Show Us Your WEI (2)

[IownAmoneyPit]

Boosted processor score to 7.7 by changing default mobo memory speed from 1333 Mhz to 1600 Mhz (what my memory speed is rated for)

Looks good, is it time to OC that CPU?

I'll bet you can easily get a 7.8 out of it

Nice upgrades, always great fun changing the componets.
How does the new system feel compared to the old one?

Feels great. I know it's one of the old i7s, but I got it for a nice price off a mate, so thought I'd save myself a bit of money. The SSD makes the world of difference, which I'm sure you've seen with your SSD. Just a shame I can't put everything on it

Sounds like a good deal.

SSDs are great, will be nice when they're cheaper than HDDs

Haven't a clue how to OC, tried reading up on it but sounds confusing, however when most of my warranties run out and I have a functioning bank account again than it's BBQ time Ha Ha.

Right now I am working on speeding up POST time and windows start-up time (58 sec now, 78 sec previous)

 

[Dave76]

Find a nice tutorial on OC'ing that CPU, it's a great learning experience.
I'll check some sourcs and post a link when I find a good one.

Your post should be in the 20-30 sec range

I haven't run a speed test on my boot time yet, I turned off the boot GUI because it wasn't even getting a chance to finish, now my welcome screen flashes for about a second, doesn't stay long enough to read the 'Welcome'.

 

[uDraft]

Here's mine, I moved my SSD from GSATA 2 to SATA port. Weak spot seems to be my Quadro 2000

 

[RealGoneKid]

Well I had a drive die on me yesterday and although it lasted 7 years+ and I managed to save every scrap of data, I have now gone over the 10TB Hard drive mark. I have now promised myself that the next hard drive I buy will be an SSD so look out for 7+ score ratings after next upgrade.
The most likely candidate is a 250Gb OCZ Vertex 2 with SATA III Technology (Only on SATA II at moment but it's backwards compatible and will set me up nice when I trade in my MOBO and RAM for AMD Crosshair 3 and 16GB DDR3 1600MHz after the summer holidays).

 

[Dave76]

Haven't a clue how to OC, tried reading up on it but sounds confusing, however when most of my warranties run out and I have a functioning bank account again than it's BBQ time Ha Ha.

Right now I am working on speeding up POST time and windows start-up time (58 sec now, 78 sec previous)

Here are a couple of OC giudes for the i7 2600K.

The ULTIMATE Sandy Bridge OC Guide + P67A-UD7 Performance Review

I7 - 2600K / I5 - 2500K Overclocking Guide​

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Guide to setting "Per Core" Turbo overclock range of 4.5 to 4.8Ghz using individual "Per Core" Turbo Ratios​

3 Step Overclocking Guide – Sandy Bridge – v0.1beta

 

[Britton30]

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I got a grahics boost with the new GTX460 nVIDIA card, now I need a SSD drive....as many do.

 

[Maxwell]

Here is my system, it's not the best here but its my baby!

It's a very well rounded system

 

[Britton30]

Here is my system, it's not the best here but its my baby!

It's a very well rounded system

It's a good baby! I have a PhenomII X4 Black Edition runing at 3.6Ghz which rates at 7.5, not a big difference from your Athlon 2 X4.
you hav great HDD numbers, mine is 5.9, LOL.

 

[Maxwell]

Here is my system, it's not the best here but its my baby!

It's a very well rounded system

It's a good baby! I have a PhenomII X4 Black Edition runing at 3.6Ghz which rates at 7.5, not a big difference from your Athlon 2 X4.
you hav great HDD numbers, mine is 5.9, LOL.

My SSD is an OCZ Onyx 32gb. It's a cheap SSD but is much better than a mechanical disk for boot. I only payed 49$ for it at Microcenter one weekend.

 

[Britton30]

WOW! That's a low price!

 

[bartekxx12]

I think my scores are pretty decent except the HDD of course...

 

[essenbe]

Good scores. Now all you need is an SSD and you'll be in great shape.

 

[xmOD]

well heres mine.. the hard drive pulls it down and I dont want to upgrade to a SSD either just yet. The scores have been higher with the system oc'ed.. this is stock.

 

[A Guy]

Welcome to Seven Forums bartekxx12 and xmOD. Very good numbers. A Guy

 

[RitualJman]

I think my score is pretty good.

 

[RealGoneKid]

I think my score is pretty good.




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I am sure your graphics card should score higher than that, make sure you have the latest ATI catalyst drivers. Also check your settings in catalyst control center My HD 5770 gets 7.4/7.4 at stock you should get more than that for a 2GB 6970 surely, Perhaps I'm wrong but it seems a little low. Also your Motherboard says 4 way SLI! is it also Crossfire compatible? if not your HD 6970 won't be able to have multiple cards added. If it is only SLI maybe the Nvidea 560 would have been a better buy. Just my opinion, but try the drivers and see if it helps your score.
If it is this 1 http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=170-BL-E762-A1 Then it is only SLI compatible. (Not that 1 HD 6970 isn't powerful, just for expansion purposes).

 

[jeepmann4x4]

W.E.I.

here is my WEI score..... Damn I need to get an SSD

 

[jeepmann4x4]

Boosted processor score to 7.7 by changing default mobo memory speed from 1333 Mhz to 1600 Mhz (what my memory speed is rated for)

Looks good, is it time to OC that CPU?

I'll bet you can easily get a 7.8 out of it

Feels great. I know it's one of the old i7s, but I got it for a nice price off a mate, so thought I'd save myself a bit of money. The SSD makes the world of difference, which I'm sure you've seen with your SSD. Just a shame I can't put everything on it

Sounds like a good deal.

SSDs are great, will be nice when they're cheaper than HDDs

Haven't a clue how to OC, tried reading up on it but sounds confusing, however when most of my warranties run out and I have a functioning bank account again than it's BBQ time Ha Ha.

Right now I am working on speeding up POST time and windows start-up time (58 sec now, 78 sec previous)

I've been trying to learn OC'ing and it so far has been real easy and a breeze with my I7-2600k. I'm at 4.5ghz @ 1.230v.

I used this Guide because it done with an p67 Asus board.....
P67 Sandy Bridge Overclocking Guide For Beginners

 

[RitualJman]

I think my score is pretty good.




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I am sure your graphics card should score higher than that, make sure you have the latest ATI catalyst drivers. Also check your settings in catalyst control center My HD 5770 gets 7.4/7.4 at stock you should get more than that for a 2GB 6970 surely, Perhaps I'm wrong but it seems a little low. Also your Motherboard says 4 way SLI! is it also Crossfire compatible? if not your HD 6970 won't be able to have multiple cards added. If it is only SLI maybe the Nvidea 560 would have been a better buy. Just my opinion, but try the drivers and see if it helps your score.
If it is this 1 EVGA | Products Then it is only SLI compatible. (Not that 1 HD 6970 isn't powerful, just for expansion purposes).

It's working in with the Crossfire setup. But i have my video cards under clocked until i can get better cooling for them as they are air cooled right now.

 

[Dave76]

here is my WEI score..... Damn I need to get an SSD

Yes you do.

If ever a system was begging for one, it's yours.
Even a small boot SSD, 60GB or you can do it with 40GB, will make a truly amazing performance jump.

Skip lunch, have a yard sale, sell one of the shotguns, family heirlooms aren't actually meant to be kept, extra car?