The "New Toys" Thread

[cl191]

Just a question about the PS3, can you just plug in any USB steering wheel to it? I have an old red MOMO and thinking about getting a PS3...wondering if that would work or not.

[Susurrate]

Just ordered all this and leaped into the the 21st century.

GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813128337

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115037

PNY VCG88512GXEB-FLB GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814133232

Thermaltake TR2 RX W0134RU 550W ATX12V Ver2.2 NVIDIA SLI Modular Cabling Passive PFC PFC Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817153059

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N10662GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227178

[Crazyjeeper]

Originally Posted by Susurrate

Just ordered all this and leaped into the the 21st century.

GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813128337

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115037

PNY VCG88512GXEB-FLB GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814133232

Thermaltake TR2 RX W0134RU 550W ATX12V Ver2.2 NVIDIA SLI Modular Cabling Passive PFC PFC Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817153059

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N10662GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227178

Nice choices. That is basically exactly what I have. You will love the performance.

[devil500]

Don't agree with the 8800GT...The 4800 series has them beat badly.

[Susurrate]

Originally Posted by devil500

Don't agree with the 8800GT...The 4800 series has them beat badly.

I don't do ATI and the 8800 is cheaper

[devil500]

Ah well :p Missing out on great cards right now lol.

[Crazyjeeper]

Originally Posted by devil500

Ah well :p Missing out on great cards right now lol.

The 8800GT is hardly a piece of crap though. It can still perform extremely well.

[Viper007Bond]

Originally Posted by Crazyjeeper

The 8800GT is hardly a piece of crap though. It can still perform extremely well.

That's an understatement. Okay, it can't max out Crysis at 1920x1200, but it can with just about every single other game.

I run TF2 (Source engine) at 1920x1200, 16xQ AA, 16x AF, ultra high textures, etc. I get 40-60 FPS, if not more.

[MadCow809]

Originally Posted by Susurrate

I don't do ATI and the 8800 is cheaper

8800GT is a great card, there is nothing you should worry about..

Apart from fact that ATi 4800 series will knob it silly, there is nothing wrong buying an 8800GT now.

And you've prob read this thead already... link, but personally, I havn't seen any 8800GT/9600GT give up yet.

[Susurrate]

I purchased the 8800 for two reasons; it's a good card and it's an inexpensive card. I'm gonna be running autocad the vast majority of the time and don't need a 300 dollar card for that, the important thing is that the computer doesn't hiccup while I'm drawing, it can play HD video (top gear whoohoo!), and can rip the shit outta some video for my iphone (top gear whoohoo!). All things my current pc can't do, yeah I will probably play some games, which the 8800 gt is freaking great for, but I won't be playing enough to justify a 300 dollar card. I for one am happy with my choice and plan on taking this extra 200 bucks left in my pocket on something worth while, like a couple of hookers.

[Buba]

^ nice, hookers!

[cvrefugee]

If you don't like ATI then you should have at least bought the 9800GTX+.

[Susurrate]

Originally Posted by cvrefugee

If you don't like ATI then you should have at least bought the 9800GTX+.

but then I wouldn't have the hookers.

[Goldec]

I'm an nvidia guy myself (packing an 8800GTS right now) but the new 4870(x2) cards look tasty...

Viper, the source engine has always been more CPU than GPU intensive

[toma_alimosh]

Originally Posted by Susurrate

but then I wouldn't have the hookers.

Don't forget, sharing is caring. Post pictures in NSFW.

[klankymen]

Originally Posted by MadCow809

Apart from fact that ATi 4800 series will knob it silly, there is nothing wrong buying an 8800GT now.

And even if ATI would get me trip the frame rate, I'd still never ever again buy one.... their drivers/control panel are an utter piece of shit.

[Shawn]

^ Me neither... I owned an ATI-branded Radeon 9800 for a few years and it was always trouble. For starters, it had the loudest, most rickety fan in my old case which had 5 fans total... and it overheated at least once every other day.

I can't say my 9800GTX has been flawless, it has shut down the system on me on a few occasions. But I guess this is normal if it happens sporadically.

[cvrefugee]

I'd say the ATI drivers are more stable than NVIDIA at the moment. I always got a nice black screen when attempting to use the NVIDIA drivers instead of the ones Microsoft provides through Windows Update on Vista. Plus their interface sucks major balls, even in the advanced mode.

[CyberMonkey]

Always had ati cards since they always turned out to be the best price/value at the moment, never had any problems...

[MadCow809]

Originally Posted by klankymen

And even if ATI would get me trip the frame rate, I'd still never ever again buy one.... their drivers/control panel are an utter piece of shit.

Guess what? ATi is knobbing nVIDIA now in terms of updating and writing the latest drivers. And it's not like nVIDIA has a better control panel, I rekon they are equally shit.

I've used countless nVIDIA & ATi cards, and to be honest, they are pretty much about the same. I just go for the best Performance/Money ratio card, and it always worked out for me.