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MOBO: K9A2VM-FD
Ram: 8Gb DDR2 PC2 5300/5400 667MHZ DIMM
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 5000 x2 2.6GHz Windsor AM2 Dual Core
Video: Nvidia GeForce 8500GT 1GB
Fans: 4x air cooled
HDD: 1TB Sata hard drive
CD/DVD: Sony DVD/RW & CD/RW burner

I wanted to post my spec for the computer i just built and find out if anyone could help me with overclocking this computer to its max performace. If anyone here could help me out please let me know. I dont want to blow up the computer or damage anything that i just bought but i would like help on overclocking it because i have never overclocked a system before but have built tuns and know a lot. Thanks

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Why 8GB?

The 8500GT is near useless for gaming.... The 1GB DDR2 onboard memory is really wasted...

You should be able to overclock the GPU by 20-50%.
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http://www.overclock.net/specs.php?do=addsystem

That'll help us out, fill that out


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8GB is alot for that build. You'd do fine with just 3. However, it makes it future-upgradeable. See if you can pick up an 8800GTS 512MB or an 8800GT or higher
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curly haired boy
pick up a 9600GT, or better yet a 4850.
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he meant it for mainstream gaming in hybrid sli. like the 780g+3450 in hybrid crossfire. it should perform like a 8600gt. but yeah, 1gb on that gpu is a waste. i'm guessing you're playing games like war3, right?


hmm you should have gone for a brisbane core since they run cooler. a 45w tdp model like the x2 5050e. and ddr2 800 at least. otherwise, the build is great.


cheers
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Originally Posted by gerikoh View Post
he meant it for mainstream gaming in hybrid sli. like the 780g+3450 in hybrid crossfire. it should perform like a 8600gt. but yeah, 1gb on that gpu is a waste. i'm guessing you're playing games like war3, right?


hmm you should have gone for a brisbane core since they run cooler. a 45w tdp model like the x2 5050e. and ddr2 800 at least. otherwise, the build is great.


cheers
The 780V doesn't support Hybrid Crossfire.... and certainly not with a NVIDIA card...
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Originally Posted by DuckieHo View Post
The 780V doesn't support Hybrid Crossfire.... and certainly not with a NVIDIA card...
oh my bad. i thought it was the gf8200 one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130165


well, he should've got the 3450 then.
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