Re:Need help upgrading my RIG
2011/04/24 22:12:48
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I've been running a 790i for 3 years too. I had 8g of older Reapers which were working great with my Q9550 OC'd to 3.8.
Last changes I made on my 64-bit OS was for 8G of Patriot PGS34G1600ELK @ 1.8v. That was a 8G recommendation by a tech at EVGA. Later I installed a QX9770 and ran it at 4.2 with OCZ Blade E ST - p/n OCZ3BST2000LV4GK @ 1.65v. It run flawlessly.
The 790i is can be finicky about 8G kits. I've monitored RAM usage and it comes close to 4G in-game. I like head room so this is why I run 8G. I think it runs better. But, I have run on 4G with great results too.
For gaming, Bandwidth how I measure chiefly. I play BFBC2 a lot with two 580's, and just one card can handle everything. Also I bought my son two 570's and he's getting 60+ FPS on a maxed out 3D setup. That won't happen with the Ti's.
I also have a single GTX480 on a 780i SLI/Vista -64 Ultri/8g of Patriot 1066. NO OC and it gives 60-75 FPS with everything maxed.
So, if you can afford it, GTX 470 or 570 will get you all the performance and eye candy their is today and more.
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