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| Author: | Tanuki [ 25 Feb 2011, 00:15 ] |
| Post subject: | New Components Questions |
Fate has nudged me to upgrade some of my system. I need a new mobo, CPU, and RAM. I only run a single GPU(GTX 460) to a 1920x1080 display. The possibility of two SLIs in the future is appealing which is why I got a new 660W PSU. I am thinking of an ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 for the mobo. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131665 A i7 960 for the CPU. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224 And 3x2GB DDR3 1600 sticks for the RAM. I have questions. 1. How comparable is a single core i7 960 to a p4 3.73 EE for applications that only use one processor core(Like Gothic 3 for example)? Please keep this tidbit from Wiki in mind. The new 3.73 GHz Extreme Edition had the same features as a 6x0-sequence Prescott 2M, but with a 1066 MHz bus. In practice however, the 3.73 GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition almost always proved to be slower than the 3.46 GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, which is most likely due to the lack of an L3 cache and the longer instruction pipeline. The only advantage the 3.73 GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition had over the 3.46 GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition was the ability to run 64-bit applications since all Gallatin-based Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processors lacked the Intel 64 instruction set. i7 http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=37151 p4EE http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=27492 2. If I am just looking for one or two NVIDIA GPU setups how good of a choice is that motherboard? It seems to me more expensive boards are for more GPUs and server functionalities. 3. The motherboard lists "DDR3 1866/1800/1600/1333/1066" for RAM but there are very few options for 1800 and 1866. Is it a stability issue? In otherwords, should I look for 1800/1866 RAM or stick with the 1600? 4. I am currently running XP. I will be getting Windows 7 for a dual boot setup. Is 6 GB enough? Or should I get 6 sticks for 12GB? Will I see any benefit with games? |
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| Author: | DaFox [ 25 Feb 2011, 03:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Components Questions |
1. It's hard to even compare the two, it's just that much better. 2. Go with Intels new Sandy Bridge (second gen 'Core i#' technology). An i5-2500k outperforms a i7-960 in most tasks while being nearly $100 cheaper. 3. 1800MHz is not in the JEDEC spec, 1866 is though. In the end it's not worth getting anything more than 1600 @ 1.5v with 9-9-9-21 though. They are rare because its a niche product. 4. Why dual boot XP? I think that you will find that it is a severe waste of time and energy, Just go straight up Win7. 6GB is enough, but you would want 2x4GB for a total of 8GB with a sandy bridge processor, 8GB is like the sweet spot right now since its under $100. |
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| Author: | Tanuki [ 25 Feb 2011, 06:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Components Questions |
First off, thanks for the reply. 2. Go with Intels new Sandy Bridge (second gen 'Core i#' technology). An i5-2500k outperforms a i7-960 in most tasks while being nearly $100 cheaper. When you mean most tasks do you mean gaming? :mrgreen: Cause if not, well... How about one of the i7 Sandy Bridges? They seem better than than the i5s. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 I cannot find any of the LGA 1155 mobos on Newegg. Wasn't there a problem with them? 4. Why dual boot XP? I think that you will find that it is a severe waste of time and energy, Just go straight up Win7. I was thinking about application compatibility issues. |
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| Author: | Gilly [ 25 Feb 2011, 11:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Components Questions |
There is a prob with Sandy Bridge boards, you need a B3 Rev board that fixes the SATA problems. And the i7 has hyperthreading that the i5 doesn't although IMO for gaming it is a waste of time. For other tasks it is useful. |
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| Author: | Tanuki [ 26 Feb 2011, 21:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Components Questions |
what do you think? mushkin enhanced blackline 1.35v 9-9-9-24 100$ corsair vengence 1.5v 9-9-9-24 100$ corsair vengence 1.5v 8-8-8-24 140$ all are 2x4gb also looking at asus sabertooth lga 1155. love look. anyone find any revised boards yet? |
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| Author: | Gilly [ 27 Feb 2011, 00:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Components Questions |
I would get the 1.35v set. And I don't believe that the B3 boards are shipping yet. |
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| Author: | Tanuki [ 27 Feb 2011, 04:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Components Questions |
thanks again for the replies. anyone have any recommendations for a reliable lga 775 955x express or 975x express motherboard? going to throw the old cpu into a salvage build to upgrade the folks pc. |
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| Author: | Gilly [ 27 Feb 2011, 16:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Components Questions |
Anything from a well known brand should be fine, I have a personal fetish with Asus stuff, although I like the Mrs Gigabyte P55 chipset board. Hope that non helpful answer helped! |
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| Author: | Tanuki [ 27 Feb 2011, 19:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Components Questions |
the old mobo that kicked it was an asus but i guess i can blame that on the psu. :mrgreen: |
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| Author: | Tanuki [ 09 Mar 2011, 02:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Components Questions |
Just sitting here with some boxes waiting for a revised mobo. Retailer return window steadily closing. ETA end of March. Hope that processor is good. |
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