Sandy Bridge i7 & i5 Reviews

[Sgt.McRuff]

Any of you guys near Microcentre want to post a cpu or two to Australia ?

Sure no problem...

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[kuroikenshi]

OMG pretty pwease ????????
here in Aus prices are a joke, I am about to buy 2 x 6950 (to unlock) cheapest price is $360 each...... what a ripoff, specially when both currencies are at parity

[Chrono Detector]

So far the 2600K is $399 here in Australia and the normal 2600 version is $329, is it really worth the extra $60 for an unlocked multiplier?

It really sucks Intel decided to limit overclocking via the FSB.... WTF

[kuroikenshi]

So far the 2600K is $399 here in Australia and the normal 2600 version is $329, is it really worth the extra $60 for an unlocked multiplier?

It really sucks Intel decided to limit overclocking via the FSB.... WTF

so far you posted twice here in Australia, and I can't believe u got one of those snow dogs... it must be getting fried by the summer weather

[aussie-revhead]

OMG pretty pwease ????????
here in Aus prices are a joke, I am about to buy 2 x 6950 (to unlock) cheapest price is $360 each...... what a ripoff, specially when both currencies are at parity

We always get pwned at the cash register, you know that....

[Chrono Detector]

Yeah its insane we must pay extra for everything and its bull really. But at least the i7 2600k isn't at $500, as I thought it would be.

so far you posted twice here in Australia, and I can't believe u got one of those snow dogs... it must be getting fried by the summer weather

Double post deleted, didn't even notice it myself and no, its not my dog I wish I had one, I used it as an avatar because it looks cute and adorable.

[Monstru]

Thx guys, glad you like them

CPU's will be available for sale on Monday in my country, and the prices are as expected 1:1 USD to Euro conversion.

[Monstru]

Thx guys, glad you like them

CPU's will be available for sale on Monday in my country, and the prices are as expected 1:1 USD to Euro conversion.

[kuroikenshi]

Thx guys, glad you like them

CPU's will be available for sale on Monday in my country, and the prices are as expected 1:1 USD to Euro conversion.

lol u double posted as well!
there will also be available for us on the 9th, only ours come with a free pineapple....

[aussie-revhead]

lol mine is coming from HK so no pineapple for me ....

[kuroikenshi]

lol mine is coming from HK so no pineapple for me ....

got a source where I could do the same???? I hate fruit salad so early in the game, specially when it has to be taken in rectally

[roadie]

Are there any reviews of SB out there that show the influence of memory speed on general everyday performance and gaming? I'm wondering if memory speed has a larger influence on SB performance than it did on Lynnfield...

[aussie-revhead]

Probably not really for gaming Im guessing, but benching is a different story.

[kuroikenshi]

Probably not really for gaming Im guessing, but benching is a different story.

W/C benching that is, I am not into Ln2,
its ok though, I am still waiting on the MSI marshall, as it seems to be the only one with Lucid's chip for 1156

[Etihtsarom]

I'm looking at that gskill 8GB 1600 set, probably enough for 4.5Ghz OC?

[Danger30Q]

Are there any reviews of SB out there that show the influence of memory speed on general everyday performance and gaming? I'm wondering if memory speed has a larger influence on SB performance than it did on Lynnfield...

I too am wondering about this exact same thing. I just don't know what to do w/ my RAM purchase for the 2600K. I'm on air, don't bench, and mostly game and fold. I'm thinking about the 1600 kit of RipJaws X that just came out but they have 7 and 9 timings that differ by quite a bit of cash.

[Johnny87au]

For all you aussie geeks use staticice.com.au for best aussie prices.. im sure you know it already but just incase..

[JumpingJack]

I too am wondering about this exact same thing. I just don't know what to do w/ my RAM purchase for the 2600K. I'm on air, don't bench, and mostly game and fold. I'm thinking about the 1600 kit of RipJaws X that just came out but they have 7 and 9 timings that differ by quite a bit of cash.

Based on this description of usage just get standard DDR3-1333, there are very few desktop workloads that show any significant sensitivity to memory bandwidth, typically performance only varies within a few percent.

[pausert20]

Adding to what JumpingJack says above. Get the lower latency. I have found that really seems to be the only thing that does make a difference in memory these days. Unless your application is Bandwidth hungry then by all means go for a DDR3 2133 memory kit.

[dood001]

For all you aussie geeks use staticice.com.au for best aussie prices.. im sure you know it already but just incase..

yep, highly recommend this site - if ya want the best prices.

[mAJORD]

Not particularly relevent to anything, but was fooling around with Anand's bench..

I don't know why, but I find this "almost clock for clock" comparison interesting.. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/93?vs=289

Both Dual core, Hyperthreaded CPU's .. One's almost exactly 5 yrs older :P , and in complete contrast, was the flagship model.

[JumpingJack]

Not particularly relevent to anything, but was fooling around with Anand's bench..

I don't know why, but I find this "almost clock for clock" comparison interesting.. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/93?vs=289

Both Dual core, Hyperthreaded CPU's .. One's almost exactly 5 yrs older :P , and in complete contrast, was the flagship model.

That's funny.

[Hornet331]

Its not that much different for any other topend cpu from 5years ago..

[kuroikenshi]

For all you aussie geeks use staticice.com.au for best aussie prices.. im sure you know it already but just incase..

Its ok, I live relatively to one of the stores that is usually in the top 3 price wise for all those things, so no need

[aussie-revhead]

Your not Robinson Crusoe mate.