Ordered some toys

largon · Nov 7, 2012, 09:17 PM

I went bananas this evening and ordered some junk to toy with:

Core i7 3770K
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH
2×8GB Mushkin Blackline Frostbyte DDR3L-1866 CL11-11-11-27
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i (RAID controller)

Some thoughts:
- No new GPU; I'll hold on to my dual GTX470s and upgrade when something interesting pops up.
- I know the RAID controller is not a high perfomance part but it's there just so I get my 3× WD Red 2TB'ers RAID5'ed without chaining the array to the onboard controller.
- Will have to jury-rig the waterblock on this thing as the age old d-Tek Fuzion (original version) certainly doesn't play well with LGA1155...
- I feel a little silly for pulling this off as Haswell is coming in a little over ½ year...

It's been a way too long time since my last upgrade. YEARS...
Hit or miss?

manofthem · Nov 7, 2012, 09:21 PM

Upgrading is always fun! I'm most interested in that 840 Pro, which is what I'm hoping for in the near future.

largon · Nov 7, 2012, 09:34 PM

Indeed, I spoiled myself 3 years ago when I bought my to-be-obsolete Vertex 60GB and I'm so giddy to get my mitts on the new Sammy. ¦p~ Surely, SSDs have come so far in all this time...

In case someone wonders why the motherboard is the dual Thunderbolt version; no particular reason. Got no use for TB - at the moment. Just got a really good deal for this model.

manofthem · Nov 7, 2012, 10:00 PM

You're going to have a great time when you get your new stuff in, a terrific upgrade from what you're running now

Since you've done all that, you might as well go with a new video card(s) too, or is that coming when the new cards release?
Regardless,

to your new system

ensabrenoir · Nov 7, 2012, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by largon

Indeed, I spoiled myself 3 years ago when I bought my to-be-obsolete Vertex 60GB and I'm so giddy to get my mitts on the new Sammy. ¦p~ Surely, SSDs have come so far in all this time...

In case someone wonders why the motherboard is the dual Thunderbolt version; no particular reason. Got no use for TB - at the moment. Just got a really good deal for this model.

Whooooooa......... you mean some of this hardware we're using should have ....a...."real world purpose" or something?

I gave up on that long ago and have yet to use esata

Now its all just one of the few ways left to have fun legally.

Anusha · Nov 8, 2012, 05:12 AM

Pretty cool upgrade there. I am hoping Haswell will bring the party to me.

Enjoy.

sneekypeet · Nov 8, 2012, 06:14 AM

there should be more images in this thread, or at least when you get the goods

Congrats on the new grab, I just jumped from P55 to a 3570K, and I really like it, you should too!

cdawall · Nov 11, 2012, 04:13 AM

Guess I'm not he only guy running. Fuzion v1 still! Can't wait to see it all togethergot a new board on the way for mine.

mediasorcerer · Nov 11, 2012, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

there should be more images in this thread, or at least when you get the goods

Congrats on the new grab, I just jumped from P55 to a 3570K, and I really like it, you should too!

Plenty enough power i find with the 3570k, especially when its pushed up to 4.6-4.8 too, i cant get it above that, but dont really need to.

Nov 7, 2012, 09:17 PM	#1
largon Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tre, Suomi Finland Posts: 2,696 (0.92/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 437 Times in 335 Posts System Specs	Ordered some toys I went bananas this evening and ordered some junk to toy with: Core i7 3770K Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH 2×8GB Mushkin Blackline Frostbyte DDR3L-1866 CL11-11-11-27 Samsung 840 Pro 256GB LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i (RAID controller) Some thoughts: - No new GPU; I'll hold on to my dual GTX470s and upgrade when something interesting pops up. - I know the RAID controller is not a high perfomance part but it's there just so I get my 3× WD Red 2TB'ers RAID5'ed without chaining the array to the onboard controller. - Will have to jury-rig the waterblock on this thing as the age old d-Tek Fuzion (original version) certainly doesn't play well with LGA1155... - I feel a little silly for pulling this off as Haswell is coming in a little over ½ year... It's been a way too long time since my last upgrade. YEARS... Hit or miss? __________________ You were not supposed to see this. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Suum cuique pulchrum est.

Processor:	AMD Heka X3+1 720BE, watercooled -> (i7 3770K coming)
Motherboard:	DFI DK 790FXB-M2RS -> (Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH coming)
Cooling:	Fuzion V1, MCW60/R2, DDC1/DDCT-01s top, PA120.3, EK200, 3⨯ D12SL-12, liquid metal TIM
Memory:	2⨯ 2GB G.Skill F2-8000CL5D-PQ -> (2⨯8GB Mushkin BL-FB DDR3L-1866 coming)
Video Card:	2⨯ GTX465 @ GTX470, SLI, unlocked to 40ROP/448SP/320bit/1280MB, watercooled
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 60GB + 3⨯ WD Red 2TB -> (Samsung 840 Pro 256GB + LSI 9240-4i RAID ctrl coming)
Optical Drive:	LG GSA-4120 DVD-RAM -> (?)
CRT/LCD Model:	HP ZR30w 30" 2560⨯1600 (WQXGA) H2-IPS
Case:	Lian Li PC-A16B (Logitech PM MX, diNovo Edge)
Sound Card:	X-Fi XtremeMusic (+ 2⨯ Behringer B2031A)
PSU:	Antec Signature 850W
Software:	W7U x64, vLited, DISM'ed, HyperSLI hack

Nov 7, 2012, 09:21 PM	#2
manofthem Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: WPB, FL Posts: 3,325 (3.86/day) Thanks: 2,070 Thanked 2,507 Times in 1,272 Posts System Specs	Upgrading is always fun! I'm most interested in that 840 Pro, which is what I'm hoping for in the near future. __________________ The Cruncher's Challenge Super Huge Game Giveaway WCG-TPU Mother's Day Challenge My Heatware "P.S. Why buy from Newegg...when you can buy from Sneeky!" -LiNKiN

System Name:	Manofthem-PC [] Manofthem-PC2
Processor:	i7 2600k @ 4.5 [] i7 3770k
Motherboard:	Asus P8P67 Pro [] MSI Z68GD55
Cooling:	Water [] Air
Memory:	Samsung 8GB 1866 [] Samsung 8GB 1866
Video Card:	2x 7970's [] 7870 LE
Hard Disk:	2x 830's 256GB / 1.5TB / 2TB [] 500GB
CRT/LCD Model:	Shimian Achieva QH270-Lite [] Acer 27HL
Case:	CM Haf 932 [] Blawkhawk Advanced
Sound Card:	SB X-Fi Titanium [] Onboard
PSU:	Corsair 1000HX [] XFX 550Pro
Software:	Windows 8 Pro x64 [] Windows 7 Ult x64

Nov 7, 2012, 09:34 PM	#3
largon Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tre, Suomi Finland Posts: 2,696 (0.92/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 437 Times in 335 Posts System Specs	Indeed, I spoiled myself 3 years ago when I bought my to-be-obsolete Vertex 60GB and I'm so giddy to get my mitts on the new Sammy. ¦p~ Surely, SSDs have come so far in all this time... In case someone wonders why the motherboard is the dual Thunderbolt version; no particular reason. Got no use for TB - at the moment. Just got a really good deal for this model. __________________ You were not supposed to see this. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Suum cuique pulchrum est.

Nov 7, 2012, 10:00 PM	#4
manofthem Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: WPB, FL Posts: 3,325 (3.86/day) Thanks: 2,070 Thanked 2,507 Times in 1,272 Posts System Specs	You're going to have a great time when you get your new stuff in, a terrific upgrade from what you're running now Since you've done all that, you might as well go with a new video card(s) too, or is that coming when the new cards release? Regardless, to your new system __________________ The Cruncher's Challenge Super Huge Game Giveaway WCG-TPU Mother's Day Challenge My Heatware "P.S. Why buy from Newegg...when you can buy from Sneeky!" -LiNKiN

System Name:	The Stone that the Builders Refused
Processor:	i7-860
Motherboard:	Asus p7-p55d
Cooling:	Tunig tower 120 extreme
Memory:	8 gigs Gskill ripjaw 1600
Video Card:	2 His 6870 crossfire
Hard Disk:	Adata 64 gig ssd, seagate 400 gig 7200 hdd
Optical Drive:	Sony blu ray burner, lite on dvd burner
CRT/LCD Model:	42 inch lcd tv & three 23'' asus lcds
Case:	Antec 902
Sound Card:	asus xonar dg
PSU:	Antec Tru power 750 blue
Software:	Window 7
Benchmarks:	Heaven: 983 with EVERYTHING maxed out 1920 x 1080 res

Nov 8, 2012, 05:12 AM	#6
Anusha Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Japan Posts: 701 (0.25/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 63 Times in 56 Posts System Specs	Pretty cool upgrade there. I am hoping Haswell will bring the party to me. Enjoy.

Processor:	Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z68 Extreme4 (UEFI ver. L2.20)
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 4GBx4 @ 1600MHz 9/9/9/24/1T
Video Card:	Palit GTX670 JetStream 2GB
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250GB / Toshiba DT01ACA300 / WD Green WD30EZRX-00DC0B0
Optical Drive:	Toshiba TS-H663B
CRT/LCD Model:	Iiyama Prolite E2773HDS 27" LCD
Case:	Silverstone Raven RV03
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Titanium PCI-E
PSU:	Corsair TX850
Software:	Windows 8 Pro x64 RTM

Nov 8, 2012, 06:14 AM	#7
sneekypeet Unpaid Babysitter Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 18,983 (7.32/day) Thanks: 3,033 Thanked 5,481 Times in 3,947 Posts System Specs	there should be more images in this thread, or at least when you get the goods Congrats on the new grab, I just jumped from P55 to a 3570K, and I really like it, you should too! __________________ Hers: ASUS Maximus V Gene / i7 3770K / Swiftech H220 / 4X8GB Corsair Dominators / ASUS GTX660 / Corsair AX-760 / Windows 7 64bit / Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 Test: Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 / i7 2600K / A lot Of Coolers / Ripjaws Currently / HIS HD7950 IceQ Turbo / Silverstone SST-ST85F-G / Windows 7 64bit / InWin D-Frame Limited Edition

System Name:	His
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K Cooled with Swiftech Apogee Drive II
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Extreme
Cooling:	Swiftech MCR-320 Cooled With Corsair SP120 Fans
Memory:	4X4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2666 C11
Video Card:	Asus GTX680 Direct Cu II TOP
Hard Disk:	Corsair Force GT 180GB / Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
Optical Drive:	- - - - - - -
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 40" 120hz LCD
Case:	SilverStone Temjin TJ11
Sound Card:	Realtek on board > Sony receiver > Cerwin Vega's
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64

Nov 11, 2012, 04:13 AM	#8
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.43/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	Guess I'm not he only guy running. Fuzion v1 still! Can't wait to see it all togethergot a new board on the way for mine. __________________

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 96w TEC, Scientific Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE 1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 3GB 1150/1400 1.27v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1TB Samsung F3's, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-1200
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

System Name:	THE MEDIAMACHINE
Processor:	i5-3570k
Motherboard:	Asus gene v z-77 matx.
Cooling:	Antec h20 620
Memory:	2x4gb g.skill ripjaws z 2400
Video Card:	h.i.s radeon 7950 reference 3 gb- hooray!!!
Hard Disk:	samsung 128gb~830 ssd. samsung 500gb hdrive.
Optical Drive:	samsung super writemaster
CRT/LCD Model:	22 inch tele.
Case:	circa 1996 grey rat box with no sides front.until my own is finished
Sound Card:	inbuilt creative.supreme effects 3
PSU:	thermaltake tt-500w
Software:	win 7 x64-
Benchmarks:	Coming soon

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