Well first off I would like to say hi to everyone here.
1 Month old rig I built: Using 42 inch LCD 720P TV as Monitor VIA HDMI Cable I desktop resolution = 1280 x 768
ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard1100193035 (N82E16813131404) 1100193035 9/13/2010
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CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply1100193034 (N82E16817139005) 1100193034 9/13/2010
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CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP4GX3M2A1600C91100173666 (N82E16820145296) 1100173666 8/16/2010
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Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I57601100173666 (N82E16819115067) 1100173666 8/16/2010
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XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card1100173666 (N82E16814150462) 1100173666 8/16/2010
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ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard1100173666 (N82E16813131404) 1100173666 8/16/2010
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LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20 - OEM1100173392 (N82E16827136144) 1100173392 8/16/2010
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive1100173392 (N82E16822148316) 1100173392 8/16/2010
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COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case1100173392
So i Have some questions first, should I OC my system? do I just focus on CPU and GPU? What can be done with Memery and the MB? Best tool to run AFTER you OC? How much reliability do you lose when you OC? Should I have a liquid cooling system BEFORE i start to OC? FAN SPEEDS.. Should they always be 100% even if I am NOT oc'd? IYHO, which components in my setup would YOU FIRST OC? Are tools like Asus Turbo Evo OC CPU / AMD ATI OC tool any good?!?
I know I am asking alot and I know I didn't do much reading YET, but as this thread goes on I WILL be doing LOADS of reading on here and hopefully better understand all of this.
I also would love to hear from as many of you as possible, people with similar systems who can offer advice or just anyone with some good knowledge to share. MY GOAL here is to learn first off and hopefully put into practice some of it. I don't expect to benchmark the HIGHEST or anything like that. Nor do I plan on spending More money at this point on my RIG Unless its for a liquid cooling system.
Thanks in advanced!!
OH, just realized I should mention, everything is stock setting and my temps are as follows:
IDLE:
System - 27 i guess this is ambiant.
GPU - 33-34
CPU - 31-33
MB - 27-28
FANS via EPU - 6 Engine are always on TURBO while I game, and I keep things low when i am not.
CPU fan speed Turbo = 2k rpm ish
CPU Usage = 1-3% Idle, hardl enything going on.
Voltage not really sure what it all means but here are numbers off of PC PROBE II 12.15 / 5.09 / 3.42
Hope these numbers can help.
1 Month old rig I built: Using 42 inch LCD 720P TV as Monitor VIA HDMI Cable I desktop resolution = 1280 x 768
ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard1100193035 (N82E16813131404) 1100193035 9/13/2010
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CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply1100193034 (N82E16817139005) 1100193034 9/13/2010
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CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP4GX3M2A1600C91100173666 (N82E16820145296) 1100173666 8/16/2010
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Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I57601100173666 (N82E16819115067) 1100173666 8/16/2010
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XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card1100173666 (N82E16814150462) 1100173666 8/16/2010
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ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard1100173666 (N82E16813131404) 1100173666 8/16/2010
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LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20 - OEM1100173392 (N82E16827136144) 1100173392 8/16/2010
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive1100173392 (N82E16822148316) 1100173392 8/16/2010
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CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply1100173392 (N82E16817139005) 1100173392 8/16/2010
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COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case1100173392
So i Have some questions first, should I OC my system? do I just focus on CPU and GPU? What can be done with Memery and the MB? Best tool to run AFTER you OC? How much reliability do you lose when you OC? Should I have a liquid cooling system BEFORE i start to OC? FAN SPEEDS.. Should they always be 100% even if I am NOT oc'd? IYHO, which components in my setup would YOU FIRST OC? Are tools like Asus Turbo Evo OC CPU / AMD ATI OC tool any good?!?
I know I am asking alot and I know I didn't do much reading YET, but as this thread goes on I WILL be doing LOADS of reading on here and hopefully better understand all of this.
I also would love to hear from as many of you as possible, people with similar systems who can offer advice or just anyone with some good knowledge to share. MY GOAL here is to learn first off and hopefully put into practice some of it. I don't expect to benchmark the HIGHEST or anything like that. Nor do I plan on spending More money at this point on my RIG Unless its for a liquid cooling system.
Thanks in advanced!!
OH, just realized I should mention, everything is stock setting and my temps are as follows:
IDLE:
System - 27 i guess this is ambiant.
GPU - 33-34
CPU - 31-33
MB - 27-28
FANS via EPU - 6 Engine are always on TURBO while I game, and I keep things low when i am not.
CPU fan speed Turbo = 2k rpm ish
CPU Usage = 1-3% Idle, hardl enything going on.
Voltage not really sure what it all means but here are numbers off of PC PROBE II 12.15 / 5.09 / 3.42
Hope these numbers can help.
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