i7 and i5 owners thread - please show us your rig - Page 6

Merovingian · 26th November 2008, 6:39 PM

Thanks guys I did put a bit of effort in making it clean, I will change a few things as soon as I get the extra parts I'll update the pic when I'm done should be early next week.

btw it is a Lian-li case, the new 2010B model I love that case.

Don't know if you guys can help me but I'm actually having some troubles with the bottom Sata ports.

in my own words - With the GA-EX58 we have 10 sata ports, which I thought would work as normal sata ports. I narrowed it down to the 2nd sata chip of the board (assuming), in this case the white sata ports

I originally left the two bottom white ports free for future drives, but when booting up only one of the white ports would pick up the drive. I tested each white port individually, they all work fine. But when I put two connection right next to each other wether it's the 1st row or 2nd row, only one of these ports will work.

So in the end I put 1 sata connection to each row so I could see all my drives. So far thats the only problems i've come across.

Quoting someone else on a customer review -

I had issues when using the white SATA connections when I just wanted to hookup drives and not use the RAID features. I had 3 160G old SATA drives all hooked into the white ports, and only 2 were be visible. This might be by design, I'm not sure. It seems that only 1 drive can be visible per pair of white SATA ports...not a problem when using RAID features on these ports, could be if you just want 10 independant SATA ports.

I've done a fair deal of research and I haven't found anything really, was wondering if you guys knew anything about it. Or any thoughts into the subject.

Cheers.

Mero

Rhimes · 27th November 2008, 12:59 AM

I7 920, Gigabyte X58 Extreme, G.Skill 6gb 1600.

No tinkering just yet, just finished the build...

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Biovore · 27th November 2008, 10:58 AM

Finally tracked down a P6T.

Just waiting on my TRUE-120 backing plate to arrive.

Flavzz · 27th November 2008, 12:37 PM

nice systems guys keep up the good work

aussie-revhead · 27th November 2008, 7:10 PM

Nice work guys , but is there a technical reason why alot of guys seem to be using 1kw power supplies ? Or are they left overs from previous builds ? I guess more is better than less.

nipper575 · 27th November 2008, 7:25 PM

Can you knowledgeable people tell me whether the Gigabyte X58 extreme motherboard has the bios option to bypass the 130W limit??? I think intel call it "CPU VR Current Limit Override."

I've bought a i7 920 but I don't want to buy a motherboard that will limit my overclocking.

DRAGONKZ · 27th November 2008, 7:30 PM

I'm still waiting for a board to come out with the NF200

dalien · 27th November 2008, 8:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aussie-revhead

Nice work guys , but is there a technical reason why alot of guys seem to be using 1kw power supplies ? Or are they left overs from previous builds ? I guess more is better than less.

Ill be using my 1kw psu from my previous build. technically no good reason to have a big psu.

I think 1kw is good, as these boards for i7, are orientated at high end users atm, and most likely with dual or more video cards.

Also from my experience, a high wattage psu doesnt mean that is constantly pushed hard meaning its good for your parts(less ripple effect), which for me enhance overclocking.
I know from experience with the same equipment, but different psu, my 1kw, gives me more overclocking room on the same cpu voltage compared to a corsair 620w which I had. on my q9550 it gave me an extra 150mhz at the same voltage.

Why buy a corsair 620w, and run it at minimum of 80% idle, and 100% at load.
Least with a 1kw psu, with a 1 card system, it idles around 40%, and use 60% at load. To me that is logical, that it provides cleaner power, and less noise from a fan.
Also most psu these days are 80% power efficient between the 20-75% load.
For a 620w psu, that puts it in the less efficient area more often, and for those running 24/7, i think there power bill will thank them.

aussie-revhead · 27th November 2008, 8:19 PM

Maybe ...

dalien · 27th November 2008, 8:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRAGONKZ

I'm still waiting for a board to come out with the NF200

Why

what advantage does it offer?

zaim · 27th November 2008, 8:27 PM

fuck they're fast...

aussie-revhead · 27th November 2008, 8:32 PM

They are scoring well arent they ?

zaim · 27th November 2008, 8:37 PM

yeah man..... intel really are the winners aye.....

aussie-revhead · 27th November 2008, 8:46 PM

Updated

DRAGONKZ · 27th November 2008, 9:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalien

Why

what advantage does it offer?

3 Full 16X PCI-E slots instead of 2 16x and 1 8x

26th November 2008, 6:39 PM	#76
Merovingian Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 79	Thanks guys I did put a bit of effort in making it clean, I will change a few things as soon as I get the extra parts I'll update the pic when I'm done should be early next week. btw it is a Lian-li case, the new 2010B model I love that case. Don't know if you guys can help me but I'm actually having some troubles with the bottom Sata ports. in my own words - With the GA-EX58 we have 10 sata ports, which I thought would work as normal sata ports. I narrowed it down to the 2nd sata chip of the board (assuming), in this case the white sata ports I originally left the two bottom white ports free for future drives, but when booting up only one of the white ports would pick up the drive. I tested each white port individually, they all work fine. But when I put two connection right next to each other wether it's the 1st row or 2nd row, only one of these ports will work. So in the end I put 1 sata connection to each row so I could see all my drives. So far thats the only problems i've come across. Quoting someone else on a customer review - I had issues when using the white SATA connections when I just wanted to hookup drives and not use the RAID features. I had 3 160G old SATA drives all hooked into the white ports, and only 2 were be visible. This might be by design, I'm not sure. It seems that only 1 drive can be visible per pair of white SATA ports...not a problem when using RAID features on these ports, could be if you just want 10 independant SATA ports. I've done a fair deal of research and I haven't found anything really, was wondering if you guys knew anything about it. Or any thoughts into the subject. Cheers. Mero __________________ Corsair Graphite 600TM \| Silverstone Strider 1200W Gold Evo \| Intel Core i5 3570K @ 4.00 Ghz \| Corsair Hydro Series H100 CPU \| Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H \| Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 16GB DDR3 \| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 690 4GB \| OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD \| Western Digital WD Green 3TB WD30EZRX *4 \| Samsung Spinpoint F3 1.5TB \| Creative Sound Blaster Recon 3D Fatal1ty Champion \| Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 THX

27th November 2008, 10:58 AM	#78
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27th November 2008, 12:37 PM	#79
Flavzz Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Adelaide Posts: 156	nice systems guys keep up the good work __________________ *Asus P5E X38, XFX GTX285, Intel Q6600, 4GB GSkill DDR2, Coolermaster Cosmos and Hyper 212+, 2TB storage, Vista 32bit, Dell 24" HD LCD*

27th November 2008, 7:10 PM	#80
aussie-revhead Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 13,702	Nice work guys , but is there a technical reason why alot of guys seem to be using 1kw power supplies ? Or are they left overs from previous builds ? I guess more is better than less. __________________ Bench 1- R4F - 3930K - Team 2400c9 - Sapphire 7770 Ghz Edition - Enermax Revo1250 - water cooled tech bench - Samsung S27A950D Netbox - waiting on Haswell parts ... - 4x2TB on Highpoint RAID - Lian Li v354 matx - Water cooled BF3: OZrevhead

27th November 2008, 7:30 PM	#82
DRAGONKZ Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bankstown, Sydney Posts: 1,757	I'm still waiting for a board to come out with the NF200 __________________ Silverstone TJ08-E \| Corsair HX620 \| Asus Maximus V Gene \| Intel i7 2600K \| 32GB G.Skill Trident X 2400 \| Sapphire 7850 OC \| Auzen HT HD \| Intel Quad VT \| 240GB Sandisk Extreme + 1TB WD Black \| GGC-H20N \| 3 x Dell 2408WFP \| G15 \| G5 \| Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit\| FAH - Folding 7,000 PPW Club \| Milestone 170,000 Club \| 126 Successful OCAU Trades! \| Xbox 360 Gamertag = DRAGONKZ

27th November 2008, 12:59 AM	#77
Rhimes Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 527	I7 920, Gigabyte X58 Extreme, G.Skill 6gb 1600. No tinkering just yet, just finished the build... Click to view full-sized image!

27th November 2008, 7:25 PM	#81
nipper575 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 973	Can you knowledgeable people tell me whether the Gigabyte X58 extreme motherboard has the bios option to bypass the 130W limit??? I think intel call it "CPU VR Current Limit Override." I've bought a i7 920 but I don't want to buy a motherboard that will limit my overclocking.

27th November 2008, 8:19 PM	#84
aussie-revhead Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 13,702	Maybe ... __________________ Bench 1- R4F - 3930K - Team 2400c9 - Sapphire 7770 Ghz Edition - Enermax Revo1250 - water cooled tech bench - Samsung S27A950D Netbox - waiting on Haswell parts ... - 4x2TB on Highpoint RAID - Lian Li v354 matx - Water cooled BF3: OZrevhead

27th November 2008, 8:27 PM	#86
zaim Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sunshine, MELBOURNE Posts: 493	fuck they're fast... __________________ PC:•Q9550•Foxconn BlackOps•Patriot 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800•XFX 9800GTX•3x146GB SAS 15K.5 RAID0•Adaptec 3405•2x1TB Raid1•LianLi PC-A10B•2x22" @ 3360x1050 LAPPY:•Centrino2 P8400 1066fsb•4GB-DDR2 800•320GBSATA•DVDDL•15.4"WXGA•802.11a/b/g/n• www.zaimc.com // myspace/zaimc // zaimm.deviantart // flickr

27th November 2008, 8:32 PM	#87
aussie-revhead Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 13,702	They are scoring well arent they ? __________________ Bench 1- R4F - 3930K - Team 2400c9 - Sapphire 7770 Ghz Edition - Enermax Revo1250 - water cooled tech bench - Samsung S27A950D Netbox - waiting on Haswell parts ... - 4x2TB on Highpoint RAID - Lian Li v354 matx - Water cooled BF3: OZrevhead

27th November 2008, 8:37 PM	#88
zaim Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sunshine, MELBOURNE Posts: 493	yeah man..... intel really are the winners aye..... __________________ PC:•Q9550•Foxconn BlackOps•Patriot 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800•XFX 9800GTX•3x146GB SAS 15K.5 RAID0•Adaptec 3405•2x1TB Raid1•LianLi PC-A10B•2x22" @ 3360x1050 LAPPY:•Centrino2 P8400 1066fsb•4GB-DDR2 800•320GBSATA•DVDDL•15.4"WXGA•802.11a/b/g/n• www.zaimc.com // myspace/zaimc // zaimm.deviantart // flickr

27th November 2008, 8:46 PM	#89
aussie-revhead Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 13,702	Updated __________________ Bench 1- R4F - 3930K - Team 2400c9 - Sapphire 7770 Ghz Edition - Enermax Revo1250 - water cooled tech bench - Samsung S27A950D Netbox - waiting on Haswell parts ... - 4x2TB on Highpoint RAID - Lian Li v354 matx - Water cooled BF3: OZrevhead Last edited by aussie-revhead; 27th November 2008 at 8:53 PM.