PHENOMS BACK IN ACTION!!!

eXg. Phenom · Post by **eXg. Phenom** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:05 pm

OMG!! WACKA WACKA!!!
BEST BUY FTW!!!

-2 x 9800GTX+ (1 BFG, 1 PNY)
-Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
-Plantronics Gamecom Dolby SurrondSound Headset
-One really happy Hamster
Elmers glue off to the side...ftw

Out with the old and in with the new:

BEFORE:

After:

I'd like to dedicate this moment to:
-My Dad, for helping me pay for everything.
-eXg. Jago, for helping me figure out the problem.
and
-eXg. Camel, for being so sexy!

CALL OF DUTY 5 TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

eXg. focus · Post by **eXg. focus** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:19 pm

Very nice and congrats! Run some 3dMark06 and 3dMark Vantage (if vista) so we can see what you're packing!

WOOT

eXg. Pheon1x · Post by **eXg. Pheon1x** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:23 pm

Very nice man =]

supercat1 · Post by **supercat1** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:29 pm

so phenom ... if that card isn't dead ... how much do you want for it?

eXg. Phenom · Post by **eXg. Phenom** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:20 pm

supercat1 wrote:so phenom ... if that card isn't dead ... how much do you want for it?

It is dead. But, I can give it a test, and if it works...

$250.00

Post by **eXg. Pun1sher** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:45 am

Wait, which card is dead, the old one, or one of your NEW ones ?

PuN

Post by **eXg. CrUsH** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:36 am

Nice man, that sound get you some good frame rates.

I'm getting my GTX 260 soon, I ll have to do a write up when it does..

supercat1 · Post by **supercat1** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:48 am

just quick note phenom, those two cards are running at different speeds so you will have to change one to match the other. you should be fine increasing the clock speed on the pny to match the bfg, but i can't be 100% sure that the two cooling systems are equal. overall though, according to newegg, the speeds are not very different so you probably won't see a performance change either way.

and yeah, not sure i can do $250 for a card that is now over 2 years old (released in november 2006). especially when those two new cards you got are only a combined ~$350 on newegg. plus ebay has them for about $160-180. sorry man.

edit:

for those looking at getting new cards soon, here is a dirty breakdown of when nvidia will be releasing their current (and future line up) with 40nm dies. this is important because those cards will use less power and run cooler.

eXg. focus · Post by **eXg. focus** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:53 pm

eXg. Phenom wrote:
supercat1 wrote:so phenom ... if that card isn't dead ... how much do you want for it?
It is dead. But, I can give it a test, and if it works...

$250.00

I lol'ed

eXg. Phenom · Post by **eXg. Phenom** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 3:23 pm

supercat1 wrote:just quick note phenom, those two cards are running at different speeds so you will have to change one to match the other. you should be fine increasing the clock speed on the pny to match the bfg, but i can't be 100% sure that the two cooling systems are equal. overall though, according to newegg, the speeds are not very different so you probably won't see a performance change either way.

and yeah, not sure i can do $250 for a card that is now over 2 years old (released in november 2006). especially when those two new cards you got are only a combined ~$350 on newegg. plus ebay has them for about $160-180. sorry man.

edit:

for those looking at getting new cards soon, here is a dirty breakdown of when nvidia will be releasing their current (and future line up) with 40nm dies. this is important because those cards will use less power and run cooler.

The PNY is a stronger card and it will underclock to match to the BFG, or I can overclock the BFG to match with the PNY.

Post by **CaMeL** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 3:36 pm

YAY Phenom's back! You better hit me up tonight! VENT!!!!!

BugZz · Post by **BugZz** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:32 pm

nice man. Yeah PNY is a good seris of cards. speaking cards who wants play strip poker?

eXg. sabooya · Post by **eXg. sabooya** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:27 pm

lol i was like, wtf he get a hamster mouse and then i loled at what it was.

eXg. TR[]J4N · Post by **eXg. TR[]J4N** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:55 pm

Looks like a slick setup man!

eXg. Phenom · Post by **eXg. Phenom** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:14 pm

I was JK about the price of the fucked up 88GTX mang.
When I got it on Newegg it was like 560$, then it was discontinued so idk how much it's worth now.
It can run any game on Ultra High settings by itself, but, I'm afraid that that may also be it's downfall. Super heat.
I wouldn't sell that damn thing for 250 bucks.

Here's a screeny from TomsHardware.com

These are the FPS on COD4 of all these GPU's:

As you can see my new setup gets the highest marks, and my old one gets nearly the lowest. As you can see, price isn't everything when it comes to FPS. I could have gotten 3 88Ultras, running me up and around 1000 dollars, and my benchmarks (3Dmark06) scores would have been better, but in-game, the FPS would be worse. Even though the 88GTX was more expensive then the cards I have now, it clearly doesn't out perform them.

Same thing, only with 3DMark06:

New cards get around 13000, old one around 11000.

I may be selling the card, although I doubt it.
But not for 250 bucks, hehehe