Thread: What's good in computer hardware these days?

Z77 chipset & Asrock mobos seem to be big on the gamer/techie forums.

LGA2011 socket if you want to be able to upgrade or repair in the future.

ASUS P9X79 Deluxe Intel X79 Chipset Mainboard for Intel LGA 2011

Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz 4x 256KB L2 10MB L3 Cache 32nm 130w Quad Core LGA 2011

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That does look good.

Been reading a few rants from the Z77 vs X79 enthusiasts and the X79 looks to have a lot more potential, though currently not well supported by Intel. I'm still looking at the CPUs but the 3820 looks good for price/speed.

Do you own the specs you posted?
If so, do you like it?

*scratches head*

Quad channel memory on the X79 does up to 64 GB!!!


Who would ever use that much?



Maybe Neo would.

Originally Posted by Plan B

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That does look good.

Been reading a few rants from the Z77 vs X79 enthusiasts and the X79 looks to have a lot more potential, though currently not well supported by Intel. I'm still looking at the CPUs but the 3820 looks good for price/speed.

Do you own the specs you posted?
If so, do you like it?

I ordered it a few days ago but have not yet got it.

My old E8200 dual core cpu died (thermal avalanche) and it is not easy to find someone selling a socket 775 cpu nowadays, it is all socket 1156 which btw appeared a few month after I built that computer.

So today it is socket 1156 with just a few socket 2011 cpu's available but that will change next year when Intel starts to phase out socket 1156 with a whole new series of socket 2011 cpu's.
If I jump onto socket 1156 then I will be in the same situation as before if I want to upgrade or repair after 2-3 years so that is my main reason for choosing a socket 2011 motherboard and cpu today.

I will use my old PCI 2.0 graphics card for another year and I will only populate 4 of the 8 memory sockets so I will not use the cpu+mb fully out, that will be future updates.

the PRO seems to have gotten better reviews than the deluxe

Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, ASUS P9X79

5 eggs for the processor

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820

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Price differences between the Mobos seem to be for all the added extras. I've come up with a list of things I don't need but it seems irrelevant given that you have to buy the upper tier to get more slots & connections.

Originally Posted by lom

I ordered it a few days ago but have not yet got it.

In Thailand or from another source?

Originally Posted by Plan B

Originally Posted by lom

I ordered it a few days ago but have not yet got it.

In Thailand or from another source?

From Thanni in Bangkok, got all parts a few days ago. I added a medium range PCI 3.0 graphics card to the order and had to wait for it since it was a brand new model.
The computer is fast, very fast

Here is what I bought and what I paid for it:

1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz 4x 256KB L2 10MB L3 Cache 32nm 130w Quad Core LGA 2011 CPU Retail 9,880.00 บาท
1 x ASUS P9X79 Deluxe Intel X79 Chipset Mainboard for Intel LGA 2011 CPU Retail 11,860.00 บาท
2 x G.SKILL F3-12800CL7D XM Series 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR3-1600 240-Pin CL7 RAM Retail 3,880.00 บาท
1 x Gigabyte GV-R785OC-2GD Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 256-bit Dual DVI HDMI DP PCIe 3.0 Retail 7,680.00 บาท
1 x Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU Cooler Retail 1,950.00 บาท
Sub-Total: 35,250.00 บาท
Express Mail Service (1-3 days): 288.00 บาท
Total: 35,538.00 บาท

Originally Posted by Plan B

I believe Intell has surpassed AMD recently on the processor front.

Only for about the last 8 years.

Where Arry

After a lot of indecisiveness over whether to go with the Asus Pro or Deluxe I decided I didn't really need 64 GB of RAM and picked the Asus Rampage IV formula. Then found out it wasn't being stocked anymore by any suppliers (stupid 3rd world country!) and nobody was selling them. Found one on online auction site. 3rd hand, not tested, dodgy description, going cheap. Took the risk, got the mobo, flashed latest Bios and it booted perfectly! $NZ570 mobo for $NZ116. Well stoked with that. Spent the savings on a 7850 graphics card and some bling.


HD movies no longer look like a slideshow. Games play without BSOD. WEI stands at 7.5 and will go up when the new gpx card arrives. Haven't even touched any of the myriad of overclocking features on this yet.

New watercooling gear arrives from 'Merica in a couple of weeks. Don't think I'm gonna need it.

We love a happy ending in the computer forum

what's the difference between i7 or i5 and those professional XEON 6 Core CPU @ 2.2 Ghz

it seems that the i5 and i7 are for toys, not serious computing

Lom, could you enlighten us ?

Originally Posted by Neo

We love a happy ending in the computer forum

Oh it's not the end.


This is just the beginning.





What's wrong with this picture?

Originally Posted by Plan B

What's wrong with this picture?

7/8 of nothing

now I suppose you are about to tell us that your upgrading the processor and adding more ram ?

Originally Posted by Mid

now I suppose you are about to tell us that your upgrading the processor and adding more ram ?

No, just done that. That is the after upgrade score.

Originally Posted by Plan B

Originally Posted by Neo

We love a happy ending in the computer forum

Oh it's not the end.


This is just the beginning.





What's wrong with this picture?

it means nothing,

it's simply for clueless retards who think they need a certain score is what they need to have their PC upgraded

works great with teenagers, bored retirees, and idiot gamers

Originally Posted by Plan B

No, just done that. That is the after upgrade score.

basically you got owned by a PC benchmark system,

it's telling you that upgrading didn't improve anything and that you are an idiot

thanks for giving us your money you clueless monkey

Originally Posted by Butterfly

it's simply for clueless retards

I posted it for you Buttfly. Decided to stick with something simple that you could understand.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

it's telling you that upgrading didn't improve anything

No, you're telling me it didn't improve anything. Can now play games at full settings. HD movies no longer look like a slideshow. And the CPU is hardly breaking a sweat. Upgrade path is there for socket 2011. Pretty much hits all the points in the OP.