JJEAVS123 said:
Hello I built my own computer and I found it very easy but I need help with CPU/GPU settings to get the most out of my machine without burning it up. The games I play range from FPS, RPG, or Racing. I'm fairly new to creating and customizing my own PC because this is my first build. My Hardware is as follows...
AMD 6100-FX 6-Core Processor
ASUS 990FX Sabertooth Motherboard (Bios Utility)
ASUS 7870 2GB DDR5 Graphics Card (GPU Tweak)
16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Ram
GS800 Corsair Power Supply
Zalman CNPS10x Large CPU Heatsink/Fan (Ready for Overclocking)
Zalman Z11 Plus Case
Windows 8
These Are my questions
1. My Asus Monitor has two connectors a vga to vga and an Hdmi to dvi. There is only an vga and hdmi port in the back, the hdmi connection is clearer but it has an ugly black border going around it making a 23" monitor 21" lol. And the vga connection is flickery during gaming but it fills the whole monitor.
2.My GPU runs at 55 degrees Celsius when putting the hammer down. What can I do to keep it cooler does anyone know any topside vga fans that work great?
3. My cpu has a very good heatsink that keeps it at a cool 23 degrees celsius so it is ready to overclock. What should my settings be in bios to get the cpus full effect during gaming without burning up.
4. My Corsair Power supply has a large fan built into the top of it. It never spins though, I'm wondering if the fan can be turned on somehow or if it comes on at certain moments? I'm confused by that.
5. Would buying another graphics card help the video quality or would it just be a waste of money.
6. Along with overclocking the Cpu what GPU Tweak settings should I use while gaming... what should I use if I'm just browsing the internet.
7. Is there any settings In-Game that make the Frame rate better to my hardware?
8. It says in my settings that I'm only using 8GB of ram, how do i change that to 16GB
Any help with these questions would be awesome. Now please remember I'm new to this so I need things explained to me in the simplist ways possible. Thanks!
-Jesse
1. What ASUS monitor do you have? Are you sure there is not a DVI connector on it? Look on the back of your 7850 - the white connectors are DVI - you should have one on your monitor also.
2. Your GPU temperature is absolutely fine, and you still have substantial head room. No changes are needed.
3. Go to the AMD forum on overclock.net. They have great information about overclocking that processor, as well as temperature parameters, etc.
4. The fan on your power supply is triggered by a heat sensor. If it's not spinning, your PSU is not running a high enough temperature. With your setup, you're going to be hard pressed to put enough stress on 800w to get it to heat up. That's a good thing!
5. You could certainly run crossfire 7870's - they will scale up reasonably well. But - then you run into driver issues, set-up problems, etc. The single 7870 should give you excellent frame rates and very good quality for any game.
6. Download MSI afterburner to mess with your GPU settings. You can set that up so that under minimal stress (surfing the web, etc), the GPU will automatically underclock and reduce power usage. You can also set up a custom fan curve that will increase fan speed as GPU heat increases with gaming. The effect (if you take the time to set the curve correctly) is that you will find a good temp (60-80*) and the fan will automatically increase to keep the GPU within that range. On my 6950, my fan maxes at 60%, and my temp maxes at 65*.
7. Your frame rate will largely depend on the resolution you run (higher res - lower FPS), quality settings (low=fast FPS, High/Ultra=lower FPS), anti-aliasing (off is faster, 2x slower, 4x slower still, etc). Download Heaven Benchmark and play with that - try different settings at different resolutions. That should give you a pretty good idea of what effects settings and resolution have.
8. What settings say 8g? What does your bios say? How is your memory configured? 4x4 or 2x8? What memory do you have?
Mark