Oh yeah. I got a msi p55 gd 65 motherboard. Very nice and so far it is stable. Ran a 24 hour loop with occt and it came out with nary a crash.
Next step is some mild overclocking and another 24 hour run with occt. ------Original Message------ From: Garind P Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Oct 2, 2009 9:42 PM Hi guys, Has been too long just lurking .... Duncan, For me, watching 8 threads is cool indeed man ... nothing more I just rebuild my things, with : 1. I7 920 + Red Scorpion Xigmatek HFS + DFI LP-DK-X58 + 6GB Corsair, Sapphire H4850 2. i5 750 + Noctua NH-U12P SE2 + ASUS P7P55D + 4GB GSkill, HEC H4850 The i5 750 is easier to OC maybe is because it doesn't have hyperthreading. With my room ambient temperature around 30-35degC (40-45 degC inside case), the i5-750 can be run at 3.6GHz daily base only increasing the BCLK to 180MHz. The i7 can only get stable at 3.33GHz (only increasing BCLK to166MHz) for daily use because it can hit higher than than maximum recommended core temp (100 degC). Maybe I need to replace or modified the HSF. Performnace wise in their OC condition, of course the i5-750 felt snappier (higher cpu clock) then the i7-920. At 06:04 AM 9/29/2009, you wrote: >Zul, >I know you are a heavy user, but please explain the "8 threads in the >task mangler." I am confused. Why is this important or even germain >to Winterlight's question? How is this "work-in-my-home" related? >Best, >Duncan > > >Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: >>Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does >>better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task >>manager. Regards, GP ------------------------------------------- "oc ur mobo not urself or anybody else"
