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Siigari Kitawa
Gallente Senex Legio Get Off My Lawn
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Posted - 2011.01.09 06:26:00 -
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It's finally available! It's available at most online retailers!
i7-2600K - 3.4GHz i5-2500K 3.3GHz
Somebody over at Overclock.net has already overclocked their i7-2600K to 5.1GHz on air at a ridiculously typical 1.45 volts, at a low 80C -- ON AIR! That means if you liquid cool it, 5GHz is going to be a very new 24/7 stable record!
Woohoooooo!
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Alpheias
Euphoria Released HYDRA RELOADED
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Posted - 2011.01.09 09:33:00 -
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But not really worth upgrading to if you are on a LGA 1156 or LGA 1366. |
Siigari Kitawa
Gallente Senex Legio Get Off My Lawn
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Posted - 2011.01.09 09:39:00 -
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lolwut
Taken from Anandtech's review.
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Juliette DuBois
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Posted - 2011.01.09 11:02:00 -
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Too bad vast majority of people don`t really need these. I still don`t see a reason to upgrade my rig and it is already three years old.
Who knows, maybe we`ll get some games soon that actually require more power.
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Corozan Aspinall
Party Time Inc.
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Posted - 2011.01.09 13:19:00 -
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Woohoo! Yeah! Now I can run Xchat and Chrome even faster!
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Kaahles
Fulcrum Weapon Systems Inc.
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Posted - 2011.01.09 14:38:00 -
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I think the 2500k is the way to go. The 2600k is a bit to pricy for what it offers on extra performance. Anyhow will be I nice upgrade for me from my aging 3700+ <insert laughter here>.
Only question now... what board to chose. A still got a few days left until it is payday and I need a decision on that ----------------------------- OMG THE SKY IS FALLING! Contract me all your stuff so I can save it! |
TimMc
Brutal Deliverance Extreme Prejudice.
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Posted - 2011.01.09 15:31:00 -
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Surprising amount of FPS gain there from a simply CPU upgrade, its almost entirely GPU and memory related.
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Vogue
Skynet Nexus
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Posted - 2011.01.09 16:03:00 -
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You need a P67 chipset motherboard to do decent overclocking with a K-series sandy bridge CPU. The H67 chipset does not support overclocking. A non K series CPU with a H67 chipset gives 'limited overclocking'
I have had a I5 lynfield OC'ed at 4ghz for a year now. I don't envisage I will need to replace this processor for another 2 years. I could squeeze a 4.2ghz overclock out of it if i wanted to but during the summer months I have to lower it to 3.6ghz as it gets so hot . I might get a watercooling solution in 18 months or so. I have a wacky idea of using car heater elements -> radiators for watercooling.
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Zhim'Fufu
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Posted - 2011.01.09 16:08:00 -
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Originally by: Siigari Kitawa zomgleetfps
Vsync perfectly strikes that table and wrecks for lols. Who cares if the newest stuff can go a zillion miles an hour when the speed limit is 60 and you old beater still drives it just fine?
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Atomos Darksun
D00M. Northern Coalition.
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Posted - 2011.01.09 16:29:00 -
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A downside to these CPU's is they're another excuse for devs to avoid going parallel - I'm looking at YOU, Dwarf Fortress, X3, Supreme Commander...just off the top of my head.
On the other hand, these CPUs are the first major clock increase since the P4, with insane overclocking abilities.
Originally by: Amoxin My vent is talking to me in a devil voice...
Linkification, Baby. |
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TimMc
Brutal Deliverance Extreme Prejudice.
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Posted - 2011.01.09 16:37:00 -
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Originally by: Atomos Darksun A downside to these CPU's is they're another excuse for devs to avoid going parallel - I'm looking at YOU, Dwarf Fortress, X3, Supreme Commander...just off the top of my head.
On the other hand, these CPUs are the first major clock increase since the P4, with insane overclocking abilities.
Programming in parallel is a massive ballache from the very little I've done.
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Alpheias
Euphoria Released HYDRA RELOADED
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Posted - 2011.01.09 16:40:00 -
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Originally by: Siigari Kitawa Edited by: Siigari Kitawa on 09/01/2011 09:41:08 lolwut
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4083/35041.png
And those are stock volts. There should be no reason not to upgrade from 1156 at least, and you could even trade in your sub-i7 950 for an i7-2600K and get a whooping out of it. If you're after performance, then yes I'd wait for Ivy Bridge, but right now this blows even the hexa-core 980X out of the water.
Taken from Anandtech's review.
Dumb argument. You might as well wait for Ivy Bridge regardless in that case. |
Istvaan Shogaatsu
Caldari Guiding Hand Social Club
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Posted - 2011.01.09 16:44:00 -
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It's hard to get excited about this stuff anymore. I still see my processor, way at the bottom of that list. I haven't run into any application that demanded close to what it can do.
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Haydee Onna
Fashionable Enterprises
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Posted - 2011.01.09 20:17:00 -
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Edited by: Haydee Onna on 09/01/2011 20:18:38
Originally by: Istvaan Shogaatsu It's hard to get excited about this stuff anymore. I still see my processor, way at the bottom of that list. I haven't run into any application that demanded close to what it can do.
This. I'm running a stock 2.4GHz Quad 2 Core and have yet to feel restricted by it in any way.
That said,
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Siigari Kitawa
Gallente Senex Legio Get Off My Lawn
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Posted - 2011.01.09 22:46:00 -
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Originally by: Zhim'Fufu
Originally by: Siigari Kitawa zomgleetfps
Vsync perfectly strikes that table and wrecks for lols. Who cares if the newest stuff can go a zillion miles an hour when the speed limit is 60 and you old beater still drives it just fine?
The idea here isn't just that it can render more FPS (though in cases where you're doing like 3D vision and stuff it might matter) but more speed equals faster processing, period. This takes to more than just gaming, but also video encoding, multitasking, general number crunching and other processor-heavy tasks.
This thing blows away any current processor. Which is why I'm so excited about it! Because it shows us that once the enthusiast chip comes, we're gonna have sooo mucch funnnn.
Also, the Z68 chipset is supposed to support bclk AND multiplier overclocking. It should be coming later next quarter.
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Failccpfails
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Posted - 2011.01.10 00:00:00 -
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1.45 is kinda alot for 32nm i cpu's.
Still nice CPU's.
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Mors Sanctitatis
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Posted - 2011.01.10 00:10:00 -
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A chip with embedded DRM? No thanks. -
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Grimpak
Gallente The Whitehound Corporation Hounds of Anarchy
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Posted - 2011.01.10 00:19:00 -
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Originally by: Haydee Onna Edited by: Haydee Onna on 09/01/2011 20:18:38
Originally by: Istvaan Shogaatsu It's hard to get excited about this stuff anymore. I still see my processor, way at the bottom of that list. I haven't run into any application that demanded close to what it can do.
This. I'm running a stock 2.4GHz Quad 2 Core and have yet to feel restricted by it in any way.
That said, http://educatedstupid.com/media/ars/clarkson-power.jpg
Image changed to URL. Zymurgist
and biggest bottlenecks atm are really the gpu's and the motherboards themselves. ---
Quote: The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.
ain't that right. |
Zhim'Fufu
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Posted - 2011.01.10 00:41:00 -
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Originally by: Siigari Kitawa
Originally by: Zhim'Fufu
Originally by: Siigari Kitawa zomgleetfps
Vsync perfectly strikes that table and wrecks for lols. Who cares if the newest stuff can go a zillion miles an hour when the speed limit is 60 and you old beater still drives it just fine?
The idea here isn't just that it can render more FPS (though in cases where you're doing like 3D vision and stuff it might matter) but more speed equals faster processing, period. This takes to more than just gaming, but also video encoding, multitasking, general number crunching and other processor-heavy tasks.
This thing blows away any current processor. Which is why I'm so excited about it! Because it shows us that once the enthusiast chip comes, we're gonna have sooo mucch funnnn.
Also, the Z68 chipset is supposed to support bclk AND multiplier overclocking. It should be coming later next quarter.
Then link a non-gaming performance table. Imho pc hardware has hit its limit for 'realistic' gaming until the monitor makers can get past the 60hz barrier. And no the newest panels that boast 120~240hz are post processing gimicks that introduce a fair amount of artifacts on moving objects. Granted it works awesome for movies but games not so much.
Anyhoo yeah its a decent stride in the right direction for cpu hungry apps but I'll stick to my q9550 for the time being.
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Verone
Gallente Veto Corp
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Posted - 2011.01.10 04:09:00 -
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I can't believe people are getting such a hardon over a set of chips that give 2fps in Crysis Warhead
>>> THE LIFE OF AN OUTLAW <<< |
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Siigari Kitawa
Gallente Senex Legio Get Off My Lawn
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Posted - 2011.01.10 04:36:00 -
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Originally by: Mors Sanctitatis A chip with embedded DRM? No thanks.
It's only for Intel's CinemaNow or whatever it is.
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AlleyKat
Gallente The Unwanted.
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Posted - 2011.01.10 19:06:00 -
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Originally by: Verone I can't believe people are getting such a hardon over a set of chips that give 2fps in Crysis Warhead
Agreed - but the price over the last chips are staggering.
Intel i7 980x = $1,000 Intel i7 2600k = ú300
The extreme chips will be on their way later this year. I understand that AMD have a new range coming out also - looking just as interesting.
As soon as the z68 motherboards are out, I'm sure to be placing an order...
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Haxfar Portlaind
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Posted - 2011.01.10 20:35:00 -
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Originally by: Mors Sanctitatis A chip with embedded DRM? No thanks.
I'm not completly sure on how it works, but what i get is that it works like this: You stream a movie over a wireless network, a movie you have rented. What this "DRM" does, is that it can lock that stream to a spicific CPU, yours. That way none can hack in and see your movie you paid for.
(Whether you rent movies or not, is something different)
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Grimpak
Gallente The Whitehound Corporation Hounds of Anarchy
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Posted - 2011.01.10 21:02:00 -
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Originally by: Haxfar Portlaind
Originally by: Mors Sanctitatis A chip with embedded DRM? No thanks.
I'm not completly sure on how it works, but what i get is that it works like this: You stream a movie over a wireless network, a movie you have rented. What this "DRM" does, is that it can lock that stream to a spicific CPU, yours. That way none can hack in and see your movie you paid for.
(Whether you rent movies or not, is something different)
thing is, this being an imposition of the MPAA, you're damn sure that they will make it beyond that. ---
Quote: The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.
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ivar R'dhak
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Posted - 2011.01.11 08:43:00 -
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Or that the damn thing has a kill switch?
Quote: What could possibly go wrong.
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Zhim'Fufu
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Posted - 2011.01.11 08:49:00 -
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Originally by: ivar R'dhak Or that the damn thing has a kill switch?
Quote: What could possibly go wrong.
This will not end well.
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Mag's
the united Negative Ten.
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Posted - 2011.01.11 09:17:00 -
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Quote: The chip can accept an encrypted SMS message IF the computer is equipped with a 3G card. The radio receiver is not in the chip itself, only the ability to accept and act on the encrypted SMS message of an external 3G card receives the message.
I would say the DRM is the kill switch for me though.
Originally by: Allestin Villimar Also, if your bookmarks are too far out, they can and will ban you for it.
Originally by: Torothanax Low population in w systems makes afk cloaking unattractive. |
hired goon
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Posted - 2011.01.11 11:54:00 -
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Wow yeah Intel is great and expensive and etc, but I'd rather wait for AMD Fusion chips that can actually do graphics. Or maybe it's the fact that Sandy Bridge chips have built-in DRM, or I'm just fussy.
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Percy Soars
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Posted - 2011.01.11 12:21:00 -
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Yea ... not impressed. Got a i5 740 from dabs 'openbox' sales for Ç100 add a Ç70 asus board and running at 4Ghz..
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Vogue
Skynet Nexus
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Posted - 2011.01.11 12:36:00 -
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Battlefield Bad Company 2 uses the frostbite engine that can utillise quad cores. I saw a video about it. EA wanted a games engine that could multi thread multiple cores on the PC, PS3 and Xbox360. The PS3 is especially hard to code with its weird design and multiple cells\cores. So it seems the PS3 has made EA do a games engine that uses more than 2 cores which benefits PC's with more than 2 cores. I hope more developers create cross console\PC game engines that use > 2 cores.
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