Upgrading i7 860 (Lynnfield) and Mobo

[Keullo-e]

Stock isnt all that loud. No stock cooler i have ever used, had forced me to change coolers from noise.

Well at least Haswell i5/i7/Xeon's run hot as hell with stock coolers.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Well at least Haswell i5/i7/Xeon's run hot as hell with stock coolers.

The run hot with any damn cooler.

 

[Keullo-e]

The run hot with any damn cooler.

Well yes until delid. Everyone doesn't delid because they are afraid losing warranty. I bought a Sandy Bridge CPU instead Ivy Bridge (3570K) because Sandys are soldered instead of that crappy paste between core and IHS. If I remember correctly, Haswells have a 0.06mm empty space between core and IHS?

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Well yes until delid. Everyone doesn't delid because they are afraid losing warranty. I bought a Sandy Bridge CPU instead Ivy Bridge (3570K) because Sandys are soldered instead of that crappy paste between core and IHS. If I remember correctly, Haswells have a 0.06mm empty space between core and IHS?

Yep, and after a while theres been cases that the chips are dying. And its not really from chips being pushed to hard.

 

[Keullo-e]

Maybe Intel knows that and puts a "time bomb" on their CPUs so they break fast so consumer have to buy new CPUs frequently..?

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

my Ivy Bridge Core i5 cooled with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO on both idle & load temperatures (while playing games) are ok... no overheat whatsoever... frequencies on the other hand, are on stock settings since they're already fast on it's own. For the stock coolers, I'm not sure if they're good at keeping the temps down unless the casing has positive airflow with no heat pockets whatsoever...

 

[Leothelesser]

Xeon 1230v3 - H87
Reliable, Powerful, best value for money on a single card setup that uses multi-threading.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

But to the folks in SEA, getting a Xeon CPU isn't easy as demands for it is low & the variants is very limited. I myself staying in Malaysia find that a Xeon is not much of a good buy since I don't use those CPU-heavy applications. If you want to build those server PCs for performing complex task, then it's a good investment.

 

[Leothelesser]

The Xeon E3 v3 Family has 14 variants, 7 without graphic.
http://ark.intel.com/products/family/78581/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-v3-Family

The 1230 v3 is a 4 core, 8 threads, 8 MB, 3.30 to 3.70 GHz, Haswell that’s cheaper than a 4770.
Great for gaming and multi-threaded tasks. Uses 1150 Motherboards. No overclocking.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

still prefer the i5-4670K since it's more suited towards normal users & gamers who don't want to spend too much for a CPU on their builds. Availability here in the SEA region is plenty, so most local system builders prefer to use this to keep their gaming rigs price tag down so that it stays affordable for those who aren't accustomed of building their own rigs. That said, most Xeon variants sold here are too expensive even for a base-line quad-core model. Your end maybe cheaper, but to the SEA region gamers & DIY builders, they still prefer the more consumer-friendly 3rd Gen/4th Gen Core Series CPUs.

 

[kn00tcn]

hold on... how many threads does lightroom even use? overclocking isnt just about max cpu usage rendering apps, everything singlethreaded is entirely bottlenecked by the clock instead of the amount of cores, so the performance that comes with an OC will be quite linear

if lightroom is well threaded, could go for a 4core8thread cpu & not bother overclocking (same choice as someone looking to do 3d cpu based rendering)

but if lightroom is only 4 threads or even 2, an overclock would be important, a 4core4thread cpu would be $100 cheaper & faster when overclocked

(speaking of OP's story, pretty sure core2 days were harder to tweak/stabalize than now)

 

[LoneReaction]

Okay, I upgraded to i5 4670 and ASUS H87M-E. Did a lot of googling and it seems Lightroom doesn't benefit much from hyperthreading. I don't do video, so hyper threading is wasted on me. Figured the extra money saved from geting a K cpu and Z87 motherboard can be put into my next GFX sometime later this year or next year. The i7 860 will replace my aging Core 2 Duo Family rig.

The upgrade was worth it for what I paid. Lightroom was at least 30-50% more responsive, and I can actually watch 4K youtube videos now!

 

[LoneReaction]

Some Photos:

Awesome that the heatsink can be reused. Totally overkill though. The board looks tiny!

 

[thebluebumblebee]

You just need an extension for your CPU power cable so you don't have to run it over the motherboard. That, or a smaller case.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

Some Photos:

Awesome that the heatsink can be reused. Totally overkill though. The board looks tiny!

totally looked overkill. =O That's what you expect for using a full-tower casing..

 

[LoneReaction]

You just need an extension for your CPU power cable so you don't have to run it over the motherboard. That, or a smaller case.

Haha, Having a big case is nice because it is easier to vacuum out dust every few months and things are nicely spread apart. I also have 3 hard drives in front that have plenty of space in between them. If I had to buy a new case I would probably get a mid sized tower though.

 

[kn00tcn]

hah i just remembered the AMD demo when the APUs were first coming out... they put a laptop inside a midtower case to make a point about how powerful the laptop was

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

for me, I'm getting a mini-ITX board & a Bitfenix Prodigy/Phenom SFF casing since my setup isn't all that crazy... watercooling is possible but it won't be those over-the-top kind of liquid coolers, just those affordable AIO kits would do.