I bought a 2nd GTX 560TI to run in SLI, I have a Corsair TX650 (old one, not V2). It says it's SLI capable but only have TWO PCI-E plugs. Each GPU uses TWO plugs. Trying to keep budget down. Can I just buy two PCI-E splitters? Or am I better off using two 4 Pin Molex to PCI-E adapters?

I have it running with PCI-E adapters that came with the card right now, but it looks ugly. I'd much rather buy two splitters if it's safe.

Hope this made sense. Thanks guys

a quick google gives you an answer

[Solved] SLI GTX 560 Ti on 650w PSU - Power-Supplies-PC-Cases-Case-Mods - CPU-Components

go for the molex adapters..splitter sounds like a bad idea

you might also be cutting it close with 650w..i'd say try it first but it may crash if you try to overclock

What $200 and under graphics card would you guys recommend? Doesn't matter if Nvidia or ATI

Do not split!!!

Radeon 7850

http://www.amazon.ca/Cyborg-R-T-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B003CP0BHM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347129949&sr=8-1Anyone got this?

Plus, anyone have any recommendations for illuminated/mechanical keyboards? I hear not so nice things about anything razer...

7850 rarely goes for $200 though

I'd probably still recommend the 560Ti 448

i have the rat 9 (wireless version) of that and i really like it, really comfortable and you can do a lot with the thumb scroll wheel with the software. i can set it to type something and press enter everytime i roll it a little bit, so if i ever need to spam something i can
only downside about the software is that it doesn't boot up your settings when you open it. you have to load it in every time so i really don't bother with it any more

i also have a razer black widow, not the illuminated one
personally, i'm a big fan of blue switches; love the sound and the feedback on it. only downside i could say to it is that gloss black around the keys. it attracts a lot of finger prints and dust.

they announced the 2013 edition of the black widow which has a matte black surround and green leds instead of blue for the ultimate

^ :fullofwin: rat 7 seemed to good to be true as it was....not sure if I'll be able to stop myself if there's a wireless version....

Still not sure about the black widow... Pretty affordable as mech keyboards go though...

ME is having a really great sale right now...pricing looks even slightly better than Boxing Day/Black Friday prices
Memory Express, Inc. - Computer Parts & Laptop Computers in Canada

GTX 670 for $310
H100 cooler for $70AR
Intel 330 SSD 240GB for $150

^The razer black widow and evga 670 look really cheap....

holy fuck
i'd buy the widow, mamba, and the vertex 4 ssd in a heartbeat if i didn't already have similar stuff

edit: fuck it i'm price matching the mamba at ncix and using the $15 ncix gift card i got for buying a ssd :fuckthatshit:

ARGGHHH black widow sold out....

$169 for the Intel 330 SSD 240GB... still I think is pretty cheap...

^ oops AR pricing
still good deal yep

holy i skipped over the blackwidow deal...oh well my g15 rev2 doesnt seem to wanna die anytime soon

Newegg.ca - PowerColor AX7850 2GBD5-2DH Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $199

Newegg.ca - SAPPHIRE 100355L Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card $189 ($10 MIR)

Newegg.ca - XFX Core Edition FX-785A-ZNFC Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $199 (1GB version though)

Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 OC 975MHZ 2GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2XMINIDP PCI-E Video Card - Gigabyte - GV-R785OC-2GD $189 ($20 MIR)

MSI Radeon HD 7850 OC Twin Frozr III 900MHZ 2GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2x Mini-DP PCI-E Video Card - MSI/MicroStar - R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC $195 ($20 MIR)

Sapphire Radeon HD7850 860MHZ 2GB 4.8GBPS GDDR5 DVI-I DVI-D HDMI DP PCI-E Video Card - SAPPHIRE - 11200-07-20G $210

I'd go for the second one personally. $199 before MIR, then you get another $10 off.

what is card from nVidia competes with the 7850?

Closest would be the 560 Ti. They have nothing from the current gen below $300 (660 Ti)

So thanks for advice guys but i ended up getting that i7 3930k with corsair h100, and did more research on motherboards saw they goy an x79 chipset now so im gonna grab one of those instead of a z77...
Which x79 board should i get for around $300¿
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hey dudes might be selling my desktop.
can anyone give a quick idea of what it might be worth?

i5 2500k
16gb ram
128gb crucial m4 + 1tb wd black
antec 500w + antec 900
asus p8z68
radeon 6850
deck illuminated keyboard + logitech 518
22" dell + 23" samsung monitors

i went with the ASUS P9X79 PRO. There isn't much selection out there for socket2011.

can anyone explain to me why this is so cheap? only $129

Antec Truepower Quattro OC 1200W Power Supply ATX V2.2 EPS12V 24PIN Active PFC 80+ Silver 8X PCI-E - Antec - TPQ-1200 OC

Holy crap...that's huge. Will that even fit in a mid tower case? lol

Antec PSU's are supposed to be reliable. But yeah, it does seem abnormally cheap. well over 50% off retail.

Just upgraded to the MSI GTX 660 Ti. and oh damn its quiet! pretty fast also.

the GTX 660 was announced today
$230 which will be competing with the 7850 and 7870
uses the GK106 chip unlike the 660Ti/670/680/690 that uses the GK104
it's roughly the same performance as the GTX 570
NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB Review