lets see your rig - Page 48

geek73 · 11-26-2007, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebellion88

The new AMD Phenom Quad Core 9600+ isn't supposed to be as good as the Intel's quad cores, although as I'm an avid AMD fan I might just get one for a new system I'm planning on building. I still believe AMD offer excellent processors at cheaper value than its rival.

Dang man.. Just after going to the Q6800 here comes the dang phenom..The biggest thing is price.. But the falling dollar is a bad thing too if your into that sort of thing.

I still have my 6400+ @ 3.7 and of course it is onoly a DC cpu but the quad nets me (not oc'd) a good 54000 cpu score on the PP test and the AMD scores (oc'd) 25000. So I say around the same if you add 2 more cores.. Just the quad seems so much faster..

**TheMatt** · 11-26-2007, 05:46 PM

The Phenom is actually more efficient, especially in transferring data between cores and the RAM, however Intel's Core 2 Quad & Core 2 Extreme processors, especially the Yorksfield, simply have better designed cores. If you were to take an Intel CPU core and design it using AMD's multi-core architecture (with the exception of the L2 cache design which should be kept) you would have an unbelievably powerful processor.

geek73 · 11-26-2007, 05:52 PM

Agree with you totally AMD has always been able to utilize Ram much better than Intel..

Again as benches go.. My ram scores with the pp test roam around 13k (AMD) but that is pc800

The q6800 I have pc1066 so of course it is going to be quicker but it only scores around 15k..

1 g0t 0wn3d · 11-26-2007, 06:06 PM

As my friend says amd comes to a rock and goes around while intel comes to the same rock and smashes it....

**TheMatt** · 11-26-2007, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1 g0t 0wn3d

As my friend says amd comes to a rock and goes around while intel comes to the same rock and smashes it....

Good one!

HawMan · 11-27-2007, 08:07 AM

Ill be getting the Phenom at Christmas, I just dont know if my Mobo will support Quad Core

.

Mabye a BIOS update will be needed.

I also may be in luck of getting 2 74gb Raptors for pretty cheap! We'll see

**TheMatt** · 11-27-2007, 07:40 PM

You will need socket AM2+ for the Phenom unfortunately. All existing AMD chipsets support the quad core architecture although they don't support the new HyperTransport standard so a new chipset is required anyway.

**pharoah** · 11-27-2007, 10:23 PM

yeah to get the full advantage of it a new mobo will be needed.

**TheMatt** · 11-30-2007, 06:31 PM

Matt's Computer v3.1

Back and Reloaded. Bigger and Badder than ever.

Well, all the stuff finally came in and as soon as it did I got to work. I completely reorganized the inside of the case. I added an LCD display and fan controller. Here are some exclusive pics "on the bench."

Here is my "bench"

I like the new way I mounted the front 90mm fan.

I just had to implement Brian's idea because it was so brilliant.

---

Here is what it looked likes now.

Here is a bonus pic of what it looks like in the dark.

**pharoah** · 11-30-2007, 10:39 PM

v 3.1

seriously though it looks great nice work matt.

**ashumann12** · 11-30-2007, 10:48 PM

Looks great Matt! Being a truck driver, I can really appreciate the orange duct tape!

**emosun** · 11-30-2007, 11:37 PM

I was just wondering bout your cpu fan, ive seen those before where they dont have sidewalls and i was wondering , wouldnt the fan blow alota air outward instead of forward without the walls on it? cool system btw, i gotta repost mine sometime iv changed it alot since page 14 or whatever it was. lol

**TheMatt** · 12-01-2007, 06:50 PM

Thanks guys. emosun, what did you mean by "sidewalls"? That is the Intel stock cooler.

HawMan · 12-01-2007, 07:01 PM

Looks brilliant. Im thinking about buying the Asus P5N-E SLI 650i SLI (Any comments on this m/b ) and the E6850 sometime this month or january.

Very Tempted to get the Antec 900 too, but we will see how the ££ is.

11-26-2007, 05:46 PM	#942 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,693 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: lets see your rig The Phenom is actually more efficient, especially in transferring data between cores and the RAM, however Intel's Core 2 Quad & Core 2 Extreme processors, especially the Yorksfield, simply have better designed cores. If you were to take an Intel CPU core and design it using AMD's multi-core architecture (with the exception of the L2 cache design which should be kept) you would have an unbelievably powerful processor. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

11-26-2007, 05:52 PM	#943 (permalink)
geek73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 694 OS: SuSe Linux My System	Re: lets see your rig Agree with you totally AMD has always been able to utilize Ram much better than Intel.. Again as benches go.. My ram scores with the pp test roam around 13k (AMD) but that is pc800 The q6800 I have pc1066 so of course it is going to be quicker but it only scores around 15k.. __________________

11-26-2007, 06:06 PM	#944 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,207 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: lets see your rig As my friend says amd comes to a rock and goes around while intel comes to the same rock and smashes it.... __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

11-27-2007, 08:07 AM	#946 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,362 OS: Win XP My System	Re: lets see your rig Ill be getting the Phenom at Christmas, I just dont know if my Mobo will support Quad Core . Mabye a BIOS update will be needed. I also may be in luck of getting 2 74gb Raptors for pretty cheap! We'll see __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free. Last edited by HawMan : 11-27-2007 at 08:22 AM.

11-27-2007, 07:40 PM	#947 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,693 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: lets see your rig You will need socket AM2+ for the Phenom unfortunately. All existing AMD chipsets support the quad core architecture although they don't support the new HyperTransport standard so a new chipset is required anyway. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

11-27-2007, 10:23 PM	#948 (permalink)
pharoah Super Gaming Mod Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,778 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: lets see your rig yeah to get the full advantage of it a new mobo will be needed. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

11-30-2007, 06:31 PM	#949 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,693 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: lets see your rig Matt's Computer v3.1 Back and Reloaded. Bigger and Badder than ever. Well, all the stuff finally came in and as soon as it did I got to work. I completely reorganized the inside of the case. I added an LCD display and fan controller. Here are some exclusive pics "on the bench." Here is my "bench" I like the new way I mounted the front 90mm fan. I just had to implement Brian's idea because it was so brilliant. --- Here is what it looked likes now. Here is a bonus pic of what it looks like in the dark. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides Last edited by TheMatt : 11-30-2007 at 06:37 PM.

11-30-2007, 10:39 PM	#950 (permalink)
pharoah Super Gaming Mod Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,778 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: lets see your rig v 3.1 seriously though it looks great nice work matt. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

11-30-2007, 10:48 PM	#951 (permalink)
ashumann12 Life is a zero sum game Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,899 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: lets see your rig Looks great Matt! Being a truck driver, I can really appreciate the orange duct tape! __________________ Adam Sr.

11-30-2007, 11:37 PM	#952 (permalink)
emosun Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 2,732 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: lets see your rig I was just wondering bout your cpu fan, ive seen those before where they dont have sidewalls and i was wondering , wouldnt the fan blow alota air outward instead of forward without the walls on it? cool system btw, i gotta repost mine sometime iv changed it alot since page 14 or whatever it was. lol __________________ Speedfan-->http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Everest -->http://filehippo.com/download_everest_home Last edited by emosun : 11-30-2007 at 11:39 PM.

12-01-2007, 06:50 PM	#953 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,693 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: lets see your rig Thanks guys. emosun, what did you mean by "sidewalls"? That is the Intel stock cooler. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

12-01-2007, 07:01 PM	#954 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,362 OS: Win XP My System	Re: lets see your rig Looks brilliant. Im thinking about buying the Asus P5N-E SLI 650i SLI (Any comments on this m/b ) and the E6850 sometime this month or january. Very Tempted to get the Antec 900 too, but we will see how the ££ is. __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.