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It's the same thing whenever anything happens in the processing world, just a consistent "Intel is so much better" which is so correct, but utterly irrelevant when most people are buying on some sort of budget and an I5 K costs 50% more that an FX8320

My advice is pretty consistent: for gaming stick an i5 K chip in, or go AMD. Unfortunately more than half a decade after the introduction of enthusiast friendly quad core chips many games are still single thread performance dependent, I am starting to think either its extremely hard to code for multithreaded in certain genre (especially RTS games), or people are just not trying.
 
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My advice is pretty consistent: for gaming stick an i5 K chip in, or go AMD. Unfortunately more than half a decade after the introduction of enthusiast friendly quad core chips many games are still single thread performance dependent, I am starting to think either its extremely hard to code for multithreaded in certain genre (especially RTS games), or people are just not trying.

i'd bet on not trying.
 
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yoooooooooo... hows everyone?!

I got shit faced last night and think I puked out the window and pissed myself at the same time, well I cant remember but that's probably what happened! Even missed out on work today!
 
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Worth switching from my 4.6ghz 2500k to a 3570k?

only if you really want to spend money

Honestly unless you're going to also go i7 at the same time the difference isn't great enough between the two

spend it on a graphics card or monitor or something
 

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Push that 2500k another 300-400mhz
 
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I'm only cooling it with a H55, dunno if it will take another 3-400mhz:)

If it doesn't you've got an excuse for the 3570K :laugh:
 
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Any advice from the insomniacs up at this time? Got my hands on an old pentium 4 rig which ive ubuntu installed on and using as a general purpose machine for tinterwebs, word, email etc. Mostly so i can move my main rig into the living room for gaming on the big telly but the girlfriend still wants a machine in the spare room to do her various work things on.

Now my question its hooked up through VGA and at this moment i have no idea whats inside her, however my resolution is maxed at 104 x 768 according the the displays setting. My monitor can go way higher then that. When i go into settings -> display -> Graphics it lists no items. Clicking on drivers and it says there are no properiety drivers available. So im assuming its a driver issue. Never been in the situation where the OS has no idea at all what GPU its using or me either for that fact. But even if i new what GPU its using with this being Ubuntu i wouldnt no where to look to find the right drivers.
 
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Now my question its hooked up through VGA and at this moment i have no idea whats inside her, however my resolution is maxed at 104 x 768 according the the displays setting. My monitor can go way higher then that. When i go into settings -> display -> Graphics it lists no items. Clicking on drivers and it says there are no properiety drivers available. So im assuming its a driver issue. Never been in the situation where the OS has no idea at all what GPU its using or me either for that fact. But even if i new what GPU its using with this being Ubuntu i wouldnt no where to look to find the right drivers.

You're right about it being a driver issue.
Step 1: Rip the beast apart and see if there is a video card in there, get some serial numbers and start by tapping them into google.
Step 2:Once you have identified the GPU you will need to do a google search for GPU name Ubuntu/linux drivers.

If there isn't a video card in there then you will need to find the motherboard model number and google that to find out which integrated GPU the motherboard is using. Once you have that info revert to step 2 above.

Good luck :laugh:
 
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Will the Ivy chip run hotter than the sandy?

2500k to 3570k seems almost pointless. A 5ghz 2500k runs about as fast and probably cooler than a 3570k at 4.7. Not to mention you'd need to delid if you wanted sane temperatures. If you are crazy enough to upgrade, I'll take your 2500k off of your hands ;) would give me even more reason to buy The_'s z87 itx board.
 
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2500k to 3570k seems almost pointless. A 5ghz 2500k runs about as fast and probably cooler than a 3570k at 4.7. Not to mention you'd need to delid if you wanted sane temperatures. If you are crazy enough to upgrade, I'll take your 2500k off of your hands ;) would give me even more reason to buy The_'s z87 itx board.

I'm probs going to keep it, decided there is no point really, and I'm not up for delidding. If I do decide to get rid of it, I will keep you in mind.
 
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I'm probs going to keep it, decided there is no point really, and I'm not up for delidding. If I do decide to get rid of it, I will keep you in mind.

Good choice. I'll probably buy the z87 anyway and slowly trickle money into a fund to jiggle around processors and such. Got a radiator put into my TJ07 and mounted most of the fans and controllers. I'll make a little project out of it.
 
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If you are crazy enough to upgrade, I'll take your 2500k off of your hands ;) would give me even more reason to buy The_'s z87 itx board.

the 2500k wouldn't work in that board :p
 
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the 2500k wouldn't work in that board :p

I figured as much :D Hence why i mentioned shuffling things!
In all likelihood I'll put the Z87 with an i3 in the server for lower power consumption, keep my rig as it is, and put the Phenom x6 in the TJ07, as it can benefit the most from the cooling as and when I use it. I had it at around 4.2Ghz back in the day when it was my gaming rig processor.

there's a guy on gumtree in hull selling 2 titans for £1k, good price for 2.
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/2-x-nvidia-gtx-titan-graphic-card/1035997669#photo-content

I could buy them on the credit card. But I'm not going to ;):laugh:
 
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I figured as much :D Hence why i mentioned shuffling things!



I could buy them on the credit card. But I'm not going to ;):laugh:

I was also looking at thems titans. Could make a quick couple hundred quid but is it really worth all the hassle :cool:
 
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Could keep one and get 6 or 700 for the other maybe :)

I could, but that requires effort, and the task of finding someone in the market for a Titan these days is real hard. It took me a long time to sell off my second 780.
 
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I could, but that requires effort, and the task of finding someone in the market for a Titan these days is real hard. It took me a long time to sell off my second 780.

I can dig that.
 
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I can dig that.

Great opportunity if you can find someone willing to buy a Titan though. Scoring you're own Titan for £400 isnt bad at all. Maybe lockdown somebody who wants one before you buy the both of them, that way you wont have £600 wrapped up in hardware real estate until it sells :D
Unless somebody wants to go 50/50? ;)
 
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Great opportunity if you can find someone willing to buy a Titan though. Scoring you're own Titan for £400 isnt bad at all. Maybe lockdown somebody who wants one before you buy the both of them, that way you wont have £600 wrapped up in hardware real estate until it sells :D

If I had £1k going spare I would probs buy them.
 
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I know it isn't much at all but what upgrade would you personally get for my rig for a maximum of £70?

I was thinking some new keycaps but I'm still hesitant on the kind I'd actually prefer.
 
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I know it isn't much at all but what upgrade would you personally get for my rig for a maximum of £70?

I was thinking some new keycaps but I'm still hesitant on the kind I'd actually prefer.

Your rig is pretty ballin'!
Maybe another WD Green 1TB for RAIDing?
 
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