Who's going to Miro Center 1/9/2011?

[MrWind]

So this is what happened to me...

I ordered online at around 1:45 AM when someone at another forum noticed that you could add the 2500k to your cart. Ordered that and the Asus P8P67 mobo.

The Microcenter in Tustin, CA is 30 minutes away. At 10:30am, I still hadn't gotten the confirmation email, but I headed over there anyway.

I get there right after it opens and was directed to the online pickup section. They told me that they weren't doing online pickup for the processors, so I had to go to other part of the store to buy one.

That's where the line of about 50 people was.

I got a spot in line and then decided to raise some hell about the online order I made.

I went back to the online pickup section and got there right as one of the Microcenter dudes just got finished being yelled at by some guy that "was the first in line" and I suppose didn't get the processor he wanted.

I asked the guy if they would honor my online reservation. He asked what I ordered. I let him know.

He said, "Well, we still have some. Follow me."

He then proceeded to get me a 2500k from the stock room. Got me the mobo too and said, "Good thing you talked to me. That was the second to last processor left."

So, while I felt bad for the 50+ people still waiting in line, I'm now happily writing this post from my sweet new computer.

 

[richierich1212]

So, while I felt bad for the 50+ people still waiting in line, I'm now happily writing this post from my sweet new computer.

lol nice

 

[RussianSensation]

You can still dual GPU with ATI on P8P67, just can't SLI with nvidia

P8P67 will default to 8x/4x. You don't want to run your shiny new HD6950/70 card at 4x PCIe. If you want dual-GPU setup, grab 8x/8x boards like Asrock Xtreme 4, Asus P67 Pro/Evo/Deluxe, Gigabyte UD5/7, etc.

 

[mnewsham]

P8P67 will default to 8x/4x. You don't want to run your shiny new HD6950/70 card at 4x PCIe. If you want dual-GPU setup, grab 8x/8x boards like Asrock Xtreme 4, Asus P67 Pro/Evo/Deluxe, Gigabyte UD5/7, etc.

UD4 hits x8 x8 I think

 

[Zargon]

yes it does. I have one on the way.

the UD3's do the 4x I beleive.

 

[mnewsham]

yes i think UD3 is x16 or x8/x4? And then another x4 on the other pci lanes?

 

[Axon]

UD4 hits x8 x8 I think

Yes, my UD4 hits 8x/8x. I have to look into the dual channel setup tonight, however; I think you can only run dual chan in slots 1+3 or 2+4...which is silly, given the coloring and physical way the board is set up.

 

[mnewsham]

Yes, my UD4 hits 8x/8x. I have to look into the dual channel setup tonight, however; I think you can only run dual chan in slots 1+3 or 2+4...which is silly, given the coloring and physical way the board is set up.

I think it is 1/3 because a double wide card will cover the 2nd PCI-e slot? I could be wrong but that might be why.

 

[Axon]

I think it is 1/3 because a double wide card will cover the 2nd PCI-e slot? I could be wrong but that might be why.

I meant RAM...my bad

 

[mnewsham]

I meant RAM...my bad

no problem

And a quick look on newegg zoomed fully in and i saw
DDR3_1
DDR3_2
DDR3_3
DDR3_4

and a quick look on gigabytes website got me:
The four DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following:
Channel 0: DDR3_1, DDR3_2
Channel 1: DDR3_3, DDR3_4

 

[Xpage]

GF's cat just had it's nuts chopped, and kept us up all night, since it was passed out or doped up all day. So I said screw it to the upgrade and figured it I could get one later in the day it'd be good otherwise wait a bit longer.

By the time we got there, after a detour or two by the GF, it was 2pm, for the houston MC. first time in a MC too, found where I needed to be, and asked the rep for a 2500K. Told me the 2600K were all sold out, so I said no, a 2500K, he told me they may have a few left, but alot were ordered online, apparently they were honoring web orders, dude walked back with the 2500K, then I saw the combo deals and got myself a P8P67 board since they were all sold out of the ASrock MBs.

I was hoping to reuse my MC block (swifttech storm) as it fits 775 socket but it looks like it may not work for the Asus, hence why I wanted ASrock, would be sweet to have my 5+ year old WC work (on my opteron 165 OC'd rig) and save me some $ on a block.

Haven't gone home yet to build the rig, maybe i'll have to drill a few holes into the storm block to fit it, or maybe sell the P8P67 and pickup an ASrock board if I cannot fit it.

Though on mu current board I did have to custom make a bracket for my MC chipset and i got left over 3/8 thick copper plates.... hmmm another project or be lazy....

 

[SaoFeng]

Im waiting til she is done with school

.....high school?

 

[mclaren777]

Has anybody contacted MC to see when they'll be getting additional SB shipments? I ordered online and I'll probably end up cancelling if the wait is too long.

 

[mnewsham]

.....high school?

university

 

[Castiel]

university

Pics?

 

[mnewsham]

Pics?

Sorry but I don't post pics

 

[Markfw]

No GF pics... This is CPU/overclocking, not off-topic.

 

[slag]

You had to ask your wife for permission? :whiste:

Of course. When you're married for 12 years and have 3 little ones, you always ask for permission

I might wear the pants, but I have to wait until she washes and folds them.

 

[Engineer]

Damn, being out of the loop lately, I now don't know what board to get (P67 or H67)?

I don't overclock....will have my own video card (Either 512MB 8800GTS or 1GB 4850 currently)...have 12GB of DDR3 1333 ram and a 1TB drive (maybe an SSD). Don't game a terrible amount and really don't need the PC but damnit, I wanted it and ordered the CPU. What board would you get in my situation (P67 or cheaper H67)? Needs 4 ram slots, SATA 6.0Gbps, USB 3.0 and only 1 PCIe 16X slot (no need to SLI/Crossfire/etc)...what say you?

 

[mnewsham]

Damn, being out of the loop lately, I now don't know what board to get (P67 or H67)?

I don't overclock....will have my own video card (Either 512MB 8800GTS or 1GB 4850 currently)...have 12GB of DDR3 1333 ram and a 1TB drive (maybe an SSD). Don't game a terrible amount and really don't need the PC but damnit, I wanted it and ordered the CPU. What board would you get in my situation (P67 or cheaper H67)? Needs 4 ram slots, SATA 6.0Gbps, USB 3.0 and only 1 PCIe 16X slot (no need to SLI/Crossfire/etc)...what say you?

Asus p8h67-m might fit your build if you want cheap. Or for an ATX size http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-480-_-Product

 

[Engineer]

Asus p8h67-m might fit your build if you want cheap. Or for an ATX size http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-480-_-Product

So based on what I want and would probably use it for, H67 over the P67 (considering I'm a cheap bastard too! :biggrin: ) ?

 

[mnewsham]

So based on what I want and would probably use it for, H67 over the P67 (considering I'm a cheap bastard too! :biggrin: ) ?

If no OC and no sli then yes h67 is fine.

 

[RussianSensation]

UD4 hits x8 x8 I think

Yes, it does. :thumbsup: You can add it to the list. Generally speaking, Asrock Xtreme4 throws in the kitchen sink with everything under the sun. All other mobos with 8x/8x setup seem be way north of $160.

 

[996GT2]

1.068v or something to that effect

I don't think this is right. CPU-Z reports 1.068v, but the voltage CPU-Z reports also DOES NOT CHANGE when you adjust the VCOre in BIOS. Gigabyte's app reports around 1.26v for mine at 4.2 GHz.

Also, you guys may not even need the most expensive motherboard to hit 4.6+ GHz. I've done 4.7 GHz on my lowly Gigabyte P67A-UD3 at under 1.4v.

 

[Engineer]

Another question....I'm assuming since I have no intention of overclocking, why would I not get the cheaper NON K version (assuming that the MC 2500K version falls through)?