New Toys

Xaser04 · Dec 4, 2008

Hi all,

Well the delivery man dropped this lot off today so I am currently

as I type this...

Quick run down:

Core i7 920
Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Powercolor HD4870X2*
6GB G.skill 1333mhz DDR3 memory
500GB Samsung Spinpoint F1
Corsair TX750w PSU
DVD-RW
Vista Home premium x64.
Copy of Farcry2 included free with the cpu.

I havn't had chance to start building it yet (DAMMIT! :banghead:

) but I have the afternoon of work tommorow so futher pictures should follow.

This of course assumes it will all fit inside my little Antec NSK4480 case. (I know the HD4870X2 fits as I tested it but the rest I am not so sure.. :wtf:

)

*The GTX260 cards I originally ordered were out of stock. The shop didn't bother to tell me this (I only found out as I contacted them...) The HD4870X2 will be a stop gap until the next gen cards are released.

*updated with benchmark info!*

Just ran the built in Far cry 2 benchmark at exactly the same settings Bit-tech used (to get a direct comparison between a HD4870X2 on a Core2Quad (QX6850) and my i7 920 @ 3ghz (quick and dirty increase in the blk). Please note bit-tech used the 8.10 hotfix whereas I used the 8.12 official release drivers.

Settings used:

1680x1050 4xAA All Ultra quality (or highest setting possible) DX10.

Bit-tech.net: Link to review

Average - 54.7
Minimum - 35

My setup: (these results taken from the average of 3 runs)

Average - 68.68
Minimum - 48.07

Thats quite a difference. Partly down to the driver (I assume) and partly down to the extra cpu horsepower for what is effectively crossfire - seems to fall in line with what Hilbert at guru3d found when comparing multi gpu setups on Core i7 vs Core2)

Oh also I almost gave myself a heart attack when I, by mistake ran the benchmark windowed. I got about 14fps average :rolleyes:

lol!

spearman914 · Dec 4, 2008

Looks nice!!! Can't wait to see pics. Noticed in your system specs, u don't have a case for the stuff. :wtf:

freaksavior · Dec 4, 2008

jealous? yes, i am

WhiteLotus · Dec 4, 2008

what was your old vid card?

spearman914 · Dec 4, 2008

WhiteLotus said:
what was your old vid card?

Saids in the system specs.

WhiteLotus · Dec 4, 2008

spearman914 said:
Saids in the system specs.

wasn't sure if it was another computer or not.

Xaser04 · Dec 4, 2008

spearman914 said:
Looks nice!!! Can't wait to see pics. Noticed in your system specs, u don't have a case for the stuff.

Its *hopefully* all going to go in my Antec NSK4480 (which houses the core2 gamer pc in my system specs). The Gamer PC will then go to my parents housed in the Jeantech Phong.

This of course assumes everthing fits in the Antec case. The current psu in it is modular wheras the Corsair isn't. Finding somewhere to put all the leads will be interesting....

If it doesn't all fit then I am stumped as I havn't found another case that I actually like. (apart from a couple Lian Li cases which cost a fortune - I have never been one to spend a massive amount of money purely on a case).

CDdude55 · Dec 8, 2008

Xaser04 said:
Its *hopefully* all going to go in my Antec NSK4480 (which houses the core2 gamer pc in my system specs). The Gamer PC will then go to my parents housed in the Jeantech Phong.

This of course assumes everthing fits in the Antec case. The current psu in it is modular wheras the Corsair isn't. Finding somewhere to put all the leads will be interesting....

If it doesn't all fit then I am stumped as I havn't found another case that I actually like. (apart from a couple Lian Li cases which cost a fortune - I have never been one to spend a massive amount of money purely on a case).

Get a Cooler Master CM-690!, It's cheap and has room, but the PSU mount is at the bottom just so you know.

Can fit about 7x fans in the case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

Triprift · Dec 8, 2008

Excellent stuff there and with the gpu as long as your gonna be running at high res youll love it. And ill be interested to see how the 920 performs seen a few for the 965 but not the 920's.

Xaser04 · Dec 8, 2008

Well after much headscratching and shouting (sharp edges FTL!) I got the whole lot in my Jeantech Phong Case

. The motherboard wouldn't fit in the NSK4480 due to the design of the 5 1/4 drive bays catching on the edge of the MB.

The corsair PSU made everything a PITA due to all the leads it comes with (its not modular) but I have managed to hide it all quite well.

I will upload a picture later on.

So far performance wise well it rocks. Only game I have tried so far is Far cry 2 (got it free with the cpu) and maxed out with 4xAA 16xAF and Ultra quality settings @ 1680x1050 it is silky smooth. I don't know about actual framerates (don't have fraps running yet) but it seems solid. As said the HD4870X2 wadn't my first choice due to its comparably weak folding performance however gaming wise its great.

Triprift · Dec 8, 2008

Cant you run it at 1920x1200 the x2 would love that.

Xaser04 · Dec 8, 2008

Triprift said:
Cant you run it at 1920x1200 the x2 would love that.

I will be after christmas when I get my new monitor / TV. (1920x1200 & 1080p Bluray goodness

)

Triprift · Dec 8, 2008

Dang your system will be even more beastly. :cool:

Xaser04 · Dec 8, 2008

Triprift said:
Dang your system will be even more beastly.

Especially when I start to overclock as well. :eek:

TRIPTEX_CAN · Dec 8, 2008

Nice rig. If you are worried about folding scores the Catalyst 8.12 should fix that. Dec 10th should make a big diff for your system.

Exavier · Dec 8, 2008

I run FC2 1920x1080 on full, sony bravia 40"...and my X2 doesn't even break a sweat..you need a better test

haha
nice gear though, I wish I had the money
send me your X2 when you get the new cards? my baby is crying out for a playmate

haha

mullered07 · Dec 8, 2008

damn thats gonna be one nice setup there man, congrats. jealous as hell tho, where do you live again ?

Xaser04 · Dec 8, 2008

Exavier said:
I run FC2 1920x1080 on full, sony bravia 40"...and my X2 doesn't even break a sweat..you need a better test haha
nice gear though, I wish I had the money
send me your X2 when you get the new cards? my baby is crying out for a playmate
haha

I will be installing some of my other games shortly so I can really start enjoying it.

It (the build) wasn't all that expensive tbh. Roughly £1200 all in. The only thing pushing the price up (over say a Core2 Quad build) is the DDR3 memory (I got 6gb for future proofing).

Should last me quite a while as well.

Just hope ATI pull their finger out with the folding performance now!

Xaser04 · Dec 8, 2008

Picture as promised

Not the best of pictures but it shows how cramped the case is.

Wozzer · Dec 8, 2008

Get some 3DMARK06 pics up

Triprift · Dec 8, 2008

Yes lets see that and vantage benchies please.

HTC · Dec 8, 2008

Just in case you need a guide on OCing a i7 920 in that board (translated from Portuguese):

http://translate.google.pt/translat...ead.php?t=28591&sl=pt&tl=en&hl=pt-PT&ie=UTF-8

Xaser04 · Dec 9, 2008

I will get some benchmarks up soon.

Got the HD4870X2 folding last night and I am quite impressed actually. Its PPD weren't as good as the 8800GT however it stayed cool and reasonably quiet.

After trawling through threads on the folding forums it looks as though for moment at least trying to run both cores under Vista is a no go in terms of stability (ie it can be done but most of the time it doesn't work).

Wil have to see what the 8.12 drivers bring to the table.

Xaser04 · Dec 10, 2008

Benchmark for farcry2 up now

johnnyfiive · Dec 10, 2008

nice goodies!

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Processor	M3 Pro (11/14) \| Epyc 7402p \| i5 12400F \|
Motherboard	Apple M3 Pro \| SM H11SSL-i \| TUF B660M-E D4 \|
Cooling	Pure Silence \| Noctua NH-U12S TR4 \| Noctua NH-D14 \|
Memory	18GB Unified \| 128GB DDR4 \| 16GB DDR4 \|
Video Card(s)	M3 Pro \| RTX 4070FE (VM) \| ARC A750 LE \|
Storage	512GB NVME \| ALOT of SSD's \| 1TB NVME \|
Display(s)	14" 3024x1964 \| IPMI \| 1440p UW \|
Case	Macbook Pro 14" \| NZXT H510 Flow\| BC1 Test Bench \|
Audio Device(s)	Onboard \| None \| Onboard \|
Power Supply	~ 77w Magsafe \| EVGA 750w G3 \| HX1000i \|
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Logitech G915 TKL
Software	MacOS Sonoma \| Proxmox 8 \| Win 11 x64 \|

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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Cooling	NZXT Kraken / Noctua NH-L12 / Apple
Memory	16Gb DDR4 / 32Gb DDR4 / 16GB HBLM
Video Card(s)	Powercooler ATI vega 64 / GT 7300 / ARM
Storage	Samsung 970 512 Evo NVMe / A lot. / 256 + 512 External TB3
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Mouse	g502 proteus core / Headless / g502 proteus core
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Cherry Blue / Headless / K65 Cherry Red
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Cooling	Scythe Zipang II
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Storage	M4 124GB SSD// WD Black 640GB// WD Black 1TB//Samsung F3 1.5TB
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Case	Generic
Power Supply	Corsair HX 520W
Software	Windows 7

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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To infinity ... and beyond!

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WhiteLotus

Xaser04

CDdude55

Crazy 4 TPU!!!

Triprift

Xaser04

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Xaser04

Triprift

Xaser04

TRIPTEX_CAN

Exavier

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mullered07

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Xaser04

Wozzer

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Xaser04

johnnyfiive

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Audio Device(s)	Onboard (It sounds fine)
Power Supply	Corsair 850TX
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Storage	1 TB
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Motherboard	ASUS x470 prime
Cooling	Fans
Memory	gskill ripjaw 3200
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Storage	Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB x2 (I need another OS drive LOL)
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Power Supply	Corsair HX620w
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