Yup, I still love my QX9650, still haven't found a game I cant play with everything on max on my 1080p.
*I don't include Skyrim + bla bla bla in this statement.
-PB
-Project Sakura-
Intel i7 860 @ 4.0Ghz, Asus Maximus III Formula, 8GB G-Skill Ripjaws X F3 (@ 1600Mhz), 2x GTX 295 Quad SLI
2x 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 RAID 0, OCZ ZX 1000W, NZXT Phantom (Pink), Dell SX2210T Touch Screen, Windows 8.1 Pro
Koolance RP-401X2 1.1 (w/ Swiftech MCP35X), XSPC EX420, XSPC X-Flow 240, DT Sniper, EK-FC 295s (w/ RAM Blocks), Enzotech M3F Mosfet+NB/SB
my main desktop is still a q9550. i had a 4850x2 for my gpu but it just kept getting so hot playing everything it would BSOD; and i had 2 vr900s on it
Intel C2Q Q9550 2.83ghz :: Intel DQ45CB :: 4 x 2gb OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 Reaper HPC :: ASUS EAH5850 :: Thermaltake TR2 RX 750w :: Western Digital Caviar Black 4 x 750gb in RAID 10
Intel e3-1235 3.3ghz :: Intel s1200kp :: 4gb kingston hyperX 1600mhz :: WD 500gb Cavier Green
Intel i7-3770k 4.4ghz :: msi z77ma-g45 :: 8 gb patriot Signature 1600mhz :: 160gb WD Cavier :: 5830 + 5870 CF :: Antec Earthwatts 650w
"...all men die, and no brave man lets death frighten him from his desire..."
Hard to cool though (I mean for those of us who are cheap enough not to use water)... I was able to mod my True's retention system that I was getting good temps in the winter but now that the summer is coming I really fear for my little CPU.
So I bought the "pressure vault bracker" which is supposededly better and now (that high temps are upon us) I'm getting 55C at idle (!). Anyway cooling those beasts needs a m@therf@cking effort which is why I'm considering moving from s1366 to s1155... I will fiddle a little more I guess, maybe use some tips on the way, but really it's cheaper (for me) to move to s1155 than to (move to) water...
Doesn't ivy support ddr3 2800mhz?
1200mhz sounds really underwhelming.
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H
G-Skill Ripjaws X 16Gb - 2133Mhz
Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme
i7 2600k @ 4.4Ghz
Sapphire 7970 OC 1.2Ghz
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 128Gb
There are a ton of mistakes in that "review".
Ive been working on gathering CPUs of each arch from the past few years, and running all at pure stock settings, clock for clock with even ram, and then max daily air OC. For the gaming parts of it, I still havent gone back far enough to see any real difference between any of them (Ive done C2Q, PHII, BD, SB, and working on IB and 1st gen i7, Ive even got a PHI 9850 to test lol).
Heatware Cecil
\Project\ Triple Surround Fury
Case: Mountain Mods Ascension (modded)
CPU: i7 920 @ 4GHz + EK Supreme HF (plate #1)
GPU: GTX 670 3-Way SLI + XSPC Razor GTX670 water blocks
Mobo: ASUS Rampage III Extreme + EK FB R3E water block
RAM: 3x 2GB Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback DDR3 @ 6-8-6-24 1T
SSD: Crucial M4 256GB, 0309 firmware
PSU: 2x Corsair HX1000s on separate circuits
LCD: 3x ASUS VW266H 26" Nvidia Surround @ 6030 x 1200
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium
Games: AoE II: HD, BF4, MKKE, MW2 via FourDeltaOne (Domination all day!)
AMD Phenom II BE, ASUS Crosshair II formula, 8gb ddr2 800, 470 SLI, PC P&C 750, arcera RAID, 4x OCZ Vertex2, 2x samsung 7200 1tb, HT Omega Clario +
It's a legit necro, the OP has failed to post us the results necessary to complete this thread. I mean this with the utmost respect and intrigue.
\Project\ Triple Surround Fury
Case: Mountain Mods Ascension (modded)
CPU: i7 920 @ 4GHz + EK Supreme HF (plate #1)
GPU: GTX 670 3-Way SLI + XSPC Razor GTX670 water blocks
Mobo: ASUS Rampage III Extreme + EK FB R3E water block
RAM: 3x 2GB Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback DDR3 @ 6-8-6-24 1T
SSD: Crucial M4 256GB, 0309 firmware
PSU: 2x Corsair HX1000s on separate circuits
LCD: 3x ASUS VW266H 26" Nvidia Surround @ 6030 x 1200
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium
Games: AoE II: HD, BF4, MKKE, MW2 via FourDeltaOne (Domination all day!)
Main Rig
- Intel Core i7 4790K CPU Stock @ 4.4Ghz
- Asus Maximus VI Extreme Motherboard
- 32GB GSKILL Trident X 2400MHZ RAM
- EVGA GTX 980 Superclocked 4GB GDDR5
- Corsair TX850W v2 TX Power Supply 70A 12V Rail
- Swiftech Apex Ultima w/ Apogee Drive II & Dual 120 RAD w/integrated res
- 2X Seagate 333AS 1TB 7,200 32MB HD's in RAID 0
- 2X Samsung 830's 128GB in RAID 0
- Windows 8.1 Pro x64
- Coolermaster HAF-XB
- Dual Asus ProArt PA248Q 24" IPS LED Monitors
- Samsung 46" 5600 Series Smart HDTV
- iPhone 6 Plus 64GB AT&T & Xbox One
UNOFFICIAL Rampage II Extreme Thread
Maybe I meant I bought an I7 D0 when the I7 D0 launched?
Mine needed 1.4v to do 4.2 Ghz, and air coolers couldn't keep it cooled below TJmax.
Last edited by Mungri; 02-20-2013 at 11:33 PM.
LOL, yea I have a x58 920 and its been a great chip from the get go. So good that I've not upgraded to sandy or ivy. But if I had no computer and had to buy right now, there is no way I would ever consider a 920i over a 3770k,
USB 3.0 vs old slow USB 2.0
PCI 2.0 vs PCI 3.0
Power and heat of 920i at high clocks is scary. Most don't both to check but it probably cost over 200.00 year more than ivy to run. I feel like my 920i is like and OLD V8 car that gets 8 mpg but has plenty of torque.
The new ivy sips power and has more speed. Produces far less heat. My room gets so hot I have to open windows in the winter time. I'll wait till haswell but I did get a 3770k for my son and yes I'll admit I sort of want one but I know it won't give me the WOW i'm looking for. I bought myself swan M50 PC speakers instead, and love them, no regrets. I'm still loving my old V8 (920i @ 3.5) I can go 4.3 but the performance vs the heat/power was not worth it to me.
Some things I considered when buying my son his 3770k. I almost got a Xeon E3-1230 V2 instead of the 3770k because of price. I thought the built in graphics would be useless as he has a gtx 570. After seeing the encoding speed of the built in HD4000 I changed my mind and got a 3770k. Well I did find one for 220.00 boxed on sale, if it were 300+ I would have picked the Xeon at 230.00
encoding speed on the hd4000. It crushes gtx 680s by over 200 percent
The x58 has been great can't complain, it was overbuilt for its day.
Most of the changes have been subtle in terms of clock for clock performance, not enough to make me jump to sandy or ivy. The 920, 930s were great old dogs, some day I'll put it to rest next to my Atari 800
Here, here. Not swapping out my X58 system until I see something that really impresses me and offers a truly legit performance jump.
\Project\ Triple Surround Fury
Case: Mountain Mods Ascension (modded)
CPU: i7 920 @ 4GHz + EK Supreme HF (plate #1)
GPU: GTX 670 3-Way SLI + XSPC Razor GTX670 water blocks
Mobo: ASUS Rampage III Extreme + EK FB R3E water block
RAM: 3x 2GB Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback DDR3 @ 6-8-6-24 1T
SSD: Crucial M4 256GB, 0309 firmware
PSU: 2x Corsair HX1000s on separate circuits
LCD: 3x ASUS VW266H 26" Nvidia Surround @ 6030 x 1200
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium
Games: AoE II: HD, BF4, MKKE, MW2 via FourDeltaOne (Domination all day!)
Still running 1366 here but I've been on the trigger a couple times for a new build.
Definitely uses power like an old big block muscle car compared to newer hardware but thats why I have mine drop to S3 relatively fast when not in use, SSD's make wake near instant.
Work Rig: Asus x58 P6T Deluxe, i7 950 24x166 1.275v, BIX2/GTZ/D5
3x2048 GSkill pi Black DDR3 1600, Quadro 600
PCPower & Cooling Silencer 750, CM Stacker 810
Game Rig: Asus x58 P6T, i7 970 24x160 1.2v HT on, TRUE120
3x4096 GSkill DDR3 1600, PNY 660ti
PCPower & Cooling Silencer 750, CM Stacker 830
AMD Rig: Biostar TA790GX A2+, x4 940 16x200, stock hsf
2x2gb Patriot DDR2 800, PowerColor 4850
Corsair VX450
With the prices of a X79 setup, think I may stick a 6 core in my X58 rig.....
X299X Aorus Master
I9 10920x
32gb Crucial Ballistix DDR4-4000
EVGA 2070 Super x2
Samsung 960 EVO 500GB
4 512gb Silicon Power NVME
4 480 Adata SSD
2 1tb HGST 7200rpm 2.5 drives
X-Fi Titanium
1200 watt Lepa
Custom water-cooled View 51TG
Intel Core i7-4930K 6 cores 22nm @ 4.2Ghz
EVGA NVIDIA 780Ti KINGPIN EDITION @1.4 Ghz
ACER 2560x1440 LED Monitor (soon to be 4K)
32GB Corsair DDR3 @ 2.6Ghz 9-12-12-30-2N
ASUS X-79-DELUXE USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0Gbps
DVD-RW 52x / BD-RW 8x
2x 480GB SSD w/TRIM at SATA III
1x 1TB WD Black
2x 300GB 10K RPM Velociraptor
1x 4TB WD Green (data)
1200Watt PC Power and Cooling PSU
Lian Li Super Tower Solid Black Aluminum Case, Insulated by Hand
Hand Made H20 Cooling, 3x 92mm Blade Master Fans on RAD
CORSAIR Metal Mechanical KB - Razer Naga Epic
KEF X300A Wireless Speakers (just added! - http://www.kef.com/html/us/showroom/...0aw/index.html)
MULTIBOOT - UBUNTU Linux, Linux MINT, Windows 7 64bit ULTIMATE (Windows 8 stay far away!)
24x7 ROCK SOLID 12 THREAD CPU/MEM TORTURE TESTED PRIME 95
^^ I think HD 7900 and GK104 still has at least another year of life yet. I cant see GTX 780 being better than a Titan, I reckon its going to be a cut down cheaper 680 replacement.
Im glad I did, its still going to have a very long life left before it needs upgrading, and runs at 4 Ghz on 1.2v (probably not as efficient as IB, but still leaps and bounds better than my 920 was).
I'm still waiting on Intel (OR AMD) to give me a reason to upgrade...Ivy Bridge-E? DDR 4? Iunno...
Home PC: Intel i7 4770K @ 4.6ghz l Asus Maximus VI Hero l Corsair Dominator Plantinum 2400mhz (4x4GB) l Asus GTX 690 l Samsung 840 Pro 256gb l 2 x WD Black 1T storage drive l WD MyBook 500gb External l Samsung SH-S203N DVD l Creative X-Fi Titanium HD l Corsair AX1200 PSU l Planar SA2311W23 3D LCD Monitor l Corsair 800D Case l Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit l Sennheiser HD-590
Water Cooling Setup: Swiftech 320 Radiator (3 X Gentle Typhoons 1450rpm 3 x Gentle Typhoons 1850 rpm) l Swiftech Pump w/XSPC Res Top l Heatkiller 3.0 CPU Block l Heatkiller GPU-X GTX 690 "Hole Edition" Nickel l Heatkiller Geforce GTX 690 GPU Backplate l Koolance 140mm Radiator l Danger Den 1/2ID UV Green tubing l EK EKoolant UV Green Liquid
-Impossible is not a word
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