Posted June 29, 2014 a friend of mine is looking to buy a new computer and offering me both of his gtx 295's would that be worth it for a backup rig? Main Rig: CPU: 3570k Mobo: ga-z77x-ud5h-wb :RAM: 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 :gpu crossfire amd 290's Case: zalman z9 plus Cooler: h80i p/p SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb wd green 4tb seagate desktop Girlfirends: CPU: 8350 Mobo 990fxa-ud3 Ram 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 gpu: his 7850 case: inwin dragon rider SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb seagate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2014 I suppose it'd be better than nothing, and probably better than most integrated graphics? CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2014 What the hell do you need a "backup rig" for? Are you just waiting for your other to explode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2014 Only if you have one of these to run it -The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2014 Author What the hell do you need a "backup rig" for? Are you just waiting for your other to explode? for when friends comeover and if my system is ocupyed doing somthing. i curerently have 5 active computers for 2 of us in the house. htpc bedroom pc my rig girlfriends rig and the laptop. I suppose it'd be better than nothing, and probably better than most integrated graphics? yeah that or i might see if i can give one to my dad and i keep my 560ti hawk i was gonna give to my dad Main Rig: CPU: 3570k Mobo: ga-z77x-ud5h-wb :RAM: 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 :gpu crossfire amd 290's Case: zalman z9 plus Cooler: h80i p/p SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb wd green 4tb seagate desktop Girlfirends: CPU: 8350 Mobo 990fxa-ud3 Ram 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 gpu: his 7850 case: inwin dragon rider SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb seagate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2014 Author well ill proboly be getting his full pc not sure of all the spec but its a 2008 alian were with a tt 1200w psu not sure on cpu or that Main Rig: CPU: 3570k Mobo: ga-z77x-ud5h-wb :RAM: 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 :gpu crossfire amd 290's Case: zalman z9 plus Cooler: h80i p/p SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb wd green 4tb seagate desktop Girlfirends: CPU: 8350 Mobo 990fxa-ud3 Ram 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 gpu: his 7850 case: inwin dragon rider SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb seagate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2014 IINM, the gtx 295 only support dx9..so in this case,an igpu would be the 'better' solution. edit: eh,nvm..I'm also not too sure bout that. but you'll need one beasty psu to power it up that's for sure// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2014 Author IINM, the gtx 295 only support dx9..so in this case,an igpu would be the 'better' solution. i forgot about that hmmm night try to pawn it off on my dad then sence hes runnign intel hd 3200 lol he only wants a gpu for world of tanks Main Rig: CPU: 3570k Mobo: ga-z77x-ud5h-wb :RAM: 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 :gpu crossfire amd 290's Case: zalman z9 plus Cooler: h80i p/p SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb wd green 4tb seagate desktop Girlfirends: CPU: 8350 Mobo 990fxa-ud3 Ram 8gb kingson ddr3 1600 gpu: his 7850 case: inwin dragon rider SSD: nutron 120gb HDD: 2tb seagate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2014 GeneralBear, on 29 Jun 2014 - 2:46 PM, said:i forgot about that hmmm night try to pawn it off on my dad then sence hes runnign intel hd 3200 lol he only wants a gpu for world of tanks Yeah I just checked. it only supports up to dx10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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