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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Tweaked a bit more, got the RAM to run @ 2133MHz, increased the 3DMark11 score (+254 points from stock), and updated with some OC gaming benchmarks.
- tornadobox
- Post #45
- Jan 22, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Updated the original post with the first of the overclocked benchmarks (3DMark11). An increase of 240 points, I think that's pretty decent!
- tornadobox
- Post #42
- Jan 21, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Messing with voltages to stabilize OC'd system performance, right now the max I'm getting is 105MHz FSB without crashing. Increasing the FSB to 106 (even when going back to the default GPU Clock and lowering the multiplier to 39 yielding in a lower overall GHz output than my 'stable' 105 x 42)...
- tornadobox
- Post #41
- Jan 20, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

I haven't noticed any strange noises from the Cougar fan, and I see nothing wrong with PWM fans.
- tornadobox
- Post #40
- Jan 20, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

That's probably why ;)
- tornadobox
- Post #38
- Jan 20, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

For the same components I listed (same part numbers)? Are you in the USA?
- tornadobox
- Post #36
- Jan 20, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Updated with a start at consolidating pictures, and a more detailed fan vs. fan graph depicting noise level delta as well, along with CPU-z and GPU-z readouts at stock APU settings.
- tornadobox
- Post #34
- Jan 20, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

In the BIOS, go to Settings > Advanced > Integrated Graphics Configuration > Integrated Graphics Devices and select Dual Graphics (yes, counter-intuitive). This opens up Integrated Grahpics Share Memory where you can allocate 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, or 2GB.
- tornadobox
- Post #28
- Jan 14, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Added benchmarks for Lost Planet 2 both DX11 and DX9 modes (from the standalone LP2 benchmark application). Looks like I've reached the picture limit for my original post, I'll have to consolidate a bit!
- tornadobox
- Post #24
- Jan 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Yeah, not something I'm really too worried about, I'm sure there is a difference no doubt. If there happens to be a standalone Metro 2033 benchmark (and if someone can point me towards it), I'm more than happy to run it and report on the results.
- tornadobox
- Post #23
- Jan 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Updated the benchmark graphs with the new method, and put up Batman Arkham Asylum (was about to re-post that one last night but as soon as I went to the forum went down for maintenance). I don't have Metro or BF3 (and don't particularly plan on getting either), however the games I've...
- tornadobox
- Post #21
- Jan 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

No worries :)
- tornadobox
- Post #17
- Jan 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Thanks for all of the feedback and interest guys, the reason I'm benching at 720p is because as I mentioned at the top of my original post, this computer was built to hook up to my TV for 'couch' gaming, and my set is 720p. I'm actually in the process of modifying the benchmark graphs to break...
- tornadobox
- Post #15
- Jan 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Reduced GPU allocated RAM to 1GB (originally I had allocated the max of 2GB), see original post update for reasoning. Added benchmark results for 3DMark11, Batman Arkham Asylum, and Batman Arkham City.
- tornadobox
- Post #10
- Jan 12, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Yes, I actually do have plans to pick up a Radeon HD6670 to run in Crossfire with the APU's graphics core at some point!
- tornadobox
- Post #9
- Jan 12, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

When I was spec'ing out the motherboard, MSI's documentation noted that the board supported 1866MHz not overclocked, but that 2133MHz required overclocking. I ended up going with the 1866MHz because I got (at the time) a good deal on it, and wanted to get something that didn't inherently...
- tornadobox
- Post #5
- Jan 12, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Updated original post with Cougar idle temp and load temp vs. fan speed.
- tornadobox
- Post #3
- Jan 12, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Opinions on the new Zalman LQ water coolers?

In case anyone's interested, I've started a new thread on my AMD APU + Cooler Master Seidon 120M chronicle over in the CPUs and Overclocking forum.
- tornadobox
- Post #34
- Jan 11, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Chronicle of an AMD APU Budget Machine Project

Hey everyone, I thought I'd start up an ongoing thread to chronicle my progress with my AMD A10-5800K APU project. Of important note: I built this machine as a budget computer, to connect to my TV to play games from my couch at 720p resolution at medium to high graphics settings (depending on...
- tornadobox
- Thread
- Jan 11, 2013
- Replies: 44
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Opinions on the new Zalman LQ water coolers?

Completed the Seidon 120M install (took WAY longer than I anticipated...had to frankenstein my case panel a bit to get it to go back on with the radiator installed, but that's what I get for using a $30 case). I set it up as in a pull config (fan mounted between the radiator and the case...
- tornadobox
- Post #33
- Jan 10, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Opinions on the new Zalman LQ water coolers?

FWIW, just unboxed the Cooler Master Seidon 120M, no hole spacing/mounting issues :)
- tornadobox
- Post #32
- Jan 9, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Opinions on the new Zalman LQ water coolers?

MrVeedo, Yes, I did notice that I could loosen the side molding (plastic) that the fan/mounting screw threads are set into, however I decided I didn't want to try to jerry rig it (it should work out of the box without modification). My Cooler Master Seidon 120M is out for delivery, hopefully I...
- tornadobox
- Post #30
- Jan 9, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Opinions on the new Zalman LQ water coolers?

Yep, unfortunately the rad and not the fan. The rad (sans fan) didn't line up with the case fan holes, the case fan I have didn't line up with the rad holes, and the Zalman fan DID line up with the case holes.
- tornadobox
- Post #26
- Jan 8, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Opinions on the new Zalman LQ water coolers?

Hey guys, I ended up ordering the Zalman LQ320 from Newegg last week and it arrived last night, I was quite excited to get it installed, but ran into an immediate issue. The hole spacing for the fan/mounting to the case was off by a significant margin: (note the alignment of the...
- tornadobox
- Post #23
- Jan 8, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Graphic Driver Version in Catalyst 12.10 Package?

Just ran 3DMark 2011 (the free version), 720p resolution and scored P1577 (this is with 2GB RAM allocated). Definitely respectable. I'm going to try scaling back to 1GB allocated and see how that alters the results.
- tornadobox
- Post #9
- Jan 6, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Graphic Driver Version in Catalyst 12.10 Package?

I'm not sure if it can power 4 monitors (I don't personally have that many to test with), but the Catalyst software does seem to have the ability for profiles for 3 monitors at the very least off of the APU. You can allocate pre-defined amounts of memory (up to 2GB on my MSI FM2-A75 board)...
- tornadobox
- Post #7
- Jan 1, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Graphic Driver Version in Catalyst 12.10 Package?

Hey Obsoleet, I think the A10 is great. The computer I built is actually for gaming (yeah I know a lot of people will laugh) and I put the whole thing together for less than the price that some people are paying for a discreet video card! I'm running with 2GB shared system memory (DDR3...
- tornadobox
- Post #5
- Jan 1, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Graphic Driver Version in Catalyst 12.10 Package?

Yeah, I noticed that the graphics driver 9.2.0.0 was dated Sept 2012 which also added to my confusion (as the Catalyst package is dated Oct 2012). Thanks for the confirmation though, glad to know I've got the drivers all set :)
- tornadobox
- Post #3
- Dec 31, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Graphic Driver Version in Catalyst 12.10 Package?

Hey guys, Just putting the final touches on my new build (AMD A10-5800K APU), and downloaded the AMD Catalyst 12.10 package to 'update' my video drivers (I had previously installed the AMD Catalyst chipset package that came with the motherboard, MSI FM2-A75MA-E35, which also included video...
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- Thread
- Dec 31, 2012
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Owners? Couple of Questions...

Thanks, I ended up emailing MSI Support as well and they provided the same instructions. However, it turns out that labels are slightly different in BIOS v1.2, as there is no 'force' option. I had to select 'dual graphics' from the Integrated Graphics Devices menu in order for the Share Memory...
- tornadobox
- Post #7
- Nov 30, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Owners? Couple of Questions...

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- tornadobox
- Post #5
- Nov 27, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Owners? Couple of Questions...

Thanks for the replies guys. So I heard back from MSI on the RAM 'issue' (they responded in a fairly short amount of time, so I'm fairly happy with their level of support at this point), they noted that the RAM will run at the JDEC standard speed. Upon doing some additional research, it appears...
- tornadobox
- Post #4
- Nov 27, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Owners? Couple of Questions...

Hey, Any MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 owners here? I've got a couple of questions: 1. According to what I thought was spec, this board supposedly supports DDR3 1866MHz RAM native (ie: not overclocking), however my G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop...
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- Thread
- Nov 26, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Motherboards
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A85X worth the Cost over A75 for AMD A10-5800K APU?

Interesting, thanks!
- tornadobox
- Post #8
- Nov 19, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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8GB DDR3 1866 enough for decent gaming on AMD A10-5800K (no discreet GPU)?

Perfect, thanks!
- tornadobox
- Post #7
- Nov 19, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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8GB DDR3 1866 enough for decent gaming on AMD A10-5800K (no discreet GPU)?

This will be just for light/medium duty gaming, such as Dead Space 1 & 2, BioShock, Half-Life 2, Team Fortress, Witcher, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, etc.
- tornadobox
- Post #5
- Nov 19, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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8GB DDR3 1866 enough for decent gaming on AMD A10-5800K (no discreet GPU)?

Based on the benchmarks I've seen, the APU will be just fine for now.
- tornadobox
- Post #4
- Nov 19, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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8GB DDR3 1866 enough for decent gaming on AMD A10-5800K (no discreet GPU)?

Hey all, Just wondering if anyone has practical experience with running an AMD A10-5800K with no other discreet graphics card with 8GB system memory. From all of the benchmarks/information there has been a lot of discussion that FASTER RAM is better for the AMD APU's, but I can't find any...
- tornadobox
- Thread
- Nov 19, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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A85X worth the Cost over A75 for AMD A10-5800K APU?

Thanks for the info, what would I want to under-volt the APU for? What would one generally do that for?
- tornadobox
- Post #6
- Nov 19, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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A85X worth the Cost over A75 for AMD A10-5800K APU?

Good to know, ~430w is what I was intending on anyway and this is less $$ than the one I had been eyeing. Yeah, this is what I was thinking but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything major. I definitely would not be running 2 discreet GPUs in Crossfire on this platform! Thanks...
- tornadobox
- Post #4
- Nov 18, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards

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