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Skurge

Skurge

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So I'm on leave and I've gone to see my family. I've been using the rig in my sig for last 3 months. Before that I used a phenom2 x4 ant 3.5Ghz, I know quads multitask better, but Even simple operations like installing 5mb applications or navigating my folders or opening tabs in FF or switching tasks is much faster on the X4. I know the phenom has a 1Ghz advantage and double the RAM, but I don't think that makes that large of a difference.

So I really miss my Quad just for basic use.
 
Markfw

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Obsoleet said:
It's not a computer if it doesn't have a SSD.
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I don't know if you are kidding, but I have 10 computers, and no SSD's, and no reason for them. So if this is a troll, I will leave it here, otherwise you may have a vacation in your future if you keep it up.
 
RussianSensation

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Obsoleet said:
It's not a computer if it doesn't have a SSD.
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I have a stock E6600 that I use as a spare and it's an absolute dog! I thought C2D was fast enough for basic tasks such as Internet browsing, watching 1080P content on the Internet and just having 20-30 tabs open. I have it paired with another 60GB OCZ Vertex that I have. It doesn't help. The CPU is unbearably slow. After using Q6600 @ 3.4ghz, then i7 860 @3.9 and now a 2500k as my main system, I finally realized just how inadequate E6600 2.4ghz is.

Flash is killer in a browser.

So I can attest 100% that an E6600 even when paired with an SSD is paintfully slow for someone who does the bare minimum (which to me is having 20-30 tabs open, listening to music, having some excel/word documents open and a 24/7 anti-virus scanning software). SSD helps to a certain extent but not enough.
 
Obsoleet

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Markfw900 said:
I don't know if you are kidding, but I have 10 computers, and no SSD's, and no reason for them. So if this is a troll, I will leave it here, otherwise you may have a vacation in your future if you keep it up.
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That's a cool story about owning no SSDs. That's your loss Markfw. I won't build a PC for anyone without one, a PC isn't a PC in 2011 without one in my book. As you can see others agree with my point, and since they use SSDs, it's fully comprehended.

RussianSensation said:
I have a stock E6600 that I use as a spare and it's an absolute dog! I thought C2D was fast enough for basic tasks such as Internet browsing, watching 1080P content on the Internet and just having 20-30 tabs open. I have it paired with another 60GB OCZ Vertex that I have. It doesn't help. The CPU is unbearably slow. After using Q6600 @ 3.4ghz, then i7 860 @3.9 and now a 2500k as my main system, I finally realized just how inadequate E6600 2.4ghz is.

Flash is killer in a browser.

So I can attest 100% that an E6600 even when paired with an SSD is paintfully slow for someone who does the bare minimum (which to me is having 20-30 tabs open, listening to music, having some excel/word documents open and a 24/7 anti-virus scanning software). SSD helps to a certain extent but not enough.
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I hated my OCZ Vertex 60GB. I'm not sure if it would help or not with the level of performance you're expecting, but I'd pickup a M4 Crucial or G2 (or newer) Intel, you WILL see a difference between the Vertex. Maybe not in benchmarks but in the usability/feel of the system. Vertex 60GB is a decent SSD but I replaced mine with a 40GB Intel G2 and I think my laptop runs smoother in the way you guys are describing you want.
 
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Markfw900 said:
I don't know if you are kidding, but I have 10 computers, and no SSD's, and no reason for them. So if this is a troll, I will leave it here, otherwise you may have a vacation in your future if you keep it up.
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Do you leave your 10 computers on 24/7? If not, there's a good reason to get some SSD's - much faster boot times!
 
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skipsneeky2

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E6600 was a legend back in its day and i find it hard to believe simple tasks can really bog it down.

I remember wanting to buy one so bad and i was saving up the cash for one then i had just enough for a e6750/mobo combo not to long after that cpu came out :biggrin:

Still more powerful then your budget pentium dual cores so i know theres some life in the old girl left .:D
 
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jiffylube1024 said:
Do you leave your 10 computers on 24/7? If not, there's a good reason to get some SSD's - much faster boot times!
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Faster boots times is just not a very good reason to pick up an SSD. Doesn't anyone use sleep?

You get an SSD because it makes just about everything else you do faster.
 
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RussianSensation said:
I have a stock E6600 that I use as a spare and it's an absolute dog! I thought C2D was fast enough for basic tasks such as Internet browsing, watching 1080P content on the Internet and just having 20-30 tabs open. I have it paired with another 60GB OCZ Vertex that I have. It doesn't help. The CPU is unbearably slow. After using Q6600 @ 3.4ghz, then i7 860 @3.9 and now a 2500k as my main system, I finally realized just how inadequate E6600 2.4ghz is.

Flash is killer in a browser.

So I can attest 100% that an E6600 even when paired with an SSD is paintfully slow for someone who does the bare minimum (which to me is having 20-30 tabs open, listening to music, having some excel/word documents open and a 24/7 anti-virus scanning software). SSD helps to a certain extent but not enough.
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Yeah, I see what you are saying. I've recently chewed through a 990X and a 2500K and even my i5-750 feels a bit pokey at times. The E5200 is a complete relic compared to my i5-2410.

Beyond that, my Stinkpad came with a 7200 RPM Hitachi and it was good enough at concurrent workloads that I didn't feel totally shafted by not having an SSD in it. I replaced the Hitachi with a Samsung MP4 500GB that falls on its ass when asked to do more than one (user) thing at once, so now I'm back to feeling shafted for not having an SSD in it. I'd put an SSD in it, but I'm going to grab a T420 in a month...so no point :)

All the rest of my non SSD computers have Samsung F3 500GB and they feel like dogs. Even my G2 120 GB SSD is feeling a bit slack these days, and I've only had it a year.
 
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At home I use the desktop in my sig. At work I use a Dell notebook with a 2.5GHz (or therabouts, can't recall) i5. The i5 is a complete dog. I can't stand using it.
 
Skurge

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My system has a Caviar Black his has a much slower 5400rpm Samsung.
I don't think overclocking it will help much.

Its always above 50% usage when I'm using it on the Desktop. A good SSD costs more than half what a good would cost. So its not really an option just yet.
 
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Putting in a modern 7200 RPM drive might be a good idea, assuming you can get them at pre-thai-flood prices. My Samsung F3 1TB is quite snappy compared to my 2-3 year old 7200RPM drive it replaced.
 
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skipsneeky2 said:
E6600 was a legend back in its day and i find it hard to believe simple tasks can really bog it down.

I remember wanting to buy one so bad and i was saving up the cash for one then i had just enough for a e6750/mobo combo not to long after that cpu came out :biggrin:

Still more powerful then your budget pentium dual cores so i know theres some life in the old girl left .:D
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Actually the newer sandy bridge pentiums have overtaken Core 2 Duos. Well most of them anyway.
 
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