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AMD ramps up the clock and sics the Phenom II X6 on Intel's Core i7 chips.
Presumably you mean frequency x IPC. If it were raw frequency then the X6 should be beating the lower frequency chips from Intel, which it's not.Quote:
Originally Posted by hexus, p3
Otherwise, tasty review and product. Amazing how much AMD are managing to squeeze out of the process. We could have just done with it a bit earlier to directly compete with Intel.
Just reasonable?! :DQuote:
Yes, the £727 Intel Core i7 980X EE slaps it into submission when the going gets tough, but one could build a reasonable PC around the 1100T
Yup, should read like-for-like frequency, or IPC x frequency, as you've pointed out. :)
You can tell I've been using GTX 580 and HD 5870 GPUs for too long. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by this_is_gav
And guess what I bought last week ... doh! :wallbash:Quote:
AMD is releasing the Phenom II X6 1100T - a drop-in replacement for the current range-topping 1090T.
That said, if it's only a tiny speed bump over the/my 1090T then I suppose that I shouldn't be too unhappy.
One big advantage that AMD has over Intel is that the latter seem hellbent on introducing a new socket pretty much every 12-18 months - which surely isn't the best idea ever. :help:
Good review from Hexus (as usual?) - and I think that the point about being able to make up a system that comes some-way to a 980X based one, for a fraction of the outlay, is well-made. Certainly that's the argument that persuaded me to stay loyal to AMD (K6, then Duron, Athlon, Athlon64, and now PhenomII-X6) for my tower PC (portable devices though have all been Intel). Close-run thing this time - the 800 series i7's looked very inviting.
Glad hexus made the point about the 980x - fraction of the cost this CPU is :)
You won't be dissapointed with your 1090T crossy - had mine sitting at 4Ghz rock solid stable since they first launched in April/May time :>
I'm in the same boat having just built a new rig around a 1090T but I'm certainly not phased by this, mine is running at 3.9 with a meager piffle of air from some 140mm Noctua fans (It will do over 4 quite happily but I'm a real stickler for noise) and not much else meaning a near silent machine so I'm a perfectly happy chappy for a good year or two to come :woowoo:
There's never any point getting irked by a new shiny being released with bigger numbers than the one you just bought, it only leads to sorrow and financial ruin.
Thanks for the support (and you too Rox0r) - think 4GHz is way out of my scope - got a 6 year old CM ATC-210 case, which is narrower than normal. So I'm limited to those coolers that are really designed for HTPC's - nothing higher than 140mm and no water cooling (80mm fan mounts only).Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
Maybe next year I'll be able to afford some nice replacement case (and an upgrade to Noctua NH-D14) but all the gear I just splashed out on (mobo, ram, SSD, etc) has emptied my wallet. :'( Darn these computers are expensive... :surprised:
On the upside, if the 1100T has just come out then I\'m pretty sure that I can look forward to a year or three\'s satisfied running.
That doesn't have to stop you - just use your imagination a bit ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by crossy
Or just buy a dual 80mm radiator :)
I bow low in the presence of greatness :bowdown:Quote:
Originally Posted by scaryjim
me+water+leccy = smell-of-burning + blown-fuses-everywhere. :pcpunch:
Nice idea - or I could just try and sell/recycle the old CM case and get something that has proper fan provision. Think missus would be happier with that - certainly my insurance company would be!
Although, there's space for a 120mil fan (or radiator) in the roof of the case if I'm okay to lose a 5 1/4 bay. Hmm, got that new Dremel accessories kit I haven't tried yet ... mwahaahaa! :clapping:
Got to wonder what possessed Coolermaster to design a case with a single top-mounted 80mil intake and a single 80mil exhaust ... and that's it as far as cooling. Not one of their (or my) better decisions.
Watercooling is possible in a case under £100, especially if it's only 1 waterblock in the loop.
Okay, you've convinced me - I'll raid the kid's piggy banks to get an Coolermaster HAF 932 (on special @ Scan) or Antec 1200 case (reduced at Amazon) and a nice Noctua NH-D14. :rockon:Quote:
Originally Posted by rox0r
If you've got space for a 120mm fan you could always cheat like I did and go for the Corsair H50 watercooler :P
Don't have the time / patience / money for true watercooling these days lol
Just bought a CM HAF932 (Amazon - same price as Scan and I get the Nectar points - picked the CM over the Antec 1200 because the former has castors, so easier to clean under) so I've got many, many fan mounts... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by zoomee
Checked out the what benchmarks I could at lunchtime and it seems that the H50 is pretty sensitive to it's positioning, plus the DH-14 is (reputedly) better at cooling. Although I'm frantically working out whether the Corsair Vengeance memory I bought will fit - pretty sure it will if I use the higher setting of the rear fan on the DH-14.
Leave the watercooling for next year - double radiator and maybe look at a new gfx card and w/c that too.
Thanks for the thoughts though.
Got to wonder though if the combo of HAF's cooling and DH-14 will let me upclock the 1090T (when it arrives - stuck with the courier) to the level of the 1100T. From the info I've got here, the answer is definitely yes. :)
Although I'll take some time to bask in the stock speed before I start fiddling "under the hood".