d2jsp
Log InRegister
d2jsp Forums > Off-Topic > Computers & IT > Computer Building > Thinking Of Getting A New Graphics Card
12Next
Add Reply New Topic New Poll
Member
Posts: 8,429
Joined: Jan 17 2008
Gold: 310.00
Oct 14 2014 03:07pm



been well over a year before ive upgraded anything.
corsair cx500 psu

and was wondering should/can i buy a bigger ssd? I've had to move all my games to my hd because my ssd fills up on temporary shit.
Games ive been playing recently, going to list in order from play time amount. Arma 3, League, Hearthstone, Path of exile, Battlefield 4, diablo 3

or just anything you see that you'd change, some 1 built this over a year or maybe 2 years ago

This post was edited by CanadianBoy on Oct 14 2014 03:08pm
Member
Posts: 35,271
Joined: Jan 13 2007
Gold: 3,468.37
Oct 14 2014 03:12pm
Gtx 970 + UHD Korean monitor.

Overclock your memory, if it will allow you to.
Member
Posts: 11,442
Joined: Jul 20 2004
Gold: 25.00
Oct 14 2014 03:38pm
Put games on your SSD. Put temp shit on your HDD.

Buy a GTX 970.

Set your RAM's clock speed to 1333 (since that is what it looks like you have). RAM by default clocks at 50% speed.
Member
Posts: 1,208
Joined: Aug 1 2013
Gold: 50.00
Oct 14 2014 04:20pm
Quote (DeXaFiLaH @ Oct 14 2014 05:38pm)
Put games on your SSD. Put temp shit on your HDD.


Not necessarily.

With a 120GB SSD you're not going to want to put all of your games in it. Obviously install OS and system files there and make it your boot drive. As for what else, keep in mind an SSD only affects load times, so any commonly used programs will greatly benefit. However, many games can take up 10+ GB which can be very limiting on your available space. Not only that but many online games don't benefit much from faster loading times. However, games that render 3d models and textures on the fly will benefit more-so. So think about which games you put in the SSD, if any.

Also, it's best to not fill your SSD completely. Try to use ~80% of it's storage and keep the other ~20% free for the controller to do it's thing.

You can very easily work with a 120GB SSD, more than 120GB is mostly for the convience of not needed to manually manage file locations.
Member
Posts: 8,070
Joined: Sep 14 2014
Gold: 2,710.00
Oct 14 2014 04:26pm
I'm running a 970 currently (780 ti died, RIP)

Good card and for the price its really unbeatable performance
Member
Posts: 8,429
Joined: Jan 17 2008
Gold: 310.00
Oct 14 2014 04:43pm
Quote (SanityWasHacked @ Oct 14 2014 02:20pm)
Not necessarily.

With a 120GB SSD you're not going to want to put all of your games in it. Obviously install OS and system files there and make it your boot drive. As for what else, keep in mind an SSD only affects load times, so any commonly used programs will greatly benefit. However, many games can take up 10+ GB which can be very limiting on your available space. Not only that but many online games don't benefit much from faster loading times. However, games that render 3d models and textures on the fly will benefit more-so. So think about which games you put in the SSD, if any.

Also, it's best to not fill your SSD completely. Try to use ~80% of it's storage and keep the other ~20% free for the controller to do it's thing.

You can very easily work with a 120GB SSD, more than 120GB is mostly for the convience of not needed to manually manage file locations.


ya seen alot of ppl say 970 so will probs buy it


and yea arma would benefit from being on the ssd wouldnt it? and yes i removed like all my games from it because it was constantly filling up, atm have 44.1gb free.
Member
Posts: 8,429
Joined: Jan 17 2008
Gold: 310.00
Oct 14 2014 05:30pm
Quote (DeXaFiLaH @ Oct 14 2014 01:38pm)
Put games on your SSD. Put temp shit on your HDD.

Buy a GTX 970.

Set your RAM's clock speed to 1333 (since that is what it looks like you have). RAM by default clocks at 50% speed.


ram was already set to 1333
Member
Posts: 11,442
Joined: Jul 20 2004
Gold: 25.00
Oct 14 2014 06:34pm
Quote (CanadianBoy @ Oct 14 2014 07:30pm)
ram was already set to 1333


Speccy shows it running at 667. That's the reason I said that. But yes, put the game you play the most on the SSD so it benefits form the performance. Other than that, you can throw everything else on the HDD. I wasn't really paying attention to your SSD size when I made my earlier statement.

Anyway, go into your BIOS and check the RAM clock just to be sure. Speccy isn't usually wrong.
Member
Posts: 8,429
Joined: Jan 17 2008
Gold: 310.00
Oct 14 2014 07:58pm
Quote (DeXaFiLaH @ Oct 14 2014 04:34pm)
Speccy shows it running at 667. That's the reason I said that. But yes, put the game you play the most on the SSD so it benefits form the performance. Other than that, you can throw everything else on the HDD. I wasn't really paying attention to your SSD size when I made my earlier statement.

Anyway, go into your BIOS and check the RAM clock just to be sure. Speccy isn't usually wrong.


thats where i went was into bios, if im not mistaken you have to double the 667 because its dual, don't think speccy does ti for you. or atleast thats the way i read it online. but its defs 1333 in bios
Member
Posts: 24,855
Joined: Jan 5 2010
Gold: 70.00
Oct 14 2014 08:01pm
double data rate DDR3 ?
take what speccy shows and x2
Go Back To Computer Building Topic List
12Next
Add Reply New Topic New Poll