Finally upgraded!

rtwjunkie · Nov 13, 2012

I was one of those who had stayed on Core2 Quad till last week, thinking my QX9650 @ 3.5Ghz on a P5Q-Deluxe was fast enough. WOW!! I upgraded to the MB and cpu in my sig this wkd and all I can say is WTH was I thinking? Within 3 clicks I had the 1866 memory profile enabled and the 2600k overclocked to 4Ghz. All the work I used to to to try an overclock is a relic compared to what this new architecture and the UEFI can do! I only ran super-Pi as a benchmark so far (and shaved 4.4 seconds off my old 1M time) since reinstalling windows, but it just plain feels faster and snappier...and runs cooler as well! I only have to say...what was I thinking holding out so long?!

qubit · Nov 13, 2012

hehe, nice one. You can use your old rig as a server or something now.

My 2700K runs at 4.7GHz 24/7 with all the power saving features turned off and it's blisteringly fast.

InnocentCriminal · Nov 13, 2012

I can't wait to upgrade but with all my money sucked up with bills it's going to be a long time yet.

Well done on the new rig though.

rtwjunkie · Nov 13, 2012

qubit said:
hehe, nice one. You can use your old rig as a server or something now.

My 2700K runs at 4.7GHz 24/7 with all the power saving features turned off and it's blisteringly fast.

Thanks qubit! I also didn't like the powersaving, with the power up and power down, and just decided that even keeping it overclocked fulltime I would use less energy than I was using with the older architecture. I'm happy! Once I get all my game links re-established I may go and see how much more I can safely OC it. I'm happy with 4Ghz right now though, as I have yet to see any of the 4 cores go above 45C...they are all idling at about 30.

rtwjunkie · Nov 13, 2012

I've already got a great server running, so my old MB and CPU are going to be the final two pieces of my HTPC in a nice wooden case. Kinda overpowered, yes, but I'm nostalgic....I don't want to completely part with that QX9650. I guess that's why I kept it so long.

rtwjunkie · Nov 13, 2012

InnocentCriminal said:
I can't wait to upgrade but with all my money sucked up with bills it's going to be a long time yet.

Well done on the new rig though.

Thanks InnocentCriminal! Youve got a great system still, I just got that itch and I finally had to scratch it. My son still has his Q9450, and he is very happy with it. I wish I had gotten him your 9550 though, bc the 9450 OC like a dog.

System Name	Bayou Phantom
Processor	Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage	1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

System Name	Quantumville™
Processor	Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz)
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB \| WD Black 4TB \| WD Blue 6TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) \| Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible)
Case	Cooler Master HAF 922
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe
Power Supply	Corsair AX1600i
Mouse	Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow
Keyboard	Yes
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	BeeR 6
Processor	Intel Core i7 3770K*
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus V Gene (1155/Z77)
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	16GB Samsung Green 1600MHz DDR3**
Video Card(s)	4GB MSI Gaming X RX480
Storage	256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
Display(s)	27" Samsung C27F591FDU
Case	Fractal Design Arc Mini
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W
Software	64bit Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	@ 4.6GHz *@ 2133MHz

System Name	Bayou Phantom
Processor	Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage	1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

System Name	Bayou Phantom
Processor	Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage	1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

Finally upgraded!

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