Hi all, first post here.
I have an older rig that I'm looking to squeeze like those awesome mini-clementine oranges.
I'm doing some FPS gaming, so need those frame rates. Right now, Planetside 2 is telling me my CPU is holding back the GPU.
M3N-HT deluxe mobo
Phenom II X4 965 BE
6 GB Corsair XMS2 Pro 6400 RAM (DDR2) (Running at 800 Mhz)
Radeon 6970
Win 7
Sealed water pipe fan (I'll have to edit the name in later, it's spinning and I can't read it, lol)
Latest drivers and BIOS.
Antec CoolerMaster tower
I got the CPU OC'd to 4 ghz without touching voltage, just upping multiplier to 18.5. The BIOS seems to be adjusting the FSB slightly on it's own. When I got to 20X multiplier, CPU-Z reported I'm at 5.7Ghz! I had been doing the math with 200 FSB, while it was upping it in the 270's. I'm not sure I have BIOS control over the FSB, anyway.
My temps are fine. 30 mins on Prime95 and it made it to 58 degrees for a moment before holding steady at 56-57.
So! With the FSB in the low 200's, I'm trying to figure out what the bottleneck is. The 4Ghz GPU? Can I tweak the RAM to get more out of it? The FSB is lower than the RAM's speed, though I know that's not an answer.
Is the FSB what's holding up the train here?
Appreciate any help or advice
I have an older rig that I'm looking to squeeze like those awesome mini-clementine oranges.
I'm doing some FPS gaming, so need those frame rates. Right now, Planetside 2 is telling me my CPU is holding back the GPU.
M3N-HT deluxe mobo
Phenom II X4 965 BE
6 GB Corsair XMS2 Pro 6400 RAM (DDR2) (Running at 800 Mhz)
Radeon 6970
Win 7
Sealed water pipe fan (I'll have to edit the name in later, it's spinning and I can't read it, lol)
Latest drivers and BIOS.
Antec CoolerMaster tower
I got the CPU OC'd to 4 ghz without touching voltage, just upping multiplier to 18.5. The BIOS seems to be adjusting the FSB slightly on it's own. When I got to 20X multiplier, CPU-Z reported I'm at 5.7Ghz! I had been doing the math with 200 FSB, while it was upping it in the 270's. I'm not sure I have BIOS control over the FSB, anyway.
My temps are fine. 30 mins on Prime95 and it made it to 58 degrees for a moment before holding steady at 56-57.
So! With the FSB in the low 200's, I'm trying to figure out what the bottleneck is. The 4Ghz GPU? Can I tweak the RAM to get more out of it? The FSB is lower than the RAM's speed, though I know that's not an answer.
Is the FSB what's holding up the train here?
Appreciate any help or advice