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New computer being built for upcoming PC titles!
TMRNetShark:
--- Quote from: bloody000 on September 19, 2011, 10:21:29 AM ---TMRNetShark :
Hexa-core doesn't do shit in games. Especially not when you have a measly 6850, it's a condition called GPU-bound. And when you overclock you will wish you had paid for a BE and better board instead. There are only four phases on the board and zero MOSFET heatsink, don't be surprise if it can't handle the load and fry itself.
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Thanks for the input!
Durrrh-da-durrrraaahhh... How stupid can you get? The 965BE is better for gaming by 10% in benchmarks. Why? Cause the clock speed difference is 600 MHz. With locked multipliers, all I need to do is raise the clock speed to ~245 MHz range (and I have the aftermarket cooling to HANDLE it at that temperature)... and I'm at the same clock as the 965BE while having better performance in games and head and shoulders above in applications. And would you call the GTX 460 a "measly" card? It's quite good for a videocard... but the 6850 is a great card... Look at any other review/benchmark of the 6850 and notice that it beats out the GTX 460 yet the Nvidia card is $40 more. The 6850 isn't the best card in the world, but saying it's GPU-bound right now is a bit pre-mature. I may not be going to atronomical resolutions nor will I be turning on every pixel smoothing feature... but I'll definitely be able to play 99% of game on high settings with 40+ fps consistent.
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Each CPU has it's own memory controller, so it's not like 6 cores can't all be used at the same time. If they weren't use all at the same time... why does the 1055T beat it out in applications? I know why the 965 BE beats the 1055T in games, it's called a higher clock speed. Whoopie, the 1055T is easily clocked to 3.4 GHz... more cores doesn't always means better... but it helps. :)
kureshii:
Good luck with that overclock. Looking forward to your screenshots of success.
TMRNetShark:
--- Quote from: kureshii on September 19, 2011, 02:04:30 PM ---Good luck with that overclock. Looking forward to your screenshots of sucess.
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I'll try out 4.0 GHz... but to run it from day to day.. I'll probably only do 3.4 GHz.
AceHigh:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on September 19, 2011, 07:55:40 AM ---^ how would you explain the recorded overclocks of 5Ghz from the core2duos and sandybridges?
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They were not stable. That speed only served to set records, using liquid nitrogen and core voltage that degrades transistors in CPU over time. I don't have the article now, but I read that the tests were done in labs by the IC industry to test the silicon wafers and the limit for stable CPU frequency was around 4,5Ghz.
Sure, trust basement kids that pour liquid nitrogen over their CPUs if you want. I will wait for the real research done on graphene or other materials that can be a suitable replacement.
vuzedome:
I find it quite amusing how these kind of threads easily stray from the original agenda.
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