So who and why Sandy Bridge?

**Airbrushkid** · 01-08-11, 01:58 AM

Just curious to who plans in getting Sandy Bridge and why? The i7's are fast so how much faster can it really be?

**K007** · 01-08-11, 02:00 AM

My sig explains why

Redeemed · 01-08-11, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by K007

My sig explains why

Check his, your CPU is substantially faster.

Though that Opty is no slouch. Had one and got it to 3Ghz. Thing was a beast pushing dual 640MB 8800GTSs with 4GB of RAM.

Madpistol · 01-08-11, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Airbrushkid

Just curious to who plans in getting Sandy Bridge and why? The i7's are fast so how much faster can it really be?

They're about 10% faster per clock. However, the K models overclock to hell and back, and at a price of about $220-300, I forsee these processors being a thorn in AMD's side for the next several months.

Basically, if your current computer is 4 years old or more, a Sandy Bridge system will rock extremely hard. Otherwise, it won't be that much of an upgrade.

I haven't reached the limits of my Phenom II yet, so I will be skipping SB.

**Airbrushkid** · 01-08-11, 04:10 AM

I haven't changed my sig yet. But the setup is my third back up system. I have a different system now. Here's what I have

Intel Q9550
EVGA 780i
Corsair DDR 2 PC 1066 8 gig
2-EVGA GTX 285 SLI
2 - Intel X-25M SSD 80 gb
2 - WD Blacks 1 tb hd
Antec 1000 watt ps

I'll fix my sig soon.

stncttr908 · 01-08-11, 06:36 AM

First generation Core 2 Duo, 65nm, not enough cache, 4+ year old tech...that's why I'm doing it. If people have enough money to burn to upgrade to SB from a first generation i5/i7 then that's there prerogative, but it doesn't make any sense unless you're coming from C2D or C2Q IMO.

01-08-11, 06:45 AM

Q9550 still going strong here. I don't see any reason to upgrade yet besides just wanting to have the latest.

**Maverick123w** · 01-08-11, 10:11 AM

Well, anyone who wants to upgrade right now would be stupid to get anything else. Sandy Bridge has made X58 obsolete at standard clock speeds and really blows it away with overclocking potential.

If I have any spare cash in the next couple of months I'll probably take the plunge, because after selling my board and chip I could upgrade to SB for pretty cheap.

Madpistol · 01-08-11, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Maverick123w

Well, anyone who wants to upgrade right now would be stupid to get anything else. Sandy Bridge has made X58 obsolete at standard clock speeds and really blows it away with overclocking potential.

If I have any spare cash in the next couple of months I'll probably take the plunge, because after selling my board and chip I could upgrade to SB for pretty cheap.

The only thing I hate about SB is that pretty much all overclocking is done via multiplier. That takes the fun out of a good, hardy OC via the system bus. I'd rather have to push the hardware using some skill rather than typing in a number in the BIOS.

**Maverick123w** · 01-08-11, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Madpistol

The only thing I hate about SB is that pretty much all overclocking is done via multiplier. That takes the fun out of a good, hardy OC via the system bus. I'd rather have to push the hardware using some skill rather than typing in a number in the BIOS.

Then why did you get a black edition cpu?

Yaboze · 01-08-11, 01:35 PM

I have a X58 3x SLI board and a i7 920, so I'm skipping SB. I'll probably get a 950 and maybe a SSD for 2011. I don't see the point in changing everything out.

**ATOJAR** · 01-08-11, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaboze

I have a X58 3x SLI board and a i7 920, so I'm skipping SB.

Me too, Couldn't imagine i would see enough of a performance increase to justify upgrading to SB.

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K007 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 9,405	Re: So who and why Sandy Bridge? My sig explains why

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Airbrushkid Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,413	I haven't changed my sig yet. But the setup is my third back up system. I have a different system now. Here's what I have Intel Q9550 EVGA 780i Corsair DDR 2 PC 1066 8 gig 2-EVGA GTX 285 SLI 2 - Intel X-25M SSD 80 gb 2 - WD Blacks 1 tb hd Antec 1000 watt ps I'll fix my sig soon. __________________ Intel Q9550 l eVGA NForce 780i SLI FTW l 2 Palit GTX 560 Ti 2 GB SLI l Corsair Dominator 8 gig PC2-8500 l 2 - Intel X-25M 80 gb SSD Raid 0 l WD 1 -2TB & 2 -1TB l On board sound l Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1200 1200W l Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit l 3 X Dell E248WFP 24" Monitors

01-08-11, 06:36 AM	#6
stncttr908 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 4,496	Re: So who and why Sandy Bridge? First generation Core 2 Duo, 65nm, not enough cache, 4+ year old tech...that's why I'm doing it. If people have enough money to burn to upgrade to SB from a first generation i5/i7 then that's there prerogative, but it doesn't make any sense unless you're coming from C2D or C2Q IMO. __________________ PC - \| Core i7-2600K @ stock \| Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3 \| 4GB Patriot Sector 5 DDR3 \| Galaxy GTX 460 1GB @ stock \| Corsair Force 120GB SSD \| Seagate 1TB 7200RPM \| 320GB Seagate 7200.10 \| 2x Seagate 500GB USB 2.0 \| Lite-On 20x SATA DVD+RW \| Silverstone TJ-09 \| Corsair 620W PSU \| Logitech Z-5500s \| Sennheiser HD-570 headphones \| Samsung 2494LW \| Laptop - \| Dell Inspiron 1420 \| C2D T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB cache) \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| 160GB 7200RPM HDD \| DVD +/- RW \| 14.1" WXGA+ (1440x900) \| Broadcom 802.11g \| NVIDIA 8400M GS 128MB \|

01-08-11, 06:45 AM	#7
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: So who and why Sandy Bridge? Q9550 still going strong here. I don't see any reason to upgrade yet besides just wanting to have the latest.

01-08-11, 10:11 AM	#8
Maverick123w Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,841	Re: So who and why Sandy Bridge? Well, anyone who wants to upgrade right now would be stupid to get anything else. Sandy Bridge has made X58 obsolete at standard clock speeds and really blows it away with overclocking potential. If I have any spare cash in the next couple of months I'll probably take the plunge, because after selling my board and chip I could upgrade to SB for pretty cheap.

01-08-11, 01:35 PM	#11
Yaboze Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,057	Re: So who and why Sandy Bridge? I have a X58 3x SLI board and a i7 920, so I'm skipping SB. I'll probably get a 950 and maybe a SSD for 2011. I don't see the point in changing everything out.