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Performance poll
I would like to take a poll on PC performance, for those who want to participate. My new PC's are not what i expected them to be, and was wondering if any others feel the same. About a year ago I retired my PC to jump into the I7 arena, the stats on my old rig are as folows:
XFX 680i mobo
Proimatech Megahalems
Q6600 Quad Core
6 gigs DDR2
2 8600 GT cards in SLI
Win7 x 32
This PC screamed bloody murder, and gamed in the heaviest titles and executed CAD software flawlessly until I retired it. With the performance of this old rig I thought an I7 would be just jaw dropping in comparison. So this is the computer I replaced it with:
I7-920
Prolimatech Megahalems
Intel DX58 mobo
12 gigs Mushkin frostbite
GT 240 card
Win7 x64
This PC is a total dog, has no business trying to compete on any gaming level or oprerate any CAD system in my opinion. Doesnt do anything well. Blaming the mobo for poor performance I decided to build yet another new PC. This is what I built:
I7-950
Prolimatech Megahalems
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R mobo
6 gigs Mushkin radioactive
GT240 card (soon to be replaced w/(2) GTX460-OC cards in SLI)
Win7 x 64
My honest opinion of this rig is that it runs no better than the old rig I retired. I actually feel that the whole I7 thing is a huge waste of money, and am sorry I got on board. So, what do you think? Any better luck than what I am proffessing? Hopefully this is a mature forum and the "haters" will stay home.