Should i become the Core i7 guinea pig?

[Kraeoss]

pc power & Cooling  are the best psu maker right now eh...

[Crixx_Creww]

i was looking at an antec for 150
thermal take and corsair look interesting as well

wait stop the presses, just saw a gtx 295, two 260s slapped together for x2 goodness! yayz!! investigates

[Kraeoss]

thermaltake arent like they were long ago, corsair, pc power & cooling are the best brands now also since u is a nvidia man then why not try a BFG psu

[Crixx_Creww]

because iam trying not to spend 300 dollars on a psu

[Spazosaurus]

It will be interesting to see the performance numbers of that card. Jan 8th they say? That's not too far off again.

[Arcmanov]

Lets not forget Enermax, Antec, and Cooler Master for PSU duty as well eh.

I'm currently using this Cooler Master, and its performance so far has been nothing short of stellar.

[Philosophical45]

because iam trying not to spend 300 dollars on a psu

well the pc power and cooling psu i have is a beast and it did not cost much at all. The other colours are more expensive though.. lol

or you can get the popular  Corsair 750w.

both are really good, just pick anyone..lol. If you want more power than these two, then your rig has to be out of space yo..

[Crixx_Creww]

that cooler master looks awesome thanks
the two 8pin pcie connectors are just what i need.

as for my rig, nah, it wont be a monster even after oc i doubt ill crack the 20k barrier
but i refuse to fund the terrorist, aka daamit with that x2 nonsense

[Kraeoss]

lol y not get this http://www.amazon.com/Cooling-S75QB-Silencer-power-Certified/dp/B000S34B9U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1229022533&sr=8-1

[Crixx_Creww]

looks good too
will compare the three

[Philosophical45]

lol y not get this http://www.amazon.com/Cooling-S75QB-Silencer-power-Certified/dp/B000S34B9U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1229022533&sr=8-1

that's just the black one to what i got XD.. if you want living proof that it can handle load, just check matthewhippolyte's and his bro's system

[Kraeoss]

but i refuse to fund the terrorist, aka daamit with that x2 nonsense

^*lol i'm appealing to the SLI part on the psu descript.* that's crixx

the psu u had Crossfire support hence his statement lol

[Philosophical45]

lol so he rather pay couple dollars more for the same psu in a different colour just not to support ATi... wtmc..lol

all are the same, that one is just the ATi special edition

[Arcmanov]

Noctua LGA 1366 HSF

nuff said.


*adds to cart*

[TrinireturnofGamez]

 Yes but do proper research beforehand , when i jumped on Core 2 duo like the 2nd week it was out i got alot of trouble with RAM compatability.

[Crixx_Creww]

yeah the ram issues are clear and its been a good thing in the sense that there is limited choice right now, so what works, simply just plain ole works.

think ive decided on the 295 instead of the two 260 216s

[TriniXaeno]

shakes head @ US$138 cooler posted by arc

That's more than a bloody processor. How can buying such an expensive CPU fan ever be justified? lol

damn overclockers.

Was thinking of doing the quad core bidness myself, just about to make a thread when I saw crixx's. Excellent posts (except for the one saying old, like baego old)

Other than that, research is showing that this I7 processor and respective mobo is ludicrously expensive. Better to stick on the regular quad/ core2 platform and pour that money into vid card power. That is, if you didn't win lotto.

The gaming returns just aren't worth it. This snippet from this article (http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/15818/16) puts the fly in the ointment

"In fact, for the average guy, the secret hero of our test results was the Core 2 Duo E8600. If your main reason for wanting a fast computer is to surf the web and play games, you're probably better off getting a fast dual-core like the E8600 than you are picking up a Core i7-920 or any quad-core processor. Game developers keep threatening to really make use of more than two cores, but it just hasn't happened yet. "

If you won lotto, by all means, ignore advice and go for broke, go directly for broke, do not pass go, do not collect $200.00

My opinions were formed after reading this article on tomshardware.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-overclock,2112-7.html

They compared an I7 920 vs an oc-ed e8500.

Interesting read.

There I7 Machine's base specs were as follows:

CPU      Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz, QPI-2429, 8 MB Cache
CPU Cooler   Stock   
Motherboard   Gigabyte EX58-DS4 Intel X58, BIOS F3 (11/12/2008)
RAM      3.0 GB PNY XLR8 3x 1024 MB, DDR3-539, CL 7-7-7-20 at 1.50v
Graphics    Powercolor Radeon 4870 X2 2x 1,024 MB GDDR3 900 MHz    
Hard Drives   Western Digital Caviar black 640GD 7,2000 RPM, 32 MB Cache
Sound      Onboard
Network    Integrated Gigabit Networking
Power      Corsair 650TX ATX 12 V2.2, 52A on a single 12 V Rail
Optical      LG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model GH20NS15    Unchanged
OS      Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit, SP1    Unchanged

[Crixx_Creww]

core i7 = God haxx
talk done

[Saxito Pau]

lol...

but i go have to agree with NGW except that I will utilize a Q9550 in my next rig... i done have 6 of 2GB performance RAM sticks to use....

[TriniXaeno]

yeah, my eye on that q9550. Price still a lil rough though. You could get the I7 920 for less (ram and mobo upgrade not withstanding)

The faster (ghz wise) 3.16 GHz e8500 @ US$186, looking tempting too.

Not as a replacement for my still very capable 3 GHz E6850 but as a processor choice for another rig I'm looking to build.