[F@H SPAM] 31 AUG 09 -- Anyone guess what this is???

[sharder8]

That's right . . . it's the new weekly spam thread!

All fresh, clean, and waiting for your spam!



Harder

[sharder8]

I guess not . . .

[ShyguyXPC]

there, how bout that for some spam

[KarmaKiller]

Performance
Based on Intel X58/ICH10R chipset
Supports Intel Core i7 Processors

Memory
6 x 240-pin DIMM sockets
Triple Channel DDR3
Maximum of 24GB of DDR3 1600MHz+
Expansion Slot
7 x PCIe x16/x8
0 x 32-bit PCI, support for PCI
Storage I/O
1 x UltraDMA133
9 x Serial ATA 300MB/sec with support for RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 0+1, RAID5, JBOD
Integrated Peripherals
8 Channel High Definition
2 x 10/100/1000
Multi I/O
1 x PS2 Keyboard
12 x USB2.0 ports (8 external + 4 internal headers)
Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)
FireWire 1394A (1 external, 1 header)
Form Factor
XLATX Form Factor
Length: 13.58in - 345mm
Width: 10.375in � 263.5mm

Only $449. Taking preorders now!

[Aaron_8015]

Only $449. Taking preorders now!

Quick cover it up before 'JJ' finds it!!!!

(Blast!!! Now I just made another....)

[KarmaKiller]

Well I got to reading about it.. and in theory, it's kind of pointless..
I say this because there are very few Nvidia GPU's that support anything more then Tri-SLI, so other then just straight folding, I don't get it.
Also factor in those multi PCIe MSI AMD boards are like 1/4 of the price, and those will do 4 GPU's... so for the price of this board, you in theory could have 16x PCIe slots with the AMD board...
Seems like a better deal to me.

[Aaron_8015]

Well I got to reading about it.. and in theory, it's kind of pointless..
I say this because there are very few Nvidia GPU's that support anything more then Tri-SLI, so other then just straight folding, I don't get it.
Also factor in those multi PCIe MSI AMD boards are like 1/4 of the price, and those will do 4 GPU's... so for the price of this board, you in theory could have 16x PCIe slots with the AMD board...
Seems like a better deal to me.

Yes, but im sure you know that 'someone' () will have a 'classified' over anything else.

[KarmaKiller]

Yea.... *sighs*

On the other hand, in my search I found this is one of the few GPU's that do in fact support Quad SLI
EVGA | Products
And it looks damn sexy too.

[Aaron_8015]

Yea.... *sighs*

On the other hand, in my search I found this is one of the few GPU's that do in fact support Quad SLI
EVGA | Products
And it looks damn sexy too.

LOL...Man when he gets on later might persuade him to look at a 285 rig also..... and WOW first four-way SLI card...... Now we can suffer from even worse scaling!!!....

[KarmaKiller]

Not the first really... 7950GX2 supported SLI, as does the 9800GX2, and now the 295...
but in a way I guess...

[Aaron_8015]

Not the first really... 7950GX2 supported SLI, as does the 9800GX2, and now the 295...
but in a way I guess...

Well yea you know what I mean the first 4 card (physical) 'SLI'. It even stats that in the features tab....

[KarmaKiller]

You must not have seen the " "

[Aaron_8015]

You must not have seen the " "

No I guess I missed that.....

[Aaron_8015]

On the plus side 'JJ' can now get 4 295's on a 'classsifed' if he wish's........

[nemowolf]

Okay ... So as i mentioned in the other thread, i think this rig is through for anything more then idle work.

I am currently on a C2D E7200 with 4 gigs of ram on a decent, but only 1 PCI-E slot, mobo.

With the new intel line up coming with the i-series ... I need to get ideas for what to buy. Budget is roughly 600 bucks, I think i can swing this much between now and end of october. I need for sure; Mobo, CPU, RAM, GPU.



Here is the parts list i have from newegg:

Newegg.com - Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Newegg.com - G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI-B - Desktop Memory

Id like to use the current case, upgrade to the Earthwatts 700 and then swap out the guts. Any additional ideas?


EDIT:

I had an 8800GT that i had to RMA and they sent me a refurb. The refurb died and i want to upgrade so i dont plan on using it in the new rig.

[Aaron_8015]

^^^ So thats what you have currently.... Are you planning to jump up to an i5 or something or are you gonna pick up a soon to be cheaper quad?

That case looks a little cramped....

The Antec 750W....



....Has a max of 56A on the +12v's So you could get a couple of 275's... not sure 2x 285's will be a good idea.....

[nemowolf]

^^^ So thats what you have currently.... Are you planning to jump up to an i5 or something or are you gonna pick up a soon to be cheaper quad?

That case looks a little cramped....

The Antec 750W....



....Has a max of 56A on the +12v's So you could get a couple of 275's... not sure 2x 285's will be a good idea.....

SLI 275s would kick ass over my 8800GT. It really was an improvement over my 6800 but im ready for another jump in performance.

Just thinking about getting SLI down the road makes me giddy. I may settle for a single 275 now and wait for a second one since my budget is rather low for such a performance aspect.

[Aaron_8015]

Well with the $600 you could afford... 275, Gigabyte mobo, PII x4, 2x2gb DDR3.... You would have to use the EA500 till you can afford the second 275....

[nemowolf]

Well with the 600 you could afford... 275, Gigabyte mobo, PII x4, 2x2gb DDR3.... You would have to use the EA500 till you can afford the second 275....

PIIx4?

I hadnt thought of using the Earthwatts 500 actually ... That would save a bit of money now and get me the incremental build up of the rig ...

I wonder if i can find an old tower for free and throw the old guts into it to run.

[Aaron_8015]

Phenom II x4..... unless you can find a intel quad around, but for the price the PIIx4 will get you more PPD....

(This is if you not jumping to the 'i' series....).

I hadnt thought of using the Earthwatts 500 actually ... That would save a bit of money now and get me the incremental build up of the rig ...

Heh... figure it is still useable and no point spending a good portion of your budget on something you cant really use yet....