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Sporting Intel's cheapest Core i7 chip, the 920; but heavily overclocked, will this system from Scan convince you to part with your hard-earned?
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Sporting Intel's cheapest Core i7 chip, the 920; but heavily overclocked, will this system from Scan convince you to part with your hard-earned?
regarding, 'CPU temperatures are a bit on the high side'
They just are hot cpus (it's probably the main factor holding back even higher overclocks than the 40-50% overclocks people are achieving so easily), you will not get lower temps of a significant margin no matter what hsf you use at that level of overclock.
It is a negative, but not one Scan can help without raising the cost by installing even more elaborate cooling, even though the gains may be minimal.
Meh, a 3.7GHz overclocked i7 with a GTX260? Not the greatest match of components.
Did you try it with a photo card? The one I've got which sounds similar to this can't read SD cards above 2gb, making it pretty useless for cameras.Quote:
Originally Posted by hexus
we fit SDHC readers which will accept SDHC cardsQuote:
Originally Posted by kalniel
Over £1600 and only 3gb of memory?
Is that a new version of the card+floppy (I'll get one if so), or a separate reader?Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulm@scan
Its just the Card Reader for this oneQuote:
Originally Posted by kalniel
Akasa SDHC Internal card reader
SDHC Compatible Floppy/Card Reader This one for you kalniel
Sweet, thanks Paul.
Corsair HX620 will power just about anything. It does come with 2x 6+2 PCI connectors which means that you will need additional cable(s) to run extra graphics cards for SLi/crossfire that require 2 power connectors.
You can get these additional connectors/cables from Corsair customer service. It's in their FAQs
http://www.corsair.com/faq/default.aspx#Q13Quote:
Q » How can I get replacement cables for my modular Corsair PSU?
A » Please send an email to jackflash@corsairmemory.com with your name, address, phone number and your PSU model and we’ll be happy to help.
That's what I was thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by grimpy
920 overclocked to 3.7GHz on air - impressive......but stupid. 76C is way too high even on load, anything over 70C from a company like SCAN should be severely marked down - it's just been done so they can brag about the overclock (and it worked as it's in the title of the article). I remember their Great White Shark thing in Custom a while ago that was hitting 92C on load apparently:surprised: - yeah it may be stable but so is a formula 1 engine until you get stuck at the lights for too long and then it overheats. I wonder if they carried out the "24 - 48 hour stress test" and said "76C, oh that's fine":surprised:
Looks pretty tidy inside though and the warranty certainally can't be sniffed at.
Just a thought - it would be nice to see a comparison on value with other companies too - as already mentioned it seems expensive and if you look around you can actually get the same spec (inc OC) in a better looking case for less money elsewhere.
Most other places that sell prebuilt systems usually get decent cpu/graphics and ignore the rest, so yes cheaper but certainly not better.
70+ is hot and is expected with such a big overclock, should of been a lower overclock or opted for the more expensive cooler.
But yeah 3 gb of ram in a system like that? Madness
Has anyone seen the max temp rating on an intel data sheet yet?