At 3.6 there shouldn't much hindrance but try to hit 3.8 ghz. That is usually a safe spot.
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In none of those tests do a see an I7 price/upgrade justified...you net what 20 fps at best?
I doubt this guy is buying a 5970 to run without AA/AF
Originally Posted by youra6 PSU wont be a problem 700 watts is enough to take it down. 945 are a bit more fussy on overclocking than its 940 counterpart. 3.6 might be a wall for you. I've seen it go as high as 3.8 on air i7 will perform considerably better in games than the 945. Heres a comparions between the 920 and then PII 940 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ii,2119-8.html |
I doubt this guy is buying a 5970 to run without AA/AF
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Just throwing it out there; 20fps is quite a jump.
Originally Posted by Rewindlabs In none of those tests do a see an I7 price/upgrade justified...you net what 20 fps at best? I doubt this guy is buying a 5970 to run without AA/AF |
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He never said he was going to upgrade. He just wanted to know how much better a i7 is to a 945
Originally Posted by Rewindlabs In none of those tests do a see an I7 price/upgrade justified...you net what 20 fps at best? I doubt this guy is buying a 5970 to run without AA/AF |
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What 700w PSU is it?
Originally Posted by kaifudin I can't get paste 3.6. I also think my PSU will be a problem, what do you think ? |
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not a psu issue. My 945 hit 3.6Ghz easy, and took me a while to land 3.75Ghz completely stable with a great deal of tweaking. The 945 is not the best overclocker by any means, that said with 3.6Ghz i doubt there will be a big bottleneck, perhaps a few fps. I would say you are fine, but if you can overclock it higher then it wouldn't hurt
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Originally Posted by kaifudin I can't get paste 3.6. I also think my PSU will be a problem, what do you think ? |
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Be-Quiet! Straight Power 700W (80)
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D3TH.GRUNT, can you please share the values? core voltage ? ram ? etc... ? details please, cuz I would love to reach 3.75.
Thank you!
Originally Posted by Diabolical999 What 700w PSU is it? |
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Originally Posted by D3TH.GRUNT not a psu issue. My 945 hit 3.6Ghz easy, and took me a while to land 3.75Ghz completely stable with a great deal of tweaking. The 945 is not the best overclocker by any means, that said with 3.6Ghz i doubt there will be a big bottleneck, perhaps a few fps. I would say you are fine, but if you can overclock it higher then it wouldn't hurt
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D3TH.GRUNT, can you please share the values? core voltage ? ram ? etc... ? details please, cuz I would love to reach 3.75.
Thank you!
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I was simply pointing out that the "considerably better" performance increase on the I7 is far from meaningful in gaming
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Yeeeeaaa...did you look at the benchmarks?
The I7 had 90FPS in a benchmark whilst the AMD held 70FPS...20FPS right there isn't going to make a XXX$ investment difference...with AA+AF up the AMD rig easily catch's up to the I7 rig
Why they where testing the CPU's out with the I7 clocked higher is beyond me
Originally Posted by youra6 He never said he was going to upgrade. He just wanted to know how much better a i7 is to a 945 |
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Originally Posted by skitzogreg Just throwing it out there; 20fps is quite a jump. |
The I7 had 90FPS in a benchmark whilst the AMD held 70FPS...20FPS right there isn't going to make a XXX$ investment difference...with AA+AF up the AMD rig easily catch's up to the I7 rig
Why they where testing the CPU's out with the I7 clocked higher is beyond me
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Hes only saying that because he just recently switched to a 920 lol
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Originally Posted by Rewindlabs Yeeeeaaa...did you look at the benchmarks? The I7 had 90FPS in a benchmark whilst the AMD held 70FPS...20FPS right there isn't going to make a XXX$ investment difference...with AA+AF up the AMD rig easily catch's up to the I7 rig Why they where testing the CPU's out with the I7 clocked higher is beyond me |
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Yea 20 FPS is a huge gain! But, your point makes no sense based on your comparison!
1st of all if your going to compare Intel and AMD CPUs do it from a cost standpoint! When you start there your going to match the cheaper 965 against the i7 920! See where those benchmark results get you! Prob not a 20fps difference!!!
In case you needed help with that comparison
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...d%5B2608%5D=on
Originally Posted by skitzogreg Just throwing it out there; 20fps is quite a jump. |
1st of all if your going to compare Intel and AMD CPUs do it from a cost standpoint! When you start there your going to match the cheaper 965 against the i7 920! See where those benchmark results get you! Prob not a 20fps difference!!!
In case you needed help with that comparison
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...d%5B2608%5D=on
This I agree. That PSU is probably the issue.
Single rail or multi rail doesn't matter. Its just as long as the there are enough amperage on the 12v rail to power up your main components (CPU, Video cards, etc).
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Single rail or multi rail doesn't matter. Its just as long as the there are enough amperage on the 12v rail to power up your main components (CPU, Video cards, etc).
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Originally Posted by Dopamin3 I don't like the looks of that PSU. A brand I've never heard of and four 18A 12v rails :/ It necessarily isn't bad, but I think one big fat rail is better. |
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My brother bought GTX 285 Point of View I think 1GB DDR3 anyway I did benchmark with Vantage on my rig with his video card, and there is something I do not understand.
I know that his GPU will score lot better than mine HD 4850 1GB DDR3, but why is the CPU Score difference so extreme BIG ??
Please take a look at the screens:
My rig - XFX HD 4850 1GB DDR3 - CPU OC @ 3.8
Settings
My rig - POV GTX 285 1GB DDR3 - CPU OC @ 3.6
Settings
29k difference?
I know that his GPU will score lot better than mine HD 4850 1GB DDR3, but why is the CPU Score difference so extreme BIG ??
Please take a look at the screens:
My rig - XFX HD 4850 1GB DDR3 - CPU OC @ 3.8
Settings
My rig - POV GTX 285 1GB DDR3 - CPU OC @ 3.6
Settings
29k difference?
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The human eye sees a maximum of around 60 frames per second, 90 - 110FPS is moot.
The 965 beat the i7 in GTA IV.
From what I've seen, Intel processors are number crunchers, while AMD CPUs favor gaming.
Originally Posted by SpeedwayNative Yea 20 FPS is a huge gain! But, your point makes no sense based on your comparison! 1st of all if your going to compare Intel and AMD CPUs do it from a cost standpoint! When you start there your going to match the cheaper 965 against the i7 920! See where those benchmark results get you! Prob not a 20fps difference!!! In case you needed help with that comparison http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...d%5B2608%5D=on |
The 965 beat the i7 in GTA IV.
From what I've seen, Intel processors are number crunchers, while AMD CPUs favor gaming.
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