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  1. 01-28-2010, 07:04 PM #1
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    Default New i5 quad core build...

    So I built the computer last night. Here are the specs:

    Antec 1200 chassis
    Corsair TW850W PSU
    Asus P7P55D Pro
    Intel i5-750
    Corsair H50
    G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600Mhz PC# 12800Mhz
    BFG GTX 275OC
    2x 150GB Raptors RAID 0
    Win7 x64 Pro

    The G.Skill has not arrived yet, so I purchased some OCZ memory to use in the mean time. One of the sticks was bad and drove me crazy all night, so I exchanged for some Corsair XMS3 at the same speeds. I must say this memory is impressive. I could tell the packaged was opened when I bought it but I decided to just try them out knowing I could return them no problem. I may keep these if the G.Skill don't perform. I wish the PSU was modular...

    So I started some overclocking and here are the results after day 1:



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  2. 01-28-2010, 07:05 PM #2
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    Pictures shown are with the 1 good OCZ module last night...
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    Ive got an antec case too, i love the bottom mount PSU design! although im running an AMD. Ive got g.skill in mine too, but ive read it plays better with intel chipsets.
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    Yeah the new core i5 and i7 is good stuff. Built mine with a Core i7 860, but the real kicker is the SSD drives. There literally a night and day difference. I'm watching them drop in price to pick up another one.


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    How about you get some Mark scores in here, lets see what its about.


    Also: Can it run Crysis 2?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Ninja View Post
    How about you get some Mark scores in here, lets see what its about.


    Also: Can it run Crysis 2?
    3dMark is more GPU intensive, which I am only running 1 GTX 275. This post was not about 3d Mark scores, it was about the beauty of the i5-750 and how well it overclocks.
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  7. 02-02-2010, 08:47 PM #7
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    Nice build! I'm starting my i7, liquid cooled rig in a couple of weeks.
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    should have gone with the i7-860. Only a few bucks more, but worth EVERY penny
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    Quote Originally Posted by dtmcnamara View Post
    should have gone with the i7-860. Only a few bucks more, but worth EVERY penny
    Oh really? Care to tell me why? And the i7-860 is $90 more than my processor.
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    http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0317379
    i5-750 $179

    http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0317378
    i7-860 $229

    Only a $50 difference. Main thing that makes the 860 worth every penny is the HT technology. Shows as 8 threads. I got one and love it, almost as much as my older 920. Easy to overclock, and runs cool too
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    Nice rig, how much did the overall setup run you ($)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ironchef View Post
    Nice rig, how much did the overall setup run you ($)?
    CPU - $190-microcenter
    mobo-$160-newegg
    ram-$94-newegg
    psu-$120-best buy
    Cooler-$60 best buy
    case-$150-microcenter
    GPU-$200

    total-$974--I didn't skimp on the case or PSU...

    reused hard drives and optical drives
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