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It's REALLY time to do a new build

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Coach One-Eyed Elder, Senior Admin Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm Posts: 4936 Location: Gardendale, Texas	It's REALLY time to do a new build What mobo goes with this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819116492 ? All this LGA 2011 and such is making me doubt my choices. I was going to go with a ASUS P8Z68-V LX, but the reviews were almost all horrible, saying it's a cheap board... Any suggestions here? PS: I'll be posting the full build as soon as I get it all together. I wouldn't mind a few of you tech types looking at it all to make sure I'm not missing something or trying to get incompatible parts. _________________ Sir, have you been drinking tonight?
Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:45 pm

Spyda Game Server Admin Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 5606 Location: Yo mama's room, Bitch!	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build Don't know how long you've been planning this or how soon you want it done by, but the Ivy bridges are coming out in March and could either save you some money or get something better if you want to wait that long. _________________ icemaN: i was droppin wards like they were turds
Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:38 pm

Cpt. Carrot Game Server Admin Joined: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:57 am Posts: 904	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build Hmmm... none of the matching mobos on neweeg have any review (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... ageSize=20). And just checking - you know that you about to pay double comparing to this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115070 and get up to 30% more processing power? And that "up to 30%" is based on this one http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu ... 40+3.30GHz - the Extreme Edition one. Wait week or two for more reviews if you really want to go with the LGA2011. In the meantime look into the i7-2600K or i7-2700K and some Z68 based mobo. _________________
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:15 pm

airman [n00b] Member Joined: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:21 pm Posts: 316 Location: South Carolina	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build Hold out for Ivy Bridge. It's set to release late Q1/early Q2. Sandy Bridge E really isn't anything special, other than something to keep the market less boring... _________________ GREAT SCOTT!!
Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:09 pm

Bleep [n00b] Member Joined: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:11 pm Posts: 1736 Location: Gainesville, Florida	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build airman wrote: Hold out for Ivy Bridge. It's set to release late Q1/early Q2. Sandy Bridge E really isn't anything special, other than something to keep the market less boring... Exactly, and according to more realistic benchmarks that encompass more than one software suite ahem cpubenchmark/videocardbenchmarkahem the difference is more like 16%. Is 15% worth 200 more dollars? In my opinion, no. I think your best bet is to either get a 2500K, if you intend on primarily gaming. Otherwise if you plan on using heavy duty cpu programs then get a 2600K or honestly wait for Ivy Bridge. Hopefully Ivy Bridge will have more than a 17% increase. _________________ Rokatanski wrote: I F*CKING love you.
Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:26 pm

Cpt. Carrot Game Server Admin Joined: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:57 am Posts: 904	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build Bleep wrote: Hopefully Ivy Bridge will have more than a 17% increase. It will. Per Wiki Quote: Intel's performance targets (compared to Sandy Bridge): - 20% increase in CPU performance. - Up to 60% increase in integrated graphics performance. _________________
Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:35 pm

Hooker [n00b] Member Joined: Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:47 pm Posts: 2564	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build IMO, don't get anything new. And stay away from Asus. They're unreliable when it comes to motherboards. They'll have cold boot issues and unstable bios. _________________
Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:14 am

Gman [HNIC] Stзamroller ω Joined: Sun Apr 25, 2004 11:00 pm Posts: 13453	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build man... this is kinda making me want to build a 5GHz system. _________________ I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. -- Hunter S Thompson
Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:04 pm

Falcon [n00b] Member Joined: Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:00 pm Posts: 5230 Location: Rogers, AR	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build you should probably get this: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/sierra-nevada-beer-keg-casemod,11922.html it even holds beer!!! _________________
Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:22 am

Coach One-Eyed Elder, Senior Admin Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm Posts: 4936 Location: Gardendale, Texas	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build Computer is still in the shop. Still on my wife's computer... I'm waiting to sell my old house, once that's done, it's game on! _________________ Sir, have you been drinking tonight?
Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:33 pm

airman [n00b] Member Joined: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:21 pm Posts: 316 Location: South Carolina	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build If you need something now, just go with Sandybridge. Double the price for of a 2600k for a 3970k just does not seem worth it at all to me. I'm fixing to start a Sandybridge build myself _________________ GREAT SCOTT!!
Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:02 am

Kwang! [n00b] Member Joined: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:04 pm Posts: 4413 Location: Here.	Re: It's REALLY time to do a new build http://www.anandtech.com/show/5216/inte ... sktop-cpus _________________
Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:19 pm

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