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new GFX card
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:06 am
by SoM
bit the bullet and bought the 460 GTX 1 gig
while installing it ( being drunk ) took me an hour cause i forgot my PSU had a 6-pin
took an hour but i'm running on a 460 GTX.
gotta quit drinking
ya right
good shit tho
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:32 am
by Captain
lol 460
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:23 am
by Peenyuh
SoM wrote:bit the bullet and bought the 460 GTX 1 gig
while installing it ( being drunk ) took me an hour cause i forgot my PSU had a 6-pin
took an hour but i'm running on a 460 GTX.
gotta quit drinking
ya right
good shit tho
Yer tellin me. Couple of St. Paddy's day sips, and I couldn't figure out why my processor upgrade wouldn't work. Turns out my power source was only pushin 215w! What kinda jackass company puts only a 215w power source in a new fekkin computer?!! HP! That's who!!!
Oh yeah... happy fekkin St. Paddy's Day to yuh! May you not be crossed by HP.
Ohj yeah.... fu Spazduh...
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:04 pm
by SoM
what were you thinking of getting a HP in the first place, unless it was a hand down.
PS
this card is FAST!
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:44 am
by Peenyuh
Got a 500w ps... still the same prob. Not as drunk as on St. Paddy's... sending cpu back.... may have Q's later. That is all.

Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:48 pm
by Don Carlos
How much was your 460 dude?
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:35 pm
by Scourge
Peenyuh wrote:Got a 500w ps... still the same prob. Not as drunk as on St. Paddy's... sending cpu back.... may have Q's later. That is all.

Did you compare the wattage of the cpu vs what the mb will handle?
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:43 pm
by SoM
Don Carlos wrote:How much was your 460 dude?
140 after 20 rebate
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:04 pm
by Peenyuh
Scourge wrote:
Did you compare the wattage of the cpu vs what the mb will handle?
Went to the HP site and ordered the recommended upgrade for this mb. I'm thinking I might have fumbled the install... though it booted up on the first try, every try after said the cpu wasn't supported.
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:06 pm
by Peenyuh
SoM wrote:what were you thinking of getting a HP in the first place, unless it was a hand down.
PS
this card is FAST!
Just slapped in a Radeon HD 5450. Happy so far.

Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:24 pm
by SoM
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:31 pm
by SoM
i ran the 3dmark6 basic version benchy and got 14134
but my 3.2ghz was reported as 768mhz and my 460 didn't show anything hence the low score
D/L'ing 3dmark 11 now
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:56 pm
by SoM
3dmark11 gave me 2477 marks
it finally identified all my hardware specs.
donny, run the 3dmark11 basic edition benchmark only
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:31 pm
by Don Carlos
Will do sir
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:25 pm
by Don Carlos
Not got a DX11 card...
But my Vantage score is P10504 3DMarks
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:35 pm
by SoM
run the 3dmark11 benchmark only that's what i did
i've already uninstalled it

Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:18 am
by Don Carlos
It requires DirectX 11 dude - I only have a 260 with does not support DX11.
Download Vantage again sir...I wanna know how much better it is than mine then decide if I should save for one...
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:45 pm
by SoM
3dmark vantage basic free build DX10
3dmarks 8862
gpu score - 11456.76
will rerun it later, gotta remove my old GT220 drivers lol
what was your graphics score alone ?
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:14 pm
by Don Carlos
Graphics Score 9225.51
So it is a nice chunk quicker...
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:22 pm
by SoM
ya a bit and it being a DX11 card
i should prolly OC my 555 BE aswell, but haven't done an OC since the celeron days, and don't wanna do it when i'm drinking lol
Re: new GFX card
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:35 pm
by Don Carlos
heh
I am quite happy with the performance of the 260 for the moment - no doubt I will upgrade to a 460/560Ti when Rage is out as I don't wanna be playing that on a non DX11 card or on a console!