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ryan222h
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Simply put, the best bang for your buck right now is a system built around an i7-2600k or i5-2500k with a cheap H67 motherboard.
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I think I'll wait for the new Core i7-3960 if it uses less electricity, makes less heat and is more powerful.
Is it 6 core or 4 core? More cores is better... Or does BOINC support it? Any issues there? How is WinXP versus Linux, on performance? I don't want to pay for Windows, but I have XP already. If XP works as efficiently as Linux, I might use it. |
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KerSamson
Master Cruncher Switzerland Joined: Jan 29, 2007 Post Count: 1684 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Here some feedbacks based on made experiences:
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For these reasons, I recommend from a budget point of view a configuration based on AMD Phenom II x6 using Ubuntu/Linux with 4 (better 8) GB RAM. If you plan to use additionally the system for other purposes, 8 GB RAM is OK and if you have to use some Windows only softwares, you can use them using a virtual machine (e.g. with virtualbox) operating WinXP or Win7. Cheers, Yves |
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nanoprobe
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I think I'll wait for the new Core i7-3960 if it uses less electricity, makes less heat and is more powerful. With a 130w TPD it will consume more power and run hotter. Based on my experience with the i7-920 any significant overclock will probably require water cooling. The Core i7 3960X would be Intel’s Next Generation Flagship Processor of the Sandy Bridge-E series featuring 6 Cores and 12 Threads clocked at a stock frequency of 3.6Ghz and Turbo Boost upto 3.9Ghz. The CPU would feature a max TDP of 130W and 15Mb L3 Cache and would launch next Monday on November 14th I will be passing on this one and waiting for Ivy Bridge in 2012 before considering any more upgrades.
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kffitzgerald
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ALSO add a water-cooled CPU cooler - I almost burnt out a I7-2600K this week. I installed the Antec Kuhler h2o 620 - and it has dropped my cpu temp by 35-40F and I can now run at 90% with the cpu just hitting 111F ... highly recommend - will be installing on my other I7 either today or tomorrow
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I think I'll wait for the new Core i7-3960 if it uses less electricity, makes less heat and is more powerful. Is it 6 core or 4 core? More cores is better... Or does BOINC support it? Any issues there? It will have 6cores and 12threads, and will support up to quad channel RAM. How is WinXP versus Linux, on performance? I don't want to pay for Windows, but I have XP already. If XP works as efficiently as Linux, I might use it. It might not immediately work on some Linux distros, but I would expect the main Linux operating systems to quickly add support, and be faster. In the future it is likely that many applications could be improved for these CPU's; CPU utilization/software optimization is not always great, especially with older apps. It will be interesting to see if W8 is any faster with these CPU's. |
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