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| Author: | james016 [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:34 pm ] |
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I will be ordering my new parts in the next week or so. Spec: Intel Core i7 920 Gigabyte X58-UD5 Mobo 1TB Samsung HDD Gainward GLH 4870X2 graphics card Samsung DVD Writer 6GB OCZ DDR3 memory iiyama 24inch HD monitor Silverstone TJ07 case Card reader Silverstone DA1000 PSU Noctua CPU cooler You will get a pic when built. |
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| Author: | pcernie [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forumites Drives |
^ Is it worth you holding off for the I5 chips that are out soon (there was a story on bit-tech or whatever it's called)? I don't know much about CPUs these days... |
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| Author: | Linux_User [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:27 pm ] | |||||||||
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Isn't the i5 going to be an inferior model? Forgive my ignorance on Intel processors, I buy AMD... |
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| Author: | Danstevens [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:38 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Yeah, it will be a lower model but as with older Intel low models, it might be cheap and overclock well. The price of i7 may also come down as people buy i5 as a cheaper alternative. |
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| Author: | pcernie [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forumites Drives |
This'll either help or confuse matters: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.c ... id=116612& 
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| Author: | james016 [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forumites Drives |
That article confused me more than it helped. If I wait for the i5 then I'll be waiting for the new i7s or whatever else is on the horizon. My original spec was a Core Quad processor but I waited for the i7s. Anyhoo I placed the order this morning and should get it Saturday. |
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| Author: | james016 [ Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forumites Drives |
Got my PC built and it is finally running well. Had to do a rebuild as every time I ran a game, the graphics driver would crash. Then the NIC's stopped working but I think that was to do with the front panel audio cable shorting them. I can finally play some modern games. HL2 and FEAR look amazing now that I can run them at full graphics. |
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| Author: | boothy_1993 [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:49 pm ] | |||||||||
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can u post sum piccies please 
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| Author: | koli [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:36 pm ] | |||||||||
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Exactly. Come on guys, this chitchat does not belong here  Take it elsewhere. Can mode delete these mega offtopic posts? They are kind of ruining the thread... |
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| Author: | mars-bar-man [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Forumites Drives |
Well, unfortunately OCUK cocked up...again, so my case is now going to arrive either tomorrow, or Monday, doubt it'll be here Sat, that'd be a bit hopeful. Anywho, I'll put my rig in it, show you some piccies, then when I've got all the watercooling kit plumbed in, I'll post them, simplez 
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| Author: | boothy_1993 [ Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:55 pm ] | |||||||||
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has it come yet?? |
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| Author: | themcman1 [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:11 am ] | |||||||||
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It's actually illegal not to overclock that chip. I should hopefully have the money for my Lian Li soonish.
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| Author: | soddit112 [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:58 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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i did try, but my motherboard wasnt too obliging. i got it to 3.2GHz then got bored of constantly having to reset the CMOS when it crashed  i may have another bash at it though  but i think my temps are a bit high: 43 DegC at idle with speedstep turned on (~2.1GHz), with my ACF7-pro @ 50%, hits just under 60 DegC with IntelBurnTest using 100% of CPU, ACF7 @ 100%
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| Author: | mars-bar-man [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:12 pm ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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That does seem a tad high, what volts you putting through it? |
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| Author: | soddit112 [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:19 pm ] | |||||||||
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default, CPU-Z and Abit uGuru both say around 1.19v im just about to run IntelBurnTest @ 3.2GHz, so far no voltage increases have been required
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