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Windows 7: The Sandy Bridge Review: The New Intel CPUs
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03 Jan 2011
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#11 | |
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
Do my eyes deceive me, or have they actually modified the traditional 4 pin heatsink mount?
As I understand it, the traditional 4 pin mount was a joint venture between the Marquis de Sade and Alfred E. Newman. Hard to believe that Intel would give up on such a genius piece of engineering. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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03 Jan 2011
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#12 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Hampton VA |
My eyes must be deceiving me because I don't see, or get what you're talking about? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Core i7-950 (3.06GHz) OC to 3.8GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 rev 1, F6 Bios
Memory 12 gig Corsair DDR3 Dominator GT Memory (3X 4GB)
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD6950 2gig (Sapphire)
Sound Card Soundblaster ZXR
Monitor(s) Displays HP ZR22w 22" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech Wireless Wave
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU Antec Signature - SG-850
Case Cooler Master HAF X
Cooling Noctua NH-C12P SE14
Hard Drives Primary - OCZ Vertex 4 SSD (256GB). Storage - OCZ Vertex 2 SSD (120GB), 2TB WD Caviar Black.
Internet Speed High Speed Cable
Other Info Memory Timings - 1600MHz @ 8-8-8-20-1T @ 1.640 volts
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03 Jan 2011
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#13 | |
Windows 8 Professional x64 Morecambe, Lancashire, England |
Quote: Originally Posted by sygnus21  Not bad at all, though I think I'll stick with my I7-930 for awhile. Well it's like most hardware at the moment - If you have something like an i7 930, then this isn't really worth upgrading too. It's most likely for people on Core 2 stuff still. I'm not sure when I'm going to do a CPU upgrade. All I'd need is a motherboard and CPU as I'm already using DDR3 RAM with my 790i, but  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows 8 Professional x64
CPU Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition 3.2GHz
Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth x58
Memory 12GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz
Graphics Card Zotac Nvidia Geforce GTX470
Sound Card ASUS Xonar DX/XD 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 24" S2409W + Dell 20" E207WFP
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 + 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech G11 Keyboard
Mouse Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
PSU Corsair HX850 modular
Case Coolermaster 690II Advanced Nvidia Edition
Cooling Corsair H60
Hard Drives 1x 120GB OCZ Agility 3, 1x 750GB Western Digital Caviar Black, 1x 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
Internet Speed 20Mbps
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info LG Blu-Ray player
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03 Jan 2011
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#14 | |
Win 7 32bit HP Clearwater Fl |
Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic Do my eyes deceive me, or have they actually modified the traditional 4 pin heatsink mount?
As I understand it, the traditional 4 pin mount was a joint venture between the Marquis de Sade and Alfred E. Newman. Hard to believe that Intel would give up on such a genius piece of engineering. Good call, even when I get the thing properly mounted I still have doubts if it's going to stay  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Me, as in myself
OS Win 7 32bit HP
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 6600
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DQ6
Memory 2 GB DDR2
Graphics Card Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Sound Card Realtek on board
Monitor(s) Displays Philips 32" LED-LCD 1080p
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Internet Speed cable 15mbs
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03 Jan 2011
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#15 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 |
Should be getting my i5-2500k next week.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Desktop
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel i5-2500k @ 3.3Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
Memory 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card Nvidia GTS250 1GB
Monitor(s) Displays Sony SDM S95A
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech Media Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse
PSU Corsair HX850W
Case Cooler Master 690 II
Cooling Thermalright True Spirit 140mm & 3x 120mm & 3x 140mm Fans
Hard Drives 1x 1TB, 2x 250GB HDDs
Internet Speed 8MB
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03 Jan 2011
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#16 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Colne, Lancashire, UK |
Here's a review from a UK mag and some UK prices. Don't look bad but you would have to get a new mobo. Intel Sandy Bridge review | Processors | Reviews | PC Pro | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number The Monolith. 3.1
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU i7 2700K@4.5GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte Z77-D3H
Memory 2x4GB Corsair Vegeance DDR3
Graphics Card XFX GTX 260 Black Edition
Sound Card none-through large stereo hi fi
Monitor(s) Displays Croosover 27MDP LED IPS Dell 2408 WFP
Screen Resolution 2560x1440 1920x1200
Keyboard Enermax Aurora
Mouse Logitech Ballmouse
PSU Corsair AX 850 Watt
Case Cooler Master ACTS 840
Cooling Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro
Hard Drives 1x Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD
1x Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
Internet Speed 20MBPS
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03 Jan 2011
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#17 | |
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The fan looks nice, but the CPU doesn't. My mega machine probably going to need to lay down plastic on a dual 6-core Xeon with HT (3.3/3.5 gigs) and 14+ gigs of ram Soon, hopefully soon ! | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows8
CPU Core2Quad (2.6 Ghz)
Motherboard nVidia 775
Memory 8 Gigs DDR2
Graphics Card Geforce 480 (1.5 gigs)
Sound Card Motherboard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 22" Samsung LCD
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
PSU 850 Watts
Hard Drives 120 Gig SSD
60 Gig SSD
Antivirus Norton 360
Browser FireFox 20.0
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03 Jan 2011
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#18 | |
win 7 ultimate nottingham |
The price is very good , but I think the inbuilt DRM will put a few people off  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number self build
OS win 7 ultimate
CPU amd phenom x4 9600
Motherboard asus m2n32-sli deluxe
Memory corsair twinxs 2x2gb
Graphics Card 2x nvidia 1gb 8500gt
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" lg ring tft
PSU oryxx tornado 750w
Case thermaltake xaser lll
Cooling artic freezer64 pro + 7 case fans
Hard Drives maxtor sata 500gb
maxtor sata 320gb
fujitsu sata200gb
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03 Jan 2011
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#19 | |
Vista Ult64, Win7600 Dublin |
The price is ok, but having to replace the Motherboard if you wanted one seems a bit much. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Build 64bit
OS Vista Ult64, Win7600
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2400 MHz 64bit OS
Motherboard Asus P5E3 Deluxe WiFi @p 64 bit OS
Memory 4096 MB DDR3-SDRAM
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 3870 Series x2 Crossfired
Sound Card Realtek on board
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster - 23 inches
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 pixels at 60 Hz in True Colors
Keyboard Wireless
Mouse Wireless
PSU Cooler Master 1000w
Case Cooler Master Cosmos 1000.
Cooling Fans and fresh air,
Hard Drives Hitachi (250 GB)/Samsung 750 GB. /Barracuda 160 GB.
My Book 1 TB external..
Internet Speed Never fast enough
Other Info I use a Magnum.
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03 Jan 2011
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#20 | |
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by pebbly
The price is very good , but I think the inbuilt DRM will put a few people off Does anyone have a decent understanding as to how intrusive the DRM is going to be? What won't I be able to do?
I've heard complaints about DRM for the last 4 or 5 years and it hasn't affected me yet.
Didn't I read that certain upper end models of Sandy Bridge will not have the DRM component? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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