mrbinkels Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 (edited) Hello folks, Doing a complete upgrade specifically for BS (Don't tell my wife, I told here it was for her benefit):thumbup: So this is what I bought: GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P AMD|PH II X3 720 BK AM3 2.8G Sapphire 4870 X2 8 gigs of DDR3 CORSAIR|CMPSU-650TX 650W PS Vista 64 bit And of course the other odds and ends. Anyway curious to see if the new AMD cpu can run BS, I would imagine, after reading around, the cpu should do around 3.3g fairly easy. Curious what you guys think. Fairly inexpensive upgrade as well (relatively that is) Sam Edited March 3, 2009 by mrbinkels AMD 965BE at 3.8 Ghz Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Crossfire XFX 5870XXX 8 gigs of Crucial DDR3 Corsair 850HX Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT_101st Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I cant wait till I can aford it CPU and ram. It will be a cheap up grade for me, As my MB already suports it. Home built PC Win 10 Pro 64bit, MB ASUS Z170 WS, 6700K, EVGA 1080Ti Hybrid, 32GB DDR4 3200, Thermaltake 120x360 RAD, Custom built A-10C sim pit, TM WARTHOG HOTAS, Cougar MFD's, 3D printed UFC and Saitek rudders. HTC VIVE VR. https://digitalcombatmercenaries.enjin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51GRIZZLY Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Im running a Phenon 9950 Black Edition OC to 3.0 Ghz and it runs BS like a charm :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feuerfalke Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I would buy 4 GB of RAM for now (any 32bit application is limited to 2GB usage anyway) and use the money for a PCI-E soundcard. :smilewink: Gigabyte GA-Z87-UD3H | i7 4470k @ 4.5 GHz | 16 GB DDR3 @ 2.133 Ghz | GTX 1080 | LG 55" @ 4K | Cougar 1000 W | Creative X-Fi Ti | TIR5 | CH HOTAS (with BU0836X-12 Bit) + Crosswind Pedals | Win10 64 HP | X-Keys Pro 20 & Pro 54 | 2x TM MFD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT_101st Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I realy liked this video on the world record made by the 940 AMD PII 6.5Gh. And run to 3.8-4Gh on air. Home built PC Win 10 Pro 64bit, MB ASUS Z170 WS, 6700K, EVGA 1080Ti Hybrid, 32GB DDR4 3200, Thermaltake 120x360 RAD, Custom built A-10C sim pit, TM WARTHOG HOTAS, Cougar MFD's, 3D printed UFC and Saitek rudders. HTC VIVE VR. https://digitalcombatmercenaries.enjin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbinkels Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 I would buy 4 GB of RAM for now (any 32bit application is limited to 2GB usage anyway) and use the money for a PCI-E soundcard. :smilewink: Oops I forgot, I have the Creative SB X-fi Xtremegamer sound card too although it's pci 2.1. AMD 965BE at 3.8 Ghz Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Crossfire XFX 5870XXX 8 gigs of Crucial DDR3 Corsair 850HX Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbinkels Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 Just a quick update. I have the case together and installed BS first. I have all settings on the 4870 x2 card set at max with a max res of 1920x1200. I also have all settings in BS maxed and I get between 30-50 fps on 9.2 drivers. No problems with them at all so far. That damn 4870 x2 is huge! I really didn't get a sense on how big and heavy it was until I picked it up. The AMD X3 720 2.8 ghz cpu is running at 3.6ghz. I still need to do prime testing. I couldn't get the fourth core enabled on mine but I'm ok with it. AMD 965BE at 3.8 Ghz Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Crossfire XFX 5870XXX 8 gigs of Crucial DDR3 Corsair 850HX Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krippz Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Just a quick update. I have the case together and installed BS first. I have all settings on the 4870 x2 card set at max with a max res of 1920x1200. I also have all settings in BS maxed and I get between 30-50 fps on 9.2 drivers. No problems with them at all so far. That damn 4870 x2 is huge! I really didn't get a sense on how big and heavy it was until I picked it up. The AMD X3 720 2.8 ghz cpu is running at 3.6ghz. I still need to do prime testing. I couldn't get the fourth core enabled on mine but I'm ok with it. Are you using the stock AMD cooler to achieve those speeds or an aftermarket cooler. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 64th "Scorpions" Aggressor Squadron Discord: 64th Aggressor Squadron TS: 195.201.110.22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbinkels Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 Are you using the stock AMD cooler to achieve those speeds or an aftermarket cooler. I'm using this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125 AMD 965BE at 3.8 Ghz Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Crossfire XFX 5870XXX 8 gigs of Crucial DDR3 Corsair 850HX Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deveous Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Are you using the stock AMD cooler to achieve those speeds or an aftermarket cooler. Well I am about to load up BS on my new rig... Just got the Phenom 2 x3 720 as well... I was using the stock cooler @ 3.6ghz and it was running a little hot, now I have a pretty copper one except it sits over the ram banks and interfered with the heat sinks on the ram. I had to bend them almost 90 degrees(hope this won't be an issue). Also got a solid state drive and was so impressed with it I purchased a second so I can raid them and have twice the speed! Should have the second one by Tuesday! This new cpu is pretty sweet for such a budget buy. I have seriously spent 5+ hours playing with overclocking. So far the fastest almost stable clock has been 3.737gHz on air cooling. I have it bumped down to 3.6 because temp levels were pretty damn hot (73-76C) and that worried me. On the otherhand if I burn the CPU I will just go pick up another @ 145 I won't cry too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbinkels Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Well I am about to load up BS on my new rig... Just got the Phenom 2 x3 720 as well... I was using the stock cooler @ 3.6ghz and it was running a little hot, now I have a pretty copper one except it sits over the ram banks and interfered with the heat sinks on the ram. I had to bend them almost 90 degrees(hope this won't be an issue). Also got a solid state drive and was so impressed with it I purchased a second so I can raid them and have twice the speed! Should have the second one by Tuesday! This new cpu is pretty sweet for such a budget buy. I have seriously spent 5+ hours playing with overclocking. So far the fastest almost stable clock has been 3.737gHz on air cooling. I have it bumped down to 3.6 because temp levels were pretty damn hot (73-76C) and that worried me. On the otherhand if I burn the CPU I will just go pick up another @ 145 I won't cry too much. Are you changing the the cpu clock,FSB or both. Also what voltages are you running? AMD 965BE at 3.8 Ghz Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Crossfire XFX 5870XXX 8 gigs of Crucial DDR3 Corsair 850HX Windows 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT_101st Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 73-76C boy houdy that is High. I start gitting woried if I go above 60C. But I am running a X2 6400, And it is not easy to get stable over clocks with it. Had to tun down to 3.365 to stay stable 24/7 Home built PC Win 10 Pro 64bit, MB ASUS Z170 WS, 6700K, EVGA 1080Ti Hybrid, 32GB DDR4 3200, Thermaltake 120x360 RAD, Custom built A-10C sim pit, TM WARTHOG HOTAS, Cougar MFD's, 3D printed UFC and Saitek rudders. HTC VIVE VR. https://digitalcombatmercenaries.enjin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deveous Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) Are you changing the the cpu clock,FSB or both. Also what voltages are you running? Was messing with the bus at first, but couldn't get the machine stable. Anyway, I am currently sticking with 3.6ghz. Core Multiplyer is 18x 200 fsb Volts in AMD Over Drive read out in order 1.4875 1.4750 2.1 1.480 1.3 1.25 If I stress the machine in Prime-95 with the cpu max power/heat my CPU core reaches 68-70C... Still a little hot, but from what I have read this chip can opperate @ 72C. The only time I get it this hot is with Prime-95 and games usually only bring it to 65ish +/-2 Edited March 11, 2009 by Deveous Added Prime info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT_101st Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Well just got my x4 940. Going to up date my bios and install the CPU. :D tomarow I will have to go buy 2gs of 1066 ram. I will shair my results with you here.:thumbup: Home built PC Win 10 Pro 64bit, MB ASUS Z170 WS, 6700K, EVGA 1080Ti Hybrid, 32GB DDR4 3200, Thermaltake 120x360 RAD, Custom built A-10C sim pit, TM WARTHOG HOTAS, Cougar MFD's, 3D printed UFC and Saitek rudders. HTC VIVE VR. https://digitalcombatmercenaries.enjin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT_101st Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Ok here is what I have so far. I am going for the 3.8 on air but I may have to wait for my 1066 ram. 1.42v 210 17.5x 3688MHz still have the DDR2 6400 Zalman cooler 2500rpm 35.5* idle 45-47* stressed 3dmark06 14987 (up from 10800 with AMD x2 6400 @ 3360MHz) XFX xxx 8800gt at 705MHz (can't go any higher) running 2 screans Have not tested BS as I forgot to deactevate BS and have to reinstall it. will wait till I have my 1066 ram for install as I only have 1 activation left. Edited March 15, 2009 by CAT_101st Home built PC Win 10 Pro 64bit, MB ASUS Z170 WS, 6700K, EVGA 1080Ti Hybrid, 32GB DDR4 3200, Thermaltake 120x360 RAD, Custom built A-10C sim pit, TM WARTHOG HOTAS, Cougar MFD's, 3D printed UFC and Saitek rudders. HTC VIVE VR. https://digitalcombatmercenaries.enjin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT_101st Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Ok 3.85 on air. 3dmark06 over 15000 now Home built PC Win 10 Pro 64bit, MB ASUS Z170 WS, 6700K, EVGA 1080Ti Hybrid, 32GB DDR4 3200, Thermaltake 120x360 RAD, Custom built A-10C sim pit, TM WARTHOG HOTAS, Cougar MFD's, 3D printed UFC and Saitek rudders. HTC VIVE VR. https://digitalcombatmercenaries.enjin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connos Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Ok 3.85 on air. 3dmark06 over 15000 now Black Shark? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ASUS M4A79 Deluxe, AMD Phenom II X4 940@3.5GHz, ATI 6870 1GB, Windows 7 64bit, Kingstone HyperX 4GB, 2x Western Digital Raptor 74GB, Asus Xonar DX Sound Card, Saitek X52 PRO, TrackIR 44: Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TucksonSonny Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I realy liked this video on the world record made by the 940 AMD PII 6.5Gh. And run to 3.8-4Gh on air. I am happy to hear that amd is keeping up and will bring again top performance on the market but until a real Intel killer machine will enter the arena I will keep my I7 toy running on stock cooling btw. Anyway I have a AMD ATI 4850 video adapter. My old AMD FX-55 still is alive and kicking also :D. anyway my latest pc specs: DELL Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 940 2,93 GHz @3 GHz, 8 MB cache | 8.192 MB 1.067 MHz Tri Channel DDR3 | 512 MB ATI® Radeon™ 4850 | 500 GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA | Samsung SM 2693 HM 25.5 " | HOTAS Cougar Thrustmaster | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT_101st Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I know the I7 is still way better than the AMD PII. But I just cant justfy the cost compaired to the AMD. Got mine for $219. Whats the I7 at $700-$1000. I would much rather buy 2 more video cards than 1 cpu. For me and many others cost comes first. Home built PC Win 10 Pro 64bit, MB ASUS Z170 WS, 6700K, EVGA 1080Ti Hybrid, 32GB DDR4 3200, Thermaltake 120x360 RAD, Custom built A-10C sim pit, TM WARTHOG HOTAS, Cougar MFD's, 3D printed UFC and Saitek rudders. HTC VIVE VR. https://digitalcombatmercenaries.enjin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT_101st Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Black Shark? As I am still updating my PC BS is not instaled at this time. I only have 1 actvation left. waiting for windows 7 to come out. will wipe a HD and start over for a nice clean system. Home built PC Win 10 Pro 64bit, MB ASUS Z170 WS, 6700K, EVGA 1080Ti Hybrid, 32GB DDR4 3200, Thermaltake 120x360 RAD, Custom built A-10C sim pit, TM WARTHOG HOTAS, Cougar MFD's, 3D printed UFC and Saitek rudders. HTC VIVE VR. https://digitalcombatmercenaries.enjin.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I know the I7 is still way better than the AMD PII. But I just cant justfy the cost compaired to the AMD. Got mine for $219. Whats the I7 at $700-$1000. I would much rather buy 2 more video cards than 1 cpu. For me and many others cost comes first. Huh? My i7 cost me 295 brand new, and the prices dropped a little bit lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoleCat Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 C2D is doing fine here. E8600@ 4.0GHz stable. Why break the bank? I am waiting until there are more procs in the Intel i7 line and it matures a bit before moving there. AMD meh. Intel has the crown for now IMHO. DCS and Flaming Cliffs run smooth and fast....... Out http://www.104thphoenix.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Huh? My i7 cost me 295 brand new, and the prices dropped a little bit lately. Try living in rip-off UK where i7 CPU's cost 3-4x that amount :( you guys in the US have it good... and one day, i *will* upgrade from this old NF3/AGP motherboard and s939 CPU, you guys enjoy what you have :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Even then I still dont see an i7 920 costing more than a few hundred bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Even then I still dont see an i7 920 costing more than a few hundred bucks. Average price in the UK after a quick 'Google' - $370 Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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