New socket 1156 build!

moshpit · Oct 23, 2009, 07:46 PM

I'm loving the Cyborg. It's taking some time to get used to the shorter keystroke, but it's growing on me rapidly. I haven't even bothered to utilize any of the special side keys yet, I'm still too busy finding out all the new stuff in my full system build to spend much time digging into the keyboards functions yet. I'm discovering new stuff on an hourly basis

And this build isn't worlds better then my last one, except in a few key areas where it just shines. Hard drive access and GPU power are where this new rig excels. I was and still am so satisfied with the performance of my i7 920 processor that this rig didn't need anything more powerful then that, hence the i7 860. Very very similar performance characteristics to the 920 overall. But CPU horsepower isn't something I've lacked this last year. GPU power and hard drive power is where I've really felt the sting. Now, no more sting

isaak · Oct 24, 2009, 01:27 AM

very jealous of your 2 setups moshpit.. put them through their paces

moshpit · Oct 24, 2009, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by isaak

very jealous of your 2 setups moshpit.. put them through their paces

Well, the 920 has been put through it's paces for almost a year now. It's well broken in. The 860 rig is full of more surprises though. But then it's got more bells and whistles then the 920 rig.

moshpit · Oct 30, 2009, 05:14 PM

Updated pic with Crossfire 5870's:

comp_ali · Oct 30, 2009, 08:31 PM

Wow , 2 X 5870 how is the performance with games

asedsa · Oct 30, 2009, 08:54 PM

Very nice Moshpit, show us some game-benchmark's.

moshpit · Oct 30, 2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by comp_ali

Wow , 2 X 5870 how is the performance with games

So far I've only spent much time playing Fallout 3, a little bit of Farcry 2, and alot of DoW2.

Fallout 3 and Farcry 2 see huge boost over single card. DoW 2 sees little to nothing. But, since DoW2 is one of those games that runs great on one card, it's not a problem waiting for a better profile for it.

moshpit · Nov 4, 2009, 06:18 AM

Just an update, 3DMark Vantage performance test with all clocks at default:

20122
ORB - Compare

Bolletje · Nov 4, 2009, 03:30 PM

Nice to see. How hot do those cards get? Since the lower one has blocked the air input for the upper one. Well some air can go through those rear vents, but is it enough?

moshpit · Nov 4, 2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Bolletje

Nice to see. How hot do those cards get? Since the lower one has blocked the air input for the upper one. Well some air can go through those rear vents, but is it enough?

The top card which is mostly blocked still runs pretty cool. I have the fan bumped up to 50% and it keep the top GPU at the almost perfectly same exact temps as the lower one. Also, because of where the cards are positioned in my case, a 120mm fan blows right between them, forcing some extra air in there.

Idle temps hover around 37-40C, loaded up they hit around 60-65C. The 2 GPUs seem to stay pretty close to each other though.

Oct 23, 2009, 07:46 PM	Thread Starter #31
moshpit HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pit, pit, pit, in the pit! Posts: 84 Rep Power: 57 System Specs	Re: New socket 1156 build! I'm loving the Cyborg. It's taking some time to get used to the shorter keystroke, but it's growing on me rapidly. I haven't even bothered to utilize any of the special side keys yet, I'm still too busy finding out all the new stuff in my full system build to spend much time digging into the keyboards functions yet. I'm discovering new stuff on an hourly basis And this build isn't worlds better then my last one, except in a few key areas where it just shines. Hard drive access and GPU power are where this new rig excels. I was and still am so satisfied with the performance of my i7 920 processor that this rig didn't need anything more powerful then that, hence the i7 860. Very very similar performance characteristics to the 920 overall. But CPU horsepower isn't something I've lacked this last year. GPU power and hard drive power is where I've really felt the sting. Now, no more sting __________________ Ci7 2600K @5Ghz/8Gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer/Asus Sabertooth P67/EVGA GTX580 Black Ops/2x Patriot Torqx 128G(OS)/1Tb WD Black Ci7 920/6Gb Corsair DDR3 1600/GA-EX58-UD3R/Radeon HD5870/750Gb Seagate ES.2(OS)/2x 2Tb WD Green Ci7 860/8Gb Patriot Viper II/EVGA P55 SLI/Radeon HD5870/750Gb Seagate ES.2 (wife's rig)

Oct 24, 2009, 01:27 AM	#32
isaak HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,286 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: New socket 1156 build! very jealous of your 2 setups moshpit.. put them through their paces __________________ The first step... shall be to lose the way. - Galway Kinnell

Oct 30, 2009, 05:14 PM	Thread Starter #34
moshpit HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pit, pit, pit, in the pit! Posts: 84 Rep Power: 57 System Specs	Re: New socket 1156 build! Updated pic with Crossfire 5870's: __________________ Ci7 2600K @5Ghz/8Gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer/Asus Sabertooth P67/EVGA GTX580 Black Ops/2x Patriot Torqx 128G(OS)/1Tb WD Black Ci7 920/6Gb Corsair DDR3 1600/GA-EX58-UD3R/Radeon HD5870/750Gb Seagate ES.2(OS)/2x 2Tb WD Green Ci7 860/8Gb Patriot Viper II/EVGA P55 SLI/Radeon HD5870/750Gb Seagate ES.2 (wife's rig)

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Nov 4, 2009, 06:18 AM	Thread Starter #38
moshpit HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pit, pit, pit, in the pit! Posts: 84 Rep Power: 57 System Specs	Re: New socket 1156 build! Just an update, 3DMark Vantage performance test with all clocks at default: 20122 ORB - Compare __________________ Ci7 2600K @5Ghz/8Gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer/Asus Sabertooth P67/EVGA GTX580 Black Ops/2x Patriot Torqx 128G(OS)/1Tb WD Black Ci7 920/6Gb Corsair DDR3 1600/GA-EX58-UD3R/Radeon HD5870/750Gb Seagate ES.2(OS)/2x 2Tb WD Green Ci7 860/8Gb Patriot Viper II/EVGA P55 SLI/Radeon HD5870/750Gb Seagate ES.2 (wife's rig)

Nov 4, 2009, 03:30 PM	#39
Bolletje HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,224 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Re: New socket 1156 build! Nice to see. How hot do those cards get? Since the lower one has blocked the air input for the upper one. Well some air can go through those rear vents, but is it enough?