CougTek
Hairy Aussie
They both give the same temperature readings on my Xeon X3350. I guess it's up to what interface you prefer.
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sechs
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Is this a big deal?
ddrueding
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I don't think so. I mean, the Intel guys must know what they are doing. The chip and the board are rated to 100C+, so I guess we'll find out.
Santilli
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Unless it's an Extreme processor, OCing is going to require putting something other then the cpu out of spec. 3.51Ghz is a pretty serious overclock. I'm not surprised it screwed with the drives, and ram.
Also, the ram used in these non-enterprise motherboards seems to be less quality controlled then that used in servers, and, when you start getting up around 8 gigs, or more, seems like stuff starts happening.
IIRC the ram in the Beast is rated for 1333, but, only runs stable at 1066MHZ. 12 gigs, 1066 MHz is not really noticeable vs 1333 MHz when it was running.
But, you all know that.
Also, the ram used in these non-enterprise motherboards seems to be less quality controlled then that used in servers, and, when you start getting up around 8 gigs, or more, seems like stuff starts happening.
IIRC the ram in the Beast is rated for 1333, but, only runs stable at 1066MHZ. 12 gigs, 1066 MHz is not really noticeable vs 1333 MHz when it was running.
But, you all know that.
sechs
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An every other motherboard manufacturer which has this -- which is pretty much all of them.
ddrueding
Fixture
My new home system (sig) is based on this build, and is amazingly fast.
Stereodude
Not really a
:skepo: I'm sure they couldn't possibly have an interest in your CPU not lasting as long as it could given that they make their money selling chips. :rofl:
ddrueding
Fixture
Interestingly enough, my new rig is running the CPU at 41C using a cheap-ish ZeroTherm cooler. I also have some Zalman CNPS9900NT coolers here that I might play with.
Chewy509
Wotty wot wot.
Any reason for not holding out a week or 2 for Sandy Bridge and getting a i7-2600K?
Stereodude
Not really a
Oh, I'm sure he'll get one of them too! :bomb:
ddrueding
Fixture
I will, in time.
mubs
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One? Surely, you jest!
Stereodude
Not really a
Okay, so I should have said "more than one". :rofl:
time
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3 1/2 months on, I'm getting 7.4/7.6 for CPU/Memory with an i5 2400 at default settings. AMD 6850 graphics is hitting 7.7/7.7. Only a 120GB Sandforce is letting down the side with a meager 5.9.
ddrueding
Fixture
Yup, and the only thing that my home systems don't have at 7.9 now is RAM (7.5)
Stereodude
Not really a
You'd better get to upgrading then!
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CougTek
Hairy Aussie
That's the score I get with mecanical hard drives (not Raptor, plain WD Caviar Blue and vanilla Seagate 7.2K rpm). What's wrong with the scoring?
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time
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Dunno, any ideas? Msinfo32 seems to indicate it's aligned; should the block size be bigger or something?
time
Storage? I am Storage!
Never mind, it's corrected itself to 7.8.
time
Storage? I am Storage!
Sandforce :smack:
Sandforce :smack:
Sandforce :smack:
Sandforce :smack:
Sandforce :smack:
ddrueding
Fixture
I love some of my consulting clients; they seem to be made of money.
5 items in my Newegg cart, totaling $2500:
Intel Core i7-970 Gulftown 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Six-Core
GIGABYTE G1.Sniper LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
Kingston HyperX T1 Black Series 24GB (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
GIGABYTE GV-N580UD-15I GeForce GTX 580
OCZ RevoDrive X2 OCZSSDPX-1RVDX0240 PCI-E 240GB PCI-Express x4
Awesome.
5 items in my Newegg cart, totaling $2500:
Intel Core i7-970 Gulftown 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Six-Core
GIGABYTE G1.Sniper LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
Kingston HyperX T1 Black Series 24GB (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
GIGABYTE GV-N580UD-15I GeForce GTX 580
OCZ RevoDrive X2 OCZSSDPX-1RVDX0240 PCI-E 240GB PCI-Express x4
Awesome.
Why the hell is that motherboard so expensive!? I could build an entire computer for the price of that motherboard. :-D
ddrueding
Fixture
Spiffy onboard audio and networking gear. And the ability to go triple crossfire. The one that supports quad crossfire costs another $100.
Neat...do you think either of them are worth the money? I know your clients are rockin' the bill...just curious if you think they're worth it. I'm surprised they didn't swing for the 980X or 990X since they're going over the top anyway. Given the $10 price difference I don't know why anyone would buy the 980 over the 990 when you're already spending a truck load of cash like that.
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BingBangBop
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I think if I could wait, I'd go for for the triple-channel Sandy Bridge motherboards with the hex-core sandy bridge i7 processors. It won't be any cheaper, but it will undoubtedly out perform the best of the current generation i7's by quite a ways.
ddrueding
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B3,
Your post basically says "computers that aren't available now will be faster than the ones that are". While I agree, it isn't particularly...novel
Your post basically says "computers that aren't available now will be faster than the ones that are". While I agree, it isn't particularly...novel
BingBangBop
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B3,
Your post basically says "computers that aren't available now will be faster than the ones that are". While I agree, it isn't particularly...novel
Yes, but we really are talking 1-2 months till they are expected which isn't a long time. They were supposed to be out in March of 2011 but I anticipate that because of the problem with the Sandy Bridge chipsets they will be delayed a little longer. I think it would be worth the wait...
time
Storage? I am Storage!
Wikipedia says LiamC is correct, although the roadmap also shows it may be 1st quarter 2012 ...
Gilbo
Storage is cool
Are the socket 2011 chips going to be quad-channel?
The Xeon E-5's might be, and they share a 2011-pin socket (probably tilted at 90 degrees from the consumer version like the current generation). Intel's demoing with 8 GB of RAM, which isn't a triple channel number...
The Xeon E-5's might be, and they share a 2011-pin socket (probably tilted at 90 degrees from the consumer version like the current generation). Intel's demoing with 8 GB of RAM, which isn't a triple channel number...
ddrueding
Fixture
Another hardcore build. Wishing for newer hex-core CPUs.
The user plans to run 3 30" 2560x1440 monitors. What video card would you recommend? Here is the rest of the system:
Intel Core i7-980 3.33GHz LGA 1366 130W
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R ATX Intel
CORSAIR Vengeance 24GB (6 x 4GB)
OCZ RevoDrive 3 series RVD3-FHPX4-480G
2x HITACHI Deskstar 3TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s (RAID-1)
LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray Burner with Blu-ray 3D feature SATA
Case selection depends on the space in the desk, I'll be getting dimensions soon.
I'm still amazed that an "uber" build can be had for under $4k, not that the customer will be paying less than $5k...
The user plans to run 3 30" 2560x1440 monitors. What video card would you recommend? Here is the rest of the system:
Intel Core i7-980 3.33GHz LGA 1366 130W
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R ATX Intel
CORSAIR Vengeance 24GB (6 x 4GB)
OCZ RevoDrive 3 series RVD3-FHPX4-480G
2x HITACHI Deskstar 3TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s (RAID-1)
LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray Burner with Blu-ray 3D feature SATA
Case selection depends on the space in the desk, I'll be getting dimensions soon.
I'm still amazed that an "uber" build can be had for under $4k, not that the customer will be paying less than $5k...
Wow, more than 1/4 of the price is for that RevoDrive 3. Looks like a nice machine. I also hope Ivy Bridge has some hex-core CPUs to offer in Q1 2012. Have you had any prior experience with those 3TB Hitachi drives? My 1TB Samsung drives are near capacity and I'm looking to add some more drives to my desktop. Those are the ones on my list.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Those X2-6870 cards represent a nice value in the high-end segment. Will he be gaming in that system? If it's for CAD, then he'll need a bad-ass Quadro (like a Quadro 4000).
Of course, no graphic card or probably even no combination of graphic cards will be able to play games like Crysis 2 or Metro 2033 on 3x 2560x1440 screens. 1x 2560x1440 is already tough enough.
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