This is my old rig:
*NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK
*ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+
*G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
*AMD Phenom II X4 965
*Sapphire HD 5770
*Thermaltake 550W PSU
Yesterday, I got my new parts in the mail. I upgraded to these:
*G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
*SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
*CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W
Since then, other than the increased ram, I haven't seen much of an increase in games. Specifically the GPU demanding ones, like BF3. I usually play at low, and get 60-70fps. Since the upgrade, If I push it to medium, I get 60 with dips into 40 when it gets intense. I see other people playing on ULTRA with 60fps and an inferior CPU. Which confuses me.
The only thing that's ever been a problem with this rig, is the Phenom can't seem to be cool. With a "COOLER MASTER RR-H101-22FK-RA 80mm" cooler. I idle at around 63C and under load it pushes up to 75C. I've tried re-applying thermal paste multiple times with different coolers and different pastes, but same result. This is the only thing I can think of. Did I get a bad card? Or do I just have a bad CPU all along?
*NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK
*ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+
*G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
*AMD Phenom II X4 965
*Sapphire HD 5770
*Thermaltake 550W PSU
Yesterday, I got my new parts in the mail. I upgraded to these:
*G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
*SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
*CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W
Since then, other than the increased ram, I haven't seen much of an increase in games. Specifically the GPU demanding ones, like BF3. I usually play at low, and get 60-70fps. Since the upgrade, If I push it to medium, I get 60 with dips into 40 when it gets intense. I see other people playing on ULTRA with 60fps and an inferior CPU. Which confuses me.
The only thing that's ever been a problem with this rig, is the Phenom can't seem to be cool. With a "COOLER MASTER RR-H101-22FK-RA 80mm" cooler. I idle at around 63C and under load it pushes up to 75C. I've tried re-applying thermal paste multiple times with different coolers and different pastes, but same result. This is the only thing I can think of. Did I get a bad card? Or do I just have a bad CPU all along?
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