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  • #1

    GA-EP45-UD3P - Perfect Graphics Card partnership?

    Any advice please folks on what would be the perfect match for my current system to replace my 7600GS (It's birthday time soon )?
    * CPU: Intel i7-3770K @ Stock * Cooling: Corsair H80i / Noctua NF-F12 x2 * MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H (Rev. 1.1 - BIOS F16 Mod16) * RAM: Crucial 1600MHz DDR3 32GB (4x8GB) *
    * GPU: Intel HD 4000 (768MB) * Mon 1: Dell U2410 (A07) * Mon 2: Panasonic TX-P55VT50B * Cam: Logitech C910 HD * BD: Pioneer BDR-208DBK * HD 1: Crucial SSD M4-CT256M4SSD2 256GB *
    * HD 2: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB * IR: Apple Infrared Board 922-7195 * WiFi & BT: Apple Broadcom BCM94360CD (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac - Bluetooth 4.0 * PSU: Seasonic M12 - 600W *
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  • #2
    Re: GA-EP45-UD3P - Perfect Graphics Card partnership?

    Happy early Birthday D-an-W!!!

    Are you thinking of buying one awesome card, or two medium strength ATI cards and run crossfire? What is your theoretical $$ Limit?

    I like sapphire cards myself, but others of course will disagree or have their own opinion. And then again you must also take into account I do not game so I would not be the best person to get advice from on this area either.

    I am sure others will chime in to offer you some thoughts, would you like me to copy your post into our Graphics section as well? You may get some additional feedback from members who frequent that section. If you would let me know and I will get that done for you before I go to bed tonight

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    • #3
      Re: GA-EP45-UD3P - Perfect Graphics Card partnership?

      Yes please Lsd that would be great!

      I don't really know the pros and cons to one or two cards but I do know two would mean twice as much heat and noise. My current GPU is silent but I doubt I could get a cutting edge card now without some form of active cooling?

      Currently I use the VGA output to my 40" LCD TV for HD stuff so do the dual DVI cards come with a DVI to VGA adapter?
      Last edited by D-an-W; 06-09-2009, 01:41 AM.
      * CPU: Intel i7-3770K @ Stock * Cooling: Corsair H80i / Noctua NF-F12 x2 * MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H (Rev. 1.1 - BIOS F16 Mod16) * RAM: Crucial 1600MHz DDR3 32GB (4x8GB) *
      * GPU: Intel HD 4000 (768MB) * Mon 1: Dell U2410 (A07) * Mon 2: Panasonic TX-P55VT50B * Cam: Logitech C910 HD * BD: Pioneer BDR-208DBK * HD 1: Crucial SSD M4-CT256M4SSD2 256GB *
      * HD 2: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB * IR: Apple Infrared Board 922-7195 * WiFi & BT: Apple Broadcom BCM94360CD (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac - Bluetooth 4.0 * PSU: Seasonic M12 - 600W *

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      • #4
        Re: GA-EP45-UD3P - Perfect Graphics Card partnership?

        Sorry, I mean to say the "What Should I Buy" section, looks like the GFX Section is more for help then suggestions on purchases. I copied it over to the what should I buy section for you though, I am sure you will get some good suggestions.

        Ya, you do want active cooling no matter which way you go, seems the silent cards always tend to run way hotter then they should. I think they should only be used in a super cool case that maybe does not game as often as others.

        Ya, almost all cards I have bought over the past few years come with DVI to D-Sub (Blue VGA) adapters. If you happened to pick a card that did not, no worry as you can get an adapter for $3 or so anyway. Really though, if your TV Supports it and depending on the card choice, you would be able to use HDMI or S-video to connect to your TV

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        • #5
          * CPU: Intel i7-3770K @ Stock * Cooling: Corsair H80i / Noctua NF-F12 x2 * MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H (Rev. 1.1 - BIOS F16 Mod16) * RAM: Crucial 1600MHz DDR3 32GB (4x8GB) *
          * GPU: Intel HD 4000 (768MB) * Mon 1: Dell U2410 (A07) * Mon 2: Panasonic TX-P55VT50B * Cam: Logitech C910 HD * BD: Pioneer BDR-208DBK * HD 1: Crucial SSD M4-CT256M4SSD2 256GB *
          * HD 2: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB * IR: Apple Infrared Board 922-7195 * WiFi & BT: Apple Broadcom BCM94360CD (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac - Bluetooth 4.0 * PSU: Seasonic M12 - 600W *

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          • #6
            Re: GA-EP45-UD3P - Perfect Graphics Card partnership?

            I'll throw in a vote for a 4800 series ATI card. Probably could get a 4850 on the cheap these days... Just say NVIDIA!

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            • #7
              Coolermaster CM 690 II advance Case
              Corsair HX750 (CWT, 91%(80+ Gold rated @230V) single 62A 12V rail
              P55A-UD4 v2.0 @ F14
              Core i5 760 @ 20 x 201, 4.02GHz
              TRUE Black with a single Noctua NF-P12 pumping out 55 CFM @ 19db .
              2 x 2GB Mushkin Ridgeback (996902), @ 7-10-8-27, 2010-DDR, 1.66v
              2 x Gigabyte GTX 460 1024MB in SLI (Pre OC'd to 715MHz core and 1800MHz VRAM) @ 850 Core / 4100 Mem.
              Intel X25-M Boot Drive (OS and Programs) 200MB/s Read & 90MB/s Write
              Corsair X32 200MB/s Read & 100MB/s Write
              WD Caviar Blue 640GB C (Steam, Games, Storage, Temp Files & Folders, etc)
              Samsung F3 500GB Backup/Images
              Noctua 1300RPM 19dB case fan (rear extraction)
              3 x 140 MM Coolermaster LED fans (one front intake, one top extraction, one side intake)
              Dell Ultra Sharp 2209WAf E-IPS @ 1680x1050

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              • #8
                Re: GA-EP45-UD3P - Perfect Graphics Card partnership?

                Looks like I am going to need a new PSU too
                * CPU: Intel i7-3770K @ Stock * Cooling: Corsair H80i / Noctua NF-F12 x2 * MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H (Rev. 1.1 - BIOS F16 Mod16) * RAM: Crucial 1600MHz DDR3 32GB (4x8GB) *
                * GPU: Intel HD 4000 (768MB) * Mon 1: Dell U2410 (A07) * Mon 2: Panasonic TX-P55VT50B * Cam: Logitech C910 HD * BD: Pioneer BDR-208DBK * HD 1: Crucial SSD M4-CT256M4SSD2 256GB *
                * HD 2: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB * IR: Apple Infrared Board 922-7195 * WiFi & BT: Apple Broadcom BCM94360CD (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac - Bluetooth 4.0 * PSU: Seasonic M12 - 600W *

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                • #9
                  Re: GA-EP45-UD3P - Perfect Graphics Card partnership?

                  I love my Sapphire HD4870 512mg GDDR its like $165.00 US on newegg.com

                  Item #: N82E16814102810
                  Gigabyte EP45-UD3R P45 775 R (rev: 1.1),
                  Intel Core2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale @ 3.80 GHz (EO),
                  4 X 2GB DDR2-1066 G.SKILL PC8500CL5D
                  SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 5770
                  Intel X25-M SATA SSD 80 GB
                  LG DVD+R 6X Blu-ray SATA Burner MD-GGW-H2OL
                  CREATIVE SB X-Fi XTREME Audio 7.1 PCI-E
                  Cooler Master Stacker 830 EVO
                  Cooler Master Silent Pro M850
                  XIGMATEK HDT-S1284EE 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
                  ZALMAN ZM-MFC3 Fan controller
                  Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition 64-bit

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                  • #10
                    Re: GA-EP45-UD3P - Perfect Graphics Card partnership?

                    Saphirre is an excellent brand. Gigabyte and Asus are also good in my experience. BFG for Nvidia cards too. Personally I'd avoid MSI (Missing Something Inside) though, but that's purely a personal preference, and a bit of bad experience.
                    Coolermaster CM 690 II advance Case
                    Corsair HX750 (CWT, 91%(80+ Gold rated @230V) single 62A 12V rail
                    P55A-UD4 v2.0 @ F14
                    Core i5 760 @ 20 x 201, 4.02GHz
                    TRUE Black with a single Noctua NF-P12 pumping out 55 CFM @ 19db .
                    2 x 2GB Mushkin Ridgeback (996902), @ 7-10-8-27, 2010-DDR, 1.66v
                    2 x Gigabyte GTX 460 1024MB in SLI (Pre OC'd to 715MHz core and 1800MHz VRAM) @ 850 Core / 4100 Mem.
                    Intel X25-M Boot Drive (OS and Programs) 200MB/s Read & 90MB/s Write
                    Corsair X32 200MB/s Read & 100MB/s Write
                    WD Caviar Blue 640GB C (Steam, Games, Storage, Temp Files & Folders, etc)
                    Samsung F3 500GB Backup/Images
                    Noctua 1300RPM 19dB case fan (rear extraction)
                    3 x 140 MM Coolermaster LED fans (one front intake, one top extraction, one side intake)
                    Dell Ultra Sharp 2209WAf E-IPS @ 1680x1050

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                    • #11
                      Re: GA-EP45-UD3P - Perfect Graphics Card partnership?

                      I feel the same about ASUS (Motherboards anyway), but they do seem to make some decent GPU's!
                      * CPU: Intel i7-3770K @ Stock * Cooling: Corsair H80i / Noctua NF-F12 x2 * MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H (Rev. 1.1 - BIOS F16 Mod16) * RAM: Crucial 1600MHz DDR3 32GB (4x8GB) *
                      * GPU: Intel HD 4000 (768MB) * Mon 1: Dell U2410 (A07) * Mon 2: Panasonic TX-P55VT50B * Cam: Logitech C910 HD * BD: Pioneer BDR-208DBK * HD 1: Crucial SSD M4-CT256M4SSD2 256GB *
                      * HD 2: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB * IR: Apple Infrared Board 922-7195 * WiFi & BT: Apple Broadcom BCM94360CD (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac - Bluetooth 4.0 * PSU: Seasonic M12 - 600W *

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                      • #12
                        Re: GA-EP45-UD3P - Perfect Graphics Card partnership?

                        I suppose it depends what you use it for too ,what games/multimedia etc.
                        An upgrade to a "cheap" Nvidia 9500GT or 9600GT would show a huge increase in say WoW and a 22" monitor is a good match.

                        Getting a 260-280 /rad hi end ,would show more performance increase but less for your $ spent.

                        Depends on what monitor you have right now etc,but me if I had $350 equivalent and was thinking of gx,Id be thinking of monitor upgrade(selling the old one) too.

                        I have the front lower air intake on my case "ducted" so that most of it goes directly up and out over the nb/memory as the gx card blocks most of the rising air and also some heat comes off the back of it.
                        The side and undercase air intakes are more for the gx card area.
                        Current Systems:

                        Asrock p67 Extreme6.............. Gigabyte EP-45 UD3 ...................... Gigabyte 73 PVM S2
                        Intel i5 2500k 4.8ghz................ Intel Q8400 3.8ghz......................... Intel D820 2.8ghz
                        Zalman 10x cooler.................... Coolermaster V8............................ HP cooler
                        8GB Gskill ripjaw ddr3.............. 4GB Gskill PI ddr2.......................... 4GB samsung ddr2
                        60GB ssd/500GB HDD .............. WD 1TB hdd.................................... Seagate 160GB hdd
                        GTX 460 1GB x2 SLI ................. Msi 9600GT 512MB(died) ........... Onboard gx
                        Win7 64 ,750w psu(ocz)............ Win7 64 ,520w psu,seasonic...... Win XP pro ,400w psu

                        HEC 6A34 case . ....................... Jeantec R2 case............................ Packard Bell case

                        hoping to upgrade to http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/habicase.shtml
                        http://www.flixya.com/video/140325/Animal-launching

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