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23. June 2009 @ 16:32 |
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Mobo is - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3, Rev 2.1 I believe.
It's a stable (from what I've seen from today) overclock, except I'm kind of concerned about the 70c 100% Load temperature. I tried lowering the voltage, it's been stable since then, but the temperature is still staying the same. I'll leave it as this until I get any problems, then I'll lower the Speed from 3.2 to 3.1 or 3.0 if I have any trouble.
I'm pretty sure with the right equipment I could go up to 3.5GHz.
I only have 2x120mm Fans, and the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, my case is also full of wires from my Corsair PSU, with not a lot of space (reason why I'm not buying Corsair Dominator Memory) but the case has loads of holes in it and I never leave the screws in the case, so it's always loose. But I don't hear the noise over my headphones and it's not that loud tbh.
CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
HDDS -WD 320GB 16mb/ST 500GB 32mb (decommissioned)/Samsung Spinpoint 1TB + 2TB
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23. June 2009 @ 16:33 |
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As long as 70C is the core temperatures, that's fine.
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23. June 2009 @ 16:38 |
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Blimey Sam, what are you, fastest fingers in the west, You replied within 1 minute of me writing that :P.
"Temp 2" on Speedfan tends to go up to around 50c too, honestly I can't remember what fan "Temp 2" is.
People say stuff like, "it lowers your CPU life, don't do it" But then I think, "well, I'm most likely going to be upgrading everything in the next year (New RAM, New Graphics Card, then every 2 or so years, new CPU) so it really doesn't matter." And by the time it breaks, the prices of them are ridiculously cheap, £70 I saw a Core 2 Duo E6xxx for, and I'm pretty sure you can get lower prices on ebay too.
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23. June 2009 @ 17:01 |
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I ran a CPU with temps like that for a while, had no issues.
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23. June 2009 @ 17:39 |
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sorry sir creaky, i'll try to write properly now :)
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23. June 2009 @ 17:40 |
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Cheers
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23. June 2009 @ 21:33 |
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Can you feel the love <3
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23. June 2009 @ 22:58 |
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yes, OH YEAHSH!!! CAN YOU FEEEL THE LOOOVEE <3<3<3<3<3<3
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24. June 2009 @ 22:28 |
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Lmao.
I lowered the speed from 3.2GHz to 3.1GHz because I got a blue screen because a program errored and I couldn't opened it so I tried to open it a different way and my pc stalled and then BSoD'd on me.
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2. July 2009 @ 21:28 |
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BUMP
Since this thread was originally about power supplies, I have an enquiry..
What power supply would power this AND have the right connections :
Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz @ 3GHz
4GB Corsair 1066MHz
2x HD 4870 1GB (Crossfire Windows 7)
I was looking at the HX620, but that is a bit expensive (around £92 on eBuyer), and generally I've heard that it only draws out about 450watts anyway, but it's just the connections that I'm worried about.
I'm probably just going to save up for the new DX11 ATi cards, the 5870 most likely at Christmas.
CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
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2. July 2009 @ 23:58 |
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Have you already bought both the 4870s? it would be a better idea to buy an HD4870X2 - that's only £229 at Scan now, and can be run off a 520W Corsair HX, or a 650W TX if you don't need modular.
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3. July 2009 @ 09:34 |
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CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
HDDS -WD 320GB 16mb/ST 500GB 32mb (decommissioned)/Samsung Spinpoint 1TB + 2TB
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3. July 2009 @ 09:38 |
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Again, the 550W VX would be fine for an X2, but not ideal for two 4870s, as you should really have four PCIe power connectors for that.
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3. July 2009 @ 11:53 |
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Ah yes, I see. The new Corsair page where you put in your specs in order to get a PSU evaluation is very, very helpful and doesn't over-evaluate and say "You're running an X1900? FFFF that's some serious business there mate, definitely...No Hard Drives? Christ...I think you'll need a 1000w HX to power that mate... :/" heheh.
Thanks for the help, now if I wait for the 5800 Series I won't have to ask around anywhere.
I actually think I might wait for the 5800's, seeing as how Arma II has just been released and Modern Warfare 2 is coming out, it would be wise.
I'm seeing how all these games now are saying to use a Quad-Core or an i7, is it worth upgrading from a Duo-Core to a Quad/i7? I'd have to replace the mobo for an i7, and the ram, and i7 mobos (good ones) are like £140ish.
CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
HDDS -WD 320GB 16mb/ST 500GB 32mb (decommissioned)/Samsung Spinpoint 1TB + 2TB
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3. July 2009 @ 12:11 |
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I have to say, I tried it out a few days ago and was pleasantly surprised, especially when i was able to get the 400W CX to come up for a system that was powerful, but still only needed a 400W CX.
You do of course realise that an old X1900 actually uses more power than an HD4850 right? lol
The 5800 series probably won't be widely available until shortly before christmas, but if your current GPU suits you fine now, then no problem...
Quad core is a recommended buy for any reasonable game system these days, they are starting to become effective. The i7s are very expensive and power hungry, and while useful for some games, very few actually need that sort of power, a normal Core 2 Quad will do fine.
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3. July 2009 @ 12:21 |
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Can't wait for the first DX11 cards :)
Hope they boast the same jump in performance that the first DX10 cards did (well, with nVidia at least).
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3. July 2009 @ 12:25 |
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On paper they specifications are very impressive indeed, so we'll see what happens. I certainly hope that's the case, we need to try and catch up with lazy game developers.
I want to run Cryostasis at 1680x1050 on high for less than £1000!
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3. July 2009 @ 15:06 |
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Well, Currently I'm running a Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz and a HD3850 512MB. It plays everything fine except for newer games. I'm dipping down to 50 with Team Fortress 2 and newer-gen games, and I'm getting frustrated. I'm somewhat of a perfectionist and I like to have a minimum of 60 frames per second on every game at resonable settings...
Yeah that part about the X1900, when I was typing that up I was thinking " I bet it probably uses more power than a newer card, oh I can't think of anything else, whatever" :P.
CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
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3. July 2009 @ 19:12 |
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Likewise, I much prefer games with a minimum of 60fps. TF2 doesn't scale very well with graphics hardware, so you'll need a beefy PC to keep a minimum of 60fps.
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4. July 2009 @ 21:57 |
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I'm starting to get annoyed. I decided to try and play Stalker today, and I ended up finding out I have to put on DIRECT X 8 STATIC LIGHTING mode for it to not completely lag and destroy my PC.
What the f*...
Wow...
So I can play Bioshock on max and Half life 2 with 2xAA but I can't play STALKER?
Bah
CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
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4. July 2009 @ 22:48 |
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Don't worry about it, Shadow of Chernobyl and Clear Sky are even less optimised than Crysis and Warhead...
They both lag worse than Crysis at max settings with my GTX260 (20fps), and they don't even look that good o.O
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5. July 2009 @ 03:41 |
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STALKER is much more demanding than either HL2 or Bioshock. I played all of these games on my old X1900XT, which is probably about 60% as powerful as your HD3850. I could play Bioshock at 1920x1200, Half Life 2 at 2560x1600 (no AA though), but STALKER had to be at 1680x1050 and with static lighting mode. Object dynamic would work OK-ish but a bit laggy, Full HDR was impossible. It took the HD4870X2 to be able to play the game at 2560x1600 with full HDR, and even then I only got 40-50fps.
The sad thing is, Shadow of Chernobyl is a walk in the park compared to Clear Sky. With one HD4870X2 you can max the original with around 35fps including AA. With [b]two[b] 4870X2s (and fortunately Clear Sky has excellent CF scaling), you can only get about 7-8fps maxing Clear Sky with the settings maxed.
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5. July 2009 @ 07:51 |
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That's insane! Quad-SLi and 4-5FPS?
My guesses are to max it you just need a DX11 card.
But boy, when you're able to max it, it will look f**ing awesome.
I hope :)
CPU -Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.36GHz w/ F7P Rev 2
GPU -Gigabyte HD6950 2GB
RAM -G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) 1600Mhz
MoBo -Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L
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5. July 2009 @ 07:57 |
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Sounds about right, because Quad SLi scaling for Clear Sky is pretty poor compared to Crossfire.
I don't think we'll be seeing Clear Sky playable maxed out at 2560 with AA until we can get four GPUs from the 2010/2011 generation.
It is quite an impressive looking game compared to the original, but who cares if you can't run it? Whilst being a member of the 'devil 5' it's not actually got the top spot. That honour, at the moment, lies with Cryostasis.
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5. July 2009 @ 08:31 |
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Is happy he has a teeny tiny monitor ;)
Hah! 20 fps with no aa! Actually I seem to remember I didn't have lighting distance to full... Oh well.
But still, I can safely say Crysis looks twice as good (in my eyes).
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