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Sandybridge is definetely going to be a life saver for this year, cheaper processors and motherboards, excellent overclocking...
Sandykoufax,can you please let us know the cost of the system and if possible is there any chance you can try to get some overclocking done and post the results?
In Korea, somewhat expensive.
the prices are; (all inc. VAT10%)
CPU : i7 2600 $341
M/B : Biostar TP67XE $153
RAM: A-DATA 4GB x 4 $190
SSD: Intel G2 120G $258
Currently I have no plan to overclock, because it's too hot (+70degree C at full load) with stock cooler.
Maybe other guys will post their result.
If you wanna overclock, you'd better choose 2500K or 2600K.
very interesting to see that the cheapo i7 2600 renders the scene in 61.2s and the dual six core L5640 renders it in 41.7s. I just ordered 5 Vostro 460 Mini Tower computers from Dell for a total of $4,774, all with the i7 2600's and 8Gb ram. Thats gonna be a lot of bang for the buck !
very interesting to see that the cheapo i7 2600 renders the scene in 61.2s and the dual six core L5640 renders it in 41.7s. I just ordered 5 Vostro 460 Mini Tower computers from Dell for a total of $4,774, all with the i7 2600's and 8Gb ram. Thats gonna be a lot of bang for the buck !
I received an email after the new year from a business rep at Dell (whom I had dealt with before) offering 35% discount off any order I placed before end of Jan (here in Canada). I figure I will sell 7or 8 of my old quad core machines to pay for these new i7's
5 Vostro 460 Mini Tower $4,262.50
5 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz - 2DIMMs Vostro
5 Sandy Bridge i7-2600 Vostro
5 16X DVDROM and 16X DVD+/-RW Dual Drive,Vostro
5 Roxio Creator Starter,Factory Installed, Vostro
5 Intel HD Graphics 2000 Vostro
5 125 Volt Power Cord for US
5 Windows 7 Professional, Media, 64-bit, Desktop, Vostro, English
5 Dell Multimedia Keyboard,English, Black,Vostro
5 Dell Optical USB Mouse Vostro
5 1TB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive 7200 RPM, Vostro
5 Trend Worry Free Business Services Multi 30Day Vos
5 Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
5 TOTAL INCLUDES SHIPPING AND HANDLING - LATITUDES
5 Microsoft Office Starter 2010
5 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial Year
5 Basic Support: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response Initial Year
5 Warranty Support,Initial
5 British Columbia $5.50 Advanced Disposal Surcharge for DesktopComputers
Subtotal: $4,235.00
GST/HST Tax: $511.50
Environmental Disposal Fee $27.50
Total Price w/Discounts: $4,774.00
I thought there were a few already but what the hell...
It's an i7 2600k on an Asus P8P67 Pro MB, overclocked using the one-click AI Suite Auto Tuning "Fast" mode (as opposed to "Extreme"). Get's it up to 4.4 ghz while rendering (instead of standard 3.8ghz).
www.dpict3d.com - "That's a very nice rendering, Dave. I think you've improved a great deal." - HAL9000... At least I have one fan.
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