My system

RedStarRiot · 7 Jun 2010 at 07:58

Hey everybody

Just getting into pc gaming and have a system on order. still a little unsure on overclocking but ive put the spec below. What speeds should be easily obtain with this set up? or anything i should change? any input would be great cheers

RedStarRiot · 7 Jun 2010 at 08:00

750 GB SATA-II HDD UDMA 300 7200 16MB
ATI Radeon HD 5870 VaporX - 2 GB - 2xDVI/HDMI/DP (Sapphire)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 BIT (Genuine DVD & COA Included)
Corsair Hydro Series H50 V2 (Advanced Liquid Cooling)
Motherboard Integrated 7.1 Sound
10 X USB 2.0 Ports 2x USB 3.0
Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) XMS3 1600MHz - Lifetime Warranty (DDR3)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 (4 x 2.66GHz) 8 MB 4.8GT/s
Corsair 850W (CMPSU-850TXUK)
1 Port Firewire IEEE 1394 (Built In)
Antec Twelve Hundred Black
Samsung (SH-S223L) DVD +/- RW 24x - Black - Lightscribe (SATA)
Asus Rampage III Extreme ROG (Intel X58)

hash70 · 7 Jun 2010 at 10:45

thats fine mate,i would maybe change the hdd to 1tb

Tealc · 7 Jun 2010 at 10:54

I thought the i7 920 were phased out now. With the 920 you would expect to overclock to 4Ghz. With it's replacement, the i7 930 you'd expect 4.2Ghz.

Looks like a nice setup.

NathWraith · 7 Jun 2010 at 11:03

You didnt actually mention what motherboard you chose? However with a 920 DO 4GHz should be very acheivable.

RedStarRiot · 7 Jun 2010 at 11:49

NathWraith said:
You didnt actually mention what motherboard you chose? However with a 920 DO 4GHz should be very acheivable.

Asus Rampage III Extreme ROG (Intel X58) at the bottom of my list

I dont wanna go as high as 4ghz was looking at 3.6, ive never done this so im pretty nervous as i dont wanna kill it!

RedStarRiot · 7 Jun 2010 at 11:55

hash70 said:
thats fine mate,i would maybe change the hdd to 1tb

yeah im not sure why i didnt, i was being a bit of a cheap skate at the end! im gonna add a ssd at some point when i have money again, over time here i come!

Howitzer · 7 Jun 2010 at 12:07

RedStarRiot said:
I dont wanna go as high as 4ghz was looking at 3.6, ive never done this so im pretty nervous as i dont wanna kill it!

I'm in the same boat, just gotta get up the courage to give it a try! (I tried once, bluscreened and I put it back to basic lol, haven't tried again yet

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Mr Krugga · 7 Jun 2010 at 12:16

You could probably achieve 3.6GHz with little to none voltage adjustments, 4GHz shouldn't be a problem too. Have a read through some of the hundreds overclocking guides over the Internet and with some basic knowledge, start ocing in small steps. The very best way to learn is to try it yourself.

NathWraith · 7 Jun 2010 at 14:17

RedStarRiot said:
Asus Rampage III Extreme ROG (Intel X58) at the bottom of my list

I dont wanna go as high as 4ghz was looking at 3.6, ive never done this so im pretty nervous as i dont wanna kill it!

My bad didn't read it right.

Ah Rampage III, hmm I'll let you to it

RedStarRiot · 7 Jun 2010 at 17:24

yeah been some changes, cant get a 2gb 5870 so going for a 1gb and changing to a i7 930 and an extra dvd rw. i hate changing things!