Potential New Righ

47

47

TD Admin, Chicken Licker, Top Shelf Sleeper
not a bad looking rig

change i5 to i7 +60$ HT is the shit. look at the sandybridge ones, do some research on how they OC.

get a cpu cooler ~$70 so u dont have to fuck with it after, even though its an easy upgrade with haf932 case. has a cutout on back of mobo, behind cpu.

some i7's work only with 1366 boards. u can find a 1366 board for around 180$. just search "x58" on tiger and CC. gigabyte and asus


here is a $10 saving on psu 750w
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7195038&CatId=2533

consider this ssd instead: 120bg for $200. 40bg more for extra 30$ . ull be able to put more games on it. i wouldnt even bother with HHD anymore, just get a 2nd SSD later. unless u r a serious bootlegger and need stupid amounts of space.
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=569_15_179&item_id=032128

20$ saving on case
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4146085&CatId=1510

closing statement: dont be afraid to go over your budget. you are a hardcore gamer, treat yourself. u gonna have this machine for the next 4 years min.
 
Cock

Cock

Cockilicious
Staff member
@ Hinouchi
Yea looks like it.

http://intel.ly/ih7NQQ
(I've also added your CPU on there Pyro, I'm not trying to hijack your thread)

Things that stick out.
QPI vs DMI.
QPI is a major advancement for Multi-GPU.
2 GPU's on QPI do x16 speed, 2 GPU's on DMI do x8 speed.
So, Sandybridge is a step back for Multi-GPU interesting...

Also QPI has a higher rated memory bandwidth, but this makes little difference really.
 
Cock

Cock

Cockilicious
Staff member
Also let me clear something up here,
LGA1366 for the old i7 Bloomfield is the only socket that can do triple Channel. Nothing else does.
 
B.From.Acc

B.From.Acc

TD Admin
[quote1299135338=cock]
Things that stick out.
QPI vs DMI.
QPI is a major advancement for Multi-GPU.
2 GPU's on QPI do x16 speed, 2 GPU's on DMI do x8 speed.
So, Sandybridge is a step back for Multi-GPU interesting...

Also QPI has a higher rated memory bandwidth, but this makes little difference really.
[/quote1299135338]

thats weird, especially cause (according to the chart) QPI seems to be older? 1-2 years older than DMI. weird. (don't mean to disregard the facts, just interesting).
 
47

47

TD Admin, Chicken Licker, Top Shelf Sleeper
[quote1299135338=cock]

So, Sandybridge is a step back for Multi-GPU interesting...

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because multi-gpu rendering fucking sux. all this multi gpu aids is not gonna exist in a few yrs, and this is a good start.

GO Sandybridge !
 
Cock

Cock

Cockilicious
Staff member
Yea i smell the death of SLI and Crossfire.
SandyBridge has an integrated Graphics core, so step back for SLI/Crossfire because they are obsolete, but a step forward for integrated CPU/GPU

Interesting shite i tell ya
 
Pyro

Pyro

TD Admin
sticking with the unlocked i5. hyperthreading is still unecessary for gaming. and hyperthreading aside, the difference between the chips is basically the price.
 
OG buckshot jr

OG buckshot jr

TD Admin
[quote1299174628=Pyro]
The difference between the chips is basically the price.
[/quote1299174628]
wrong. I3/i5 are dual core (save for newest i5s, but theyre almost i7 prices, derp derp?)
I7 is quad core. Disregard hyperthreading for now, because ALL i-series are hyperthread enabled.

Dx11 allows games to use all cores, finally. So quads are 100% useful now, n rely close in price! Thats all im sayin...
 
dead mike

dead mike

TD Member, Legend, Puncher of Faces, Chatbox King
i5 750 would like to have a word with you bj, also no built in graphics on that chip.
 
Cock

Cock

Cockilicious
Staff member
[quote1299175997=OG buckshot jr]
[quote1299174628=Pyro]
The difference between the chips is basically the price.
[/quote1299174628]
wrong. I3/i5 are dual core (save for newest i5s, but theyre almost i7 prices, derp derp?)
I7 is quad core. Disregard hyperthreading for now, because ALL i-series are hyperthread enabled.

Dx11 allows games to use all cores, finally. So quads are 100% useful now, n rely close in price! Thats all im sayin...
[/quote1299175997]
Derp Derp, your wrong BJ. I stated this earlier.
[quote1299176012=cock]
Erm, even the old i5 7XX series were quad.

http://intel.ly/bGYC20
[/quote1299176012]
 
Pyro

Pyro

TD Admin
[quote1299176365=OG buckshot jr]
[quote1299174628=Pyro]
The difference between the chips is basically the price.
[/quote1299174628]
wrong. I3/i5 are dual core (save for newest i5s, but theyre almost i7 prices, derp derp?)
I7 is quad core. Disregard hyperthreading for now, because ALL i-series are hyperthread enabled.

Dx11 allows games to use all cores, finally. So quads are 100% useful now, n rely close in price! Thats all im sayin...
[/quote1299176365]
of course im talking about the new i5. the 2500k is what i listed in my initial post. not only is that a quad-core, it blows the old i5 away especially when overclocking.

BJ you need to read up a bit on the new chips. everything i see points gamers at the new i5. less expensive but still very high performance.
 
Cock

Cock

Cockilicious
Staff member
Just to be specific
http://intel.ly/gZD1l8
states there is NO hyper threading enabled. The chip technically HAZ IT, but Intel disabled it.

+1 Pyro might be getting an i5 as well.
 
OG buckshot jr

OG buckshot jr

TD Admin
I understand there are some i5 quads, but my point is, why not nust get i7 n have the tits, when its not much more expensive? Dunno about you guys, but when i upgrade, i might as well buy the good shit instead of just almost the good shit, no? I mean, if its in your budget... if not, just get a Q-seriez n save proper loot. Kinda same shit to me...
 
Pyro

Pyro

TD Admin
[quote1299178085=OG buckshot jr]
I understand there are some i5 quads, but my point is, why not nust get i7 n have the tits, when its not much more expensive? Dunno about you guys, but when i upgrade, i might as well buy the good shit instead of just almost the good shit, no? I mean, if its in your budget... if not, just get a Q-seriez n save proper loot. Kinda same shit to me...
[/quote1299178085]
ya i get your point, but my point is that the new i5 looks like it is barely behind the new i7, minus hyperthreading, which isn't necessary for gaming in the first place. so you can drop 100$ which is quite a bit when trying to get a decent rig for under 1000$
 
Dean

Dean

TD Member
[quote1299179081=Pyro]
[quote1299094190=Dean]
nice setup, the only thing you're missing is a DvD rom ($20),

Reusing your old dvd rom may even suffice. But yea haha last thing you want is to have resort to this.
http://cdintodrivea-cv.ytmnd.com/.
Although install an Operating System using a usb dongle is much faster and better, dvd roms are still the standard across the board.

There are also many places to shave dollars as stated above, 20 here, 30 there.
As mentioned earlier you could switch to a smaller ssd / HDD (60gb)/(1TB). You could also go for a smaller PSU, a 600-650w psu will handle this one video-card setup easily and still have headroom for future overclocking.
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ya ill be using my old dvd rom. also just gonna recycly my old HDD and just get a new one later if i have a need.

also, i wasn't even thinking about triple channel, but def gonna go for 3 sticks over 2 for my ram, even if i dont do it right away. one of the few upgrades where money doesn't far outweigh the gain.
[/quote1299179081]
i5's are dual channel only, that board that your have picked out does not support triple channel. you'll have to pick a different motherboard, then an i7, then a triple channel kit. easily +$200 to the build price. Performance gains from triple channel are quite low and even un-noticeable when comparing real world application.(url)
 
Narf!

Narf!

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If you want, I can also get you Win7 in (unnumbered) floppies. It'll be fun -- like putting together a 10000-piece jigsaw puzzle :D
 
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