I'm looking for opinions, not hard facts
Hardware & Technical Computer Build to run Elite Dangerous
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Ah, then: if you're gonna upgrade, go for GTX 770 or R9 280X. If those are too expensive, best bang for buck might be GTX 760.I'm looking for opinions, not hard facts
i run a q6600 2.4ghz over clocked to 3ghz, with gtx 760 2gb gfx, 4gb system ram and runs the alpha fine
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I suspect it would run fine on a 3-5 year old PC tbh. It doesn't even cause my gtx560 to heat up ..
Yeah, I've considered the 280X. Not sure if it'd be overkill or not. Decisions, decisions!
To quote myself: C'mon, it's ELITE! Nothing is overkill!Yeah, I've considered the 280X. Not sure if it'd be overkill or not. Decisions, decisions!
That's a dangerous line of thought for my savings accountTo quote myself: C'mon, it's ELITE! Nothing is overkill!
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Hi PvtTUX,
As far as I understand it overclocking with the multiplier is within the turbo. When monitoring, it fluctuates downwards but never goes above 3.4 with a 34x multiplier, or 3.5 with the max 35x multiplier. I'm guessing that if you set it to 35x multiplier, its base freq is then 3.2 and its turbo 3.5.
Perhaps someone can confirm that's how it works?
AFAIK, Intel Turbo Boost is just another way of "telling" the CPU to ramp up frequency when under load.
There are voltage and temperatures to consider there, and Turbo settings (how to allocate the boost, IIRC the default is much higher ratio for single core than for all cores). If you set a higher than stock multiplier in BIOS (in other words: manually overclock), there are several possibilities there too (just as ASUS UEFI had default 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 for it 4770K OC profile), and you can set same multiplier for all cores or different for each and every one.
And then you have the motherboard power saving options, CPU (Speedstep etc.) power saving options and OS power management to mess around with things too
. If you set the multiplier to 35 for all cores (with 100 MHz FSB) and disable all power saving functions, the CPU should run always at 3.5 GHz (even when idle, but no worry, modern CPUs use very little power even if idling at full clock rate). If you have power saving enabled, the observed multiplier may fluctuate anywhere between 16 (or even 9) and 35, depending on how drastic powers saving options you use.So actually, I was entirely wrong then!
To OC that cpu im pretty sure its just the base freq that can be changed as the multiplier is locked to its stepping, hence the "K" versions being the best option for overclocking.
I am running an Intel 4770K at 4.2 with a 212 Evo and it runs cool without one problem at all. So not sure why others are saying otherwise, but as I have with the dual fan configuration it works fine for me, and yes it is a tower cooler. Very easy to install, but be sure of the ram clearance before buying any tower cooler. The evo works fine on an Asus Z86-Plus but to be safe I used very low profile Corsair 1.35 volt ram. Personally I can say the EVO is an excellent value.
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Yeah, I've considered the 280X. Not sure if it'd be overkill or not. Decisions, decisions!
Very happy with my 280X - it's the Sapphire Vapor-X variant and is not at all noisy under low to moderate load. The fans do pick up somewhat during the benchmarks (in this spreadsheet) I've been running while stripping unwanted programs (that I have installed since I last flattened the PC) out with a view to optimising performance.
Right, so I had £350 come my way to spend, Quite a lot for me (spare that is) and I have just gone and brought the following ...
MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+)
Pretty pleased with both of those for that price (Next day delivery as well)
I Think I'll be ok to run Elite now ... :smilie: (When the Beta comes)
MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+)
Pretty pleased with both of those for that price (Next day delivery as well)
I Think I'll be ok to run Elite now ... :smilie: (When the Beta comes
)You got good bang for £ there.Right, so I had £350 come my way to spend, Quite a lot for me (spare that is) and I have just gone and brought the following ...
MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+)
Pretty pleased with both of those for that price (Next day delivery as well)
I Think I'll be ok to run Elite now ... :smilie: (When the Beta comes
That was the plan
Ladies and Gentlemen, I need some advice!
My PC needs replacing and I'm a bit behind the times of what's good and what's not. I'd need to buy something from a PC World or something similar, there's no way I could build something myself. I found the following and wondered if it would be suitable;
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/desktop-pc-monitors/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/hp-pavilion-500-119ea-desktop-pc-21775671-pdt.html
As it's quite a cheap set-up I could then spend £120-150 on a better graphics card. What do you guys think? My budget is £500 for a system that will play Elite to a good standard for a long time. If you know of anything better, I'd be glad to hear it. Thanks in advance x
My PC needs replacing and I'm a bit behind the times of what's good and what's not. I'd need to buy something from a PC World or something similar, there's no way I could build something myself. I found the following and wondered if it would be suitable;
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/desktop-pc-monitors/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/hp-pavilion-500-119ea-desktop-pc-21775671-pdt.html
As it's quite a cheap set-up I could then spend £120-150 on a better graphics card. What do you guys think? My budget is £500 for a system that will play Elite to a good standard for a long time. If you know of anything better, I'd be glad to hear it. Thanks in advance x