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Intel Core I7 980X - Enough Thereafter Some With The Best Deals
It had been 5 years since my last computer and 3 years since my keep going hardware upgrade, so it was moment.
This time, I decided to go full-bore and reveal the highest processor I could: this Intel Core i7 980X.
Without a doubt, this thing is POWERFUL. It position a 7. 9 on the WEI, obtained my system about 30, 000 marks on 3DMark06 and does not seem to break a sweat regardless of I throw at it. Obviously the supporting hardware is an issue, too--but the point is I can to appear Task Manager, run a new online game at full settings, and don't see the cores move leaping up and peg themselves at the top: it's more like the marathon runner happens to be asked to take a quick 5-minute spin in the track. I even told my system to drop Phys-X processing straight in the CPU and couldn't seem to ensure it is hit the ceiling.
For this factor, I haven't bothered to overclock. I tried using Intel's native utility for any Core i7 980X, but after 18 hours today seeming to sit still and consider whether it should raise the club, I gave up because quite frankly I see have to to push an envelope that is previously plenty big. My problems have the reality is been the opposite: I have to turn settings down to keep from destabilizing the device. For example, if I don't enable VSync on anything much older than a year, I'm going to see ridiculously high frame rates that might destabilize the system--Halo 2, for occasion, hit over 600 fps with most settings on full.
Obviously this isn't each of the processor's doing: a good gaming system is a variety of many parts. The 980X is an incredible centerpiece, but good configuration also goes a long way. To help you put it for context, here are my system specialization skills:
Core i7 980X Extreme
dual nVidia 480 GTX charge cards (1GB video RAM each), SLI facilitated
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB harddisk (7, 200 RPM @ 3. 0BG/s, 32MB cache)
3 by 4GB G. Skill Trident+ Turbulence 2 DDR3 2000 RAM MEMORY (triple-channel enabled)
I game at 1920 x 1080 and once I run benchmarks I score "as-is" without having stripping down the services or that resolution.
I am thankful that in this system I have an all-star cast about the stage, and while the video could be the flashy, showy player, the processor is center stage and it seems to thrive under pressure.
If you are fortunate enough to afford the Intel Core i7 980X, then it is a good processor. If I hadn't been so fortunate I 'm sure I will have been happy with the lesser-priced 975 additionally. Either way, I am impressed with the Core "i" series generally (my wife's machine has an i5 and it is quite powerful) and this one is one of the best.
is 800 watt power supply enough for 9800 gtx sli?
Raidmax Sagitta II w/ 800w Power Supply
"A second GeForce 9800 GTX installed is another ballgame though; on this system it requires you to have a 750 Watt power supply unit at minimum if you use it in a high-end system. That power supply needs to have (in total) at least 45 Amps available on the 12 volts rails. "
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce--9800-gtx-sli-review-bfg/3
According to the site above on the system which they used, you will need a minimum of 750W's. Your 800W PSU should be able to supply enough power without any performance decrease.
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