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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 :paranoid:

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 :paranoid:

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. :o

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. :o
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. :up:

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!