stats they put out are usually very comparable if not better.
proccessor, i7 or i5. i7 if you’re running sli or crossfire, since the i5 does something strange with the performance of a 2nd graphic card (the i3 does it too). I can’t remember the specific reason, but i5’s limit the use of a 2nd card.
sli = artifacts
cf = microstuttering
Xbox 360 is best graphics hardware.
If it wasn’t for your post count, I’d assume troll, but… It’s a fair point though for a lot of games, seeing as most are optimised for the 360 and then ported to the PS3 or PC without taking advantage of the better hardware.
This is how I know I am doing it right.
Something electronic.