4870x2 last minute System Check! =)

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Ducman69

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Got my 4870x2 ordered from Worst Buy finally arriving tomorrow.

Kinda late, but just a quick system check before I swap parts tomorrow. Right now the rig is:

Case: Lanbox Lite
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R
Memory: 4x2GB DDR2 5-5-5-15
CPU: Intel e6850 dual core @ 3.75Ghz
Heatsink: Thermaltake 120
Harddrives: 3x750GB RAID0
Video: Nvidia 8800GTX @ 630/1000
Power: Corsair 620HX
PCIx4: Wireless-N
OS: Vista 64bit and XP 32bit dual boot

I have two Q6600s in other machines, and was going to swap in one for my e6850 and run it at 3.2Ghz now that more games can take advantage.

Big concerns:
1) Heat - 4870x2 may be considerably warmer than my 8800GTX, and the Q6600 probably a lot toastier than e6850 as well. :confused:
2) Power - Hoping the 620HX is sufficient for the quad and 4870x2.

Obviously I'll need to run a driver cleaner of some sort to get the Nvidia shit off their too.

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Thoughts/tips/advice?
 
If you are gonna be clocking that Q6600 hard, you might be pushing the HX620 beyond 75% load. On such a sturdy unit it's not a deal-breaker however.

I'd be more concerned about that case turning into a toaster oven. :D Definitely want to turn up the fans on the gfx, people complain about heat from these things even in full towers.

Is this mostly a LAN system? No real worries if so, but take note of the above if it's gonna be on 24/7. Hopefully someone with 1st-hand experience can chime in.
 
I do have an additional 120mm fan hooked up on the side that currently sucks in through those side holes and blows directly into the intake of my 8800GTX.

The CPU is a 120mm flat heatsink with the fan inverted and blowing up into the intake of the HX620 and out of the case. This may apply additional thermal load on the PSU and reduce efficiency further.

Should I just stick w/ the dual core, or am I seriously bottlenecking such a robust GPU?

Edit: Actually, I also have a near identical system in a Lian Li case, and I suppose I could turn that into my gaming rig instead. It has two 120mm intake fans, and a small I think 60mm or something odd exhaust along w/ the 120mm PSU exhaust. If we think thermal load is going to be the biggest challenge. :confused:
 
I would keep the dual core @ 3.75GHz, heat wise you're a lot better off and unless you really care about Vantage etc, bottlenecking isn't an issue with this system. I don't even know if any current games support more than 2 cores in any tangible way.
 
The X2 exhausts heat outside the case, so you shouldn't encounter any heat issues providing you have decent airflow. The HX620 is also plenty for that rig; I doubt you'd be using even 400W at full load.
 
Orangey said:
I would keep the dual core @ 3.75GHz, heat wise you're a lot better off and unless you really care about Vantage etc, bottlenecking isn't an issue with this system. I don't even know if any current games support more than 2 cores in any tangible way.
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I know the quad is killer on benchmarks, lol, but I thought they had patched games by now to take advantage of more than 2-cores.

So is consensus that I should just leave my e6850 in there? Theres no cost to me either way, since I'm just swapping between systems, but its definitely less of a hassle not to touch it.

Otherwise, sounds like the card will just be a straight simple drop in, eh? Hope so! :D Thanks!

Oh, and I'll definitely post pics, but inside that cramped case, you aren't likely to see much heh!
 
Zero82z said:
Try actually factoring in the PSU efficiency before you dispute my arguments. Both the links you posted support my statement that the OP's system with a quad and 4870X2 will use less than 400W of power.
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well why dont you READ what else anandtech said..."Keep in mind that this power measurement is taken running a 3dmark pixel shader test using almost no other resources. In actual game play power draw is much higher as the CPU, memory, and hard drive can come under load at the same time".

so its very feasable that his sytem would pull well over 400watts under FULL load just like I said.
 
It depends on the game for dual core vs quad. For world in Conflict my E6600 3.2 GHz is bottlenecking only giving me like 30 frames with all max on my 4870 x2.
 
75%-85% is where you want to be for the most efficiency anyways, you should be fine

being its a good quality unit works in your favor if it was a cheap OEM 620 id day no way

just make sure the intake fan on the video card has fresh air, and if you can move some air over the pins on the heat sink from the side it helps alot
 
cannondale06 said:
well why dont you READ what else anandtech said..."Keep in mind that this power measurement is taken running a 3dmark pixel shader test using almost no other resources. In actual game play power draw is much higher as the CPU, memory, and hard drive can come under load at the same time".

so its very feasable that his sytem would pull well over 400watts under FULL load just like I said.
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Fair enough regarding the Anandtech review, but both the [H] and Techreport articles did the load testing with actual games and neither came close to 400W. Anyway, regardless of that, the 620HX is still more than enough to handle this system and there's no need to worry about pulling anything near 620W.
 
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