AMD® Socket AM2&AM3 Overclocking V25, 990FX, Bulldozer!
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 Oct 14 2011, 11:38 AM
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It seems that it's not worth upgrading from my current Phenom II x4 965 to either Bulldozer or the x6 CPU at the moment.
What you guys think which spec on my current rig would be worth upgrading for gaming? Moar RAM? Thanks. This post has been edited by athlonmax: Oct 14 2011, 11:39 AM |
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Oct 14 2011, 12:03 PM
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QUOTE(cloudwan @ Oct 14 2011, 11:57 AM) I'd say nothing, if still want to tho get urself a better GPU GTX560 ker or HD6950 ker.. bwahahaha Yeah that the first thing comes on my mind(upgrading the video card), unless i made a wholesome change to Intel core i5 or i7 2600K    Adding the RAM up to 8GB will be any major difference? or just minor only? |
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Oct 14 2011, 02:59 PM
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QUOTE(sai86 @ Oct 14 2011, 02:42 PM) ur GC Yeah i'm more into heavy browser with alot of tabs open + active gaming + music/movies while gaming.depends on ur usage. are u a heavy browser with 20+ tabs? do u do idle gaming + active gaming simultaneously? do u use heavy cpu processing, like video encoding, photoshop, n etc? for me, the different i notice after i upgrade to 8gb is. There is always more room for more apps 4gb is not enough for me since im a heavy browser, open TF 2 idle + BF 3 o other games. which is juz utilize 4-5gb in total. but im a happy man now since i no need to worry ram restriction.  This machine purely for entertainment, so no video encoding or photoshop running whatsoever. |
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Oct 14 2011, 04:21 PM
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QUOTE(shinjite @ Oct 14 2011, 03:47 PM) The new AMD FX has very good overclocking potential, on air potentially 4.6Ghz Older Phenom II still good yeah, might as well take the x6 1100T terus But you will need a AM3+ mobo to go along with it Older PHENOM II would be the X6 Thubans, improved IMC and better RAM overclocks athlonmax: For your case, upgrade your GPU is the most important one. RAM 4GB is good enough and since DDR3 is so cheap now, make it 8GB Alright, the GPU it is then, might upgrade the RAM to 8GB too, 4gb 2x pc! Thanks alot! This post has been edited by athlonmax: Oct 14 2011, 04:22 PM |
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Oct 18 2011, 04:55 PM
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Ok upgraded my video card from GTX460 to MSI GTX570, BF3 here i comeee...
maybe RAM or Casing next! hehe This post has been edited by athlonmax: Oct 18 2011, 04:56 PM |
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Oct 19 2011, 09:36 AM
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That Asrock mobo looks nice!
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Oct 20 2011, 09:45 AM
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I think i did my mainboard or CPU, after i tried OC it in the BIOS(adjusting the voltage and all) i rebooted the PC and suddenly there's no display(the CPU fan spin for 1-2 sec and stopped,can't do anything)There's no beeping sound or anything.
i tried removing the ram, and reseated my processor still the same.So i bricked either my mobo or CPU? |
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Oct 20 2011, 10:08 AM
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QUOTE(ah_khoo @ Oct 20 2011, 09:55 AM) reset bios mebe? it's kinda common, but if after clear cmos still no boot, something is wrong. Already removed the CMOS battery and still the same.I've checked my manual, i can't find any Bios reset on the board.It's a Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H. Give me a reason to upgrade then, zzzzzzzzz |
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Oct 20 2011, 10:41 AM
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QUOTE(ah_khoo @ Oct 20 2011, 10:25 AM) u didn't even managed to run d oc setup rite (since ur not able to boot after change d setting)? yea i can't run anything cos the screen has no display.  very unlikely for d board just to die like that. check d manual properly, look for jumper called CLR_CMOS. all d best... Yea i found the online manual for clearing the cmos on the board, hmm weird i think i already checked my manual couple times already,but didnt find those page. Ok when i will try that when i got back from work later today. Thanks! Added on October 20, 2011, 10:45 am QUOTE(kuntawakaw @ Oct 20 2011, 10:39 AM) » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « giga normal like this..not normal jumpe but just 2 standing pins. look below the pci lane..got.. take metal and just touch both pins.. This post has been edited by athlonmax: Oct 20 2011, 10:45 AM |
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Oct 20 2011, 02:36 PM
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QUOTE(cloudwan @ Oct 20 2011, 02:08 PM) If kong get MSI 990FX-GD80 pliss.. bwahahaha Wah i thought that one is expensive?If really mobo kong, which AM3+ mobo u guys recommend? not too one lah like crosshair or something. Maybe budget around RM500 or something near that amount. |
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Oct 20 2011, 03:56 PM
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QUOTE(cloudwan @ Oct 20 2011, 03:15 PM) Hmmmm how about: hmm the Asus from the review looks okay, hmm should i upgrade CPU also?ASUS M5A97 RM345 G-BYTE 970A-D3 RM339 G-BYTE 990FXA-D3 RM499 Phenom II x6 1090T looks nice |
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Oct 20 2011, 06:04 PM
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QUOTE(cyberloner @ Oct 20 2011, 05:51 PM) go bulldozer~ screw the benchmark... it will grow faster in future software update .... Yea i've been thinking for Bulldozer too! Should i closed my eyes and pretend it's good?  |
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Oct 20 2011, 08:11 PM
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Looks like my mainboard is okay
 cleared the CMOS jumper and able to boot up again.Trying to O/C to 4Ghz, last time i just changed the multiplier and didn't increase the cpu vcore temp yet. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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Oct 21 2011, 02:19 PM
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QUOTE(shinjite @ Oct 21 2011, 01:13 PM) Why wanna cheat yourself hahaha Yeah i think i'll wait for further revision of BD first, and see from there.Wait till price drop plus B3 stepping is in the works and Enhanced BD next year Enjoy Thuban first or Deneb And i'm thinking adding first new AM3+ mobo + new casing(CM II plus Nvidia edition) and water cooling(Corsair Hydro H100 or H80?) This post has been edited by athlonmax: Oct 21 2011, 02:20 PM |
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