Am 2011-11-16 12:25, schrieb Neil Bothwick: > On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:11:25 +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > >> You "only" upgrade CPU and board now and re-use cooling etc ? > > Why not? The cooling I have is already more than my CPU needs and, > most importantly, is extremely quiet. The loudest noise on my PC > is the hard drive stepper motors.
my ssd died lately :-( *that* was quiet (turned down the hdds when not needed) > I also have new hard drives, but I bought those a couple of weeks > ago, just before the prices went ballistic. Same here, 2x1TB are enough in my workstation, more stuff in the basement. I just wonder which i7-2xxx to choose. I read: "K processors do not support Intel TXT, Intel VT-d [3] and vPro.[4]" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i7_microprocessors#.22Sandy_Bridge.22_.2832_nm.29 ) For KVM I need VT-x ... OK, I assume VT-d is nice to have, but not needed? I ask myself if I need the K-version at all, I don't want to overclock ... - Did you also consider the newer i7-2700k? Maybe too expensive because it's so new. And I assume it's not that much faster. Although I only assume that, I have to research it ... Stefan
