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hello619
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16. November 2008 @ 18:15 |
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i_am_alex
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17. November 2008 @ 06:55 |
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You will find a Q6600 with epic cooling puts all others to shame. It's a lot cheaper, and can be overclocked to 4ghz+.
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hello619
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17. November 2008 @ 08:53 |
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17. November 2008 @ 09:00 |
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GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
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hello619
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17. November 2008 @ 19:30 |
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is there an advantage for the core i7 over the core 2 quad?
Same w/ DDR3 over DDR2?
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17. November 2008 @ 19:56 |
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core i7 is faster than core 2. it also has a big advantage when doing multimedia stuff like ripping dvd's. ddr3 does not currently have any major speed benefit over ddr2. but a core i7 system will be faster. so if you want to spend the extra money to get the new faster system you can. or you can spend less on a core 2 and upgrade later.
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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hello619
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17. November 2008 @ 20:07 |
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can the core i7 be overclocked to 3.0Ghz+?
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17. November 2008 @ 20:55 |
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GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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hello619
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18. November 2008 @ 08:54 |
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With the Antec 900 and the cooler you suggested would i be able to overclock the i7 to the speeds you mentioned?
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18. November 2008 @ 08:59 |
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that cooler wont work for i7. only for core2. i7 uses a different socket and needs a different heat sink.
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
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19. November 2008 @ 08:15 |
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From what I've read, the i7 920 is generally not stable at 4Ghz, the highest speed I'd really recommend 24/7 is 3.6Ghz.
Do not concern yourself with i_am_alex's post, he doesn't know what he's talking about :P
I've owned both the Q6600 and Q9550, new Q6600s will not run stable beyond 3.4Ghz, the Q9550 is good for around 3.6, 3.8 if you find an E0 stepping chip.
That's all I really need to add, krj's advice is solid, as always.
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19. November 2008 @ 12:02 |
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Originally posted by i_am_alex:
You will find a Q6600 with epic cooling puts all others to shame. It's a lot cheaper, and can be overclocked to 4ghz+.
He really means 3GHz+
Edit: Yeah, what Sam said above me.
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19. November 2008 @ 12:14 |
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As it happens, the older ones could be overclocked to about 4.1-4.2Ghz, but you needed watercooling, an outrageous (and unsustainable) voltage to do it, and they'd only be stable enough to 3dmark, not to run all the time. They'd only run at 3.6Ghz 24/7, and the newer ones won't even make that.
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