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I had an E8500 @ 4.0 ghz OC and a 6870 and I got 'playable' FPS in BF3 on medium/high settings (30-40) so I would add one vote to getting a card and seeing how it is first before considering going the i3/i5 route if it ain't up to scratch.

As for which card - there is plenty of advice in the thread.
 
hey all, update on my upgrades. No punching in the face here but i went for a sapphire 6950 2gb card (it was cheaper than the 560ti and from what i read they seem similar in benchmarks) Its getting delivered tomorrow and BF3 might even arrive tomorrow aswell :)

Also upgraded to win7 64bit also my Ram - 4gb Corsair DDR2 PC2-6400 shows 400mhz ram in cpu-z but have since learned that it is actually 800mhz but a bug in cpu-z that shows 400? not sure if this is 100% but the model number on my ram shows that it is 800mhz

been looking into oc my cpu aswell, I have seen a few people that have changed the FSB from 333mhz to 400mhz resulting in 3.8mhz with out changing voltage etc. I have only looked into this recently and as you can imagine probably from reading this i am a complete noob :(

I have downloaded OCCT to stress test any changes ive been making, I also have easytune6 that was bundled with the mobo, (have updated the software to latest version) this allows me to change the FSB with out entering the bios, i know from reading a bit that this method is not as good as going in to the bios and changing it manually but again, new to this and dont want to start frying components before my card arrives.

with out overclocking my cpu i ran a stress test for 10 mins and it shows max temp is 85 degrees at max load, surely this is too hot for a standard e8500 with factory settings? ive checked on intels website http://ark.intel.com/products/33911/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E8500-(6M-Cache-3_16-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB) and it states 72.4°C. is that a max temp they suggest or is that the temp that the cpu or mobo will throttle back the cpu to reduce temps?

thanks all
 
Cpu-z is correct, the frequency of your ddram is 400mhz but it actually counts as 800mhz because it delivers twice the data per cycle, its not a bug. DDR actually means DOUBLE DATA RATE :)

About the cpu temp, what case/ CPU cooler are you using. Am guessing it is the stock cooler that came with the cpu,
you might need to apply a new patch of thermal paste between the cpu cooler and the cpu which is fairly easy to do.
Also i would recommend to open your case and remove any dust from motherboard and any fans by using a compressed air spray.

I think your pc only needs some love

You have to be a bit more like this guy

 
Cool thanks for that, yh im using stock fan any ideas on a decent fan upgrade? Ill get on with the cleanin and take the side off the case and see how it gets on!

Lol @ chinman
 
thanks for the reply, fan looks good!

Got my 6950 2gb and played bf3 there woahwee lol looks so much better than the 360! I was running it on ultra aswell at 1920x1080 a little tiny stutter (not enuff to trouble me) im guessing its a bottleneck from the cpu? think ill get that fan and try to oc the cpu
 
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