-
Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.
Replacing a legend on a budget
- Thread starter enaher
- Start date
JrRacinFan
Served 5k and counting ...
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2007
- Messages
- 20,073 (3.21/day)
- Location
- Youngstown, OH
| System Name | Dual Build Streamer |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ryzen 7900x3d : Ryzen 4600G |
| Motherboard | AsRock B650E Steel Legend : Giga B450i Aorus |
| Cooling | Custom Water 1x420 : Stock |
| Memory | 32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums |
| Video Card(s) | PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU |
| Storage | 20+ TB |
| Display(s) | Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide |
| Case | Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard : Onboard |
| Power Supply | EVGA 1200W P2 |
| Mouse | Corsair M65 RGB Elite White |
| Keyboard | Hyperx Origins 65 |
| Software | Windows 10 |
Oh and one other thing, won't need the aftermarket heatsink either. I have clocked an Athlon II x4 and they run cool as a cucumber.
DaMulta
My stars went supernova
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2006
- Messages
- 16,168 (2.50/day)
- Location
- Oklahoma T-Town
| System Name | Work in progress |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD 955---4Ghz |
| Motherboard | MSi GD70 |
| Cooling | OcZ Phase/water |
| Memory | Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000 |
| Video Card(s) | CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz |
| Storage | SSD 64GB |
| Display(s) | Envision 24'' 1920x1200 |
| Case | Using the desk ATM |
| Audio Device(s) | Sucky onboard for now :( |
| Power Supply | 1000W TruePower Quattro |
On a budget
My system right now is a budget system, and it plays about everything at that level.
What you do is buy the cheapest AMD quad, Cheapest motherboard, Cheap but lots of ram, then buy a bad-ass video card.
I think my system would cost 400 dollars with the HDD(but I already had one so 300).
My system right now is a budget system, and it plays about everything at that level.
What you do is buy the cheapest AMD quad, Cheapest motherboard, Cheap but lots of ram, then buy a bad-ass video card.
I think my system would cost 400 dollars with the HDD(but I already had one so 300).
thats the cheapest quad core????
lol u ever heard of athlonii x4 620 bro?
and reply to JR cool cool i'm overclocking my rig atm on stock everything so far tems HAVE NOT CHANGED!!! 3.0 stock to 3.2 and i'm still at 60 degrees i'm on my 5th run atm so cool AMD is the way to go!!!
lol u ever heard of athlonii x4 620 bro?
and reply to JR cool cool i'm overclocking my rig atm on stock everything so far tems HAVE NOT CHANGED!!! 3.0 stock to 3.2 and i'm still at 60 degrees i'm on my 5th run atm so cool AMD is the way to go!!!
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2009
- Messages
- 9,764 (1.77/day)
- Location
- 04578
| System Name | Old reliable |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel 8700K @ 4.8 GHz |
| Motherboard | MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC |
| Cooling | Custom Water |
| Memory | 32 GB Crucial Ballistix 3666 MHz |
| Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X |
| Storage | 3x SSDs 2x HDDs |
| Display(s) | Dell U2412M + Samsung TA350 |
| Case | Thermaltake Core P3 TG |
| Audio Device(s) | Samson Meteor Mic / Generic 2.1 / KRK KNS 6400 headset |
| Power Supply | Zalman EBT-1000 |
| Mouse | Mionix NAOS 7000 |
| Keyboard | Mionix |
difference is certain cpus unlock to 4 cores and full L3 cache examples the x2 555 is around x4 athlon II price territory and if unlocks clock for clock its faster but overall an x3 rana with 4gigs ram will push most gpus fairly well in single gpu configs
JrRacinFan
Served 5k and counting ...
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2007
- Messages
- 20,073 (3.21/day)
- Location
- Youngstown, OH
| System Name | Dual Build Streamer |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ryzen 7900x3d : Ryzen 4600G |
| Motherboard | AsRock B650E Steel Legend : Giga B450i Aorus |
| Cooling | Custom Water 1x420 : Stock |
| Memory | 32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums |
| Video Card(s) | PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU |
| Storage | 20+ TB |
| Display(s) | Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide |
| Case | Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard : Onboard |
| Power Supply | EVGA 1200W P2 |
| Mouse | Corsair M65 RGB Elite White |
| Keyboard | Hyperx Origins 65 |
| Software | Windows 10 |
No complaints at all ....
Phanbuey has it currently i pushed it to 3.6Ghz @ 1.4v on a 790fx ud5p, same board as crazyi's has. He has it at 3.5Ghz 1.36v
so far my 940 is on 3.4 no volt increase and during COD4 its 55 and on linx its at 64 max... trying 3.5Ghz no bump in voltage
DaMulta
My stars went supernova
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2006
- Messages
- 16,168 (2.50/day)
- Location
- Oklahoma T-Town
| System Name | Work in progress |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD 955---4Ghz |
| Motherboard | MSi GD70 |
| Cooling | OcZ Phase/water |
| Memory | Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000 |
| Video Card(s) | CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz |
| Storage | SSD 64GB |
| Display(s) | Envision 24'' 1920x1200 |
| Case | Using the desk ATM |
| Audio Device(s) | Sucky onboard for now :( |
| Power Supply | 1000W TruePower Quattro |
Yep, that's the chip I'm running, and I have been very happy with it. Very good for the money.
DaMulta
My stars went supernova
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2006
- Messages
- 16,168 (2.50/day)
- Location
- Oklahoma T-Town
| System Name | Work in progress |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD 955---4Ghz |
| Motherboard | MSi GD70 |
| Cooling | OcZ Phase/water |
| Memory | Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000 |
| Video Card(s) | CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz |
| Storage | SSD 64GB |
| Display(s) | Envision 24'' 1920x1200 |
| Case | Using the desk ATM |
| Audio Device(s) | Sucky onboard for now :( |
| Power Supply | 1000W TruePower Quattro |
To tell the truth, it's one of the only chips I have ever owned that I didn't OC it. It crunches 24/7, and does everything I ask of it.
I should oc it, but I just haven't.
I should oc it, but I just haven't.
ahhh dont sweat it... ive had a black edition for months and haven't oc'd (dumb i no lol) i'm having a blast with this 940 tho its a monster @ stock volts holy hell... might actually try to decrese volts by 1 bump and keep checking stability... but with that then my clock speed my decrease... i'ma make a thread on its OC...
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2009
- Messages
- 646 (0.12/day)
| System Name | StealthX |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel i7 2700k |
| Motherboard | Asus SABERTOOTH z77 |
| Cooling | Prolimatech Genesis |
| Memory | CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB DDR3 |
| Video Card(s) | ASUS GTX 960 2GB black edition |
| Storage | CORSAIR FORCE GT 120GB SSD + Samsung Spinpoint F3 (1TB + 2 x 500GB) |
| Display(s) | Acer G235H 23" (1920 x 1080) |
| Case | Silverstone Raven RV02 |
| Audio Device(s) | OB |
| Power Supply | Seasonic x650 GOLD |
| Software | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
CPU+MOBO+RAM+HDD Combo (Phenom II 955, GIGABYTE 880GMA, GSkill Ripjaws 4GB, WD Green 750GB)
Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, L... - $387
VGA (GTX460 w/ Free game coupon)
Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, L... - $224
PSU (Corsair TX650)
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready... - $69 after MIR
Total - $680 (after MIR)
Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, L... - $387
VGA (GTX460 w/ Free game coupon)
Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, L... - $224
PSU (Corsair TX650)
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready... - $69 after MIR
Total - $680 (after MIR)
Last edited:
enaher
New Member
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2009
- Messages
- 416 (0.08/day)
| System Name | One does not simply have enough cash for INTEL |
|---|---|
| Processor | Athlon II 450 3.8ghz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 990FX-UD3 |
| Cooling | Cooler Master 212+ |
| Memory | 4x4gb Corsair DDR3 |
| Video Card(s) | 2x 5830 Sapphire 950c/1150m CF |
| Storage | 2x Seagate 500GB Raid0 + Samsung 1TB |
| Display(s) | BenQ G2220HDA |
| Case | Xigmatek ASGARD PRO |
| Power Supply | SeasonicX 750w |
| Software | W7 x64 Ultimate |
Wow thanks guy's I only got to read to theonedub post before my last posst and went to sleep and next morning we went shopping and we already got the parts and finished building it, my friend is amazed how a single GTX 460 outpaces his sli'd 8800gtx
, and he got really lucky and was able to unlock his x3 440 to a full x4 945
, and he got really lucky and was able to unlock his x3 440 to a full x4 945
hat
Enthusiast
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2006
- Messages
- 21,731 (3.41/day)
- Location
- Ohio
| System Name | Starlifter :: Dragonfly |
|---|---|
| Processor | i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400 |
| Motherboard | ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus |
| Cooling | Cryorig M9 :: Stock |
| Memory | 4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400 |
| Video Card(s) | PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630 |
| Storage | Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5 |
| Display(s) | Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p |
| Case | Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None |
| Power Supply | FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly |
| Benchmark Scores | >9000 |
>2x2gb GSkill Trident 1600 100$
I thought you said his RAM survived?
I thought you said his RAM survived?
enaher
New Member
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2009
- Messages
- 416 (0.08/day)
| System Name | One does not simply have enough cash for INTEL |
|---|---|
| Processor | Athlon II 450 3.8ghz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 990FX-UD3 |
| Cooling | Cooler Master 212+ |
| Memory | 4x4gb Corsair DDR3 |
| Video Card(s) | 2x 5830 Sapphire 950c/1150m CF |
| Storage | 2x Seagate 500GB Raid0 + Samsung 1TB |
| Display(s) | BenQ G2220HDA |
| Case | Xigmatek ASGARD PRO |
| Power Supply | SeasonicX 750w |
| Software | W7 x64 Ultimate |
TheMailMan78
Big Member
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2007
- Messages
- 22,599 (3.66/day)
- Location
- 'Merica. The Great SOUTH!
| System Name | TheMailbox 5.0 / The Mailbox 4.5 |
|---|---|
| Processor | RYZEN 1700X / Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz |
| Motherboard | Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 / Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Intel LGA 1155 |
| Cooling | MasterLiquid PRO 280 / Scythe Katana 4 |
| Memory | ADATA RGB 16GB DDR4 2666 16-16-16-39 / G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24 |
| Video Card(s) | MSI 1080 "Duke" with 8Gb of RAM. Boost Clock 1847 MHz / ASUS 780ti |
| Storage | 256Gb M4 SSD / 128Gb Agelity 4 SSD , 500Gb WD (7200) |
| Display(s) | LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide® IPS LED Monitor 2560 x 1080 / Dell 27" |
| Case | Cooler Master MASTERBOX 5t / Cooler Master 922 HAF |
| Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec / SupremeFX X-Fi with Bose Companion 2 speakers. |
| Power Supply | Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-750PX 750W Platinum / SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold |
| Mouse | SteelSeries Sensei (RAW) / Logitech G5 |
| Keyboard | Razer BlackWidow / Logitech (Unknown) |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| Benchmark Scores | Benching is for bitches. |
Here is a better build. Take out what you don't need and it will be WELL under 700 bucks.
theonedub
habe fidem
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2009
- Messages
- 8,025 (1.47/day)
- Location
- Northern CA, USA
| System Name | Erakith || AsRock NUCS |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD ThreadRipper 2990WX ES (32c/64t 3.5ghz@1.02v) || Intel i7 1360P Raptor Lake-P |
| Motherboard | MSI X399 MEG Creation || AsRock OE |
| Cooling | EK Supremacy TR4 Full Nickel, D5 w/ EK Top, 2X EK-CoolStream XTX 360 & Photon 270 Res || OE |
| Memory | 32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB DDR4 3000|| 2x16GB Corsair DDR4 |
| Video Card(s) | Vega 64 EK FC|| Intel Iris Xe |
| Storage | 250gb WD Black NVMe & (2) 2TB Intel 660p NVMe || 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro |
| Display(s) | 34" Dell Ultrasharp U3415W |
| Case | CaseLabs Merlin SM8 || Aluminum Unibody |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX1000 |
| Mouse | Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB |
| Keyboard | Corsair Strafe RGB w/ Cherry MX Silent |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 || WIndows 11 Pro x64 |
| Benchmark Scores | WCG & F@H Only |
^ that build is extremely nice 
That PSU is killer too 
That PSU is killer too