Ati 5970 help:)

leinad amme · 22 Apr 2010 at 13:22

hey guys i recently orderd my ati 5970 but my question is how will it fair with a Q6600@3ghz i can't overclock anymore due to my stupid dell motherboard and bios but im planning to get a new case motherboard and i7 sometime down the line.

cheers

leinad amme · 22 Apr 2010 at 13:26

excellent thank you UKD i suppose im slowly getting there. it was heart breaking parting with 500 quid but it will be worth it.

leinad amme · 22 Apr 2010 at 13:28

yeah, i was thinking that Jabbs but ive heard that term thrown around so much lately i thought id take the dive.

leinad amme · 22 Apr 2010 at 13:29

least i have it ready for my i7, wish there was away around dell bio's if it wasnt for the Pin mod id be even worse off.

leinad amme · 22 Apr 2010 at 13:32

Jorzeh thats an excellent answer thank you! i was just about to ask what would the effects be of bottlenecking, i guess its just limiting the true potential of the card cheers mate

leinad amme · 22 Apr 2010 at 13:39

Yeah case is fine

ive modified it abit ive currently got a 3870x2 in there with alotttt of headroom so all good here are my specs

Q6600@3GHZ -- Soon to be an I7 one day

new case needed
4 gig ram ---- Soon to be 8 gig
3870x2
24 inch monitor
and 850watt corsair PSU fits nicely... wish i bought a modular one tho

not bad for an xps420

leinad amme · 22 Apr 2010 at 13:41

oh and its Extreamly quiet

that might change when i fit the 5970 tho

leinad amme · 22 Apr 2010 at 13:42

i'm a noob builder but i think im doing fairly well i was from around the pentium 4 days and boy things have changed now im back.

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 01:07

ati 5970 installed perfect fit in my case and no bottleneck i can notice running crysis max x8 aa at a very high frame rate no hiccups or jerkyness of anykind, maxes out metro2033 gta 4 and runs pretty much any game i throw at it, im well happy

cheers guys

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 09:40

The Brand is Sapphire the Shamefully overclocked version and deep down Andi i know your right and at somepoint i will upgrade but i can run my collection of 50 games all at max settings without any slow down what so ever. my 3870x2 used to microstutter like hell and this beauty is smooth as hell 500 pound well spent tbh.

when i first installed the card my cpu was running at 2.4 because when i cleaned my computer and applied new thermal paste i accidently knocked off the pin mod tape.

so my card was stuttering like hell and i was getting really worried but after i realised and clocked it back up to 3ghz ... it ran like an absolute DREAM.

i'm at work at the moment so i cant do the test but il give them a go when im home.

Crysis, metro, just cause 2, battleforge, dirt 2 etc... all run fluid no hiccups at Max settings full aa

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 09:41

ooo sorry andi i misread your post. i thought you said it WOULD be holding me back my bad

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 09:43

and is it fair to say .. once i upgrade my ram to 8 gig that i ahve the most pimped out XPS 420 ever ? Lmao shame i cant get a BTX motherboard for an i7.. need new case.

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 09:50

oh wow nice set of Tests there. Phenom II X4 chips@3ghz dont perform that much worse then and if core 2 quads slightly faster then all is good

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 12:46

Yeah i must admit i have seen a lot of people using i7's with 6 gig of ddr3 so do you reakon i should wait till i get an i7 before i upgrade my ram then so i can get ddr3 ?

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 12:53

also... it would be nice not to have to buy a new case and shizz anyone know if theres any BTX motherboards that support the i7 ?

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 13:13

second thoughts dw BTX is mega dead.

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 13:15

Monkey king its achellly not too bad i cant speak for the I7 overclocked obviously id need water cooling but for what ive got now my temps are low cpu temps 25 at idle 40 under full load and my 5970 runs pretty cool luckily ive got a vent a fan right opposite its 2 vents on the front so that might count for something.

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 13:15

i was thinking fo a coolermaster case but its 100 quid so to get a case i7 and motherboard im gona have to do some saving i think.

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 13:24

ive worked it all out its gona cost me 600 odd quid to do all my upgrades... a little dishearting but il manage.

leinad amme · 23 Apr 2010 at 13:33

does excellent mate absolutly tears it up my 3870x2 could run gta 4 fairly well but it sufferd from a lot of pop up but this card has more or less solved the problem.