snyps said:
Pemalite said:
Wish to overclock the old Phenom? Leave the FSB on stock. :P
Phenom 2's will typically handle 1.40 - 1.48v just fine without any adverse affects. (Just make sure you aren't using the stock cooler, get a Coolermaster 212 at a minimum.)
With that voltage you should be able to hit 4ghz.
However, we still aren't talking Skylake performance here, the Phenom 2 was competitive with Core 2 Quad/Nahelem, it is still no match for Skylake, regardless of clock.
With that said... You can boost your IPC by up-to 15% by pushing your NB clock to 3ghz, which will make it very competitive with Nahelem, does require a bit of volts, which results in a bit of heat though. - Also turn off Cool 'N Quiet if you intend to overclock.
You could try finding a cheap Thuban to replace your 970 too. Something like the x6 1090T/1100T, they also overclock like a champ, but to me you are just spending money on a stop gap, you will have to upgrade your CPU eventually.
As for the 390X price when Polaris launches... Unfortunately I can't predict such a thing. :P Seems to change every release.
Thought about Crossfire? Your motherboard supports it. And could be a big boon to VR once AMD and nVidia sort their VR-ready drivers out. (A GPU for each eye.)
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I'm going to up the multipliers on CPU and NB as well as voltages maybe tonight. I'll turn off Cool'N'Quiet, Thanks for letting me know. I have a zalman cpu fan. Temp idles in the 30s never get's above 50 atm.
I haven't put thought into crossfire. Would my 650 PSU handle two cards? I think crossfiring would be more power with less gain. But I'm rusty on thetopic. What cards do you recommend I crossfire?
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Remember that AMD CPU's have a bug which means temperatures are incorrectly reported. Add an extra 13'C.
AMD also recommends never to exceed 65'C.
As for your PSU... Well. You could handle dual mid-range cards, but not high-end, you would want an 850w PSU minimum to keep things happy.
I would personally opt for dual Radeon 390 8Gb cards... But even dual 380 4gb cards would give a better VR experience (Once drivers are out) than a single 390X I would imagine.
