how fast do you think this rig could go

buachille · 28 Jan 2007 at 17:37

hi,

just built a new system and i'm wondering how much i could gain performancewise if i overclocked it.

i previously had an epox mobo that was sold as a great clocker, with an amd dual core 4800, but when i followed the guides posted here and elsewhere to the letter, i could not get the thing to overclock. maybe i just had a cpu that didn't want to play or maybe i did something wrong, but i failed anyway.

so, the important parts of my new system are:

Akasa Ultra Quiet 650W Power+ iQ Active PFC ATX2.01 PSU

Intel Core 2 Quadro Extreme Edition QX6700 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB)

EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)

BFG GeForce 7800 GT OC 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-010-BG)

so what do you think i could get this to run at? are all the qx6700 good clockers, or just a few, or are they all pants?

i dunno the procedure for overclocking an intel (i have a basic idea for amd) but i'll soon find the info in this forum. i'm just wondering if i have good potential here.

buachille · 28 Jan 2007 at 20:45

yeah it all seems fine apart from the choice of graphics. any reason you went with old generation

i actually bought the mobo, cpu, and ram after my last mobo died and i had to do a rebuild. when i discovered socket 939 mobos are not very available these days i thought stuff it i'll upgrade. since i was moving from amd to intel i had to change all 3 of these components. but my existing gfx card is fine for me so it can stay for now.

buachille · 28 Jan 2007 at 20:52

Can I ask why you're buying a quad core? If it is for gaming then a dual core + better graphics will be far superior, cheaper and probably overclock more

cos quad core can do 4 times what dual core can do and i take your point about gaming potential and you're right - but gaming is not the be all and end all for me (i'm a boring dad running a business, not a hard core gamer

). i like my pc to be able to do a lot of demanding things all at the same time. having said that i do like far cry a LOT.

when i got my first dual core i was amazed at the multitasking potential. i am even more amazed at this thing.

today i was encoding video while running photoshop and adobe golive, outlook, and firefox and when i checked in task manager the system was not even breaking sweat.

if i could persuade myself that i need an 8800 then i would get one, and as soon as i can talk myself into it then i will

buachille · 28 Jan 2007 at 21:16

yes ok your right

but its much more powerful than my dual core 4800 amd.

it does do more.

buachille · 3 Feb 2007 at 17:11

just to demonstrate the point that this cpu is worth buying (even if not all you agree

)

i am currently encoding video in adobe premiere. i have gone into task manager and increased premiere's priority to real time which has dramatically increased the render time, and cpu usage is at 22%. computer is running all other apps at full speed. it is a bit staggering to me.

my dual core 4800 would not do this.