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What Hardware Are You Running?

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by szSteam_76561198058809778, Feb 2, 2013.

  1. lukemurawski

    lukemurawski Senior Member

    The $300 i7-3770 tops the AMD-FX 8350 processor almost every time.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbRc6Fb2u0A

    Go a few steps higher to the i7 Extreme, and you end up with the fastest processor in the market. Unless your an enthusiast, you probably won't even need that kind of speed.

    On the other hand, the FX 8350 is only $190 here in the U.S. :)
     
  2. PurplePuppet

    PurplePuppet Guest

    MY PC Specs!!!
    OS
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
    Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor Oc @4.6GHz
    ASRock X79 Extreme9 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard
    Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C9 2400MHz Dual/Quad
    ASUS Radeon HD 7970 ROG MATRIX Platinum
    30" Dell U3011 Monitor 2560 x 1600
    24" Dell Ultrasharp 2408WFP 1920 x1200
    Thermalright Silver Arrow Extreme SB-E Dual Tower CPU cooler
    Asus ROG Xonar Phoebus 7.1 PCI-E Soundcard
    Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80B Aluminium Super Tower Case
    Thermaltake Toughpower XT Gold 1475W Modular Power Supply
    1x Crucial M4 512GB SSD Drive (Windows)
    7x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA-II 64MB
    Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
    Logitech G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse
    Logitech Z-5500 THX® Certified 5.1 Speakers
    Plantronics GameCom Commander 7.1 Dolby Surround Sound Limited Edition Gaming Headset

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
     
  3. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z iZ68, SATA600 RAID
    Corsair 4x4GB, DDR3, PC12800, CL9, Vengeance, LP
    Corsair Midi Tower Obsidian 650DW ATX, No PSU, Window
    Corsair HX850W 850W, Modulair
    Plextor SSD 256 GB
    Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz 8MB Box
    LG Blu-Ray Writer BH10LS30 10x/2x SATA
    Sapphire PCI-e Radeon HD6970 2GB 2xDVI/HDMI/DP (x2 Crossfire)
    2x 27" Samsung LED monitors
    WIndows 7 Ultimate x64

     
  4. Stefeman

    Stefeman Head Administrator Staff Member

    Marvel, you need to overclock :D

    It's "K" (Unlocked) xD
     
  5. tank

    tank MG Donor

    I dont know what budget he have, i just give him some cheaper advice :D
    for thatt price of i7-3770 you can buy 2 AMD-FX8350 :D



    [TABLE="width: 520, align: center"]
    [TR="bgcolor: #a1b4cc"]
    [TD="width: 100, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"][/TD]
    [TD="width: 100, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]
    AMD FX-8350
    [/TD]
    [TD="width: 100, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]
    AMD FX-8150
    [/TD]
    [TD="width: 100, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]
    AMD FX-8120
    [/TD]
    [TD="width: 100, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]
    AMD FX-6100
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]Socket[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    AM3+​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    AM3+​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    AM3+​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    AM3+​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]Technology[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    32 nm​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    32 nm​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    32 nm​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    32 nm​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]Standard
    frequency
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    3,6 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    3,1 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    3,3 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]Max turbo[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4,2 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4,2 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    3,9 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]number of cores[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    8​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    8​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    8​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    6​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]Cache
    (L1/L2/L3)
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    8 x 128 kB /
    4 x 2 MB /
    8 MB​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    8 x 128 kB /
    4 x 2 MB /
    8 MB​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    8 x 128 kB /
    4 x 2 MB /
    8 MB​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4 x 128 kB /
    3 x 2 MB /
    8 MB​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]open multiplier[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    yes​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    yes​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    yes​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    yes​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]TDP[/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    125 W​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    125 W​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    125 W​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    95 W​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [/TABLE]


    [TABLE="width: 500"]
    [TR="bgcolor: #a1b4cc"]
    [TD="width: 148, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"][/TD]
    [TD="width: 88, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]
    Intel Core i7 3770K
    [/TD]
    [TD="width: 88, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]
    Intel Core i7 2600K
    [/TD]
    [TD="width: 88, bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]
    Intel Core i5 2500K
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    Socket
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    LGA1155​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    LGA1155​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    LGA1155​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    Technology
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    22 nm​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    32 nm​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    32 nm​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    Standard
    frequency
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    3,5 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    3,4 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    3,3 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    number of cores
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4 / 8​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4 / 8​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4 / 4​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    Intel Turbo Boost
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    up to
    3,9 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    up to
    3,9 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    up to
    3,7 GHz​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    Cache
    (L1/L2/L3)
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4 x 64 kB /
    4 x 256 kB /
    8 MB​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4 x 64 kB /
    4 x 256 kB /
    8 MB​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    4 x 64 kB /
    4 x 256 kB /
    6 MB​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    Intel HD Graphics
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    HD 4000
    1150 MHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    HD 3000
    1350 MHz​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    HD 3000
    1100 MHz​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    open multiplier
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    yes​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    yes​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    yes​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    TDP
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    77 W​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    95 W​
    [/TD]
    [TD="bgcolor: #F0F0F0"]
    95 W​
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [/TABLE]
     
  6. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    Yeah I know lol but it's fast enough for now :)


    Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk 2
     
  7. MetallicA

    MetallicA <span style="color:#66CD00">Moderator</span>

  8. erik

    erik MG Donor

    wat

    at Marvel = wow, dafuq
    at Stefeman = wow, dafuq
    at Purple = wow, dafuq

    at Erik = lmao :smash:
     
  9. CrazyRabbit

    CrazyRabbit Game Server Moderator

    Sadly metallica, that's probably better than my PC... LOL

    Mine is too embarrassing to post here.
     
  10. MetallicA

    MetallicA <span style="color:#66CD00">Moderator</span>

    Ofc it's better, I mean... can't you see the GTX Titan SLI ?
     
  11. i'll need to sell some body parts to afford some of these, thanks for the info guys !
     
  12. davzee

    davzee <img src="http://mgftw.com/webdesigner.png" />

    Lmao thats epic
     
  13. tank

    tank MG Donor

    NEO would be proud to have that monster ;)
    I love taht double power supply and awesome ide cables :)
    [​IMG]

    Remaind me how much time used for connect or unplugg that from my motherboard |:(
     
  14. erik

    erik MG Donor

    [​IMG]
     
  15. UPDATE: sold the imac eventually, i have bought a thermaltake gt10 full tower case.

    next parts i will be buying is a motherboard + cpu kit but im undecided.

    Which out of these two is better for value and performance:

    www.overclock.co.uk/product/Intel-Core-i5-Ivybridge-33Ghz-CPU--8GB-Corsair-Vengeance-DDR3-1600MHz-RAM-Asus-Z77-Motherboard-Bundle_45069.html
    OR
    www.maplin.co.uk/cataclysm-quad-core-intel-core-i5-3570k-3.80ghz-8gb-gaming-bundle-686074?action=noagentcheck
    Edit : or this, seems better for value..
    http://www.maplin.co.uk/wildfire-quad-core-intel-core-i5-3470-3.60ghz-4gb-gaming-bundle-682667
    Many thanks
    Haribo
     
  16. MarksmanR

    MarksmanR MG Donor

    I ordered a Lenovo Y500. US$999, I paid AU$988.

    15.6 inch 1080p screen
    2.4 GHz Core i7-3630QM (turbo boost up to 3.4GHz)
    8GB DDR3
    1TB HDD
    2x GT 650M in SLI! (as powerful as a singe 670MX or 675MX maybe)

    Best laptop deal ever, 2.5x the price for similar hardware Alienware.
     
  17. Penguin

    Penguin Guest

    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
    Memory: 16.00 GB @ 1600MHz
    Hard Drive: 1x 500 GB 1x 1TB
    Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1GB
    Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    Mouse: Roccat KOVA [+]
    Keyboard: Logitech Media Keyboard 600
    Monitor: 22" Packard Bell Viseo 230ws
    Monitor 2: 19" TV
     
  18. SoX

    SoX Game Server Moderator

    Mainboard : Asus P5QL/EPU

    Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo E8400 3.30GHz OC @ 3.60 GHz

    Memory : 4.00 GB Corsair

    Hard Drives : 1To + 230 GB

    Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce TwinTech GTX 275 OC

    Operating System : Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

    Mouse : Logitech Nano VX

    Keyboard : Logitech G15

    Monitor : 22" LG W2261VP FullHD

    Speakers : Hercules XPS 5.1

    Headphones : Sennheiser HD 25

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]

     
  19. Jack

    Jack MG Donor

    Whats your computer specs?

    New forum game thingy! ill start:

    CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 3.4GHz (Overclocked: 4.2GHz) (BLACK EDITION)

    Motherboard: GIGABYTE MA78LMT-US2H

    GFX Card: GIGABYTE Geforce GTX 650 2GB OC (i would have got a better one, but i was on a budget...)

    RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB 1600MHz + DDR3 4GB 1333MHz (i forgot the brand)

    HARD DRIVE: Western Digital 1TB hard Drive + 70GB hard drive (boot drive)

    PSU: PULSE 550W Power Supply (i don't recommend, it tends to get hot on heavy load)

    Monitors: HP 1740 flatscreen monitor + usys widescreen flatscreen monitor

    Case: CIT Satern BLUE (I REALLY don't recommend this at all. im changing soon.)

    Speakers: Genius 7.1 Surround Sound system + custom speakers i've made for better sound instead of the small ones that are included
     
  20. Stefeman

    Stefeman Head Administrator Staff Member