I think the only issue is overall power consumption and reliability. Once the IvyBridge chipsets are out, perhaps time for upgrade. The chance of something failing will start increasing significantly after 4-5 years so if you can not tolerate downtime, it might be worth it to move up. Also you...
Assuming you used the onboard Intel raid controller it should be able to recover. Check out the Intel web-site and forum also. They may have some more instructions.
http://communities.intel.com/thread/20735
If you are going to get a degree (and not just take classes), try to get into the best school you can. You will be spending a lot of time on it so makes sure the name also adds value.
A lot of top schools now offer online degree programs for working professionals. If you are company is paying...
1. Do you have to pay sales tax to Newegg? If Yes then consider Amazon, TigerDirect also.
2. If you have a Microcenter nearby their $280 on 2600K with $80 off a Z68 board deal is unbeatable
3. If you have a Micorcenter nearby go to that first and get a $2 can of air-sweeper while joining their...
The issues, if they arise, will occur over time; these are reliability related.
IB is going down another node in size to 22nm so lower voltages become even more important.
People are still running 1.65V because that is what they had. Intel was quite clear right from the word go that 1.5V...
Not overclocking sandy bridge is like keeping a Bimmer in second gear so that the wear and tear is less.
The CPUs are meant to be overclocked and run stable. Don't disable the C states and they will go down to 1.6GHz unless they need to the juice, when max turbo kicks in. And that max-turbo is...
Now if AMD can start coming out with a BD CPU + Mobo + Water Cooler for $175, all the haters will be very happy.
PS: With the power consumption on OCed BDs, AMD may have to throw in a flux capacitor in the mix too.
BD is like a graduate school research project. You need to run simulations to figure out which combo works well for which load and what not.
To make their engineering effort worth it, AMD should publish the internal architecture specifications in the form an architecture level simulator with...
I think you answered your question. With the cost of storage falling so much, RAID 5 is no longer considered useful on a system with a few number of disks. Just go RAID10.
V, PRO, and Deluxe have the same 12+4 power phases. The LE/LX have 4+2.
For the purpose of overclock stability, the power delivery is one of the key factors. Think in terms of a V8 versus an inline 4. Both will run at highway speeds. But it is when you are passing and need to go from 60 to...
One caveat about memory benchmarks. Most of them measure the performance over a period of time. Very few measure instantaneous performance (it is hard to measure). The only place instantaneous performance shows up is in the extreme gaming examples where faster RAM may gave 5% faster frame...
The 22nm processors will first come at the higher end; think Server CPUs and Extreme Edition type chips. These are the chips which command a premium and allows Intel to mature the process and improve yield.
The main-stream will continue to be served by the 32nm process. The huge investment...
Fast RAM matters primarily for applications which require fast real time reaction. That includes hi-performance gaming and perhaps high frequency trading and financial stuff. In most other interactive applications, you will never, if ever, be able to make out the difference. This is because the...
Yup $700 versus $300. They will price them based on the target market and derive maximum value.
For your typical user who rarely if ever needs six cores, the 2600K is probably the best-buy for this year. The next iteration will likely address the business/higher end market and will be in a...
If you are OCing then no point waiting. This current SB architecture and the process technology will not change meaningfully. 32nm is now mature so there is not going to be much more squeezed out of it. The architectural changes in SB reves are going to be minimal.
In the previous i7 gen apart...
Thanks folks. Decided to go with a pair of 5670 @ $65AR from Amazon. The 57xx combo would have cost almost double and perhaps required a PSU upgrade so it will have to wait.
Thanks to all the folks who guided me towards using 2x Radeon 5xxx series cards for my setup. The setup's goal is to have 2600K with some over-clocking say (4-4.5Ghz) with 24x7 reliability, and the ability to drive 6 1080p monitors for non gaming applications. The primary option I am considering...
Well my SandyBridge just arrived and out popped the free download of Civilization V coupon. I have not played a game on a PC for more than 12 years! And I am so tempted to get a gaming card...
One part of me tells me to get 2 HD-5670s and be done with it. Another says HD 5770 + HD 5450. And...
So if I maintain two separate OS installs, one for work and one for play, I should not face any problems right? Nothing to be changed in BIOS and no hardware tinkering (Crossfire Bridge). Or does the Crossfire Bridge have to be removed for the non-Crossfire mode to work?
I am interested in...
Thanks for the link. It was interesting to know that some cards do not even require a physical connection (eg. 5450 http://sites.amd.com/PublishingImages/Public/Graphic_Illustrations/WebBannerJPEG/AMD_CrossfireX_Chart_1618W.jpg)
I also reviewed the Catalyst Software and it seems to have...
Thanks for the info.
I realize that if and when we game, I do not think we will use 6 monitors. At the most it is going to be 3 monitors.
Some options I am considering:
1. Two 5670 cards: Can Crossfire be activated and deactivated in software/BIOS or do I need to physically remove the cables...
The HD5450 Gigabyte card seems to be an interesting option. Wiki shows its GFLOPS rating for HD5450 as 104. I will have to get HDMI to DVI-D cables for those since two of my monitors only have DVI-D ports.
In contrast I currently drive four 24" monitors using a pair of GEForce 8400GSrev2 (33...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units#Evergreen_series
Was comparing the 5750/5770 and the 5870 Eyefinity editions.
The 5870 is about 2x of what the 5770 does in almost all stats. So in theory 2 5770s have the same power as a 5870 Eyefinity.
I wanted to get...
XFX and Saphire 5670 based cards
Will these two cards work together? Can not buy two of the same because of the mail in rebate issue.
Would prefer digital ports and all these cards have a VGA port...
CA Sales Tax WTF. Wish others matched it but many of these rebates are NewEgg exclusive. And NewEgg raised the price $50 when they got the $100 discount and then all other sites like Amazon also raised their price!
I also went though the review and it is clear I do not need the EyeFinity...
Thought about that but it is just not the fun. This is my first build after years of Dells. Got a Lian Li case on clearance from MicroCenter :D
That NVS combo costs almost as much as the rest of the build. They are essentially the same GPUs but have more stable drivers. Even with regular...
I am a stranger to the world of crossfire, SLI and Eyefinity and am trying to learn.
Most multi-head workstation cards cost a lot and I feel that the best bang for the buck is in the consumer grade cards.
1. This is a new 2600K + Asus Pro P67 based build. Board supports 2x PCI-EX at 8...
Safe for 33% overclocking....
The 32nm Xeons could hit 4GHz without too much hassle.
The SB are from the same process. So 10% more than that 4.4GHz should be reachable. Anything above that is a toss up.
To me the bigger issue is the memory voltage. Because SB has an integrated memory...
The Microsoft announcement is significant. There are not that many platforms which MS supports, and as computing evolves the need for non x86 architectures will grow.
Intel has missed out on the mobile computing CPUs. As the number of personal devices outpaces the number of PCs, the...
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