Another SandyBridge build

nocrapman · Jan 16, 2011, 04:47 PM

So I have decided to jump to the 'evil' side by ditching the 45nm AMD platform for a 32nm Intel. This is going to be just an Update! At least thats what the CFO approved.
So out goes the PII 940BE/AM2+ Gigabyte MOBO + DDR2 RAM and the Vista (finally!)

The rest will stay the same. Will be adding an SSD for the OS - WIN 7 Pro
The system will be used for internet/word processing/ audio,video encoding/photo PP using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Minimal Gaming.

So here's what I know I am getting:
CPU - SandyB i72600K

Here's what I need recs for:

MOBO - P67 based?
Something I can overclock easily with. Was looking at this - GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3P LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/...

Any reason to go with UD5/7 for more $$?
Any other better options I should consider.

RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 ... seems to be the consensus choice.

GPU - ATI/Nvidia - 460 vs 470 vs 570 or 6950
- havent kept up, but I remember Nvidia being ahead in the race currently. Dont need the fastest. Just a sweet spot product. Also lower power consumption will be preferred since this computer is almost always on.

Thanks for reading folks!

bucketface · Jan 16, 2011, 05:22 PM

Do any of the programs you regularly use require CUDA?, or any other proprietary technologies?
Why do you need such a powerfull gfx card for "Minimal Gaming"? what is your monitors resolution?
Get a GTX 470 if you can get it cheap (ebay). radeon 6950 is a pretty good deal at the moment if you think you can manage a bios flash, you can get it to perform like a 6970.

6GB of ram should be enough but if it doesnt cost much more go for the 8GB.
everything else looks fine. if you dont need a gfx card for some of the specific things you do you may aswell use the integrated gfx on the SandyB i72600K. its pretty good. deffinately good enough for lght gaming but if you intend to play demanding games then get a gfx card.

rickss69 · Jan 16, 2011, 05:33 PM

I have this mb coming... ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution LGA 1155 Intel P67 / NVID... ...can't really give any recommendations yet.

Two sets of these would do nicely in that rig... G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 ...
Another... G.SKILL PI 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1...
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin D...

nocrapman · Jan 16, 2011, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickss69

I have this mb coming... ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution LGA 1155 Intel P67 / NVID... ...can't really give any recommendations yet.

Two sets of these would do nicely in that rig... G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 ...
Another... G.SKILL PI 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1...

I think Intel recommends 1.5V RAM.
The G skill above is 1.65. I know some folks have used this too, but dont know the effect on performance.
It appears for some reason, the 1.5 Rams are pretty uncommon.
Also thinking of going faster on the RAM - 2133 - or would that be over kill?

rickss69 · Jan 16, 2011, 05:49 PM

1.65 volt ram is fine for 1155. Yes, you can buy better ram...I think you may be fudging on the true intent of this build tho.

(Uber ram will not gain you much unless you intend to benchmark alot)

nocrapman · Jan 16, 2011, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bucketface

Do any of the programs you regularly use require CUDA?, or any other proprietary technologies?
Why do you need such a powerfull gfx card for "Minimal Gaming"? what is your monitors resolution?
Get a GTX 470 if you can get it cheap (ebay). radeon 6950 is a pretty good deal at the moment if you think you can manage a bios flash, you can get it to perform like a 6970.

6GB of ram should be enough but if it doesnt cost much more go for the 8GB.
everything else looks fine. if you dont need a gfx card for some of the specific things you do you may aswell use the integrated gfx on the SandyB i72600K. its pretty good. deffinately good enough for lght gaming but if you intend to play demanding games then get a gfx card.

Dont know about CUDA - will need to investigate... why do u ask?
I dont really need a powerful GFX card at all. Actually I think I could get by with the onboard GFX for now and add a GPU later if needed. But unfortunately the H67 chipset has onboard GFX but no way to OC and the P67 has no onboard GFX but very easy OCing.
So I will look into the 6950... I should be able to manage a BIOS flash.

nocrapman · Jan 16, 2011, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickss69

1.65 volt ram is fine for 1155. Yes, you can buy better ram...I think you may be fudging on the true intent of this build tho.

(Uber ram will not gain you much unless you intend to benchmark alot)

You are correct... I need to control my hedonistic urges sometimes.
Dont really benchmark anymore. Maybe a few runs to test stability/performance etc.

Since my last build, I have become a father, and work 3 jobs 6-7 days/nights a week. I make good money, but have much less time for fun!

bucketface · Jan 17, 2011, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nocrapman

Dont know about CUDA - will need to investigate... why do u ask?
I dont really need a powerful GFX card at all. Actually I think I could get by with the onboard GFX for now and add a GPU later if needed. But unfortunately the H67 chipset has onboard GFX but no way to OC and the P67 has no onboard GFX but very easy OCing.
So I will look into the 6950... I should be able to manage a BIOS flash.

The integrated gfx is on the cpu, does the motherboard have to support it or something otherwise shouldnt the p67 still be able to use the igp?
About CUDA, well you mentioned that you well be doing encoding and some gpu accelerated programs for that use it and it is a proprietary Nvidia technology so if you were using said programs then you should probably use a Nvidia gpu other wise get watevers best for you within your price range.

i second these G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 ...
good timings and decent speed

nocrapman · Jan 17, 2011, 10:20 PM

Got everything figured out except MOBO.
Any help would help!

EastCoasthandle · Jan 17, 2011, 10:29 PM

Asus Pro or the Asus Evo.

rickss69 · Jan 17, 2011, 10:42 PM

Don't think you will go wrong with many of the mb's available now until you go extreme overclocking...even there they are not that far apart.

LGV · Jan 18, 2011, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nocrapman

MOBO - P67 based?

woud consider ASUS P8P67
had 12+2 VRM

mem can go 2200

look this thread
Water Cooled, Sandy Bridge 2600K

EastCoasthandle · Jan 18, 2011, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LGV

woud consider ASUS P8P67
had 12+2 VRM

mem can go 2200

look this thread
Water Cooled, Sandy Bridge 2600K

Yup, if prices is an issue get the Pro.

nocrapman · Jan 18, 2011, 02:34 PM

Will likely get the Pro.

pany · Jan 18, 2011, 08:31 PM

Man i say u should go for this mobo
http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-s...67-tuf-review/

if i hadnt already ordered my i7 950 build then i would change to sandy bridge with this beast!

nocrapman · Jan 19, 2011, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pany

Man i say u should go for this mobo
http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-s...67-tuf-review/

if i hadnt already ordered my i7 950 build then i would change to sandy bridge with this beast!

Too late. Would prolly have gone for it. Had already ordered the ASUS Pro. Now for the painful wait!

renozi · Jan 19, 2011, 05:40 AM

very solid board! so easy to overclock, at least for me and I've been out of the overclocking game for a while. Make sure you look up the cold boot problem, or just PM me and I'll help you out. Simple jumper fix.

I'm @ 4.5GHz on 1.24v set in bios

I'll try lowering voltage tomorrow. Good luck with your build!

HammerON · Jan 19, 2011, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renozi

very solid board! so easy to overclock, at least for me and I've been out of the overclocking game for a while. Make sure you look up the cold boot problem, or just PM me and I'll help you out. Simple jumper fix.

I'm @ 4.5GHz on 1.24v set in bios

I'll try lowering voltage tomorrow. Good luck with your build!

I was curious how well the Noctua NH-D14 would cool these new cpu's. Looks pretty good

nocrapman · Jan 19, 2011, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renozi

very solid board! so easy to overclock, at least for me and I've been out of the overclocking game for a while. Make sure you look up the cold boot problem, or just PM me and I'll help you out. Simple jumper fix.

I'm @ 4.5GHz on 1.24v set in bios

I'll try lowering voltage tomorrow. Good luck with your build!

Thanks for the thumbs up and fix on the cold boot issue!

Your temps look great!

Wonder what will happen when u drop the volts...

nocrapman · Jan 19, 2011, 02:24 PM

Does anyone know if I can make the Xiggy 1283 CPU cooler work with the 1155 socket? Or should I forget about it and sell it/give it away?

hat · Jan 19, 2011, 03:18 PM

If it works with 1156, it works with 1155.

nocrapman · Jan 19, 2011, 06:16 PM

I dont think it works with 1156 either... I might be wrong.

Zen_ · Jan 19, 2011, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nocrapman

Does anyone know if I can make the Xiggy 1283 CPU cooler work with the 1155 socket? Or should I forget about it and sell it/give it away?

If you get an ASRock board there is an extra set of holes on the mobo for 775 heatsinks (so 775, 1155 and 1156 all work). They call it combo cooler or something.

If you don't plan on running dual video cards or need a ton of features I can recommend the ASRock Pro3 as a good low budget board. If you want a little more the ASRock Extreme4 has been getting good reviews too.

nocrapman · Jan 20, 2011, 05:19 PM

Here's what I ended up with:

i72600k
ASUS Pro MOBO
G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB(2 x 4GB)DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
HAF X case
H70 cpu cooler
Seasonic 750W modular gold PSU
Windows 7 Pro
Liteon DVD writer
OCZ 90G SSD
Samsung Spinpoint 1.5TB HDD
Use my 5770 for now for graphics.

What started as a CPU-mobo, spiralled out of control

Wait for the CC bill next month. Till then I will be OCing like nobody's business!!

Thanks for all your help guys... enablers!!

Jan 16, 2011, 04:47 PM	#1
nocrapman Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 261 (0.10/day) Thanks: 78 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	Another SandyBridge build So I have decided to jump to the 'evil' side by ditching the 45nm AMD platform for a 32nm Intel. This is going to be just an Update! At least thats what the CFO approved. So out goes the PII 940BE/AM2+ Gigabyte MOBO + DDR2 RAM and the Vista (finally!) The rest will stay the same. Will be adding an SSD for the OS - WIN 7 Pro The system will be used for internet/word processing/ audio,video encoding/photo PP using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Minimal Gaming. So here's what I know I am getting: CPU - SandyB i72600K Here's what I need recs for: MOBO - P67 based? Something I can overclock easily with. Was looking at this - GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3P LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/... Any reason to go with UD5/7 for more $$? Any other better options I should consider. RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 ... seems to be the consensus choice. GPU - ATI/Nvidia - 460 vs 470 vs 570 or 6950 - havent kept up, but I remember Nvidia being ahead in the race currently. Dont need the fastest. Just a sweet spot product. Also lower power consumption will be preferred since this computer is almost always on. Thanks for reading folks! __________________ Backup rig: Phenom X2 550 callisto with Xiggy 1283 CPU cooler + Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P+ Antec TP 2.0 550W PSU--XFX Radeon HD5770--Chaintech 710--WD 74 G Raptor SATA, Samsung spinpoint 500G SATAII - Crucial 2x2GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333(PC3 10600)--Windows 7 HP Last edited by nocrapman; Jan 17, 2011 at 12:05 PM.

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Jan 16, 2011, 05:22 PM	#2
bucketface Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 132 (0.12/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 19 Times in 17 Posts System Specs	Do any of the programs you regularly use require CUDA?, or any other proprietary technologies? Why do you need such a powerfull gfx card for "Minimal Gaming"? what is your monitors resolution? Get a GTX 470 if you can get it cheap (ebay). radeon 6950 is a pretty good deal at the moment if you think you can manage a bios flash, you can get it to perform like a 6970. 6GB of ram should be enough but if it doesnt cost much more go for the 8GB. everything else looks fine. if you dont need a gfx card for some of the specific things you do you may aswell use the integrated gfx on the SandyB i72600K. its pretty good. deffinately good enough for lght gaming but if you intend to play demanding games then get a gfx card. Last edited by bucketface; Jan 16, 2011 at 05:28 PM.

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Jan 16, 2011, 05:33 PM	#3
rickss69 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockvale TN (Not Australia) Posts: 2,335 (1.71/day) Thanks: 545 Thanked 613 Times in 480 Posts System Specs	I have this mb coming... ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution LGA 1155 Intel P67 / NVID... ...can't really give any recommendations yet. Two sets of these would do nicely in that rig... G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 ... Another... G.SKILL PI 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1... Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin D... __________________ Last edited by rickss69; Jan 16, 2011 at 05:43 PM.

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Jan 16, 2011, 05:49 PM	#5
rickss69 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockvale TN (Not Australia) Posts: 2,335 (1.71/day) Thanks: 545 Thanked 613 Times in 480 Posts System Specs	1.65 volt ram is fine for 1155. Yes, you can buy better ram...I think you may be fudging on the true intent of this build tho. (Uber ram will not gain you much unless you intend to benchmark alot) __________________

Jan 17, 2011, 10:20 PM	#9
nocrapman Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 261 (0.10/day) Thanks: 78 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	Got everything figured out except MOBO. Any help would help! __________________ Backup rig: Phenom X2 550 callisto with Xiggy 1283 CPU cooler + Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P+ Antec TP 2.0 550W PSU--XFX Radeon HD5770--Chaintech 710--WD 74 G Raptor SATA, Samsung spinpoint 500G SATAII - Crucial 2x2GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333(PC3 10600)--Windows 7 HP

Jan 17, 2011, 10:29 PM	#10
EastCoasthandle Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,244 (2.12/day) Thanks: 382 Thanked 1,526 Times in 865 Posts System Specs	Asus Pro or the Asus Evo. __________________ Windows 7 Club!, Online Gaming Lag and You GPU/CPU Water Cooling Club, Q9650 OC'd vs 2600K Stock PC Air Cooling Club, Game Performance Tips

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Jan 17, 2011, 10:42 PM	#11
rickss69 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rockvale TN (Not Australia) Posts: 2,335 (1.71/day) Thanks: 545 Thanked 613 Times in 480 Posts System Specs	Don't think you will go wrong with many of the mb's available now until you go extreme overclocking...even there they are not that far apart. __________________

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Jan 18, 2011, 02:34 PM	#14
nocrapman Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 261 (0.10/day) Thanks: 78 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	Will likely get the Pro. __________________ Backup rig: Phenom X2 550 callisto with Xiggy 1283 CPU cooler + Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P+ Antec TP 2.0 550W PSU--XFX Radeon HD5770--Chaintech 710--WD 74 G Raptor SATA, Samsung spinpoint 500G SATAII - Crucial 2x2GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333(PC3 10600)--Windows 7 HP

Jan 18, 2011, 08:31 PM	#15
pany Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Limassol, Cyprus, Europe Posts: 40 (0.05/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Best motherboard eva Man i say u should go for this mobo http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-s...67-tuf-review/ if i hadnt already ordered my i7 950 build then i would change to sandy bridge with this beast!

Jan 19, 2011, 05:40 AM	#17
renozi Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 251 (0.09/day) Thanks: 52 Thanked 19 Times in 16 Posts System Specs	very solid board! so easy to overclock, at least for me and I've been out of the overclocking game for a while. Make sure you look up the cold boot problem, or just PM me and I'll help you out. Simple jumper fix. I'm @ 4.5GHz on 1.24v set in bios I'll try lowering voltage tomorrow. Good luck with your build! Attached Thumbnails __________________

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Jan 19, 2011, 02:24 PM	#20
nocrapman Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 261 (0.10/day) Thanks: 78 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	Does anyone know if I can make the Xiggy 1283 CPU cooler work with the 1155 socket? Or should I forget about it and sell it/give it away? __________________ Backup rig: Phenom X2 550 callisto with Xiggy 1283 CPU cooler + Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P+ Antec TP 2.0 550W PSU--XFX Radeon HD5770--Chaintech 710--WD 74 G Raptor SATA, Samsung spinpoint 500G SATAII - Crucial 2x2GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333(PC3 10600)--Windows 7 HP

Jan 19, 2011, 03:18 PM	#21
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Jan 19, 2011, 06:16 PM	#22
nocrapman Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 261 (0.10/day) Thanks: 78 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	I dont think it works with 1156 either... I might be wrong. __________________ Backup rig: Phenom X2 550 callisto with Xiggy 1283 CPU cooler + Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P+ Antec TP 2.0 550W PSU--XFX Radeon HD5770--Chaintech 710--WD 74 G Raptor SATA, Samsung spinpoint 500G SATAII - Crucial 2x2GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333(PC3 10600)--Windows 7 HP

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Jan 20, 2011, 05:19 PM	#24
nocrapman Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 261 (0.10/day) Thanks: 78 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts System Specs	Here's what I ended up with: i72600k ASUS Pro MOBO G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB(2 x 4GB)DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) HAF X case H70 cpu cooler Seasonic 750W modular gold PSU Windows 7 Pro Liteon DVD writer OCZ 90G SSD Samsung Spinpoint 1.5TB HDD Use my 5770 for now for graphics. What started as a CPU-mobo, spiralled out of control Wait for the CC bill next month. Till then I will be OCing like nobody's business!! Thanks for all your help guys... enablers!! __________________ Backup rig: Phenom X2 550 callisto with Xiggy 1283 CPU cooler + Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P+ Antec TP 2.0 550W PSU--XFX Radeon HD5770--Chaintech 710--WD 74 G Raptor SATA, Samsung spinpoint 500G SATAII - Crucial 2x2GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333(PC3 10600)--Windows 7 HP

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