Phenom ll x4 955 + GA 970-ud3 + HD 7850

[Jajaer]

Phenom ll x4 955 BE
GA 970-UD3
HD 7850
16g RAM KS HyperX
cx500 psu
Hyper 612 pwm coolermaster heatsink

I just want to ask if my old P2 955 , will do better with this videocard HD 7850, and only 500w power supply .Or i dont need an 7850 for for p2 955 ?because i read some article about  "bottledneck" in playing high graphic games .. I need some suggestion and opinion guys ! sorry for my english . hank you .

[autotech]

Phenom ll x4 955 BE
GA 970-UD3
HD 7850
16g RAM KS HyperX
cx500 psu
Hyper 612 pwm coolermaster heatsink

Thats your best bet and lest bottleneck. The pent 2 will be a big bottleneck.

[Jajaer]

Do i need to change this phenom ll 955 ? or the HD 7850 videocard for a lower one .. How about my mobo ? because i dont have a plan yet to change this mobo .

[autotech]

Reguardless what you do something is always the bottleneck it seems. Your motherboard is fine and ur processor is a good one that 7850 is top of the line so unless you plan on spending large amounts of money to go with the best you are still good where you are at.

[Jajaer]

I will use it for gaming , but im afraid that phenom ll 955 doesnt work with HD 7850 . Now here in Taiwan its hard to find other 6cores because originally , i want the phenom ll x6 1100t , only those bulldozer FX series have a lot here ..Im hoping for more suggestion , whether to sell that pll 955 and buy new and what i should be ? thanks a Lot for this forum .

[Ripshod]

The 7850 is a very capable card, will see you well into the future. So too is the 955BE.
tbh I'd wait a while longer to see what happens next in developement. You've already mentioned Bulldozer, which imho is poor performance for price. Now the piledriver is out it'll make sense to wait just a few more months to see what happens - an upgrade will most likely require a new motherboard too.
The 7850 should be well capable for games, it takes the brunt of the GFX, the 955BE will be playing little part in this.
Have you gone SSD yet? If not your HDD may prove to be a bottleneck when loading the graphics.

[Jajaer]

I dont have SSD yet , i have only HDD seagate 500g .What if i change it with 1tera or 3tera HDD? I have a few more question about 7850, what is the difference between 1GD5 and 2GD5 , because tomorrow i'm going to buy MSI power edition R7850 2gd5 /OC or R7850 1gd5 /OC which is much cheaper than PE ..If ever i found a HD7850 DC2T 2GD5 -V2 , i will go for it .Thanks again guys , its a great help for me.

[Ripshod]

You won't benefit speed wise from changing a HDD for another HDD, you'll only gain space. With an SSD on the SATA3 ports on your board speed will improve by a factor of 5 - at the very least.
I did the upgrade to SSD about 6 months ago and I haven't looked back. My Windows boots in less than 8 seconds and everything loads instantly. Using SATA3 for a HDD is frankly a waste.

[Jajaer]

Is it enough if i buy only a 64g SATA3 for my windows 7 ultimate .Thanks for quick reply !

[absic]

Using a 64 Gig SSD should be fine for the OS and some programs.

I used a 60 Gig SSD alongside a standard HDD when I first switched to using one and put all of my music, videos, pictures etc on the HDD along with installing some of the programs that I didn't use too often on to it.

[Jajaer]

 I already got this all

Phenom ll x4 955 BE
GA 970-UD3
r7850 2gd5/ OC
16g RAM KS HyperX
cx500 psu
Hyper 612 pwm coolermaster heatsink

 but the problem is when i turn on the power , all fans are running but no beep sounds and no screen .. Can somebody help me how to fix this .