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Fastbird
12-04-2010, 02:53 PM
Remember me building up my home computer wit the AMD 1090T Hex Core processor, extra RAM, SSD's, ect? Yeah.....that's about to change. I'm jumping ship. :D


Microcenter had a sale on the i7 950 processors for $200. My buddy picked up one and was benchmarking the hell out of my computer with the hex core. Picked up the i7 950, and am waiting to get the ASUS Rampage III GENE mobo and some triple channel DDR3.

Keeping the old mobo and 8 gigs DDR2......selling the 1090T to recoup some cost (will nearly offset the i7 950, I'm selling the 1090T for $175 shipped)......putting the Phenom 9850 back into the MOBO and am going to pick up a Coolermaster Centurion 5 case to use as a home server.

Anyone want a 1090T AMD AM3 (AM2+ socket compatible) 6 Core processor for a good deal? Used about a month, processor only......guaranteed not to be DOA. :D

Funny side note: Had my computer buddy thinking I sprang for the Intel 980x Processor (the six core I7 unlocked extreme and god awful expensive one at $1K). Sent a pic from teh store, told him since I sold my Vette and my pool table (it left today) that I'd replace them with an equally baddass item for another hobby. Hook, line, and sinker.

KissMyWhtSS
12-04-2010, 05:07 PM
Good call. Intel is much better than AMD right now. Pretty much always have been since the core2duo.

I've got a i7 930 (was $200 at microcenter, and the i7 950 was $239 -- but the i7 950 is pretty much the same processor but the 950 has a higher multiplier. Won't make a difference for me as I only do a mild over clock.

The Rampage III is a nice mobo, but honestly too expensive IMO. I went with the ASUS Sabertooth x58 and LOVE it. It had everything I wanted... USB 3.0, SATA III, RAID 0/1/5/10 on SATA II, RAID 0/1 on SATA III, etc.


For Reference:

Sabertooth X58 - LGA 1336
i7 930
Patriot Viper II Sector 7 Edition 6GB (3 x 2GB)
GTX 275 896MB Super Clocked
4 x 1.5 TB 7200.11 Seagate Barracuda in RAID 5. (4.09 TB effective volume size)
500 GB Seagate 7200.11 Boot drive (waiting for SATA III SSD's, or possibly when SATA II SSD's hit $1/GB)
Linksys WMP600N 802.11N WLAN card (I'm hardwired now, but I bought this last summer when I had my computer on the other side of the house from the router)
OCZ 700W PSU
Antec 900 Case
24" 1080p Samsung + 42" LG 1080p HDTV (The 42" will be my living room TV when I get my own place next summer, and I'll go to 2x 24" 1920x1200's)


It does everything I need it to without a stutter which is why I haven't spent any more money on it. I've been itching for a GTX 460 or a SSD but I can't justify the cost when my computer does everything I need it to plenty fast.