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Until the Phenom IIs came out the AMDs wouldn't OC for junk, people were barely getting 4ghz on dice and LN2. The C2Ds have always been good overclockers, and the netburst chips...Well let's put it this way, I just got a celeron to 5ghz with a noisy fan sitting on top of the stock HS/F yesterday. Of course netburst was a horrible architecture so even at that kind of speed it's still slow as snot.
In any case, something along the lines of a GTX 285 or a 4890 should hold you even at that resolution. If you have extra cash you might spring for a SLI on a board option but that is probably more along the lines of overkill then you want. Of course you can always get 2x GTX 295s and start folding.
Originally Posted by DocHamm /img/forum/go_quote.gif I agree with Rhinosaur. Go for the price/performance combo. I personally prefer Gigabyte motherboards but there are some other good ones out there. I don't do SLI but I would recommend going nVidia. I agree with Zodduska ... check out what EVGA has to offer. They are great for price/performance and their customer service rocks. In years past AMD over-clocked their chips in the factory but I don't believe they do that anymore. I still would go with AMD instead of Intel if you over-clock. Personally I don't over-clock anymore. Too much premature CPU failure. I leave my machines on all the time, so no O/C for me. |
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Originally Posted by milkweg /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why AMD over Intel if you overclock? I don't know about the very latest AMD CPUs but when I bought my C2D they Intel was the OCs choice at the time. I don't think AMD has been the enthusiasts choice for a long time now. BTW, I'm posting this from my AMD computer which is also OC so it's not a fanboi thing with me. My Intel C2D is a 3.0gh cpu OC to 3.4ghz. LOts of peole go higher but I only do modrate OC so that I don't get possible heat issues and have to go buy a $100.00 HSF. Video SLI often causes people grief and is a hefty investment. Soon there will be a single card that will pwn the SLI so personally I never SLI, although I did own EVGA 7950GTX which is two cards sandwiched together that go into one slot. Yes, it caused me some grief and I was glad to be rid of it and SLI never gives you 2X performance either. To save possible grief and money I would just get the fastest single card you can afford. |
Until the Phenom IIs came out the AMDs wouldn't OC for junk, people were barely getting 4ghz on dice and LN2. The C2Ds have always been good overclockers, and the netburst chips...Well let's put it this way, I just got a celeron to 5ghz with a noisy fan sitting on top of the stock HS/F yesterday. Of course netburst was a horrible architecture so even at that kind of speed it's still slow as snot.
In any case, something along the lines of a GTX 285 or a 4890 should hold you even at that resolution. If you have extra cash you might spring for a SLI on a board option but that is probably more along the lines of overkill then you want. Of course you can always get 2x GTX 295s and start folding.