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07-01-2008, 02:36 PM
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|  Upgrade Hey guys well the time has come for me to head up to college and I decided my desktop was going to need some critical updates. I have been putting this up for about 8 months now but I couldn't any longer because my rig will need some extra power for what is to come. The problem is though that I just ordered a complete AMD solution. I just couldn't imagine myself being happy with an intel setup under my rig. So I went the much less expensive route and got all the parts listed below which I will integrate into my current system. My question is how bottlenecked will my vid cards be and did I make a decent choice going with a 9850? Thnx in advanced for your replies. AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HD985ZXAGHBOX - Retail Item #: N82E16819103249 ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813131224 X2 CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-8500C5D - Retail Item #: N82E16820145043 X2 SAPPHIRE 100243L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
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07-01-2008, 03:25 PM
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| Re: Upgrade The Phenom 9850 runs a bit hot, and not as clockable as a Q6600 it has difficulty going to 2.7ghz on Air Cooling even though the Erratum Bug is fixed, but I would have recommended the Q6600 if you haven't already bought it.... but its not that much of a problem.. Also is your PSU up to cut to make it?
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07-01-2008, 06:30 PM
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| Re: Upgrade **** that sucks, but I guess I was asking for it by not doing the research I normally do. How much of a performance hit will I be taking? I plan on OCing it with my; Newegg.com - VIGOR GAMING CLT-M2A 92mm Thermal Electric CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks which I hope will be pretty good seeing as how it's not just an air based heatsink. As for my psu I hope so its a; Newegg.com - SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM ATX12V / EPS12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC - Power Supplies. You think it'll make it, and you think I could hit 2.9ghz with that heatsink?
__________________ Alienware Full Tower Aurora Case ABIT AV8 1.5 SOCKET 939 K8 MB Amd X2 4800 socket 939 CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) 2x 500gb Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (running at 1.5 Gb/s) Radeon® X1950PRO AGP Xtreme Gamer Edition AGP x8 Logitech Z-5500 Digital Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS 7.1 Channels VIGOR GAMING CLT-M2A 92mm Thermal Electric CPU Cooler SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM ATX12V (700 watts) Logitech G15 LG Flatron Wide 24in Razer Copperhead Green (First Edition) AHS 615 Gaming Headset Windows Vitsa Ultamite (running at 32-bit) |
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07-01-2008, 06:34 PM
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| Re: Upgrade Wow.. a TEC Cooler.. now you should do 3.0ghz- 3.2ghz..
__________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz/ Arctic Freezer Pro64 Biostar TA780G-M2+ / 2GB DDR2 1066 RAM 80gb Western Digital Caviar / Windows Server 2008 Antec BP550 / Coolermaster Centurion 534 Soundblaster Audigy / Steelsound 3H Headset HD 2900Pro/ R600 HR-03 Cooler I do not accept support requests by PM, Profile or IM/Email. Please ask it on the forums! I need to RMA myself because I was DOA when I was born. |
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