My cpu

[skitz9417]

can i overclock my cpu is a amd althon II x2 260

 

[akxpckwb]

What motherboard do you have?
That CPU can be overclocked if you have a motherboard that allows it

 

[skitz9417]

ok thanks i wanted 2 oc to 3.5 ghz

 

[hacbarton]

If your motherboard supports overclocking, 3.5 GHz should be an easy jump for a Regor. Remember to increase in small increments and closely monitor your heat while you OC, and test with an application such as Prime95 to make sure your PC is stable under load. Happy Overclocking!

 

[skitz9417]

and the mobo i have is a asrock n68-s3

 

[hacbarton]

The ASRock n68-s3 does indeed support overclocking. I would suggest overclocking from the bios as I have had some problems with the OC Tuner program.

 

[skitz9417]

ok thanks for the info

 

[hacbarton]

No problem!

 

[skitz9417]

MY CPU IS AMD Phenom II X4 840 CPU 3.2GHz WHAT THE BEST GPU I CAN GET AND MY RES WILL BE AT 1280 BY 1024

 

[skitz9417]

Best answer selected by skitz9417.

 

[rajyohanson]

Almost any current GPU can push 1280x1024 with all the bells and whistles very easily. How much do you want to spend? It will be very easy in your case to spend too much, since you aren't trying to push 1900x1200 or something.

 

[skitz9417]

about $150 or lower

 

[rajyohanson]

A GTX 550ti or something along those lines is the furthest I would personally go, or you are just spending too much money.

 

[skitz9417]

so a gtx 550ti with my cpu and the cpu will not bottelneck

 

[skitz9417]

or whats a good ati card

 

[skitz9417]

could a gtx 560 be ok for this cpu

 

[skitz9417]

COULD THE GTX 560TI BE A ANOTHER GOOD CHOCIE OR WHATS A GOOD ATI GRAPHICS CARD

 

[skitz9417]

HI I HAVE A AMD PHEMON ii X4 840 AND I WONDERING HOW WILL IT RUN GAMES WITH A GTX 550TI OR SHOULD I GET A GTX 560TI AND MY RES WILL BE 1280 BY 1024

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

The 550 Ti should be enough for 1280x1024. I'll say this though: I use the same resolution and have an Asus 560 OC non-Ti (OC'd to 950/1900/2100 from a stock 850/1700/2100), and there's literally nothing I can't max out and keep playable frame rates (over 30 FPS Avg.).

Some of that may be able to be attributed to my 2500K and it being OC'd to 4.5Ghz because 1280x1024 is usually more CPU bound, but I think you'll be OK with a 550 Ti with that CPU. A 560 Ti would be at the top end of what you would NEED, I think.

I would also suggest this though. If you ever plan on a higher res monitor, definitely get the 560 Ti.

 

[rolli59]

For your resolution you have a good setup with the 840 and 550!

 

[assassin123]

it will perform better if you chose the gtx 560ti

 

[dudewitbow]

it will perform better if you chose the gtx 560ti

because logically, spending more money on a superior part is supposed to perform better ಠ_ಠ

 

[xtreme5]

what games are you running?
What setting?
For that resoultion i'd grab an gtx 560ti
take a look
anandtech.com/bench/Product/541?vs=547

 

[rolli59]

No doubt the 560Ti is a better card but at 1280x1024 resolution it is a little bit of an overkill. On 1080P it is a great card.

 

[spentshells]

550ti is great for that resolution