Quote Originally Posted by Pestilence View Post
Maybe he's getting one for free or they just blew smoke up his butt

Also even if you go with sandy bridge do you think you'll be disappointed? 2500K is a beast and Ivy Bridge is 6 months away.
Let me answer this;
IF I was given 100 systems I'd say thank you but what I'd post is what I saw with my own eyes.
No one buys me and I mean no one ever.
What I saw did impress me and I think after 15 years in this game and almost 45 years in the workforce I can tell when someone is blowing smoke.
Sure there is marketing. There should be as that is their job.
What you will see from me when the time comes are benches that I performed myself and since you don't know me well I'll say that I'm far from the best of overclockers.
I stay on the conservative side with voltage.
Example, I had I think the first EVGA SR2 board in the US and when I benched it the max voltage I used was 1.45v and why?
X5680's aren't cheap and I couldn't afford to blow a pair of those at over $3500.00 pair.
Also I like to show "real world" numbers that most guys can match.
Thanks for reading.