MyNewSystem

[alentor]

hello, i just bought this system:

cpu: Phenom II x4 Quad-Core 920 http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=510&f1=&f2=&f3=&f4=&f5=&f6=&f7=&f8=&f9=&f10=;
mobo: gigabyte MA790X-UD4P http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=3038;
graphicCard: sapphire HD 4870 512MB http://www.sapphiretech.com/us/products/products_overview.php?gpid=245;
ram: 2x2GB OCZ Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_8500_reaper_hpc_4gb_editionl;
hdd: WD Caviar Black 640GB http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=551&language=en;
case: antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Black http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MjM=;
psu: thermalTake toughPower W0116 750W PFC http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Power/ToughPower/W0116/w0116.asp;


is it a good system for gaming? or some little overClock, yea im using a stock cooling, can i overClock the CPU to 3.0 with the stock cooling?

ill buy a more power full CPU cooler as soon as i get more money, but the main question is still the same, can i run crysis in 1280*1024 with high settings?

 

[Proximon]

High yes, very high probably no.

It looks like a good system over all. You will have to monitor your core temps closely if you try to overclock with the stock cooler.

 

[alentor]

ok.. thanks, ill need to upgrade my PSU if ill want to upgrade to 4870X2?

 

[Proximon]

No, that PSU is enough to run crossfire 4870s or one 4870X2 without issues. I'm not a Thermaltake PSU fan but that is one of the better ones they have.

 

[alentor]

ok... at first i wanted to go for crosair 610Wat, also i read that its fine to do mid range over clock with the stock cooling on a 45NM phenom II, but ill glad to hear more then one opinion : )

 

[Helloworld_98]

Well tom's test found that in some games if you went over a certain clock then it wouldn't make much difference to fps in some games so check which games you are playing because if there's little difference between 3.4 and 3.8 then you might aswell save those watts for if you put in a more powerful graphics card.