improving my system

tuningman · 23 Jan 2010 at 21:06

currently have in my system a 8500 at 3.16 ghz
a ati 4850 with memory clock at 1000mhz and gpu clock at 500 mhz
6gb of ram

basicly my question is if it's possible to get my cpu to 4ghz and if i have to take a new graphic card to improve my system

tuningman · 23 Jan 2010 at 22:48

i'm thinking of putting in a gtx 260 think this is an improvement

Biz.Kid09 · 23 Jan 2010 at 22:52

Well a 5770 will be a nice upgrade

tuningman · 24 Jan 2010 at 12:39

what about the gtx 260

Ast3r · 24 Jan 2010 at 14:40

The GTX260 will be a little faster than the HD5770.The HD5770 will be the best choice if you plan to xfire.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 24 Jan 2010 at 14:50

The HD5830 is coming out in the first week of February so it would be good to wait until then to see how much it costs and how well it performs.

pat_c · 24 Jan 2010 at 15:45

tuningman said:
basicly my question is if it's possible to get my cpu to 4ghz

details on MB? Cooler? etc...
It's basically changing 333fsb to 421fsb (x9.5 mult.) with a voltage stability tweak - doable on any half decent MB, provided your cpu doesn't mind the overclock.

tuningman · 24 Jan 2010 at 16:52

MB: GA-EP45-DS3 fsb1600
Cooler CPU: standard one but i'm thinking of putting in the Prolimatech Mega Shadow
PSU: xsilence 1000W modular

pat_c · 24 Jan 2010 at 16:59

GA-EP45-DS3 and the Prolimatech Mega Shadow will do fine. It's certainly possible, but as always, experiment, nothing is guaranteed.

tuningman · 24 Jan 2010 at 18:03

how you mean

Cookeh · 24 Jan 2010 at 19:26

As in, it should be possible, but dont jump straight to that temp, build it up slowly and see how you get on. You cant always get the same oc as others, etc

(I believe xD)

mit1 · 25 Jan 2010 at 08:23

Great board and CPU for overclocking, you should easily do 3.6 with stock cooler just by changing the FSB, 4gig should be possible with voltage tweek and aftermarket cooler,

260gtx is a great card and overclocks well...... and it is getting on a bit now so you should be able to get one at a bargain price.

dr4g0nf1y · 25 Jan 2010 at 16:57

4.0GHz is easy but you can do 4.2GHz safely. just up the bus speed and leave cpu voltage on auto as this is fine, just check in cpuz in windows to double check what this is.

in regards to changing the gpu I wouldn't go for an nvidea. depending why you want it faster you'll be better off with xfire and the board was designed for that in mind