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#1 jhon9728
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I can't really find anything about its custom ability for the ram, but currently I think this is something I will have to sacrifice for my price range. The screen is my biggest worry, but again... price. I would really like to know how much this resolution matters or if it is more an annoyance and performance is better, as I will not be playing it for gaming for the most part (just like to have the option for low end games)
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#2 jhon9728
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hey all,

my birthday is comming up next ween and I am looking to get a laptop, my limit is around 800, after looking around I can't find anything that beats teh specs of this Acer Aspire 15.6" notbook

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/acer/aspire-15-6-inch-notebook-sku-310379/

  • Windows 8
  • DVD +/- & CD Player
  • Media Card Reader
  • Webcam
  • Bluetooth
  • WIFI
  • 2GB Graphics Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M
  • 1 TB HDD
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 15.6 Inch Screen
  • 1 HDMI Ports
  • 1366 x 768 Screen Resolution
  • 6 Cell Battery
  • 2 USB 2.0 Ports
  • 1 USB 3.0 Ports
  • i7-3630m 2.4 GHz

Is this worth the price or is there something I am missing here. This is not for games (although I probably will play more cpu intensive games on it).

I am happy to buy online if there is a deal somewhere else that I am missing, howevern not second hand or on ebay (and preferbly in Australia unless shipping keeps it around $800) obviously a quick response will be great as I do not know how long htis sale lasts :)

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Won't a brand new GPU cost a lot more than the $400 I am spending? either way I have to get one over the next few weeks so 8000 isn't an option
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that's good to hear because I do not overclock...not sure how haha
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Hello, I was looking to buy a 7970 graphics card and had pretty much settled on the Gigabyte 7970, then I saw that the place I was buying from offered Farcry 3 Hitman Absolution and Sleeping dogs with the XFX version. These are not my kind of games but if there is little difference between the cards should I just get the XFX? If the gigabyte version IS better then I might just stick with that.

So which card is better or are they pretty much the same?

http://www.centrecom.com.au/game/product-info/?sort=2a&products_id=55922&mid=

vs

http://www.centrecom.com.au/game/product-info/?sort=2a&products_id=56144&mid=

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fill in some questions, I chose the parts 2-3 years ago and am only upgrading now. I am not very knowledgable with tech, let alone when i was in year 9 choosing these parts :P

No i don't overclock (could never find a guide on how to do it, all assume you know about all the BIOS stuff) and yes i only have one GPU

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hello, will this graphics card:

http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4102#ov

work on this motherboard:

http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3239#ov

thanks, just don't want to buy and find out it is not compatible :)

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[QUOTE="adamosmaki"][QUOTE="jhon9728"][QUOTE="adamosmaki"] Well there is a big performance difference between 5870 and 7950 but imo 5870 is still a good card and i would wait for AMD's 8xxx series for an upgrade if i was you. If you are not happy with the performance of 5870 then sure go ahead both 7950 and 7870 offer good performance improvements over 5870 and both will fit/work in your pc ( since you already have a 5870 is a safe bet they will be fine )

thanks, also would you recommend the Sapphire or the Gigabyte version? I don't currently overclock

Both are good but for AMD i usually recommend Sapphire due for slightly lower priices since they are AMD's biggest partner

It looks as though the gigabyte has 2 extra fans, does this matter much? I currently have the sapphire 5870 and have had no problems
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[QUOTE="adamosmaki"][QUOTE="jhon9728"][QUOTE="adamosmaki"] Well there is a big performance difference between 5870 and 7950 but imo 5870 is still a good card and i would wait for AMD's 8xxx series for an upgrade if i was you. If you are not happy with the performance of 5870 then sure go ahead both 7950 and 7870 offer good performance improvements over 5870 and both will fit/work in your pc ( since you already have a 5870 is a safe bet they will be fine )

thanks, also would you recommend the Sapphire or the Gigabyte version? I don't currently overclock

Both are good but for AMD i usually recommend Sapphire due for slightly lower priices since they are AMD's biggest partner

It looks as though the gigabyte has 2 extra fans, does this matter much? I currently have the sapphire 5870 and have had no problems
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#10 jhon9728
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[QUOTE="jhon9728"]

I am not looking to spend more than $300 that is really pushing it for me, so is the 7950 enough of an upgrade over my 5870?

Also is it likely to work/fit if my pc can run my 5870, my specs are listed at the start

adamosmaki
Well there is a big performance difference between 5870 and 7950 but imo 5870 is still a good card and i would wait for AMD's 8xxx series for an upgrade if i was you. If you are not happy with the performance of 5870 then sure go ahead both 7950 and 7870 offer good performance improvements over 5870 and both will fit/work in your pc ( since you already have a 5870 is a safe bet they will be fine )

thanks, also would you recommend the Sapphire or the Gigabyte version? I don't currently overclock