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Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

29 Jan 2010 at 00:44 - 1

I couldn't handle the pissy performance anymore, so I caved in. It's all uphill from here, except for my bank account which is now -$875, but that's ok I guess... FOR THE HORDE!

The Lynnfield Kit was free, it shows it as a discount in another section of the order. I am not silly!

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Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860 - Retail
    Item #: N82E16819115214

    $279.99


    G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM - Retail
    Item #: N82E16820231303    

    $114.99


    ASRock P55 Extreme LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
    Item #: N82E16813157172    

    $139.99
    

    Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler - Retail
    Item #: N82E16835608014

    $74.99
    

    SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
    Item #: N82E16822152185

    $89.99


    Intel Gift - INTEL LYNNFIELD KIT - OEM
    Item #: N82E16800995081

    $39.99    

    Arctic Silver MTX-2.5G Matrix Thixotropic Premium Thermal Compound - Retail
    Item #: N82E16835100016    

    $6.05

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

29 Jan 2010 at 02:51 - 2

I am jealous and as long as you aren't in GW I guess you might as well kill the Alliance in that other game which shall not be named

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

29 Jan 2010 at 04:42 - 3

Looks cools, but no video card?

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember)

N/A

29 Jan 2010 at 06:11 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winterclaw

Looks cools, but no video card?

If I remember correct from a post a few months back he just got a new card (or did he decide to wait) so basically he's either waiting on the GF100's or he's got a nice shiny ati card he ripped out of his current pc...

And how is the game which shall not be named? without aion I've been looking for a good mmo that isn't donating to ncsoft?

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

29 Jan 2010 at 17:57 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by End

If I remember correct from a post a few months back he just got a new card (or did he decide to wait) so basically he's either waiting on the GF100's or he's got a nice shiny ati card he ripped out of his current pc...

And how is the game which shall not be named? without aion I've been looking for a good mmo that isn't donating to ncsoft?

Yeh, I've got my ATi HD5870 for the time being. I may sell it to someone on campus and snag a GF100 when they release, or once prices settle. Haven't decided yet, that hinges on whether or not ATi release semi decent drivers for this thing.

WoW is the MMO I play now. ^_^ It really is a great game once you hit 80. Getting to 80... a bit tedious, but not nearly as bad as it used to be. The monthly fee is so worth it. Also, WoW looks great with graphics maxed out on a pretty high rez screen.

Burst Cancel

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2006

Domain of Broken Game Mechanics

29 Jan 2010 at 20:28 - 6

Clarkdale?

Quote:

WoW looks great

You're a funny man.

Abedeus

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Niflheim

R/

29 Jan 2010 at 20:34 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

Also, WoW looks great with graphics maxed out on a pretty high rez screen.

...Nnnno, it doesn't.

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

29 Jan 2010 at 20:59 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

Yeh, I've got my ATi HD5870 for the time being. I may sell it to someone on campus and snag a GF100 when they release, or once prices settle. Haven't decided yet, that hinges on whether or not ATi release semi decent drivers for this thing.

Ah, sounds like you have a plan.

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember)

N/A

30 Jan 2010 at 22:06 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

WoW is the MMO I play now. ^_^ It really is a great game once you hit 80. Getting to 80... a bit tedious, but not nearly as bad as it used to be. The monthly fee is so worth it. Also, WoW looks great with graphics maxed out on a pretty high rez screen.

Meh I might hit up a trial tomorrow...

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

30 Jan 2010 at 23:27 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burst Cancel

Clarkdale?

You're a funny man.

Clarkdale is dual core, which is something I am trying to move away from. Having 8 logical cores is really nice.

Blackhearted

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio, usa

none

Mo/

31 Jan 2010 at 00:15 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

Clarkdale is dual core, which is something I am trying to move away from. Having 8 logical cores is really nice.

Too bad hyperthreading will never be able to make it feel like 8 real cores though.

Burst Cancel

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2006

Domain of Broken Game Mechanics

31 Jan 2010 at 00:49 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

Clarkdale is dual core, which is something I am trying to move away from. Having 8 logical cores is really nice.

If that's a WoW box, Clarkdale should be more than sufficient. The overclocking headroom looks superior to quads as well, if early reports are representative.

I'm going to be building a budget SFF Clarkdale box in a month or so; I fully expect the user experience to be indistinguishable from my $2k+ Bloomfield machine. There just aren't that many workloads that leverage those extra cores, even today.

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

31 Jan 2010 at 06:00 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burst Cancel

If that's a WoW box, Clarkdale should be more than sufficient. The overclocking headroom looks superior to quads as well, if early reports are representative.

I'm going to be building a budget SFF Clarkdale box in a month or so; I fully expect the user experience to be indistinguishable from my $2k+ Bloomfield machine. There just aren't that many workloads that leverage those extra cores, even today.

It's my gaming rig and general "stuff" rig. Crysis2, AvP, WoW, Star Trek Online, video and audio encoding, dvd/bluray burning, and PS CS4 use. My workstation does all the scientific and engineering work, as well as the rest of the Adobe MC stuff.

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

31 Jan 2010 at 15:27 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

It's my gaming rig and general "stuff" rig. Crysis2, AvP, WoW, Star Trek Online, video and audio encoding, dvd/bluray burning, and PS CS4 use.

Not to derail the thread, but what did/do you think of Star Trek Online? I didn't enjoy the space combat very much - I'm not planning to pay now that beta is over.

Note to fanboys - WoW graphics are not the same as GW's, but they do look nice, in there own way, with a good GPU.

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

31 Jan 2010 at 18:14 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quaker

Not to derail the thread, but what did/do you think of Star Trek Online? I didn't enjoy the space combat very much - I'm not planning to pay now that beta is over.

Note to fanboys - WoW graphics are not the same as GW's, but they do look nice, in there own way, with a good GPU.

It's very good imo. I love the space combat. I hated the ground combat, however. STO might be mildly successful, but it certainly won't shatter any records. It needed another 6 months of refining before it launched. I plan to pick up playing it after I am full geared for Cataclysm.

And yes, WoW can look great guys. It has a cartooned style of graphics, but maxed out at high rez with 4-8xAA, it looks very clean, and very sharp. The details they put on armor and weapons are phenomenal.

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

01 Feb 2010 at 01:44 - 16

Wow may be the Pixar of cartoon looking video games, but it's still a cartoon looking video game. :/

Firebrazer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2008

Denmark

We Want More [HUGS]

E/

04 Feb 2010 at 08:32 - 17

Not so different from mine^^
I just have a 920 and X58 MB. And triple-channel RAM ofc:P

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

05 Feb 2010 at 19:07 - 18

Triple channel is relatively useless for anything less than 4 cores. If you are leveraging all 4 cores, it gives you a slight (less than 5%) edge. 6 Cores+ it becomes more worthwhile.

The 920 loses to the 860 is almost every single test/benchmark because of the 860's extremely aggressive turbo mode, and its ability to overclock better just furthers its already obvious lead. I didn't go with the x58 chipset because I don't really plan on Tri/Quad SLi/CFX, and I don't care about triple channel for reasons stated above.

As an update though: UPS damaged my mobo when shipping it, so I am having to RMA it. Sigh... But, my new case is awesome ^_^

Kenzo Skunk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

10 Feb 2010 at 13:37 - 19

WoW sucks.

Now, on topic - everything but the mobo. Why on earth would you buy asrock

board, when there are Asus or Gigabyte?

malevolence

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

10 Feb 2010 at 18:53 - 20

So finally you decided to cross the street

Now , I would like to know your feedback about the ASRock P55 Extreme how well perform with the cpu and ram

PM me with the feedback when you have time of course , no rush.

Quote:

t's my gaming rig and general "stuff" rig. Crysis2, AvP, WoW, Star Trek Online, video and audio encoding, dvd/bluray burning, and PS CS4 use. My workstation does all the scientific and engineering work, as well as the rest of the Adobe MC stuff.

let me know when you get AvP , I downloaded the multiplayer demo for PS3 and is awesome , but I will get it for pc of course , we might game some DM

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

11 Feb 2010 at 00:36 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenzo Skunk

WoW sucks.

Now, on topic - everything but the mobo. Why on earth would you buy asrock

board, when there are Asus or Gigabyte?

ASRock = ASUS.

ASRock P55 got absolutely amazing reviews too.

Blackhearted

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio, usa

none

Mo/

11 Feb 2010 at 11:01 - 22

I'd question buying asrock too, tbh. Mainly due to the very poor lifespan they seem to have according to my experience with them.

Kenzo Skunk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

11 Feb 2010 at 15:05 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

ASRock = ASUS.

ASRock P55 got absolutely amazing reviews too.

Ahh. Didn`t know that

Was really suspicious to that mysterious brand..

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

13 Feb 2010 at 21:13 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackhearted

I'd question buying asrock too, tbh. Mainly due to the very poor lifespan they seem to have according to my experience with them.

ASUS went through corporate restructuring 2 years ago or so. When they did, ASRock's quality skyrocketed. They are know becoming well known for very high quality, well priced parts that can really perform. They may not be the pinnacle of performance, but their pricing makes up for that. ^_^

Blackhearted

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio, usa

none

Mo/

15 Feb 2010 at 00:03 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

ASUS went through corporate restructuring 2 years ago or so. When they did, ASRock's quality skyrocketed. They are know becoming well known for very high quality, well priced parts that can really perform. They may not be the pinnacle of performance, but their pricing makes up for that. ^_^

Ah, if that is indeed true, perhaps they have improved since my last dealing with them before that.