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Low FPS in Starcraft 2 with evga GTX 570

MicroBio — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:17:10 +0800

Guys, i juz bought a new rig. Thx to Lyn!
i5 2500k
asus p8p67 pro
samsung f3 1tb
corsair ram 2gb x2
evga gtx 570
silverstone 750w

windows 7 professional

I install the driver and directx 10/11 from the cd (263.09, same latest with nvidia site).
But im getting fps less than 30 in starcraft 2. Sometimes only 15-25. Any ideas?

Alternative to Seasonic X-750

MicroBio — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:37:23 +0800

Hi, there is currently no stock for Seasonic X-750.
Any good alternatives Power supply for single/sli GTX570.
Help very much appreciated

Processor: Core i5 2500K
Mobo: ASUS P8P67-PRO
Primary HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Seconday HDD:
ODD: LiteOn DVD-RW 24X SATA
Ram: Kingston 2x2GB DDR3
Graphic Card: GTX570
Power Supply: Seasonic X-750 (NO STOCK)
Casing: CM690 II Advance OR CM Elite 430
Heatsink: -
Casing Fan: -
Monitor: Dell U2311H

Budget ~rm500

Graphics Card Power (W) = 219
Minimum Recommended System Power (W) = 550 W
Supplementary Power Connectors = Two 6-pin

Now i see why need about 650W PSU but which few is the recommended ones?

Building Sandy Bridge rig

MicroBio — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:45:10 +0800

Hi, I would like to build a SB rig. Please advice/help. Thx!

1. Budget: ~4.5k
2. Parts to reuse: Keyboard, mouse, speaker, Os
3. Purpose: Family PC/Gaming/Movie/Work/Online

SPECS
From Duckies

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SUMMARY
Processor: Core i5 2500K =RM630
Mobo: ASUS P8P67-PRO =RM645 (linglong)
Primary HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB =RM168 (Jayacom)
Seconday HDD:
ODD: LiteOn DVD-RW 24X SATA = RM63 (Jayacom)
Ram: Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 =RM130 (Viewnet/Jayacom)
Graphic Card: GTX570 = RM1145 (linglong)
Power Supply: Seasonic X-750 =RM530 (linglong)
Casing: CM690 II Advance = RM339 (Viewnet) OR CM Elite 430 = RM169 (Viewnet)
Heatsink: -
Casing Fan: -
Monitor: Dell U2311H = RM650 (JRenterprise)

Total = 3961 (Casing yet to be included)

I think i5 2500K is enough for me. I would also like to take GTX570 as my GC (May SLI one day).
In future, I would like to get a SSD and extra RAM because family likes to opens tons of stuff plus I will get another monitor for dual screen. Dual screen mainly for online gaming on 1 screen and movie/gaming/work on the other.

Additional Info
-Not OCer (yet)
-Overkill if RAM more than 4gb? (Overkill)
-SSD still too expensive
-No need custom cooler (Artic Cooling/CM Hyper 212+ =RM103 (Viewnet)) since no OC
-No need blu-ray ODD since getting ps3

Buy GTX570 now or wait for GTX560?

MicroBio — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:15:57 +0800

Hi, Im planning to buy a PC but Im not sure if I should get a GTX570 now or wait for GTX560 (Could be a month GTX560 release date).
Waited for more than half year, dont want to make a major mistake.

I plan to get 1 U2311H monitor (1920x1080) first and another after I have the money for dual screen.
Dual screen mainly for online gaming on 1 screen and movie/gaming/work on the other.

Is GTX570 more suitable for this? Or is it overkill?
Or any more concerns I should take note? (Eg. The wait coincides with much better motherboard for Sandy Bridge)

Advice is very much appreciated.
Thx!