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    Re: Going to build a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    Yes, but his CPU is a major bottleneck...his system is very similar to mine, but his CPU is 200MHz faster than mine. An HD4770 would not be a good choice because a lot of power is wasted. With something like, say, a 9800GT, there is less power wasted, even though the CPU is still maxed.
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    Re: Going to build a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    Quote Originally Posted by Warsaw View Post
    Yes, but his CPU is a major bottleneck...his system is very similar to mine, but his CPU is 200MHz faster than mine. An HD4770 would not be a good choice because a lot of power is wasted. With something like, say, a 9800GT, there is less power wasted, even though the CPU is still maxed.
    What? Aren't the 9800 GT and 4770 around the same performance?
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    Um no. The 4770 toasts the 9800GT. The 4770/4850 compete with the 9800GTX+. If I were to upgrade my computer, I would probably get a 9600GT, but no more than a 9800GT. 9600GT is a hair shy of the 9800GT, but $20-$40 less.
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    Re: Going to build a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    Also for a note on the forum, You are better off with a Geforce 250 vs the 9800GTX+ since it pretty much is just a remake.

    a little off topic, but there it is...
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    Re: Going to build a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    And at that you are better off with an HD4770, which is ~$50USD cheaper and runs a hair shy of it, though it does best it in some areas.
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    Re: Going to build a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    Quote Originally Posted by AAA View Post
    That's perfectly fine. It won't hinder performance enough to a degree that you'll really notice. the single card on it's own would utilize it's performance capabilities just as good as it would if it were under PCI-E 2.0

    PCI-E 2.0 has a wider amount of bandwidth and would become more useful under SLI or Crossfire situations due to such extreme bandwidth sucking under those situations.

    EDIT: in short PCI-E 2.0 is backwards compatible

    Also, I took a good look at your specs and it looks like it'd be smooth sailing for you if you got it.
    Totally did not know that, thank you.

    Quote Originally Posted by Warsaw View Post
    Yes, but his CPU is a major bottleneck...his system is very similar to mine, but his CPU is 200MHz faster than mine. An HD4770 would not be a good choice because a lot of power is wasted. With something like, say, a 9800GT, there is less power wasted, even though the CPU is still maxed.
    But should I chose to put one in my computer, would it still be pretty much fine and able to run most games pretty well?
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    Re: Going to build a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    It can, though it will stumble, which gets very grating after awhile.
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    Re: Going to build a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    Whats the difference between 4 pin and 3 pin fans?
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    Re: Going to build a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    Quote Originally Posted by Bhamid View Post
    Whats the difference between 4 pin and 3 pin fans?
    Sorry for link posting, don't know if this would help:

    http://www.intel.com/support/motherb.../cs-012074.htm
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    Re: Going to build a computer? Need advice/suggestions? Come here!

    I think 4 pins usually means the fan is variable speed and can be adjusted...3 pins means it's either on or off.
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