I wouldn't invest at Socket 1156 at all, it's a dead platform. Intel is dropping its sockets faster than I with an ovenheated plate.
If you want to game, I'd go for AM3. It's not as fast as Intel but it's a more durable socket and cheaper as well. Then when next platforms come out, go to that ...
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- 17 Dec 2010, 15:04
- Forum: Hardware Discussions
- Topic: i5 or i7 for ATI 5970 gfx?
- Replies: 9
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- 17 Dec 2010, 15:00
- Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
- Topic: Any word on 6990 at all??
- Replies: 8
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Re: Any word on 6990 at all??
Agreed with above. For 6990 you can count on something like 2x 6970 on 6950 clocks to stay within 300W TDP range.
- 17 Dec 2010, 14:37
- Forum: Site News & Suggestion Box
- Topic: Merry HIS-mas: Win an HIS Radeon HD 6870 Turbo Eyefinity4
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Re: Merry HIS-mas: Win an HIS Radeon HD 6870 Turbo Eyefinity4
I'd like to take this one to a serious level. I think AMD's (yeah, quick change of my naming habits after the ATi logo was dropped recently) approach is a very smart one. It offers you the opportunities to tie several screens together with only few cables, using only one card for widescreen footage ...