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athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT
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Name: krayzii
Date: May 7, 2007 at 19:16:15 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GTOS: Windows XPCPU/Ram: AMD 1GB RAMModel/Manufacturer: AMD/MSI |
Comment: hey guys i'm just wondering if i am able to play games in smooth settings with an athlon64 3000? i am upgrading to a 7600GT and i already have 1GB RAM. FEAR? Farcry? any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
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Response Number 1
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Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: May 8, 2007 at 06:11:38 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)They should be fine.. Farcry should be fine, I can play it on high detail on my aging PC, so you should be good to go. Mattwizz3 : Vista Home Basic
2.2GHz Sempron
1GB DDR400
GeForce 6800Ultra
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Response Number 2
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Name: krayzii
Date: May 8, 2007 at 08:13:21 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)thank you for replying. have you tried playing FEAR? Company of Heroes? because i've gotten those games recently, and the games are laggy on my FX5500 LOL.
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Response Number 3
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Name: jam
Date: May 8, 2007 at 08:34:24 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)"the games are laggy on my FX5500" Of course they are. The 7600GT is a MUCH better card.
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Response Number 4
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Name: bencho
Date: May 8, 2007 at 13:33:51 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)i have an x2 4400+, 2gb ram, and an overclocked 7600gt. FEAR will run at virtually max @1280x1024. with no softshadows. the 2nd gig of ram i added REALLY helped tho. load times and stuff was noticeably faster for me.
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Response Number 5
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Name: krayzii
Date: May 9, 2007 at 02:19:13 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)2GB RAM, would 1GB still run on high settings you think? my athlon64 3000+ is kinda going old, but it should be sufficient =/
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Response Number 6
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Name: jam
Date: May 9, 2007 at 05:37:39 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)"my athlon64 3000+ is kinda going old" The CPU has a lot of life in it yet. You need to look at the system as a whole. Do you have a decent motherboard...preferrably one based on an nForce3 or nForce4 chipset? Is your RAM PC3200? Is your BIOS properly tweaked to best match your hardware? Is your PSU capapble of handling the load of a higher end video card?
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Response Number 7
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Name: krayzii
Date: May 9, 2007 at 06:10:42 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)i'm not quite sure, but it's a MSI K8MM-V, K8M00-CE+VT8237R chipset (from the booklet). my RAM is DDR400 if that's what you mean. if i remember correctly my PSU is 480W (that's all i remember). & i'm not so sure on how to tweak to match the hardware..
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Response Number 8
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Name: jam
Date: May 9, 2007 at 06:31:02 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)- not a great board. - DDR400 = PC3200, so you should be OK in that respect. - just saying you have a 480W PSU doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot. The brand name & specs (amperage ratings) of the PSU are important. - there are a number of BIOS settings that should be adjusted, depending on your hardware configuration. The performance difference between "BIOS Defaults" & a properly tuned BIOS can be considerable.
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Response Number 9
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Name: krayzii
Date: May 9, 2007 at 07:31:00 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)wouldn't have a clue. like i said before that's all i remember, so that's all i said. i'm don't really noe much but it says, ATX AC Input 240V 50Hz 4A, +3.3V, +5V, +12V. the name is somewhere it shows a logo on the side but uhhh =S okay thanks, i'll search around about the BIOS thing.
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Response Number 10
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Name: jam
Date: May 9, 2007 at 08:53:40 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)Having the BIOS setup correctly is important, but even more important is having an adequate PSU. Pop open the case & check the label. Post back with the make/model & the amperages listed for the +3.3v, +5v, & +12v rails. As for the BIOS, MSI's "Cell Menu" is usually where the important settings are. Have you ever considered overclocking? I've had my S754 3000+ running at 2.5GHz since the day I got it & even tested it at 2.7GHz for a short time. http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i...
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Response Number 14
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Name: jam
Date: May 10, 2007 at 06:13:41 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)I have a Venice & they overclock extremely well. Unfortunately, the Clawhammer does not.
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Response Number 16
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Name: jam
Date: May 10, 2007 at 07:03:53 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)I can't access it. I'm at work right now & photobucket.com is apparently on the blocked list :-(
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Response Number 17
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Name: Sabertooth
Date: May 10, 2007 at 10:09:05 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)Generic 480W +3.3v = 19A +5v = 34A +12v = 19A -12v = 0.8A -5v = 0.5A +5vSB = 1.8A With the padding on the +5v lets just say you've got a 300W PSU here, also 19A (+12v rail) is on the low side of the type of Amps you'd want in a PSU that is to power a gaming system today. I would suggest that after getting the 7600GT, if you start to encounter all sorts of weird issues on the system - you should immediately upgrade to something more adequate.
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Response Number 18
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Name: krayzii
Date: May 11, 2007 at 08:49:19 Pacific
Subject: athlon64 3000+ & 7600GT |
Reply: (edit)i've just gotten it today and i've been installing FEAR, Farcry, SWAT4 and Prey, and they seem to all be a-okay =D hopefully it'll stay the same!
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