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Odd. Might look into which BIOS you have.
Well just a helpful tip... the more info you can add in your first post the more helpful I can be
15... you are to old now, I started building computers when I was like 10 and I didn't have [H] to ask all my questions to either.
If you google it hard enough there is 100s of threads/review/tutorials on how too OC that CPU and that motherboard.
I don't see the point to even bother with the RAM tell you OC the CPU.
That Asus is a great board and can get the CPU a long
PS thought this forum had an age limit?
It is all good man, I don't take it personally and I suggest you do the same. Lets move on from here.
With that setup you should be able to push close to 4.0 and with a few tricks get into the 4.2+
I have my 920 @ 4.2 and it runs solid... I can pass any Intel Burn Test you throw its way. I also run a H50 with a push/pull setup and it keeps it very cool.
Start by searching google. "how to Overclock 920 with p6t" or such searches.
If you have any questions ask, I have no problem walking you through the steps to get the OC you want.
Start with the newest BIOS and then as much researching as you can drive in to yourself before starting... get a pencil and pad of paper and write down all the details you will need while you are in BIOS (or if you have another computer to look at while you are in BIOS for settings)
Again ask questions... it is better to ask a question then burning up a $2000 computer
) I guess the only reason I keep asking about 1600mhz is because that is what the ram is from corsair so although if it wont make a diffrence I wont worry about it.
Tell you what, run a few benchmarks and see for yourself, it may yield you some more performance, but in games and other applications you will never know it
I have gone into BIOS before and messed around, i think i need to more research everything about it.
That is a start. Over clocking is nothing more than going into BIOS ans tweaking a few settings. Just tweak it slowly and work your way up to your goal.
I was either looking at the 6870 or the 470 and was leaning to the 470.
Personally would go with the 6870 and OC it
Monitor is a h213h i think, i play all games on 1080. I also try to max out the settings but the fps really drop.
I play games like BFBC2 css left for dead 2, i loved crysis plan on getting all 3 soon. I would also really like to get some more racing games.
ya with a 4890 you will not be able to max out BC2 or Crysis, but you should be getting endless FPS in css and L4D2 (sure you know that)
BUT you will not be able to max out Crysis with any card(s) so I would stop worrying about that real quick(I have two OCed 5850s and I don't run it anywhere near max, @ 2560x1600). BC2 @ 1080 should be a cake walk for a 6870. So keep that in mind, you could get away with the 4890 for a while longer, 1080 isn't a high res that needs lots of GPU or GDDR.
I also do picture editing and i burn movies to my computer not sure if thats important or not.
If you can load up Crysis, than your computer is fast enough to do those simple tasks
I plan on running a duel-monitor setup i plan on getting the 24" of my current monitor. My current is a 22". (
) so 3400/21 = 161.904.....ya the DRAM voltage shouldn't be over 1.65v. I like to keep my CPU around 1.325v.
You dont just set the CPU to 3.4Ghz
you have to up the CPU Host Frequency (AKA QPI/BClock). and you have to do it according to your multiplier (x20 or x21 w/ turbo on) 170Mhz on the host would be 3.4Ghz
Take the CPU speed(3.4Ghz or 3400Mhz) Divided by the multiplier (x20 or x21 w/ turbo on), give you .17 or 170
3400/20 = 170 but remember turbo will add x1(if you use it, I do
You can do that to figure out what ever CPU core speed you want, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8 etc
You will also need to add voltage to your CPU and most likely other components on the motherboard when you overclock or if they have a auto setting, auto settings will not yield high overclocks, but you really aren't looking at a high overclock with 3.4
Check for stability with Intel Burn Test or Prime95... I prefer IBT
And watch ur system temps
