Thread: My Newest Build

Ok, This is all shipped already, so don't beat it up too much... The core machine is new but there are quite a few hold-overs. No part is over a year old though.

[NEW] Intel Core i7-2600K - X1
[NEW] ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 - X1
[NEW] CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) - X2
[1 NEW] [1 HOLDOVER] XFX HD-685X-ZNBC Radeon HD 6850 Black Edition - X2
[HOLDOVER] CORSAIR GS800 800W - X1
[HOLDOVER] ZALMAN CNPS11X Extreme - X1
[HOLDOVER] SILVERSTONE RAVEN RV02B-EW ATX Full Tower - X1
[HOLDOVER] LG UH10LS20 Blu-ray Disc - X1
[HOLDOVER] Intel X25-M 80GB SSD - X1
[HOLDOVER] Seagate 1TB - X1

Any OC Advice? I haven't ever had an intel that was worthy of being overclocked, so that'll be new for me. The motherboard has a program that comes with it from what I understand.

Yeah I ran the extreme overclock instead of the regular and crashed out. It really isnt needed though. Looks similar to my build i7 2600k with single 6970 all on an asus board.

How much did you pay for the HD6850?

Originally Posted by RhysJD3

Are you using the SSD as a drive or as a cache? The Z68 will allow it to be used as a cache. Not sure in pratice which would be better.

Intel Smart Response Technology - SSD Speed with HDD Capacity

Drive

Originally Posted by Guyver

How much did you pay for the HD6850?

$180 Shipped, why? It Isn't a new card, its used and supposedly in good contition, but I couldn't find it new anywhere that I thought remotely reputable, So I eBayed and made sure that it qualified for eBays buyer protection.

Just wondering, because I just bought this:

Newegg.com - XFX HD-695X-CNDC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Your ASUS board should have an Auto-tune/Auto overclocking tool that you can use in your BIOS. It basically overclocks your system until it is stable. It will likely auto overclock to about 4.4-4.5 GHz. Overclocking the 2600K is simple. All you need to do is adjust the multiplier until you reach your desired overclock. You may need to adjust the vcore voltage a bit, but if you auto-tune, it should make the adjustment for you.

How is the cooling on those 6950's? Does the Extreme or Black Addition come with 2 fans?

Originally Posted by Guyver

Just wondering, because I just bought this:

Newegg.com - XFX HD-695X-CNDC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Cool, Yea i just went with the same card since I'm going to be using crossfire.

Originally Posted by HeavyG

Your ASUS board should have an Auto-tune/Auto overclocking tool that you can use in your BIOS. It basically overclocks your system until it is stable. It will likely auto overclock to about 4.4-4.5 GHz. Overclocking the 2600K is simple. All you need to do is adjust the multiplier until you reach your desired overclock. You may need to adjust the vcore voltage a bit, but if you auto-tune, it should make the adjustment for you.

Cool, that's what I thought I read, but I wasn't sure. Some said that it was in the bios others said that it was in windows, and I can't imagine windows overclocking being nearly as efficient as bios OC.

Originally Posted by REMY

How is the cooling on those 6950's? Does the Extreme or Black Addition come with 2 fans?

No, its just one fan. The heat sync is supposed to be more efficient than the normal one, and my case has great air flow. Check out the case if you like... I haven't had any issues keeping my current one cool. the current one is generally in the 55C-60C range during BF3 game play. The next card(s) I buy will be a little different though. These have the fan in the middle so the case fans its blowing some of the cards own hot exhaust back on itself. They have cards that have the fan on the end of the card and that would be much more efficient for my case.with only cool air blowing over the cards heat syncs. lol thats kind of confusing to read... so if you need a diagram to better explain just ask and i'll draw something up.