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- Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:28 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Sandy Bridge preview at Anandtech
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9119
Actually, it's going to be more of a replacement to the Core i7-880 if it's at $500. We'd need to wait for LGA-2011 for a Core i7-950 replacement. However, since Intel introduced the i7-875K at ~$340, it's a bit difficult to stomach what seems like a "replacement" at $160 more. Addendum: Upon furthe...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:01 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Sandy Bridge preview at Anandtech
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9119
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:53 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Sandy Bridge preview at Anandtech
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9119
I think calling it a "525K" will cause even more confusion. That would imply it's slower than a Core i3-530. Trying to fit it inside the current Core nomenclature is also difficult. With Lynnfield already at i7-880, there really aren't that many numbers left. Intel's current naming actual makes sens...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:34 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Sandy Bridge preview at Anandtech
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9119
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:12 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: No Bulldozer for the AM3 socket!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10037
*shrugs* I dunno I think peoples expectation for socket longevity and general upgadeability of the fundamental bits of PCs (read: mobo and CPU) has got out of perspective. +1. We've had pretty great longevity for socket AM2/AM2+/AM3 already. If moving to AM3+ means considerably greater performance ...
- Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:30 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Poll 3: Do you have an SSD or plan to get one?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12479
- Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:26 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Poll 2: How much disk space do you use on your PC?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7439
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:41 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: POV ION MB-330 Drivers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4201
- Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:20 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: OCZ Vertex 60GB vs OCZ Vertex 2 40GB or wait...?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5735
- Sat Aug 21, 2010 11:16 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: OCZ Vertex 60GB vs OCZ Vertex 2 40GB or wait...?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5735
Thanks for the feedback. I won't necessarily get the Intel G3 when it's released. I'll be reading the reviews and will decide based on those. A concern of mine is the release of Intel's 25nm SSD's might trigger price drops across the board. Right now, a SandForce 60GB SSD costs around $160~170. If t...
- Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:05 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: OCZ Vertex 60GB vs OCZ Vertex 2 40GB or wait...?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5735
What I'm really trying to eliminate is load times for SC2. Right now, I'm using a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB. Apparently, I hate having to wait for levels to load which is what "hastened" my move to SSD. :P I kinda want to wait for the Intel G3's and subsequent price drops but that's at least 2 m...
- Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:06 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: OCZ Vertex 60GB vs OCZ Vertex 2 40GB or wait...?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5735
OCZ Vertex 60GB vs OCZ Vertex 2 40GB or wait...?
I'm trying to wait patiently for Intel to release their 25nm SSD's but with the recent deals I'm seeing on SSD's, I'm getting more and more tempted to pull the trigger. I can get the OCZ Vertex 60GB for $129 and the OCZ Vertex 2 40GB for $139. My question is, how much better is the Vertex 2? 40GB is...
- Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:49 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Corsair ax 750 or seasonic x-750?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23783
The complaint (particularly from people who recently bought the X-750) is that their PSU has been obsoleted relatively quickly by "the same model" under a slightly different name. Can a PSU even be obsolete? As long as it works and delivers good, clean power at fairly high efficiency, what's the bi...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:51 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Physical Address Extensions: explain
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3897
- Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:21 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Rasetsu CPU cooler
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3515
- Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:30 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTX 460 launched today
- Replies: 93
- Views: 70362
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:17 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Need help with components for new computer
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7883
true or false: those processors can run stone cold, if you limit the maximum voltage that the cpu runs on, with undervolting/overclocking, turn off turbo boost, etc. true or false: i can use undervolting/overclocking to limit any cpu on that list to 73 watts... and i don't have to give up threading...
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:45 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Need help with components for new computer
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7883
Do you have any other suggestion for a cool processor? Better option without sacrificing performance: i7-860 Lynnfield. It's nearly the same as the i7-930 Bloomfield except for lack of triple channel support and I think less PCIe lanes available (negligible if you're not planning on doing multi-GPU...
- Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:58 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: HIS HD 5550 & 5570 "Silence" Graphics Cards
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10916
I don't get, why they recommend a 400W power supply for a 40W card? Sure the rest of the system won't need so much power if it matches these "lowly" graphic cards. I think I recall reading a footnote somewhere mentioning the 400W PSU recommendation is based off of a system with a high TDP quad-core...
- Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:40 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Via C7 - passive cooling feasible?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4515
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:25 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Smallest quietest i5 750 build?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6606
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:51 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTX 460 launched today
- Replies: 93
- Views: 70362
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:15 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTX 460 launched today
- Replies: 93
- Views: 70362
Wow, 40W idle for the GTS 250 1GB? Where was the chart from? I've got a Biostar TH55B HD+Core i7-860+ECS GTS 250 512MB (738MHz)+Antec EA380-D build and system power consumption at idle from the wall is 60W. Assuming power supply efficiency at that load is 80%, that means a DC load of 48W. I find it ...
- Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:02 pm
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Recommendation for low-power computer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8583
Hmm, actually, I think it's probably the Q100 that was on display. I'm pretty sure it didn't have ION on it and it was sporting a $220 price tag. If it had been ION, I would've bought it right away. I was having a really hard time trying to decide between that Lenovo and the $200 Acer Aspire Revo R1...
- Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:41 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: i5-750 and HD4350. Will picoPSU 160 XT cut it?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2852
Very low idle power, but I think CPU at load might be close to pushing the Pico to its limits. My i7-860+GT240+Momentus 5400.6 500GB build using an Antec EA380-D idles at 56~58W but went up to 180W during OCCT:Linpack. That figures to 144W DC at 80% efficiency. Then again, Linpack is unusually CPU i...
- Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:33 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: where to find a short inexpensive HSF for Apex MI-008
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2901
- Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:00 pm
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Recommendation for low-power computer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8583
The Revo seems quite nice to me from what I have gathered to this point; but still havn't found any specifics on the noise. The general tone in the reviews I have crossed thus far is that it's pretty damn quiet. The jury is still out on how that are to be interpreted from a POW when noise is really...
- Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:36 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Smallest quietest i5 750 build?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6606
What abuot the ZOTAC LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7050 Mini-ITX Motherboard NF610I-K-E for $50? Is the zotac gf9300 worth ~$80 more if i don't care about graphics? edit: how small of a case can i put a zotac itx and e8400 in? could i even do a m350 case? If you don't need the graphics, then the GeForce 7...
- Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:09 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Smallest quietest i5 750 build?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6606
- Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:03 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Super-low-power desktop?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5733
At the same time, would a laptop system be able to compare? I know that laptops do have higher wattage bricks, however the battery portion could break it even right? I have one of those CULV laptops (UL30A-X5) and with the laptop battery removed, power consumption measured with a Kill-A-Watt is ~8W...