AMD Athlon II X2 220 overclocking help

[Bullet8949]

Hi my name is Brent and i could really use some help too see if i need some overclocking. First i want to overclock specifically for gaming. ARMA II on medium is my goal and hopefully i dont need to overclock. i own a stock emachines EL1358G-51w computer. AMD Athlon II X2 220 CPU, Nvidia GeForce 6150SE GPU and a modest 3GB RAM with a 220W Mini ATX PSU. tomorrow i will be putting in a Galaxy GeForce GT640 GPU and a new 650W PSU and was wondering if my CPU needs more power to handle ARMA. if it does how should i go about overclocking because i really dont know much about computer internals.

 

[machausta]

Having checked the recommended system requirements I think you meet or exceed them from at least what I can tell.

Quad Core CPU or fast Dual Core CPU (Intel Core 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or faster) / 2 GB RAM / Fast GPU (Nvidia Geforce 8800GT or ATI Radeon 4850 or faster) with Shader Model 3 and 512 or more MB VRAM

 

[dostov]

Welcome to Overclockers.com!

Let's hope your Athlon II X2 will be sufficient because I highly doubt your eMachines has any overclocking options at all.

Cheers!

 

[RGone]

I agree "dostov" with the poor to no overclocking from the motherboard itself. You would hardly expect a computer for less than $300.00 new, incduding the operating system and case to have a DIY overclocking friendly motherboard inside the case.

 

[Bullet8949]

thanks for your response guys i appreciate your input!, would my processor be sufficient to run ARMA II??? i am currently looking into getting a AMD Phenom X4 840 because all my motherboard can support is a AM3 95W processor.

 

[Bullet8949]

also from what i can tell i have about 1.8GB of VRAM and with the GT640 it might be increased to 2.8. also just realised today i think my GeForce 6150SE is intergrated, will that help at all?

 

[RGone]

A non-intergrated GPU is almost always a better way to gain video performance. You do not have to depend on the slower ram of intergrated/onboard video but can buy a better performing GPU.

 

[Bullet8949]

awesome sounds like my GPU choice might have been good!