I7 870 ES - worth buying? |
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I7 870 ES - worth buying? |
 Apr 12 2010, 06:51 PM
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Atomican Overlord   |
hey guys as im finally getting some money in, Im seeking your opinions again!
deal or no deal? Is it worth getting an ES i7 870? its like 420 bucks with free shipping brand new and oem. and yes I WILL be overclocking xD This post has been edited by tunksy: Apr 12 2010, 06:53 PM -------------------- 2500k @4.8ghz 24/7/ P67M-Pro / 8GB 2133mhz ballistix /GTX680 / 3TB / 6 Vraptors raid 0 / Lian Li PC A04
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Apr 12 2010, 07:44 PM
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Hero Titan  |
Why not go for an i7 930 or 950?
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Apr 12 2010, 08:20 PM
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Atomican Primarch  |
Yeah! 870s are kickass. You remember that Anandtech article?
It performs really well. Where are you getting it from as a matter of interest? -------------------- || Intel Core i7 875k | Gigabyte P55A-UD6 | 4GB G.Skill Trident DDR3 1600MHz | EVGA GTX465 | Patriot Pyro 120GB | Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB | Pioneer DVR-216 | Corsair HX-650 | Lian Li A71 | Logitech G15 | Razer DeathAdder V2 ||
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Apr 12 2010, 08:56 PM
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Atomican Guru  |
QUOTE (nukejockey @ Apr 12 2010, 07:44 PM)  Why not go for an i7 930 or 950? Price, I'm guessing. X58 boards are costly compared to P55 boards. -------------------- KEN SENT ME
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Apr 12 2010, 09:01 PM
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Hero Titan |
True, but the 870 is around 50-60 bucks more than an i7 930, so it kind of evens out the price...
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Apr 12 2010, 10:14 PM
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Atomican Titan  |
Just so you know it is illegal to buy/sell Engineering Sample cpu's and I know it doesn't happen but intel can prosecute you or something for it.
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Apr 13 2010, 11:11 AM
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Atomican Overlord |
@nuke, cos ive already got a p55 board :P
@nessie, holy shit. -------------------- 2500k @4.8ghz 24/7/ P67M-Pro / 8GB 2133mhz ballistix /GTX680 / 3TB / 6 Vraptors raid 0 / Lian Li PC A04
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Apr 13 2010, 11:13 AM
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Quark Apprentice  |
QUOTE (nesquick @ Apr 12 2010, 11:14 PM) Just so you know it is illegal to buy/sell Engineering Sample cpu's and I know it doesn't happen but intel can prosecute you or something for it. they say that, but they never stop ppl selling hundreds of them on ebay. I have had an ES i7 980x, 960 and a qx6700 and they have never died and clock so well -------------------- GIG X58-UD7, i7 980X [URL=http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1101546] 6018Mhz [/URL]
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Apr 13 2010, 11:57 AM
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Atomican Overlord |
QUOTE (raradawg @ Apr 12 2010, 08:20 PM) Yeah! 870s are kickass. You remember that Anandtech article? It performs really well. Where are you getting it from as a matter of interest? shit forgot to reply to you mate, its on ebay naturally :P -------------------- 2500k @4.8ghz 24/7/ P67M-Pro / 8GB 2133mhz ballistix /GTX680 / 3TB / 6 Vraptors raid 0 / Lian Li PC A04
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Apr 13 2010, 12:32 PM
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Hero Titan |
QUOTE (tunksy @ Apr 13 2010, 11:11 AM) @nuke, cos ive already got a p55 board :P @nessie, holy shit. Ahhh, thatd make sense, for some reason I thought you were still running an LGA775 rig =X -------------------- My Rig: ASUS P67 Sabretooth | i5 2500k @ 4.6ghz w/ Corsair H80 | 8gb G.Skill Ripjaw-X 1866mhz | 2x7950 @ 1000mhz CrossfireX| NZXT Phantom | Corsair HX850
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Apr 13 2010, 12:54 PM
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Atomican Overlord |
QUOTE (nukejockey @ Apr 13 2010, 12:32 PM) QUOTE (tunksy @ Apr 13 2010, 11:11 AM) @nuke, cos ive already got a p55 board :P @nessie, holy shit. Ahhh, thatd make sense, for some reason I thought you were still running an LGA775 rig =X lol oh i still am you werent wrong just picked up a p55 board cos it was cheap and now im gonna build a new rig and sell the 775 one off. edit: might see if i can find a cheap i5 670 around somewhere. Or would I have to use a H55/57 board with the 670? This post has been edited by tunksy: Apr 13 2010, 01:13 PM -------------------- 2500k @4.8ghz 24/7/ P67M-Pro / 8GB 2133mhz ballistix /GTX680 / 3TB / 6 Vraptors raid 0 / Lian Li PC A04
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Apr 13 2010, 05:43 PM
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Atomican Primarch |
No, you can have your P55 board run it.
Ahh, eBay... Only got 14 rep there... 100% though XD I think I saw your 4870x2 go the other day... You have 20/21 rep now? -------------------- || Intel Core i7 875k | Gigabyte P55A-UD6 | 4GB G.Skill Trident DDR3 1600MHz | EVGA GTX465 | Patriot Pyro 120GB | Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB | Pioneer DVR-216 | Corsair HX-650 | Lian Li A71 | Logitech G15 | Razer DeathAdder V2 ||
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Apr 13 2010, 06:14 PM
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Atomican Overlord |
QUOTE (raradawg @ Apr 13 2010, 06:43 PM) No, you can have your P55 board run it. Ahh, eBay... Only got 14 rep there... 100% though XD I think I saw your 4870x2 go the other day... You have 20/21 rep now? hahaha yea only 7 rep I think lol apparently the guy is having issues with one of the dvi ports so im a bit annoyed. but oh well shit happens. might end up selling some more stuff there.. maybe. -------------------- 2500k @4.8ghz 24/7/ P67M-Pro / 8GB 2133mhz ballistix /GTX680 / 3TB / 6 Vraptors raid 0 / Lian Li PC A04
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Apr 13 2010, 09:17 PM
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Atomican Titan |
QUOTE (Kayl @ Apr 13 2010, 11:13 AM) QUOTE (nesquick @ Apr 12 2010, 11:14 PM) Just so you know it is illegal to buy/sell Engineering Sample cpu's and I know it doesn't happen but intel can prosecute you or something for it. they say that, but they never stop ppl selling hundreds of them on ebay. I have had an ES i7 980x, 960 and a qx6700 and they have never died and clock so well Yea I know but thats how it is Ebay I guess is the best place to acquire ES chips though. -------------------- STEAM/BC2 name: AllNightmareLong
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Apr 13 2010, 10:51 PM
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Super Hero Guru  |
after looking at how the gigabyte comp went there dosent seem to be much advantage to i5 670 vs i3 530 except maybe a higher chance that it will overclock well
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Apr 13 2010, 11:04 PM
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Atomican Overlord |
QUOTE (Dasa @ Apr 13 2010, 10:51 PM) after looking at how the gigabyte comp went there dosent seem to be much advantage to i5 670 vs i3 530 except maybe a higher chance that it will overclock well damn quite a pitty would have loved like 5ghz under water lol -------------------- 2500k @4.8ghz 24/7/ P67M-Pro / 8GB 2133mhz ballistix /GTX680 / 3TB / 6 Vraptors raid 0 / Lian Li PC A04
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