should be, these cpus OC really well on lower voltages until you hit this wall where you need a LOT more voltage. Mine is at 3.5Ghz at 1.392v, and to get 3.6GHz i need at least 1.44v+
i like having high end pc's not for high quality gaming, but i really enjoy making videos, on my old pc i was in the middle of a giant multiple game video, but my hard drive crapped out on me :[ good idea on the friend invite. and im off
yea, ive backed it down to 3.5GHz because 3.7 wasnt 100% stable, currently its 3.5GHz at 1.42v and load temps are between 42C and 48C depending on ambient temp. soon im gonna buy the XIGMATEK HDT 120MM cooler and see how much further i can take this overclock
wow fast reply :] i was a bit worried about the stock heatsink. tomorrow i start my build of the phenom ii 940, 4870 1gb, in an antec 900. and i did not realize how huge the 4870 is...
yea lol, this was my first build and when unboxing, everything was smaller than i had expected except the 4870, its like a freakin brick. what model/brand did u get?
i had to go with diamond, since i was forced into buying locally. the build im doing is a school project, and i procrastinated until the very end, its due on Wednesday. if i had started this project a month ago when it was assigned, i would of done sapphire.
school assignment to build a PC? thats badass lol. but yea, the stock cooler on the 940 is pretty damn good, its got a 70mm (approx) fan that spins at 3300RPM (100%) and has copper heat pipes running thru aluminum fins. does a nice job
later on down the road, when i actually care to upgrade, i will probably go with a coolermaster v8. i saw a coolermaster v10. and that thing looks scary as hell, its like a knock off of alien.
im gonna build from what i get in it. Im gonna replace the PSU that is 450 watts to like 750. The mobo is good enough for crossfiring, i am gonna get a ATI Radeon 4650 HD and add some ram to fill it up. I will do that to the computer. everything else yeah. Also, my parents have a reason to get me a new PC cause cant put vista on my CPU. most people have vista and many errors occur between xp and vista communications. My computer is slow as fuck. Its not expandable. Mainly i just wanna game.
i'll b getting the same cpu as you soon
with a big fat nasty cooler is it easy to get it at 3.8 and stable on 3rd party cooler?
gabeherb345 2 years ago
should be, these cpus OC really well on lower voltages until you hit this wall where you need a LOT more voltage. Mine is at 3.5Ghz at 1.392v, and to get 3.6GHz i need at least 1.44v+
Spoiler222 2 years ago
also, all cpus are different so you may get better or worse results.
Spoiler222 2 years ago
i like having high end pc's not for high quality gaming, but i really enjoy making videos, on my old pc i was in the middle of a giant multiple game video, but my hard drive crapped out on me :[ good idea on the friend invite. and im off
ReMiXiLeD 3 years ago
are you using the stock heatsink? if so, damn thats a high overclock on the stock.
ReMiXiLeD 3 years ago
yea, ive backed it down to 3.5GHz because 3.7 wasnt 100% stable, currently its 3.5GHz at 1.42v and load temps are between 42C and 48C depending on ambient temp. soon im gonna buy the XIGMATEK HDT 120MM cooler and see how much further i can take this overclock
Spoiler222 3 years ago
wow fast reply :] i was a bit worried about the stock heatsink. tomorrow i start my build of the phenom ii 940, 4870 1gb, in an antec 900. and i did not realize how huge the 4870 is...
ReMiXiLeD 3 years ago
yea lol, this was my first build and when unboxing, everything was smaller than i had expected except the 4870, its like a freakin brick. what model/brand did u get?
Spoiler222 3 years ago
i had to go with diamond, since i was forced into buying locally. the build im doing is a school project, and i procrastinated until the very end, its due on Wednesday. if i had started this project a month ago when it was assigned, i would of done sapphire.
ReMiXiLeD 3 years ago
school assignment to build a PC? thats badass lol. but yea, the stock cooler on the 940 is pretty damn good, its got a 70mm (approx) fan that spins at 3300RPM (100%) and has copper heat pipes running thru aluminum fins. does a nice job
Spoiler222 3 years ago
later on down the road, when i actually care to upgrade, i will probably go with a coolermaster v8. i saw a coolermaster v10. and that thing looks scary as hell, its like a knock off of alien.
ReMiXiLeD 3 years ago
sweet, well be sure to tell me what kinda oc u get out of that if u plan on doin so
Spoiler222 3 years ago
Wow the GFX are amazing :P. Im actually getting a Phenom II system built aswell..
Yamcha67 3 years ago
cool u have moved on to a better rig. Im gonna get a dell xps.
jonnyO117 3 years ago
yep, you should think about building ur own tho, much cheaper and you only get what you want and nothing you dont
Spoiler222 3 years ago
im gonna build from what i get in it. Im gonna replace the PSU that is 450 watts to like 750. The mobo is good enough for crossfiring, i am gonna get a ATI Radeon 4650 HD and add some ram to fill it up. I will do that to the computer. everything else yeah. Also, my parents have a reason to get me a new PC cause cant put vista on my CPU. most people have vista and many errors occur between xp and vista communications. My computer is slow as fuck. Its not expandable. Mainly i just wanna game.
jonnyO117 3 years ago