quad core & pc games

Tanhomer · 02-03-2012, 08:54 AM

would you have to over clock an amd phenom ii x4 960t to run games like skyrim, bf3, ext, ext on high -ultra setting or is it all in the video card and ram

claptonman · 02-03-2012, 08:57 AM

It helps a lot, in my experiencing overclocking my 960t.

87dtna · 02-03-2012, 12:21 PM

What GPU do you have?

Tanhomer · 02-03-2012, 05:59 PM

A Evga 550ti 2gb

claptonman · 02-03-2012, 06:08 PM

It may not make a difference since your GPU is on the low-medium end. Worth a shot, though. You can do it real quick without changing voltages. I'd just be careful with a stock cooler on it.

Troncoso · 02-03-2012, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by claptonman

It may not make a difference since your GPU is on the low-medium end. Worth a shot, though. You can do it real quick without changing voltages. I'd just be careful with a stock cooler on it.

...No offense, but that's kind of contradictory advice.

"It won't make a difference, but you can try it." Haha

My advice: Try the games first. If they don't run on the settings you want, then you can overclock. Get an aftermarket cooler to really bump up the speed.

Tanhomer · 02-03-2012, 06:40 PM

whats a good over clock speed ,cause i was thinking about 3.4 should be sufficient?

claptonman · 02-03-2012, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troncoso

...No offense, but that's kind of contradictory advice.

"It won't make a difference, but you can try it." Haha

My advice: Try the games first. If they don't run on the settings you want, then you can overclock. Get an aftermarket cooler to really bump up the speed.

I do realize that, but nowadays, overclocking your CPU is so damn easy, it'd be foolish not to. Not just for games, but everyday use. And I did say, it "may" not make a difference.

OP, 3.4 would be fine on the stock cooler. Just be sure to watch the temps and follow the proper procedures to overclock it.

**Aastii** · 02-03-2012, 08:15 PM

I am able to run them on full settings and I'm running Phenom II x3 @3.4. It is the bottleneck in the games, but I am still getting 60FPS

Raz3rD · 02-03-2012, 08:53 PM

oh my god i wish i had the x3 720, i have to make due with a athlon64 LE1600 lol

02-03-2012, 08:54 AM	#1
Tanhomer Byte Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 13	quad core & pc games would you have to over clock an amd phenom ii x4 960t to run games like skyrim, bf3, ext, ext on high -ultra setting or is it all in the video card and ram

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claptonman Terabyte Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Manganese Posts: 3,920	It may not make a difference since your GPU is on the low-medium end. Worth a shot, though. You can do it real quick without changing voltages. I'd just be careful with a stock cooler on it. __________________ MB - Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ CPU - AMD FX-6100 Zambezi @4.3ghz HSF - CM Hyper 212+ GPU - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 1.25 GB RAM - G. Skill Ripjaws X 8GB 1600Mhz 8-8-8-24 SSD - Corsair Force Series 3 90GB HDD - WD Black 750GB Case - CM Storm Sniper PSU - Corsair TX650 Sound - Asus Xonar D1 7.1 Display - Acer G215H 21.5" 1080p OS - Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit

02-03-2012, 08:15 PM	#9
Aastii Exabyte Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St Helens, UK Posts: 11,558	I am able to run them on full settings and I'm running Phenom II x3 @3.4. It is the bottleneck in the games, but I am still getting 60FPS __________________ Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 \|\|CPU: Intel i3 2100 \|\| Memory: 2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600MHz \|\| Graphics: Evga GTX 560 Ti \|\| HDD: 500GB Samsung F3 + 500GB Storage \|\| Sound card: Asus Xonar D2X \|\| OS: Windows 7 Professional x64 Custard mate, it's the future - Stephen Rooney What do Computers like to eat? Silicon Chips

02-03-2012, 05:59 PM	#4
Tanhomer Byte Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 13	A Evga 550ti 2gb

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