P2 - Phenom II/ATI 5850 PC Upgrades Jan 10

Yay! I found the original files so didn't have to re record :D

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[FubuMushu]

Do you still have this Rig or have you upgraded since?

[Aaronage1]

@FubuMushu I've upgraded since, check my more recent videos :)

[phukkitt]

Have you actually done any measuring of the airflow on the fans? Because in Bit-Tech's big 120mm fan roundup, the Silent Sings beats the noctua. According to their tests, the Noctua NF-P12 delivers 34cfm at 32.8 dBA, while the Be Quiet SW delivers 47cfm at 27dBA. Both at full 12v speeds. So just out of curiosity, how did you make out that the noctua was better? :)

[Aaronage1]

@phukkitt This is just the impression i got from messing around with the fans :D

No scientific testing methods here, just sticking my hand in front and messing around with the LNA and ULNA adapters :)

[snipski0894]

great video as always

[TheDevilOnHoliday]

under full load, my 965 (C2) gets to 49degC with a cooler master hyper 212 plus. Only 1 fan though.

[Aaronage1]

@KieranD212 Yeah scan can be really pricey :)

OCUK have been pretty good to me so far, got the Dell monitor, 5850, 4850 and some accessories from them. I've heard mixed things about them too, but no issues so far :)

GTX 480 and 470 will be priced higher, at least initially, so 5800 cards should drop a fair bit. I'm bias towards ATI on this one, but i don't see the appeal of Fermi since it's gonna be a hot, inefficient, power whore. IMO it's playing out like 2900 did for ATI :)

[KieranD212]

right i tend to use ebuyer too, scan seems to be pricey these days

overclockers uk is a hit and miss with me a lot of people i know call it over-gangsters but i dont think its that bad a site ive had a few gems in their sales before

i will wait at least until fermi is out really wanted to go back to ATi as i have a crossfire board but £300 is far to much for a card, i paid £160 a few months after launch for the gtx260

[Aaronage1]

@KieranD212

Thanks mate :D

Keep saving, ATI 5800 prices are sure to drop when Fermi finally goes on sale. Your Phenom II X3 should keep you going for a while though, could always wait till 2011 for AMD Bulldozer and Intel Sandy Bridge. If i was patient i would've done that lol :)

I buy from ebuyer and overclockers uk, they tend to have the best prices and support. ebuyer mostly though :)