System Name | Black Panther |
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Processor | i9 9900k |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0 |
Cooling | NZXT Kraken X72 360mm |
Memory | 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz |
Video Card(s) | Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6 |
Storage | Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm |
Display(s) | 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz |
Case | NZXT H710i Black |
Audio Device(s) | Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+ |
Mouse | Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model |
Keyboard | Motospeed |
Software | Windows 10 |
Next is Sandy Bridge 'E' (Enthusiast or Extreme, take your pick) 'Patsburg' platform, which features a huge new LGA2011 socket to replace LGA1366 in Q3 next year [that's now since article is dated 2010] (although right now that seems dubiously convenient given the year of launch). The larger socket is to accommodate the new four channel DDR3 memory controller this platform will offer, as well as the first outing for PCI Express 3 - of which we'll get 32 lanes bolted into the CPU itself. The lanes can be split between 2x16 and 4x8 for multi-GPU, but again, there's no details about CrossFire or SLI support at this early stage.
Like LGA1156/1155 motherboards, LGA2011 motherboards will have only a Southbridge, but whether this Southbridge is called 'X68' (as some Taiwanese manufacturers are saying), we don't yet know. The new Southbridge seems like a complete update with a real focus on the single-socket workstation and server market as it houses two SATA 3Gbps and ten SATA/SAS 6Gbps ports. The interconnect is still a 4x PCI-E 2.0 DMI link between this and the CPU, providing some 2Gbit/s of bandwidth.
System Name | Barb's Domain |
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Processor | i9 10850k 5.1GHz all cores |
Motherboard | MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI |
Cooling | Deep Cool Assassin III |
Memory | 2*16gig Corsair LPX DDR4 3200 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 4080 FE |
Storage | 500gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 SSD, 500GB WD Blue SATA SSD, 2TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD |
Display(s) | Dell - S3222DGM 32" 2k Curved/ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K (ran at 2k), Sanyo 75" 4k TV |
Case | SilverStone Fortress FT04 |
Audio Device(s) | Bose Companion II speakers, Corsair - HS70 PRO headphones |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x (2021) |
Mouse | Logitech G502 |
Keyboard | Logitech Orion Spectrum G910 |
VR HMD | Oculus Quest 2 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64 bit |
Benchmark Scores | https://www.3dmark.com/spy/34962882 |
Thought about that but had doubts on whether the performance increase would be worth the trouble. Also, I don't know much on the overclockability of the Q9450.
So you guys can confirm that although the 5970 used to run most games fine on a E8400 @ 4Ghz... now the cpu is too weak for todays' games and is bottlenecking them?
(C'mon I just need a tad of a push to... do it... you know... )
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Oh and while you're at it, suggestions for a good and reliable mobo won't hurt either
System Name | Black Panther |
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Processor | i9 9900k |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0 |
Cooling | NZXT Kraken X72 360mm |
Memory | 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz |
Video Card(s) | Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6 |
Storage | Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm |
Display(s) | 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz |
Case | NZXT H710i Black |
Audio Device(s) | Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+ |
Mouse | Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model |
Keyboard | Motospeed |
Software | Windows 10 |
OC'ing the q9450 is the same as OC'ing the e8400. The only difference is the q9450 only has a multi of 8 while the e8400 has a multi of 9. Oh,and about if it'll be strong enough, I get 60 fps in BF3 with all settings on high. I get 30 fps in BF3 with all settings on ultra, running 1920*1200 res, see my system specs. Anyways, it was just a suggestion.
System Name | RyzenGtEvo/ Asus strix scar II |
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Processor | Amd R5 5900X/ Intel 8750H |
Motherboard | Crosshair hero8 impact/Asus |
Cooling | 360EK extreme rad+ 360$EK slim all push, cpu ek suprim Gpu full cover all EK |
Memory | Corsair Vengeance Rgb pro 3600cas14 16Gb in four sticks./16Gb/16GB |
Video Card(s) | Powercolour RX7900XT Reference/Rtx 2060 |
Storage | Silicon power 2TB nvme/8Tb external/1Tb samsung Evo nvme 2Tb sata ssd/1Tb nvme |
Display(s) | Samsung UAE28"850R 4k freesync.dell shiter |
Case | Lianli 011 dynamic/strix scar2 |
Audio Device(s) | Xfi creative 7.1 on board ,Yamaha dts av setup, corsair void pro headset |
Power Supply | corsair 1200Hxi/Asus stock |
Mouse | Roccat Kova/ Logitech G wireless |
Keyboard | Roccat Aimo 120 |
VR HMD | Oculus rift |
Software | Win 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | 8726 vega 3dmark timespy/ laptop Timespy 6506 |
System Name | Homelabs |
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Processor | Ryzen 5900x | Ryzen 1920X |
Motherboard | Asus ProArt x570 Creator | AsRock X399 fatal1ty gaming |
Cooling | Silent Loop 2 280mm | Dark Rock Pro TR4 |
Memory | 128GB (4x32gb) DDR4 3600Mhz | 128GB (8x16GB) DDR4 2933Mhz |
Video Card(s) | EVGA RTX 3080 | ASUS Strix GTX 970 |
Storage | Optane 900p + NVMe | Optane 900p + 8TB SATA SSDs + 48TB HDDs |
Display(s) | Alienware AW3423dw QD-OLED | HP Omen 32 1440p |
Case | be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev 2 | be quiet! Silent Base 800 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM750x + sleeved cables| EVGA P2 750W |
Mouse | Razer Viper Ultimate (still has buttons on the right side, crucial as I'm a southpaw) |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman Elite, Pro Type | Logitech G915 TKL |
System Name | The ClusterF**k |
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Processor | 980X @ 4Ghz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12 |
Cooling | MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360 |
Memory | 3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T |
Video Card(s) | Evga GTX 580 |
Storage | Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB |
Display(s) | HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS |
Case | Technofront Bench Station |
Audio Device(s) | Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750 |
Power Supply | ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W |
Software | Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4 |
But would you think the Q9450 would show a good performance improvement over the E8400? Considering it has 4 cores vs the E8400's 2 cores? I'm just speculating here too.
I want something which will give me a visible improvement in gaming. I know any i7 would give me better benchmarks, but as much as I love benchmarking I won't upgrade unless I can see visible improvement in gaming.
Swap your cpus for right now, then upgrade when SB-E releases. It's gonna be a monster. Maybe even go 6 core when you do go SB-E.
System Name | The ClusterF**k |
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Processor | 980X @ 4Ghz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12 |
Cooling | MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360 |
Memory | 3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T |
Video Card(s) | Evga GTX 580 |
Storage | Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB |
Display(s) | HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS |
Case | Technofront Bench Station |
Audio Device(s) | Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750 |
Power Supply | ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W |
Software | Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4 |
Don't spend any money now, and don't do incremental upgardes, if possible. Either wait for SB-e to launch, and buy into that platform, or buy into SB right now, with Z68 and a PCIe 3.0 motherboard, so that furutre upgrades are possible, and you don't waste cash on tech you're gonna upgrade away from soon anyway.
System Name | Workstation1 | Asus G55VW-DS71 |
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Processor | i7 970 3.8GHz | i7 3610QM |
Motherboard | RIII Formula |
Cooling | EK 360 Supreme HF | Asus G55VW |
Memory | 24GB Dominator | 12GB DDR3 |
Video Card(s) | 2x Diamond HD 6970 | GTX 660M |
Storage | 2x Vertex4 256GB | 256GB Vertex4 & 750GB HDD |
Display(s) | 3x Crossover 27" LED S-IPS + 30" DELL IPS |
Case | Corsair Obsidian 800D |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro + Gigaworks G550W |
Power Supply | HX1000 + NZXT Black Sleeved Extensions |
Software | Win7Ult64Bit |
Benchmark Scores | ballz |
I feel like sandybridge-e will not scale as well as people think
She already has the Q9450 in her Sager/Clevo laptop, while her desktop sits on an E8400.
I'm merely suggesting she swap them until SB-E releases, then she can
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System Name | The ClusterF**k |
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Processor | 980X @ 4Ghz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12 |
Cooling | MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360 |
Memory | 3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T |
Video Card(s) | Evga GTX 580 |
Storage | Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB |
Display(s) | HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS |
Case | Technofront Bench Station |
Audio Device(s) | Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750 |
Power Supply | ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W |
Software | Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4 |
Processor | 13700KF Undervolted @ 5.6/ 5.5, 4.8Ghz Ring 200W PL1 |
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Motherboard | MSI 690-I PRO |
Cooling | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 w/ Arctic P12 Fans |
Memory | 48 GB DDR5 7600 MHZ CL36 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 4090 FE |
Storage | 2x 2TB WDC SN850, 1TB Samsung 960 prr |
Display(s) | Alienware 32" 4k 240hz OLED |
Case | SLIGER S620 |
Audio Device(s) | Yes |
Power Supply | Corsair SF750 |
Mouse | Xlite V2 |
Keyboard | RoyalAxe |
Software | Windows 11 |
Benchmark Scores | They're pretty good, nothing crazy. |
System Name | The ClusterF**k |
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Processor | 980X @ 4Ghz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12 |
Cooling | MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360 |
Memory | 3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T |
Video Card(s) | Evga GTX 580 |
Storage | Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB |
Display(s) | HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS |
Case | Technofront Bench Station |
Audio Device(s) | Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750 |
Power Supply | ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W |
Software | Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4 |
^^ im for the incremental upgrades. Although going to the q9450 route will be a mixed bag since you lose clockspeed, and then in the end you will end up putting it back in the laptop anyways...
I would get a second-hand 2500K, as everyone will be dumping them for SB-E, and a cheap-ass board, spend the little $$ now it will get you 98% there and will last easily through the next 18 months - then go Ivy bridge once its been out for a few months. A quick and dirty OC on the 2500K will get 100% of the power out of that 5970.
You never know how many problems the X79 is liable to have and you might be waiting a few months until it all gets resolved before you can upgrade... If you're building a rig for purely gaming, spending all that money to be part of the "excited first adopter" crowd is rarely worth it.
Processor | Intel i7-10700k |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte Aurorus Ultra z490 |
Cooling | Corsair H100i RGB |
Memory | 32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200MHz |
Video Card(s) | MSI Gaming Trio X 3070 LHR |
Display(s) | ASUS MG278Q / AOC G2590FX |
Case | Corsair X4000 iCue |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Corsair RM650x 650W Fully Modular |
Software | Windows 10 |
^^ im for the incremental upgrades. Although going to the q9450 route will be a mixed bag since you lose clockspeed, and then in the end you will end up putting it back in the laptop anyways...
System Name | RPC MK2.5 |
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Processor | Ryzen 5800x |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus Pro V2 |
Cooling | Enermax ETX-T50RGB |
Memory | CL16 BL2K16G36C16U4RL 3600 1:1 micron e-die |
Video Card(s) | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti GAMING OC |
Storage | ADATA SX8200PRO NVME 512GB, Intel 545s 500GBSSD, ADATA SU800 SSD, 3TB Spinner |
Display(s) | LG Ultra Gear 32 1440p 165hz Dell 1440p 75hz |
Case | Phanteks P300 /w 300A front panel conversion |
Audio Device(s) | onboard |
Power Supply | SeaSonic Focus+ Platinum 750W |
Mouse | Kone burst Pro |
Keyboard | EVGA Z15 |
Software | Windows 11 +startisallback |
System Name | Black Panther |
---|---|
Processor | i9 9900k |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0 |
Cooling | NZXT Kraken X72 360mm |
Memory | 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz |
Video Card(s) | Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6 |
Storage | Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm |
Display(s) | 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz |
Case | NZXT H710i Black |
Audio Device(s) | Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+ |
Mouse | Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model |
Keyboard | Motospeed |
Software | Windows 10 |
System Name | RPC MK2.5 |
---|---|
Processor | Ryzen 5800x |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus Pro V2 |
Cooling | Enermax ETX-T50RGB |
Memory | CL16 BL2K16G36C16U4RL 3600 1:1 micron e-die |
Video Card(s) | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti GAMING OC |
Storage | ADATA SX8200PRO NVME 512GB, Intel 545s 500GBSSD, ADATA SU800 SSD, 3TB Spinner |
Display(s) | LG Ultra Gear 32 1440p 165hz Dell 1440p 75hz |
Case | Phanteks P300 /w 300A front panel conversion |
Audio Device(s) | onboard |
Power Supply | SeaSonic Focus+ Platinum 750W |
Mouse | Kone burst Pro |
Keyboard | EVGA Z15 |
Software | Windows 11 +startisallback |
System Name | Homelabs |
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Processor | Ryzen 5900x | Ryzen 1920X |
Motherboard | Asus ProArt x570 Creator | AsRock X399 fatal1ty gaming |
Cooling | Silent Loop 2 280mm | Dark Rock Pro TR4 |
Memory | 128GB (4x32gb) DDR4 3600Mhz | 128GB (8x16GB) DDR4 2933Mhz |
Video Card(s) | EVGA RTX 3080 | ASUS Strix GTX 970 |
Storage | Optane 900p + NVMe | Optane 900p + 8TB SATA SSDs + 48TB HDDs |
Display(s) | Alienware AW3423dw QD-OLED | HP Omen 32 1440p |
Case | be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev 2 | be quiet! Silent Base 800 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM750x + sleeved cables| EVGA P2 750W |
Mouse | Razer Viper Ultimate (still has buttons on the right side, crucial as I'm a southpaw) |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman Elite, Pro Type | Logitech G915 TKL |
System Name | Main Rig |
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Processor | Athlon 5350 |
Motherboard | AsRock mITX |
Memory | 4gb |
Storage | 120gb Kingston HyperX SSD |
Display(s) | Samsung Syncmaster 740N |
Power Supply | Corsair 430 watt |
Since I'm not going to buy a new motherboard, ram and cpu exactly on the date of release of SB-E I think I'll go for the other suggestion of swapping cpu's (and release the kraken later ).
It won't make a difference for me on the laptop whether I have the Q9450 or the E8400 installed. (Since I had 2 laptop gpu's die on me I have up intensive gaming and now am using it only for mild games, old games and for browsing/office work.)
But I don't want to go through the trouble of reinstalling both cpu's, and reinstalling both operating systems, backing up and restoring stuff etc etc... if I don't get a visible performance increase on the desktop worth taking the trouble for a couple of months.
I wouldn't mind the laptop going slower with the E8400. The bios is locked and I can't oc the laptop (though I do not want to).
If the Q9450 would make a visible performance increase on the desktop, my plan would be to use it for a month or so on the desktop, overclocking it (hmmm would it reach 4Ghz on air like the E8400?) Then when sufficient reviews are out on the performance of SB-E I'll decide which cpu, motherboard, ram (and also cooler) to buy.
System Name | Homelabs |
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Processor | Ryzen 5900x | Ryzen 1920X |
Motherboard | Asus ProArt x570 Creator | AsRock X399 fatal1ty gaming |
Cooling | Silent Loop 2 280mm | Dark Rock Pro TR4 |
Memory | 128GB (4x32gb) DDR4 3600Mhz | 128GB (8x16GB) DDR4 2933Mhz |
Video Card(s) | EVGA RTX 3080 | ASUS Strix GTX 970 |
Storage | Optane 900p + NVMe | Optane 900p + 8TB SATA SSDs + 48TB HDDs |
Display(s) | Alienware AW3423dw QD-OLED | HP Omen 32 1440p |
Case | be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev 2 | be quiet! Silent Base 800 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM750x + sleeved cables| EVGA P2 750W |
Mouse | Razer Viper Ultimate (still has buttons on the right side, crucial as I'm a southpaw) |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman Elite, Pro Type | Logitech G915 TKL |
if you got money to burn then install the q9450 ... but a 2500k will still trounce it
you should not need todo a os reinstall if you are changing the motherboard and cpu ( well at least on a windows 7) system
a q9450 will *should* do 4ghz with some effort ( its gonna draw mad power and get hot as a bitch in heat but it should do it )
shoot for something more sane like 3.2 or so it really won't matter much anyway a q9450 is still pretty slow even at 4ghz
you can try for 4 if you got good cooling and are brave about voltage
System Name | Black Panther |
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Processor | i9 9900k |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0 |
Cooling | NZXT Kraken X72 360mm |
Memory | 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz |
Video Card(s) | Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6 |
Storage | Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm |
Display(s) | 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz |
Case | NZXT H710i Black |
Audio Device(s) | Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+ |
Mouse | Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model |
Keyboard | Motospeed |
Software | Windows 10 |
She's not burning any money at all by swapping
If a "visible performance increase on the desktop" is your main goal, it would be much better served by replacing a mechanical hard drive with a SSD than it would by a CPU upgrade.
System Name | RPC MK2.5 |
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Processor | Ryzen 5800x |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus Pro V2 |
Cooling | Enermax ETX-T50RGB |
Memory | CL16 BL2K16G36C16U4RL 3600 1:1 micron e-die |
Video Card(s) | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti GAMING OC |
Storage | ADATA SX8200PRO NVME 512GB, Intel 545s 500GBSSD, ADATA SU800 SSD, 3TB Spinner |
Display(s) | LG Ultra Gear 32 1440p 165hz Dell 1440p 75hz |
Case | Phanteks P300 /w 300A front panel conversion |
Audio Device(s) | onboard |
Power Supply | SeaSonic Focus+ Platinum 750W |
Mouse | Kone burst Pro |
Keyboard | EVGA Z15 |
Software | Windows 11 +startisallback |
System Name | Workstation1 | Asus G55VW-DS71 |
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Processor | i7 970 3.8GHz | i7 3610QM |
Motherboard | RIII Formula |
Cooling | EK 360 Supreme HF | Asus G55VW |
Memory | 24GB Dominator | 12GB DDR3 |
Video Card(s) | 2x Diamond HD 6970 | GTX 660M |
Storage | 2x Vertex4 256GB | 256GB Vertex4 & 750GB HDD |
Display(s) | 3x Crossover 27" LED S-IPS + 30" DELL IPS |
Case | Corsair Obsidian 800D |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro + Gigaworks G550W |
Power Supply | HX1000 + NZXT Black Sleeved Extensions |
Software | Win7Ult64Bit |
Benchmark Scores | ballz |
this should be common sense but laptop cpu's are not compatible with desktop chips ... different voltages package ect ect ... i didn't even see that post .....
System Name | RBMK-1000 |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming |
Cooling | DeepCool Gammax L240 V2 |
Memory | 2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X |
Video Card(s) | Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock |
Storage | Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB |
Display(s) | BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch |
Case | Corsair Carbide 100R |
Audio Device(s) | ASUS SupremeFX S1220A |
Power Supply | Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W |
Mouse | ASUS ROG Strix Impact |
Keyboard | Gamdias Hermes E2 |
Software | Windows 11 Pro |