Is any component not up to the mark ?

shravank30

shravank30

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I have upgraded my Rig & this is the final configuration :

As the items were bought haphazardly & also on impulse, maybe some of my components require change or addition for optimum performance

AMD Athlon II 620

ASUS M2N-E

Transcend 2GB X 2 DDR2 667

Cooler Master Real Power Pro 460W

Palit 4870 Sonic 512 MB

WD 500 GB Blue & Seagate 250 GB

SCCF 120

SONY DVD Writer

Zebronics Mid Tower Case with 1 120mm side panel Inlet fan & 1 80mm Exhaust Rear fan

Windows XP 32 Bit

(Planning for Windows 7 64 Bit-as dual os)

No intentions to OC CPU or GPU

22" Viewsonic LCD 1680 X 1050 Native resolution

I use the system mainly for my stock market trades & occasional gaming

The temps are 32-38 for CPU & 51-63 for GPU (idle & Load)

I have absolutely no problem whatsoever in the system, just a surety check on if I have missed something.

Thanks for advising
 
^For that configuration, that CM PSU is more than enough.

@OP : Well, I would have consulted here before venturing out to buy a rig. Guys at TE would have guided you in a better direction. Why did you opt for 4870 instead of 5770?
 
Bluffmaster said:
^For that configuration, that CM PSU is more than enough.

@OP : Well, I would have consulted here before venturing out to buy a rig. Guys at TE would have guided you in a better direction. Why did you opt for 4870 instead of 5770?
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As i said earlier, the component buying was totally haphazard & unplanned !

I started my upgrade with just replacing my motherboard whose PCI-e slot had stopped working & then kept buying 1 component after the other haphazardly & impulsively to end up with this combination.

Is this motherboard specs good enough to run the CPU & the GPU to full capacity ?

I had initially bought a Sapphire 4670 but because I got a very sweet deal on the 4870, I went for it

Thanks for advising
 
crvinay_4u said:
Change the PSU and get atleast a VX450 [or consider a VX550 for future upgrades].Otherwise your config looks cool:eek:hyeah:
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I think VX 450 & Real Power 460 are near identical except a very slightly lower 12V output but a better efficiency in the Real Power.

I was also impressed by Jay Mathers review of the same on TE & I also Pmed him & took his advise before buying the same

Thanks for advising
 
If you are satisfied with the gaming performance and can successfully run your professional office software ---- you are fine...!
 
All the components look good hope the PC overall is also a solid affair :)

My only nit pick would be why did you go for DDR 2 RAM its going to be harder for you to upgrade in the future
 
ALPHA17 said:
All the components look good hope the PC overall is also a solid affair :)

My only nit pick would be why did you go for DDR 2 RAM its going to be harder for you to upgrade in the future
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The RAMs were from my previous build
 
Thanks For the replies

Let me get specific about my apprehensions on the motherboard.

1. The CPU Athlon 620 is not recognised by Windows XP-says unknown AMD processor 4 core in Device Manager although no ? mark

CPU-z recognises the CPU Cores & speed correctly.

Processor 1 ID = 0

Number of cores 4 (max 4)

Number of threads 4 (max 4)

Name AMD Athlon II X4 620

Codename Propus

Specification AMD Processor model unknown

Package Socket AM3 (938)

CPUID F.5.2

Extended CPUID 10.5

Brand ID 8

Core Stepping BL-C2

Technology 45 nm

Core Speed 2612.2 MHz

Multiplier x FSB 13.0 x 200.9 MHz

HT Link speed 1004.7 MHz

Stock frequency 2600 MHz

Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V

L1 Data cache 4 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size

L1 Instruction cache 4 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size

L2 cache 4 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size

FID/VID Control yes

FID range 4.0x - 13.0x

Max VID 1.400 V

P-State FID 0xA - VID 0x0C - IDD 19 (13.0x - 1.400 V)

P-State FID 0x3 - VID 0x14 - IDD 15 (9.5x - 1.300 V)

P-State FID 0x10C - VID 0x1C - IDD 13 (7.0x - 1.200 V)

P-State FID 0x100 - VID 0x20 - IDD 10 (4.0x - 1.150 V)

Package Type 0x1

Model 20

String 1 0xA

String 2 0x6

Page 0x0

TDP Limit 73 Watts

TDC Limit 57 Amps

Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 0

Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 1

Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 2

Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 3

Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 4

If the CPU is not recognized by Windows, does the performance of the CPU degrade ?

ASUS site also says the mobo does not support 620 whereas it supports 635 (Which are identical AFAIK except for the speed increase)

2. Has Pcie X 16 & not PCIe 2.0-

Is it bottlenecking the 4870 ?

3. Has FSB of only 1600 MT/s-(What ever it means & does no idea..Just saw that it is lower then other newer mobos)

How much maximum FSB speed does my CPU or GPU need ?

Am I being paranoid & looking for ghosts where there are none ?

Please advise

Thanks for looking
 
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