Howdy
Howdy
Hello, I'm vic, I'm a legit reviews newb.
I found the site while looking for video card reviews. I was in the market for a value card, and I landed on the XFX GeForce 7600GT.
Its a nice card, clocked at 650mhz out of the box, and a memory clock speed of 1600.
I haven't overclocked it yet because I still haven't tested it's limits, but I plan to overclock it a bit (any ideas? I usually just bump it up a tiny bit so I dont burn it out, I dont know how to stress test it.)
Anyway, here is my ho-hum rig
Dell dimension 521
AMD 64 3200+ overclocked to 2.1ghz
XFX 7600GT 256 mg
1 gig (x2 512) of ram
80 gig hdd
DVD drive
I know it's not much, but I can run stalker, fear, and company of heroes pretty well with my new video card.
I used to only use intel chips, but I think I like AMD better now. my 64 3200+ runs on par with a P4 3.00 ghz according to a comparison I read, so I think thats a leg up on the competition.
I eventually want more ram and a larger HDD
Anway, that's me.
I'm more of a casual gamer than a hardware
I found the site while looking for video card reviews. I was in the market for a value card, and I landed on the XFX GeForce 7600GT.
Its a nice card, clocked at 650mhz out of the box, and a memory clock speed of 1600.
I haven't overclocked it yet because I still haven't tested it's limits, but I plan to overclock it a bit (any ideas? I usually just bump it up a tiny bit so I dont burn it out, I dont know how to stress test it.)
Anyway, here is my ho-hum rig
Dell dimension 521
AMD 64 3200+ overclocked to 2.1ghz
XFX 7600GT 256 mg
1 gig (x2 512) of ram
80 gig hdd
DVD drive
I know it's not much, but I can run stalker, fear, and company of heroes pretty well with my new video card.
I used to only use intel chips, but I think I like AMD better now. my 64 3200+ runs on par with a P4 3.00 ghz according to a comparison I read, so I think thats a leg up on the competition.
I eventually want more ram and a larger HDD
Anway, that's me.
I'm more of a casual gamer than a hardware
- stopthekilling77
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welcome to LR the guys here are great! be sure to check out the many many reviews they've done on video cards lately, even one that reviewed quite a few ATI in one go!
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/474/1/
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/474/1/
Cyberpower generic case
B450M PRO-VDH MAX
Ryzen 5 3600 w/PBO/OC
CM Hyper 212 EVO push/pull
Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 CL16
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC LHR
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
6GB Seagate HDD
EVGA 650BQ 650W PSU
ASUS VE278 27" monitor, Dell E2216HV (vertical)
Logitech Z533 2.1 Speakers, G935 7.1 or G435 headset
MS LXM-00001 keyboard
Razer Deathadder Elite, XBOX One Lunar Shift controller
I've come a long way from my original Core2Duo E6750 build y'all!
B450M PRO-VDH MAX
Ryzen 5 3600 w/PBO/OC
CM Hyper 212 EVO push/pull
Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 CL16
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC LHR
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
6GB Seagate HDD
EVGA 650BQ 650W PSU
ASUS VE278 27" monitor, Dell E2216HV (vertical)
Logitech Z533 2.1 Speakers, G935 7.1 or G435 headset
MS LXM-00001 keyboard
Razer Deathadder Elite, XBOX One Lunar Shift controller
I've come a long way from my original Core2Duo E6750 build y'all!
were so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside
be sure check the general, amd and ati forums -very useful
be sure check the general, amd and ati forums -very useful
-Austin
Screamin' BCLK:
775 System (Overclocking Platform): Q8400/Q8300/E8400/E7400/E7500 - GA-EP45-UD3R v1.1 - 4GB (2x2) OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 CL5 2.1v Corsair TX-750w
Gamer: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, i7 3770K @4.6GHz, ThermalTake Armor A90 modded, 2x4GB GSKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 CL9, Corsair HX-750w, MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr
Server2012: Q9300 - 8GB DDR2 - Asus P5QL Pro - Corsair CX430 - Mirrored 2TB Seagate's with 2TB WD cav for fileshare backups, 1TB WD for OS backups
Screamin' BCLK:
775 System (Overclocking Platform): Q8400/Q8300/E8400/E7400/E7500 - GA-EP45-UD3R v1.1 - 4GB (2x2) OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 CL5 2.1v Corsair TX-750w
Gamer: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, i7 3770K @4.6GHz, ThermalTake Armor A90 modded, 2x4GB GSKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 CL9, Corsair HX-750w, MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr
Server2012: Q9300 - 8GB DDR2 - Asus P5QL Pro - Corsair CX430 - Mirrored 2TB Seagate's with 2TB WD cav for fileshare backups, 1TB WD for OS backups
Don't know how much a welcome off me is worth since I'm a relative n00b myself, but welcome to the forums.
There was an article recently benchmarking 24 ATI Radeon PCIe graphic cards that might be of interest - http://www.legitreviews.com/article/474/1/
There was an article recently benchmarking 24 ATI Radeon PCIe graphic cards that might be of interest - http://www.legitreviews.com/article/474/1/
- stopthekilling77
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what kind of geforce are did you get? as to my knowledge, if you go the vista route, be aware that you might not have driver support yet with the 8800 seriesvicaphit wrote:I ended up buying the geforce because I heard they get along with vista better than ATI... I havent upgraded yet, but once the first service pack comes out, I will be getting vista.
Cyberpower generic case
B450M PRO-VDH MAX
Ryzen 5 3600 w/PBO/OC
CM Hyper 212 EVO push/pull
Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 CL16
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC LHR
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
6GB Seagate HDD
EVGA 650BQ 650W PSU
ASUS VE278 27" monitor, Dell E2216HV (vertical)
Logitech Z533 2.1 Speakers, G935 7.1 or G435 headset
MS LXM-00001 keyboard
Razer Deathadder Elite, XBOX One Lunar Shift controller
I've come a long way from my original Core2Duo E6750 build y'all!
B450M PRO-VDH MAX
Ryzen 5 3600 w/PBO/OC
CM Hyper 212 EVO push/pull
Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 CL16
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC LHR
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
6GB Seagate HDD
EVGA 650BQ 650W PSU
ASUS VE278 27" monitor, Dell E2216HV (vertical)
Logitech Z533 2.1 Speakers, G935 7.1 or G435 headset
MS LXM-00001 keyboard
Razer Deathadder Elite, XBOX One Lunar Shift controller
I've come a long way from my original Core2Duo E6750 build y'all!
- DaIceMan
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Welcome to the forums!
Gamer - Thermaltake Element S | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Black | Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L | Intel E8400 | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 4GB OCZ Reaper Ram | XFX 8800GTX | Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer | Seagate 7200.10 320GB
HTPC / Folder - Palit 9600GT 1GB Sonic | AMD Phenom 9600 | Corsair DHX 4GB | ECS GF8200A | OCZ StealthXStream 500
Thanks to Palit, AMD, Corsair and ECS for sponsoring the 2008 Folding Give-away!
HTPC / Folder - Palit 9600GT 1GB Sonic | AMD Phenom 9600 | Corsair DHX 4GB | ECS GF8200A | OCZ StealthXStream 500
Thanks to Palit, AMD, Corsair and ECS for sponsoring the 2008 Folding Give-away!