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Me again!
What about the Sapphire HD7750 1GB GDDR5 Ultimate Graphics Card?
Its just a couple of weeks old and only about €10-€15 more expensive.
Sapphire claim "first totally silent card to embody all of the features of this new generation of products based on the revolutionary new GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture from AMD" - probably marketing spiel but what do ya reckon?
even better, but keep in mind, you already going for 100eu GPU just for WoW? i though we were looking for cheap way
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I've recently upgraded from X-540s (similar to the X-530s) to the Z906s. There's a big difference. Is it worth €300? No.
... That's why I got them for Christmas.
If you're around Maynooth at any point you're welcome to have a listen for yourself. I don't have the 540s any more, but you could always bring your speakers for comparison.0 -
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Serephucus wrote: »I've recently upgraded from X-540s (similar to the X-530s) to the Z906s. There's a big difference. Is it worth €300? No.
... That's why I got them for Christmas.
If you're around Maynooth at any point you're welcome to have a listen for yourself. I don't have the 540s any more, but you could always bring your speakers for comparison.
What do you use them for? Gaming, movies, music? See I think they would be a bit wasted with me as I plan on having HTPC setup in the living room so music and movies will be played there.ShadowHearth wrote: »buy those 530/540 and spend 250eu on something nice. if those are still in production after so many years, then it really means something, eh? :P
i bought my one for 130eu ( if i remember correctly ), for 80 quid its a steel.
Ah the voice of reason! Hows that 680 going
but you are probably right!0 -
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What do you use them for? Gaming, movies, music? See I think they would be a bit wasted with me as I plan on having HTPC setup in the living room so music and movies will be played there.
Ah the voice of reason! Hows that 680 going
but you are probably right!
its grand. quite weird having BF3 going 70-90FPS ( have only AA lowered a wee bit, i have no idea why would anyone even want it on 1080p resolutions ). waiting on my u2312hm now! belive it or not my lovely 680 is hooked now with VGA on 22 inch VGA monitor lol.
i think i will be ordering second u2312hm very very soon so i can get 3 monitor setup with my 22inch old one for now. still havent told misses i ordered monitor in the first place
anyway, speakers. i would vote for 530/540, and ignore serephucus, he is a sound junky, so something good for mortals like you and me, for him is just not acceptable 0 -
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ive got the 540's (paid €25 :P) and they're grand. really cant complain for the money, but I wouldn't pay 100e for them, but maybe that's cause I don't have a sound card. I said it before, but I'm not sold on 5.1. If you're source isn't 5.1, the speaker fill is.. odd? I definitely prefer my z623 2.1 Channel. more boom boom too 0
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ive got the 540's (paid €25 :P) and they're grand. really cant complain for the money, but I wouldn't pay 100e for them, but maybe that's cause I don't have a sound card. I said it before, but I'm not sold on 5.1. If you're source isn't 5.1, the speaker fill is.. odd? I definitely prefer my z623 2.1 Channel. more boom boom too
Correct.
I'm actually going to try the onboard sound on my board later on, and see what I can get out of it, just for giggles. Then I'll be able to give you a better comparison and you can see if a sound card is worth it. The Z623s are better quality speakers though, so you're right there.speaking of, I wish LEDs had never been invented. I've got millions of them on each of my electronic devices telling me they're on. even when they're off, I get an led. when I sleep its like a Christmas tree next to me. bloody annoying unplugging each item every night. damn wall socket doesn't have a switch either.
That's why I don't plug in HDD activity or power LEDs on my builds any more.0 -
speaking of, I wish LEDs had never been invented. I've got millions of them on each of my electronic devices telling me they're on. even when they're off, I get an led. when I sleep its like a Christmas tree next to me. bloody annoying unplugging each item every night. damn wall socket doesn't have a switch either.
If you wanted to be clever you could get the colour tape that absorbs the colour of the LED.0 -
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Serephucus wrote: »Correct.
I'm actually going to try the onboard sound on my board later on, and see what I can get out of it, just for giggles. Then I'll be able to give you a better comparison and you can see if a sound card is worth it. The Z623s are better quality speakers though, so you're right there.
That's why I don't plug in HDD activity or power LEDs on my builds any more.
I left that in there cause I knew you were going to respond it anyway :P
asrock boards have a BIOS option that disables the leds permanently or only at night. nifty feature.0 -
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VenomIreland wrote: »I've been convinced not to go with an eyefinity setup, but I have found something else to devote too much money and time to!
Going to put the money into building a HTPC for the sitting room, will be used for movies and some gaming (I have two brothers so there'll be no fighting over who gets to play with another PC in the house), but I've run into a snag, I need a case! Trying to find something cheap and not too ugly, but most importantly, it has to be no more than 15cm tall (unless I can convince my dad to move a shelf).
Nifty project.
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=31401&agid=1199
13cm. 0
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