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Mindweaver · Jan 15, 2010

CP how do you like your 965? Have you noticed any performance lose compared to the i7 while doing daily tasks?

Chicken Patty · Jan 15, 2010

Mindweaver said:
CP how do you like your 965? Have you noticed any performance lose compared to the i7 while doing daily tasks?

I would say slight gains. Things feel snappier. However, I ran a 3dmark and I cried :cry:

PaulieG · Jan 15, 2010

Chicken Patty said:
I would say slight gains. Things feel snappier. However, I ran a 3dmark and I cried

This exactly how I feel when I go back to a Phenom II rig. Daily task just feel quicker and smooth, but when I start benching, I'm like :banghead:

Which is exactly why I'm building a Phenom II rig that is going to be a daily driver and gamer. No real benching, other than some initial benching to see what this 955 C3 can do.

ERazer · Jan 15, 2010

got my q6600 up and crunching again :rockout:

still working on e6320

hat · Jan 15, 2010

Chicken Patty said:
I would say slight gains. Things feel snappier. However, I ran a 3dmark and I cried

Paulieg said:
This exactly how I feel when I go back to a Phenom II rig. Daily task just feel quicker and smooth, but when I start benching, I'm like Which is exactly why I'm building a Phenom II rig that is going to be a daily driver and gamer. No real benching, other than some initial benching to see what this 955 C3 can do.

that's probably the fresh install of windows

Chicken Patty · Jan 16, 2010

hat said:
that's probably the fresh install of windows

Negative, same install of windows since I had the i7.

Chicken Patty · Jan 16, 2010

Paulieg said:
This exactly how I feel when I go back to a Phenom II rig. Daily task just feel quicker and smooth, but when I start benching, I'm like Which is exactly why I'm building a Phenom II rig that is going to be a daily driver and gamer. No real benching, other than some initial benching to see what this 955 C3 can do.

Same here, I feel like my penis has shrunk by more than half! :eek:

hat · Jan 16, 2010

Chicken Patty said:
Negative, same install of windows since I had the i7.

wat

how did you go from an Intel setup to an AMD setup without reinstalling windows

Chicken Patty · Jan 16, 2010

hat said:
wat

how did you go from an Intel setup to an AMD setup without reinstalling windows

Works just fine. I'm waiting on saving up some money for a Raptor so I can also get W7 along with it and do a fresh install. But hey, rig runs perfect :toast:

KieX · Jan 16, 2010

Just noticed from my stats that when you play games for hours on end, even with BOINC at 100% CPU usage, the PPD goes down significantly. Is there a way to lessen this effect?

Chicken Patty · Jan 16, 2010

KieX said:
Just noticed from my stats that when you play games for hours on end, even with BOINC at 100% CPU usage, the PPD goes down significantly. Is there a way to lessen this effect?

Remember BOINC uses low resources so that the PC doesn't slow down considerably. When you have the rig idle it can use up more since you don't need'em, but when you game it has to let some go so that performance is not hit hard.

WHen I was in Orlando for a weekend, my i7 crunched points it had never crunched before. I wasn't using it for 3 days straight.

KieX · Jan 16, 2010

Cool thanks CP.

Chicken Patty · Jan 16, 2010

KieX said:
Cool thanks CP.

No problem bro. However, I didn't answer your question. That is because I don't know if there is a way to stop that. Probably not.

hat · Jan 16, 2010

Impossible. You need resources to play the game and you need resources to run WCG. WCG runs on low priority so when you play games it doesn't get all laggy and stuttery. You can't just create more resources out of nothing.

Mindweaver · Jan 16, 2010

Chicken Patty said:
I would say slight gains. Things feel snappier. However, I ran a 3dmark and I cried

Paulieg said:
This exactly how I feel when I go back to a Phenom II rig. Daily task just feel quicker and smooth, but when I start benching, I'm like Which is exactly why I'm building a Phenom II rig that is going to be a daily driver and gamer. No real benching, other than some initial benching to see what this 955 C3 can do.

Yea, I want a newer AMD rig.. hehehe

Chicken Patty said:
Works just fine. I'm waiting on saving up some money for a Raptor so I can also get W7 along with it and do a fresh install. But hey, rig runs perfect

I wouldn't go with raptor unless it's really cheap.. I've got 4 150gb raptors in RAID 5 and with in 2 years i've had two drives to fail... But I bought 6 going in to have 2 spare.. hehehe They didn't go out at the same time.. around 6months apart. One good thing is they have a 5 year warranty! :toast:

Don't get me wrong they are fast drives, but I would go SSD or just get 3 7200 rpm drives, and put them in RAID 0. I've got 3 WD 7200rpm 250gb drives in RAID 0 for a year now, and they are great!

I just bought an Intel X25-V 40gb for my D620 laptop, and it's awesome! in my laptop.. hehehe not tested it on any of my desktops yet..hehehe I tested the drive in atto and with me only using the intel tool to optimize the drive. I'm getting 44mb write, 135mb read. The specs are 35mb write and 170mb read. I also, ran atto on my x3 wd's in RAID 0 and it's 165mb write, and 171mb read.

I've got a few more machine's with x2 7200 drives in RAID 0. I'll post some of there spec later if you want? :toast:

Edit: I was just talking to someone about there RAID 1 setup, before I wrote about my RAID 0... Sorry.. wow, surprised nobody caught that mistake... Plus, I was typing that between rounds in MW:2...lol "RAID 0 striped disks - non-redundant", "RAID 1 mirrored - redundant". I know you guys know this.. I just want to make sure you guys know I know this... lol I feel like I lost nerd points!..lol

Chicken Patty · Jan 16, 2010

Mindweaver said:
Yea, I want a newer AMD rig.. hehehe

I wouldn't go with raptor unless it's really cheap.. I've got 4 150gb raptors in RAID 5 and with in 2 years i've had two drives to fail... But I bought 6 going in to have 2 spare.. hehehe They didn't go out at the same time.. around 6months apart. One good thing is they have a 5 year warranty! Don't get me wrong they are fast drives, but I would go SSD or just get 3 7200 rpm drives, and put them in RAID 1. I've got 3 WD 7200rpm 250gb drives in RAID 1 for a year now, and they are great!

I just bought an Intel X25-V 40gb for my D620 laptop, and it's awesome! in my laptop.. hehehe not tested it on any of my desktops yet..hehehe I tested the drive in atto and with me only using the intel tool to optimize the drive. I'm getting 44mb write, 135mb read. The specs are 35mb write and 170mb read. I also, ran atto on my x3 wd's in RAID 1 and it's 165mb write, and 171mb read.

I've got a few more machine's with x2 7200 drives in RAID 1. I'll post some of there spec later if you want?

yeah, please post them. SSD's are just too expensive bro.

theonedub · Jan 16, 2010

Mindweaver said:
Yea, I want a newer AMD rig.. hehehe

780i FTW and Phenom 965 BE C3?! Combo in the making

Mindweaver · Jan 16, 2010

Chicken Patty said:
yeah, please post them. SSD's are just too expensive bro.

I got the intel drive for 129.99 at the egg, but yea still to expensive and not enough space for desktop. I would go with x2 or x3 7200rpm drives and let it eat! hehehe :toast:

theonedub said:
780i FTW and Phenom 965 BE C3?! Combo in the making

Awesome post pics!... lol :roll:

Wile E · Jan 16, 2010

Chicken Patty said:
Works just fine. I'm waiting on saving up some money for a Raptor so I can also get W7 along with it and do a fresh install. But hey, rig runs perfect

To properly compare, you need to do a clean install for each. Too many variables otherwise.

At any rate. My production will be dropping way off for a while. My Spec V blew a head gasket and spun a rod bearing in the process, and I just can't afford the $150/month crunching and folding full bore added to my electric bill.

Mindweaver · Jan 16, 2010

@CP - I fixed my earlier post about my RAID Array..lol go back and read..lol Sorry... Don't play MW:2 and write posts.. if you do.. do better than me..lol :banghead:

I was laying down to bed and thought... WOW, I said RAID 1...lol Had to come back in here and fix it..lol :banghead:

Chicken Patty · Jan 16, 2010

Wile E said:
To properly compare, you need to do a clean install for each. Too many variables otherwise.

At any rate. My production will be dropping way off for a while. My Spec V blew a head gasket and spun a rod bearing in the process, and I just can't afford the $150/month crunching and folding full bore added to my electric bill.

I agree. But it doesn't have to be AMD, CPU's without HT feel snappier than i7's. HT is great for some benches and software, but not the greatest for daily computing.

My QX feels snappier than the i7 also. i do remember at times i had HT disabled on the i7 and it definitely got around windows and certain things faster.

on the other hand, good luck getting your car fixed man :toast:

Wile E · Jan 16, 2010

Chicken Patty said:
I agree. But it doesn't have to be AMD, CPU's without HT feel snappier than i7's. HT is great for some benches and software, but not the greatest for daily computing.

My QX feels snappier than the i7 also. i do remember at times i had HT disabled on the i7 and it definitely got around windows and certain things faster.

on the other hand, good luck getting your car fixed man

Hopefully it will be fixed in about a month. Found a 30k mile engine for it already. I don't have the space or tools to swap it myself anymore, so the engine plus installation will be $2300 + new clutch while it's out + header to eliminate the close-coupled cat that killed it in the first place. So, around $2700 total.

Chicken Patty · Jan 16, 2010

Wile E said:
Hopefully it will be fixed in about a month. Found a 30k mile engine for it already. I don't have the space or tools to swap it myself anymore, so the engine plus installation will be $2300 + new clutch while it's out + header to eliminate the close-coupled cat that killed it in the first place. So, around $2700 total.

Last time we spoke you estimated it at a lot more. So looks like you are saving some cash. :toast:

Wile E · Jan 16, 2010

Chicken Patty said:
Last time we spoke you estimated it at a lot more. So looks like you are saving some cash.

Yeah, lucked out on finding a good, low-mileage engine. Everything else was high mileage, which I didn't want, so my only other option would've been a rebuild, which would've cost me $2200 just for the engine, not including labor.

Chicken Patty · Jan 16, 2010

Wile E said:
Yeah, lucked out on finding a good, low-mileage engine. Everything else was high mileage, which I didn't want, so my only other option would've been a rebuild, which would've cost me $2200 just for the engine, not including labor.

Good find then bro. I wish you the best of luck dude :toast:

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