Recommended Gaming Rig Tweaks for Top Performance.

[Oryx]

Hey all,

I've been wanting to tweak around my rig to get it at its top performance but I am not all that familiar with these types of enhancing practices. Could you all recommend what to do with my rig in order to obtain its Top Performance with limited spending? I am not to familiar with overclocking but I am open to anything. Thanks.

Oryx

Build:

CPU - AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition
MOTHERBOARD - ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
2x SSD - Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5" 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal Solid State Drive CT512MX100SSD1
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9Q-
GRAPHICS CARD - 2x (CROSSFIRE) HIS IceQ X H785QN2G2M Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP
PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750G Gold Power Supply, 750 Watt 80 Plus
OS - Windows 7 64x

 

[tiny voices]

Unfortunately you own the build already, because there are a decent amount of changes I would have made that would not have increased the budget but improved performance.

There is not much to do without buying new parts. Overclocking your CPU will not really gain you any game performance as the GPUs are the current limiting factor.

 

[Oryx]

Unfortunately you own the build already, because there are a decent amount of changes I would have made that would not have increased the budget but improved performance.

There is not much to do without buying new parts. Overclocking your CPU will not really gain you any game performance as the GPUs are the current limiting factor.

Thankyou. Just for my sake, what changes would you have made?

 

[tiny voices]

A single better GPU would have been much more ideal than 2 weaker cards.

32gb RAM is a HUGE waste for gaming. 8gb is more than enough and the extra money could have gone to get a better GPU.

 

[Oryx]

A single better GPU would have been much more ideal than 2 weaker cards.

32gb RAM is a HUGE waste for gaming. 8gb is more than enough and the extra money could have gone to get a better GPU.

What GPU would you recommend for my build? I've been thinking about transferring my GPU's to my wife's comp for her AUTODESK work.

 

[maddogfargo]

No, don't buy a different GPU. Your motherboard is the limiting factor here.

1) It has 6+2 phase power, not 8+2 or better. Even if you had a good liquid cooler you would not be able to overclock the CPU much due to the power curcuit.

2) It has a 990x chipset, not a 990fx chipset. The difference being that a 990fx chipset can do crossfire or SLI with BOTH GPUs on an x16 PCIe slot. 990x does both GPUs at x8.

You will need to change your motherboard before you can really get any benefit. Doing so will allow your current CPU and GPUs to reach their full potential.

 

[Oryx]

Overclocking the CPU and GPUs would help a little. But your motherboard is the limiting factor here.

1) It has 6+2 phase power, not 8+2 or better. Even if you had a good liquid cooler you would not be able to overclock the CPU much due to the power curcuit.

2) It has a 990x chipset, not a 990fx chipset. The difference being that a 990fx chipset can do crossfire or SLI with BOTH GPUs on an x16 PCIe slot. 990x does both GPUs at x8.

You will need to change your motherboard before you can really get any benefit from tweaking your CPU or GPUs.

Recommended MOBO?

 

[tiny voices]

A single better GPU would have been much more ideal than 2 weaker cards.

32gb RAM is a HUGE waste for gaming. 8gb is more than enough and the extra money could have gone to get a better GPU.

What GPU would you recommend for my build? I've been thinking about transferring my GPU's to my wife's comp for her AUTODESK work.

Need a budget to be able to recommend a GPU.

 

[Oryx]

A single better GPU would have been much more ideal than 2 weaker cards.

32gb RAM is a HUGE waste for gaming. 8gb is more than enough and the extra money could have gone to get a better GPU.

What GPU would you recommend for my build? I've been thinking about transferring my GPU's to my wife's comp for her AUTODESK work.

Need a budget to be able to recommend a GPU.

Lets say $800 😉

 

[tiny voices]

For gaming on a single 1080p monitor, get a single gtx780. Anything more would be pointless.

 

[Oryx]

For gaming on a single 1080p monitor, get a single gtx780. Anything more would be pointless.

Thank you for the recommendation. Would this GPU still function to its full potential in what was stated earlier by Madd being that my MOBO is limiting everything?

 

[tiny voices]

Your motherboard is not limiting anything besides your overclocking ability. You hardware is running at 100% of its possible power. A modern motherboard CANNOT bottleneck things.

Your motherboard will not limit your CPU or GPU performance AT ALL. ONLY your ability to overclock.

 

[Oryx]

Your motherboard is not limiting anything besides your overclocking ability. You hardware is running at 100% of its possible power. A modern motherboard CANNOT bottleneck things.

Your motherboard will not limit your CPU or GPU performance AT ALL. ONLY your ability to overclock.

Thank you Tiny for your help. I've looked up some GPUs to you recommendation. Would this GPU be compatible with my MOBO?

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-GTX780-SuperClocked-03G-P4-2784-KR/dp/B00CUIVSNS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1404323647&sr=8-2&keywords=gtx780.

 

[tiny voices]

Yes, that is a very High end GPU and it will work fine with your motherboard. As I said, your motherboard DOES NOT limit your parts performance.

 

[Oryx]

Yes, that is a very High end GPU and it will work fine with your motherboard. As I said, your motherboard DOES NOT limit your parts performance.

Thanks for your help Tiny! Now help me convince the wife that I need this GPU lol.

 

[tiny voices]

Always glad to be able to help!