Project: Income Tax FTW!!!

philbrown23 · Jan 30, 2009

ok so I need some major help. Im going for a new build.

for starters heres what I have.

Intel Q6600 VID: 1.215v good for 4.2GHZ benching
Maximus 2 Formula
4GB Tracer REDS
2X HD4850 512 visiontek
Ultra X3 1000w psu
Rocketfish

my dilema is:
should I get
1: Q9650
2Xhd4870 1GB
and a new kick ass case
or

2: i7920
2X 9800GX2
DFI LP X58
??? I'm kinda thinking keep 775 till P55 comes out
Plus this rocketfish kinda pisses me off Whatcha think guys?!?!? Please dont say i7 just cuz it's new cuz that means nothing to me I know the 9650 will clock just as high or higher than the i7 920 so thats not an issue please help and give supporting reasons

kid41212003 · Jan 30, 2009

You're gonna go Core i5, why don't you just wait until then, because at that time you will able to build an Core i7 at the same price that you will pay for this and P55. Of course, and alot faster.

Why don't get an GTX295? NVIDIA cards scale better in Vantage.

I saw absolute zero reason for you to upgrade from your current rig, because:

It's already good for gaming.
You not exactly into benchmark because you have more interested in C2Q than Core i7, in all benhcmarks except gaming, it would take the C2Q ~500MHz more to beat the Core i7. And at the same time, that's about how much more the C2O can OC better than Core i7.

For kickass benhcmark results, Core i7 is the better choices.

Integrated memory controller, triple channel ddr3 memory, hyper threading, which should give kickass results in all becnhmarks.

For kickass gaming, just get a better vga cards than your current one, and you should be happy for another 2-3 years.

philbrown23 · Jan 30, 2009

I was also thinking about grabing a striker 2 extreme and 2 GTX 280's

phanbuey · Jan 30, 2009

I would say a new case and a 4870X2... or the gtx 280's ... i friggin love my 260's - but you already have a nice cf mobo, so maybe the 1GB 4870's is a better bet.

erocker · Jan 30, 2009

You need to severely mod that Rocketfish case.

SystemViper · Jan 30, 2009

I agree,
Stay put,
you don't gain much unless you do heavy rendering or encoding/programming with the i7,

and that Q6600 seems still to be a great chip, i think your best long term purchase is to get a sweet video card, I love the 280 or 285, I am a believer in one chip solutions, but red or green you can't loose upgrading your video position.

johnnyfiive · Jan 30, 2009

I suggest building a Phenom II rig....

spearman914 · Jan 30, 2009

phanbuey said:
I would say a new case and a 4870X2... or the gtx 280's ... i friggin love my 260's - but you already have a nice cf mobo, so maybe the 1GB 4870's is a better bet.

Don't go 4870x2, 2 x 4870 beats it and cheaper. :eek:

A Q9650 will make an overclocking beast!

EnergyFX · Jan 30, 2009

I think you will be happier with a case you want. Try to list what you are actually gaining by going i7.

philbrown23 · Jan 31, 2009

I have modded the rocketfish but it sux

Castiel · Jan 31, 2009

Income tax FTW! :rockout:

paulm · Jan 31, 2009

Castiel said:
Income tax FTW!

+1

philbrown23 · Jan 31, 2009

Im gonna get the Banchetto and just use that instead of a case I like bench tables better

System Name	Dominator
Processor	INTEL C2Q Q6600 FTW!!
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q-E!!!
Cooling	TEC cooled cpu, everything else is under water :D
Memory	4GB CELL SHOCK D9GMH 1066MHZ/4GB CRUCIAL REDS
Video Card(s)	4850 (VT)/ 4850 IN CROSSFIRE!
Storage	western digital= 1X 250GB, 1X 500GB, IDE 160GB (BOOT DRIVE ONLY). SEAGATE FREE AGENT 500GB EHDD
Display(s)	viewsonic 19" hd widescreen
Case	ROCKETFISH FOR NOW :(
Audio Device(s)	ONBOARD WORKS JUST FINE FOR ME :p
Power Supply	ULTRA X3 1KW MODULAR
Software	win vista ultimate 64 TWEAKED!!!
Benchmark Scores	http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=434759 3dm06: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm0

System Name	Dominator
Processor	INTEL C2Q Q6600 FTW!!
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q-E!!!
Cooling	TEC cooled cpu, everything else is under water :D
Memory	4GB CELL SHOCK D9GMH 1066MHZ/4GB CRUCIAL REDS
Video Card(s)	4850 (VT)/ 4850 IN CROSSFIRE!
Storage	western digital= 1X 250GB, 1X 500GB, IDE 160GB (BOOT DRIVE ONLY). SEAGATE FREE AGENT 500GB EHDD
Display(s)	viewsonic 19" hd widescreen
Case	ROCKETFISH FOR NOW :(
Audio Device(s)	ONBOARD WORKS JUST FINE FOR ME :p
Power Supply	ULTRA X3 1KW MODULAR
Software	win vista ultimate 64 TWEAKED!!!
Benchmark Scores	http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=434759 3dm06: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm0

Processor	13700KF Undervolted @ 5.6/ 5.5, 4.8Ghz Ring 200W PL1
Motherboard	MSI 690-I PRO
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 w/ Arctic P12 Fans
Memory	48 GB DDR5 7600 MHZ CL36
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 FE
Storage	2x 2TB WDC SN850, 1TB Samsung 960 prr
Display(s)	Alienware 32" 4k 240hz OLED
Case	SLIGER S620
Audio Device(s)	Yes
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Xlite V2
Keyboard	RoyalAxe
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	They're pretty good, nothing crazy.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Mine \| Dad + Mom
Processor	E8500 E0 Wolfdale @ 4.6GHz 1.5V \| E2180 M0 Allendale @ 3.0GHz 1.3V
Motherboard	Asus Maximus Formula (X48) w/ Rampage BIOS \| Asus P5Q Pro (P45)
Cooling	Xigmatek Rifle HDT-S1283 w/ SFF21F Fan \| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Memory	G.Skill Pi Black 2x2GB 1.02GHz CL5 \| OCZ Reaper 2x2GB 1.05GHz CL5
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 4870X2 2GB 820/1020MHz \| Sapphire 4850 1GB 700/1100MHz
Storage	WD VR 150GB 10K RPM + WD 500GB 7.2K RPM \| WD 200GB 7.2K RPM
Display(s)	Acer P243WAID 24" 1920x1200 LCD \| Acer V193W 19" 1440x900 LCD
Case	Cooler Master HAF 932 Full-Tower \| Antec Twelve Hundred Mid-Tower
Audio Device(s)	Fatal1ty Xtreme Gamer w/ Z-5500 5.1 \| On-Board Audio w/ S-220 2.1
Power Supply	PC Power and Cooling 750W Non-Modular \| Corsair HX-520W Modular
Software	Windows Vista Home Premium X64 \| Windows Vista Home Premium X64
Benchmark Scores	Not Wasting Time!

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System Name	n.audBl
Processor	E8500 @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Striker Extreme
Cooling	Full liquid (everything except power supply)
Memory	4Gb OCZ DDR2 PC9600
Video Card(s)	Dual EVGA GTX 280 SSC Edition
Storage	Dual WD Raptor in RAID 0 (300Gb), Dual WD 1Tb Cavair in RAID 1
Display(s)	Dell 2407 24" HD+ Widescreen
Case	Theraltake Tai-Chi
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Fata1ty (bleh!)
Power Supply	Ultra X3 1000W
Software	Win 7 64bit

Processor	Intel i5-3570K @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock LGA1155 Z77 Extreme 4
Cooling	Cooler Master Evo 212
Memory	16GB (4X4) G.Skill Ripjaw 2 DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	Nvidia gForce GTX 660ti
Storage	1x Samsung 840 EVO 256GB 6Gb/s, 1x WD 500GB 6Gb/s, 1x WD 80GB 3Gb/s
Display(s)	ASUS VH242H Black + 2 HP 2311x 23" LED
Case	Fractal Design R4
Audio Device(s)	Realtek OnBoard Both
Power Supply	Cooler Master 850w
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1

System Name	Failbox
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.2 w/ Stock Cooling
Motherboard	Intel D975XBX2
Cooling	Air
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 4GB DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	EVGA 7900 GS
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB
Display(s)	Chimei 22"
Case	Enermax Chakra (upgrading)
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	Corsair CMPSU-520HX
Software	Windows XP SP3