Do i need to OC??

XxSNIPERxX · 06-28-2007, 03:01 AM

Im looking at building a gaming PC using an E6600 core 2 duo.. do i need to oc it to get the best gameplay or is it a good enough CPU to run a game to its maximum without OCing?
i will also be running a single 8800GTX

Shadowhunter · 06-28-2007, 03:06 AM

You don't need to OC what so ever with an 8800GTX and a E6600.

PC eye · 06-28-2007, 03:08 AM

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Do you have to OC? The fast answer to that is NO! You DO NOT have to oc just to run games and see good performance. Most games released in the last several are made to be able to run well on different hardwares as well as going from ME and 2000 upto XP and now Vista for many. Besides the cpu other hardwares like the 8800 and memory play a role in seeing better game performance over simply briniging up the cpu clock speed.

XxSNIPERxX · 06-28-2007, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Shadowhunter

You don't need to OC what so ever with an 8800GTX and a E6600.

even if i want to set all the game settings to high? it wont skip or anything?

Shadowhunter · 06-28-2007, 03:18 AM

Naw, the 8800 and the E6600 are a match made in gamer heaven. You can set all games to max quality and have no lag at all (at least for the time being, dunno when DX10 comes out)

XxSNIPERxX · 06-28-2007, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowhunter

Naw, the 8800 and the E6600 are a match made in gamer heaven. You can set all games to max quality and have no lag at all (at least for the time being, dunno when DX10 comes out)

ohh whats DX10?

PC eye · 06-28-2007, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Shadowhunter

Naw, the 8800 and the E6600 are a match made in gamer heaven. You can set all games to max quality and have no lag at all (at least for the time being, dunno when DX10 comes out)

Upgrade to Vista and find out! It's included there in Windows and not a separate download available at this time. It's not capatible with XP.

DX10 like DX9 or any other version is the Direct X method for 3D rending in Windows for graphics, multimedia, and games as well as the Direct X for sound effects in audio. The Microsoft description for DX10 goes as follows.

DirectX 10, the latest version of the DirectX suite of multimedia application programming interfaces (APIs), puts gamers and multimedia buffs on the leading edge of PC graphics performance.
DirectX 10 features heavily enhanced 3-D graphics-rendering capabilities and helps noticeably improve your computer's performance in games and high-end 3-D applications. DirectX 10 empowers games to present a new generation of visual effects, and deliver more visual detail per frame than ever before.
Providing a standard 3D development platform for Windows-based PCs, it also provides software developers access to powerful hardware features without the need to write hardware-specific code. For gamers and video enthusiasts, this translates to reliable, higher-performance graphics when you're playing games on your PC.
Check out the official Games for Windows website. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...s/directx.mspx

hermeslyre · 06-28-2007, 08:07 AM

Dx10 is a new graphical interface.. It's next-gen.

As people have said, an E6600 and a GTX don't need to be overclocked.. yet. After a year or two overclocking both those monsters will actual yield some noticeable effects.

PC eye · 06-28-2007, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by hermeslyre

Dx10 is a new graphical interface.. It's next-gen.

As people have said, an E6600 and a GTX don't need to be overclocked.. yet. After a year or two overclocking both those monsters will actual yield some noticeable effects.

Direct X in any version isn't a graphical interface. Windows on an NT core is a desktop gui there. DX is the means for running animations and 3D graphics on Windows. There's also DX for sound. The description provided by Microsoft is as follows here.

One of the most exciting developments in Windows Vista is the groundbreaking graphics technology. Many of the newest Windows games will take full advantage of the next-generation graphics technology in Windows Vista called DirectX® 10. DirectX® 10 will provide an incredibly detailed experience for gamers of every type, and will enable game creators to increase a game's level of realism, enhancing details and complexity in gaming worlds, apply effects like dynamic lighting and weather, and much more.

While Windows Vista is fully compatible with games and hardware that use older versions of DirectX®, the new DirectX® 10 features are available with a DirectX® 10 compatible graphics card and games designed to take advantage of this new technology. Adding a DirectX® 10 card to a PC running Windows Vista is like turbocharging your gaming experience. Existing games (most of which were written using DirectX® 9) get world class performance, while unlocking the new generation of gaming graphics with DirectX® 10 optimized games. http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US...DirectX10.aspx

tlarkin · 06-28-2007, 11:02 PM

Direct X is a set of APIs, that allow developers to directly code their video games to use the hardware for specific functions. It also allows other developers of applications to enchance the experience with technologies like OpenGL and the such to make cool animations, and 3D GUIs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

And no, over clocking is highly pointless in many many cases, it lowers stability of your system and causing more damage over time to your hardware. Its like tossing NOS in your car, your engine block ain't bullet proof and you keep pushing it that hard, it will fail. Heating up your hardware over and over again like that ends its life faster and faster.

As for real world performance, you will get some but you won't notice it in real time. I mean, there is no way a human can tell the difference between getting 70fps and 77fps in a game.

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hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Dx10 is a new graphical interface.. It's next-gen. As people have said, an E6600 and a GTX don't need to be overclocked.. yet. After a year or two overclocking both those monsters will actual yield some noticeable effects.

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tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,081	Direct X is a set of APIs, that allow developers to directly code their video games to use the hardware for specific functions. It also allows other developers of applications to enchance the experience with technologies like OpenGL and the such to make cool animations, and 3D GUIs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX And no, over clocking is highly pointless in many many cases, it lowers stability of your system and causing more damage over time to your hardware. Its like tossing NOS in your car, your engine block ain't bullet proof and you keep pushing it that hard, it will fail. Heating up your hardware over and over again like that ends its life faster and faster. As for real world performance, you will get some but you won't notice it in real time. I mean, there is no way a human can tell the difference between getting 70fps and 77fps in a game.