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AMD 6400 Black Edition - My New Rig

aly051

aly051

aly051

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Hey guys,

I aint been on here a while, I put a new PC together:

AMD X2 6400 Black Edition: I paid £125
DFI LanParty NF590 SLI-M2R/G: £119
4GB Corsair C4 DDR2: £140 (£71 for 2GB on images I only had 2GB)

I already had my case and PSU etc. I really liked my X2 4400 but with my student loan burning a hole in my pocket I felt like treating myself.

I took these images on my G600 haven't learnt how to make the quality good:

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Had it to days I'm quite happy, here's some sad facts:

- It can loads Vista in 27 seconds
- It can complete 1M Super PI in 22 seconds (My 440 took 36)
- It has pushed my CS:S FPS from 175fps to 280

I have overclocked it to 3.6ghz don't know if this is too much but tell me what I can do

Overall happy any other people could give me advice on how I could optimise this any better?

I'm glad I'm away from them poor ASRock Mobos now :)
 
Nice rig matey am on a simular spec but with the 6000 cpu and 2gb geil ram , and crossfire :) x1950xtx and an x1900xt on an msi k9a platinum. I found the nine hundred to get a little boring and dusty so am trying get rid of the mesh and use plastic, out of intrest how much better is the 6400 and is your overclock using the unlocked multiplier?

thanks
 
WOW 3.6Ghz!?

Have you fully tested it? Is it orthos stable? Is that using that stock cooler? What's the temp like and what volt did you use?
 
great mines think alike steve258 thing is which will overclock better the 6400 black edition or the 5000 when its released cause the 5000 will b eon the 65nm process rather then the 6400 on the 90 ? whats everyone think?
 
i am hitting 3.4 very very stable & still cool in my rig !! so 3.6 might be to high with a standard cooler on it !! watch the temps mate......... ;-)

also i am only hitting 1M Super PI in 25 seconds boo hoo haha
 
tanner said:
Nice rig matey am on a simular spec but with the 6000 cpu and 2gb geil ram , and crossfire :) x1950xtx and an x1900xt on an msi k9a platinum. I found the nine hundred to get a little boring and dusty so am trying get rid of the mesh and use plastic, out of intrest how much better is the 6400 and is your overclock using the unlocked multiplier?

thanks
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Thanks for that mate, I was thinking of getting another X1950 and going Crossfire but I think when I go DX10 I'll just get SLI Nvidia's. I'm an AMD/ATI person but I'm not liking the new ATI's that are coming out.

Paracelsus said:
What did you find wrong with the ASRock mobos?
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I just didn't like the performance and the lack of support on the ASRock site. They were good for the money but not good for Overclocking.

steve258 said:
WOW 3.6Ghz!?

Have you fully tested it? Is it orthos stable? Is that using that stock cooler? What's the temp like and what volt did you use?
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It is a stock Cooler and it does get very hot. I used CPU Stab test for 1 hour and it was fine (although the CPU did get to 65C). I just used the Auto Multiplier I don't like messing about with Voltages myself.

Cheers for Comments.
 
hope the phenom chips make a good comeback cause these black editions are starting to give us amd owners the slightest glimmer that somewhere amds doing the bang/buck right :) just need ditch my 6000 n get either the 6400 or a 5000 n get clocking :). Also aly051 ill have to show you some pics lol with crossfire :) it sure it tight in there lol will post some when i get back from uni.
 
tanner said:
hope the phenom chips make a good comeback cause these black editions are starting to give us amd owners the slightest glimmer that somewhere amds doing the bang/buck right :) just need ditch my 6000 n get either the 6400 or a 5000 n get clocking :). Also aly051 ill have to show you some pics lol with crossfire :) it sure it tight in there lol will post some when i get back from uni.
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Ah cheers can't wait, I'm at Uni too which one you at?

I'm just at Sunderland but it's fun anyway. I do Business Management & Marketing.
 
Im at staffordshire (stafford campus) doing computing and electronics :) 1st year anyway on with the pics:)









Hope you guys like them... Comments welcome thanks again
 
aly051 said:
I just didn't like the performance and the lack of support on the ASRock site. They were good for the money but not good for Overclocking.
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My ASRock is ultra stable and overclocks very well, it runs my Opty nearly 1GHz over stock. So horses for course. ;)

I think my next move will be a black edition, just not sure which.

I like the 5000+ because it's 65nm, cooler and less heat but lacks *** 2x1MB of L2 cache which is a bummer.
 
tanner said:
Im at staffordshire (stafford campus) doing computing and electronics :) 1st year anyway on with the pics:)

Hope you guys like them... Comments welcome thanks again
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Ah sweet my Nan and my Uncle live in Staffordshire (Great Haywood 5miles from Roogley)

Them images put my Antec Nine Hundred too shame.

I love the case one of the best Cases on the market, how come your front looks different to mine?

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Oh I see what you've done, you've put your two Fan slots two the top and DVD to the bottom, very clever.

Infact I might do that myself it looks much better like that.

Cheers
 
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