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TPU's Core i7 Overclocking and Feedback

you mean with a saw :p

now guys, in your opinions, what GPU should you get for an i7 system when on budget?

and what do you think of the 4850x2? noisy, slower driver support?, great bang/buck is what I got so far

is the s1283v a good CPU cooler for the i7?
 
n-ster said:
you mean with a saw :p

now guys, in your opinions, what GPU should you get for an i7 system when on budget?

and what do you think of the 4850x2? noisy, slower driver support?, great bang/buck is what I got so far

is the s1283v a good CPU cooler for the i7?
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The s1284 is just a tad larger, so it touches more of the heatspreader.

I'd go with a double CF 4830, 4850x2, 4870 or higher. My 3870 bottlenecks benchies...
Or obviously one of the high-end nVidia cards (260 and up).
 
So far, it's a mixed bag with my Biostar Tpower x58, even with the newest bios. My 4.0ghz overclock is more stable on less volts than the DFI, but I'm having memjory issues. It's seems that I can only use the lowest divider/memory frequency, or the board will not even post. So, I'm stuck at 1200mhz 6-6-6-18 on 1.66v right now which sucks, since the DFI board clocked these sticks well over 1600mhz stable. I just PM'd a Biostar rep about this issue. I'm sure it has something to do with settings I'm not yet familiar with.
 
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all my dfi runs have been with a xigy DK. even teh 4.45ghz one in my sig.
 
DK + bracket? is it better to go DK+i7 bracket or s1283v? because s1284ee needs a bracket too... which one :confused:

why did spearman say this?:

spearman914 said:
Nah don't even get the knight. The original S1283 is cheaper AND better.
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they all need the same bracket.

1283, 1283ee and dk are same. just different color.
 
soooo s1283v is just a s1283 + lga 1366 bracket?

so why did spearman say the DK< the normal s1283?

hey Fit, the 6gb is down to 90$ again... what are advantages between 6gb and 3gb? like what programs would you see a difference in? is it worth it to buy the 6gb kit to be futureproof?
 
6gb is only worth it IF you have multiple HUGE video cards OR do TONS of video editing and massive photoshopping. if you dont do/have either than go for 3gb.

the xigy's are all very similar. i speak from experience. just pick the one that looks best to you.
 
so the s1283v IS a s1283 + bracket? anyways I'm going to suggest s1283v for budget i7 system :)

as for RAM... will it help be futureproof? because I remember the days when over 1GB was overkill.... now sometimes 2GB is not enough(3 GB usually is much more than enough though)... could it happen later?
 
there is no such thing as futureproof.

no such thing as a budget i7 build either
 
well 1200$ budget for EVERYTHING excluding OS for an i7 build... is on a budget for i7 therefore a budgt i7 system xD yea... a BIG budget system...

as for the future part, you think RAM will be needed more in the future?
 
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i cant get over 26k in 06 even with $1200 in video cards. its a fuckin shame.
 
Fitseries3 said:
i cant get over 26k in 06 even with $1200 in video cards. its a fuckin shame.
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i remember you saying that a while back, weird heh. What cards were you using at the time?
 
im still using 295's.

my tops score was made with the x2's
 
NVs older cards like the 8800 do better than the new cards at 06
 
Core i7 920 end of March. :toast:

Along with R2E and 6GB 1600MHz RAM.
 
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