installed my Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X yesterday...

[Toadster]

http://scoop.intel.com/2010/04/taki...-with-the-intel-core-i7-980x-ee-processor.php

so far so good, will most likely run Prime95 over the weekend - still using my Xigmatek S1283 cooler (was good for the 965 I had previously)

Right now, looking for more multi-threaded apps... what's everyone's favorite?

as far as games, I just got Bioshock2 and will continue my SP Campaign on CoDMW2 - what else?

 

[Acanthus]

Nero Vision is the only heavily threaded app i use.

I guess there is folding...

Or playing 3 games at once...

I'm still jealous

Edit:

BAN for not overclocking!

 

[Toadster]

Nero Vision is the only heavily threaded app i use.

I guess there is folding...
Or playing 3 games at once...
I'm still jealous

Edit:
BAN for not overclocking!

LOL - I'll tweak it don't worry!

I do use BOINC, so maybe I'll put 6 threads on that - game on 4 more, and let 2 free for virus-scanning, and other OS menial tasks

 

[SHAQ]

DIRT is the only game I have seen that supports up to 8 threads. Still, I bet it would crash if you tried to run it. lol A 3.0+ 920 is plenty for it though.

 

[Toadster]

DIRT is the only game I have seen that supports up to 8 threads. Still, I bet it would crash if you tried to run it. lol A 3.0+ 920 is plenty for it though.

oooh - I'll have to try that, my buddy was playing the other day on an overclocked Core i5, visually stunning! thanks for the idea!

 

[aigomorla]

COOL toadster!

now i have someone to play hearts with!!!

 

[Toadster]

COOL toadster!

now i have someone to play hearts with!!!

LOL - someone should multi-thread flash gaming though.. dang, I could use that!

 

[aigomorla]

well the first thing i did was open task manager, and go awwww... in 12 threads....

But then my friend owned me with a picture of 24. :X

 

[Rubycon]

Bejeweled 2 runs like flying squirrels on this cpu!

 

[vshah]

Bejeweled 2 runs like flying squirrels on this cpu!

flies like running squirrels?

 

[Rubycon]

flies like running squirrels?

How would a running squirrel fly?

 

[VirtualLarry]

How would a running squirrel fly?

With one of these: http://noolmusic.com/my_video/squirrel_relocator_slingshot_-_comedy_video.php

 

[Tsavo]

How would a running squirrel fly?

Has anyone ever seen a flying squirrel swim?

 

[Toadster]

well the first thing i did was open task manager, and go awwww... in 12 threads....

But then my friend owned me with a picture of 24. :X

yah, my 64-thread servers at work slay me still... but who knows what the desktop will hold in 5 years!?

 

[Acanthus]

yah, my 64-thread servers at work slay me still... but who knows what the desktop will hold in 5 years!?

Well since intel has been gearing up for up to 80 cores in the future...

We can make some predictions

 

[wwswimming]

http://scoop.intel.com/2010/04/taki...-with-the-intel-core-i7-980x-ee-processor.php

so far so good, will most likely run Prime95 over the weekend - still using my Xigmatek S1283 cooler (was good for the 965 I had previously)

Xigmatek vs. stock cooler - what do you think of the stock cooler ?

(unless you went for the OEM)

 

[Axon]

Dragon Age: Origins is multi-thread scaling, no? Not as impressive as Dirt visually though...

 

[Rubycon]

Dragon Age: Origins is multi-thread scaling, no? Not as impressive as Dirt visually though...

The 5800FX would have been the most impressive with dirt. (think dust buster) hehe

I would base my purchase on gaming right now though. I do lots of rendering/encoding and can see the difference immediately.

 

[Toadster]

Xigmatek vs. stock cooler - what do you think of the stock cooler ?

(unless you went for the OEM)

I got the OEM part - so no stock fan, although I've seen it and looks pretty impressive - finally a fan that's more fitting for the "Extreme" users

If I remember, it has 4 heat-pipes - so it may cool better than my S1283 - but I already had the Xigmatek this was a CPU drop-in upgrade