i7 Builds - Specs and Results

[filosofem]

Originally Posted by harryk

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R

Rev.2 is the latest.

[harryk]

Originally Posted by filosofem

Rev.2 is the latest.

thanks!

[harryk]

spkguitar - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R, Intel i7 920, 6GB Patriot DDR3. ASUS EN7600GT, LG GGW-H20L BD-RE, Sony CRX195E1 CD-RW, 2x ICY DOCK MB671SK-B (trayless hotswap), 2x WD Caviar black 640GB (os swap), 1x WD caviar 320GB (sessions), 1x Maxtor 120GB (sessions), 1x Seagate 1TB (samples/loops), DIGI002, Command8, XP(SP3) = 243 Dverb2.0 OSX = 318 Dverb2.0


rickthestick - Windows 7 64 Ultimate, Intel i7 980X, Noctua NH-D14, Asus P6X58D Premium, Kingston HyperX 12 GB DDR 1600, GeForce 9800GT 1GB Silent, Intel X25-M 160GB SSD, 3) WD 1TB Black, Plextor PX-880SA, Seasonic X-750, Digi 003 w/ version 8.03cs2 DVERB test: at 64 samples, 58 to 60% CPU usage, 348 dverbs, 487 @1024 buffer...using all 12 cores!!!

filosofem -Windows 7 Professional 6.01.7600 (x64), Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz Bloomfield D0 1366 VGA, Gigabyte X58A-UD3R (FA) Revision 1, DDR3-SDRAM DDR3-1333 Corsair 6144 MB Single Bank 2048, ATi Radeon HD 5400 Series 512 MB PCIe, Enermax Liberty ECO II 620w PSU Modular, WDC WD5001AALS-00L3B2

remis - PT9, Mbox 2 Pro, i7 950 @3.80GHz, Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler, GA-X58A-UD3R, Corsair CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 12GB, SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5770 1GB GDDR5 PCIE, Caviar Black 500GB 32MB Cache OS drive, 2x Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache Sata3 (Audio and library), Broadcom BCM94322MC wireless network adapter....W7 - 312 dverbs @ 64 buffer/ 403 dverbs @ 1024

Besides remis' Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler, what coolers are others using on the i7 9xx.

[filosofem]

Intel i7 retail boxed cooler.

[remis]

Originally Posted by harryk

Besides remis' Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler, what coolers are others using on the i7 9xx.

Some others are using the coolermaster v8 cooler as well. I only got the noctua coz I wanted to OC

[Kirby B.]

coolermaster v8 cooler here too

[mano111]

I just put in an order for a i7 2600K, gigabyte mobo, TRUE120 cooler and a Crucial C300 SSD. This should be a decent update to my Q6600 that will become a gaming/backup audio machine.

I will start a new thread once its up and running. Should be similar in terms of performance to current i7 9xx rigs. At best I'm expecting ~20% boost due to some higher clock speeds.

Any suggestions about win 7 pro vs home?

[hammerransom]

OK first off you guys are way smarter than me and I know this... Im new around here but appreciate all of the stuff you are sharing. I'm learning a lot because of it.

I'm going to be in the market soon for a new system and I'm kicking around the idea of trying a custom PC with some version of the i7 processor. That said, I was also considering looking into a Mac. That was actually my first knee jerk reaction just because of the reputation of Apple from my friends in the industry. However, it seems I can get so much more for the money by going the custom PC route. I still wanted to give both a fair shake since I have a couple of months to think it over.

So, with no intent to start a Mac vs PC war... Does anyone know what kind of numbers a stock Mac Pro can get in the tests you have been running? I realize a component is the same inside one box as it is in another, and the processors are the same or similar, but is the main difference in the two just the cost and the OS? Just curious. I also realize some of you are overclocking the processors so I dont know if there is an Apples to Apples comparison that can be made... But if I can get better performance out of a custom machine for $1000 - $1200, instead of a stock Mac pro for $2500, then it seems like a no brainer.

Also, I tried going through the entire thread, but after a week of trying to catch up, I will just ask... I was hoping to find the cost of the top performing configurations. Are you all open to sharing that info or pointing me to where it was shared if I missed it? Thanks!

[filosofem]

Originally Posted by mano111

Any suggestions about win 7 pro vs home?

Windows 7 Professional 64. As you'll be able to rack up a lot more RAM for multiple simultaneous applications.

[Kirby B.]

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