Sandy Bridge adopters -- post your new build.

If anyone wants to give F@H a shot with their new Sandy Bridge platform, I threw together a quick setup guide in the DC section. It would only take 60-80 over clocked 2600k's to put us ahead of EVGA in point output...

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1577876

Michael, how hot do those three get togethor? You going to leave them on air or put them under water??
 
Final Build. See my sig. The Fractal Design cases are the best I've ever used. I like them better than Antecs, Nmedia, Silverstone or Lian-Li ($ per value).
 
I'm using the define XL too, it is a really good case. But the suppied fans are rubbish! (they hardly develope any pressure) I've just brought 3 1000rpm 140mm fans, hopefully that should improove the cooling a great deal.

PS: overclock that 2500k!
 
I recommend picking up a couple gentle typhoon 1850's with that Hyper 212, my hottest core under full load is 61C with the overclock in my sig.

I also put the system together with the stock intel heatsink first, that thing hit 80C under load at stock settings! I can't believe they consider that adequate when it is outside their temperature specs at stock speed.
 
becareful here, a 6950 might not fit in a storm scout

RW2112 said:
Pulled the trigger yesterday, should be here by Wed. next week... :D

COOLER MASTER Storm Scout
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1
CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-850HX 850W Power Supply
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
XFX HD-695A-CNFC Radeon HD 6950
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Logitech MX 518 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical Gaming Mouse
MSI P67A-GD65 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb
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I'm using the define XL too, it is a really good case. But the suppied fans are rubbish! (they hardly develope any pressure) I've just brought 3 1000rpm 140mm fans, hopefully that should improove the cooling a great deal.

PS: overclock that 2500k!
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Fractal Design XL mini-review:

It has an invertible PSU housing (Brilliant idea). It has excellent cable management features.
The case fans don't move much air but I don't mind because they are the quietest fans I've ever heard. (Not a Noctua owner... lol)
I have 7 hard drives in it right now and I will be moving to 10 to 12 hard drives in the next year. The are all cool to the touch and the sound deadening is EXCELLENT.
The little door behind the motherboard CPU socket is bloody genius! Being able to install bracket HSFs without removing the Mobo is wonderful.
I have a radeon 6950 (12 inches) in the Fractal Design XL and I still have over 2 inches of room before it hits the hard drives. Bring on the 14 inch video cards!

Show me one other case that can hold 10+ hard drives with all the design features of a Fractal and still cost less than $150! Good luck.
 
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hehe, i put together a 2600K + 6970 for someone with the storm scout, put everything together, then tried to insert the video card and /facepalm'ed for 5 minutes then moved everything in to a cheap $30 rosewill case :(
 
After alot of internal debate I finally decided it was time to upgrade, too many games coming out this year :)

New

COOLER MASTER HAF 922
ASUS P8P67 PRO
Intel Core i7-2600K
G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM
ASUS VE276Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler

Reusing

Corsair 750 PSU
Sapphire 5850
Samsung 500gig backup


I'm still on a Core2 775 setup so this should be a nice upgrade, can't wait to put it together!
 
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CPU: i5-2500K
HS: Scythe Ninja 3 fanless
MB: ASRock P67 Extreme4
MEM: Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 XMS3 rev. A
Storage: Corsair F80 / WD 2500KS / WD 6400AAKS
GPU: Gainward GTX460 1GB GS GLH
Sound Card: Xonar D1
Display: Benq EW2420
Case: P182 + Noctua P12 @800 RPM + Scythe S-Flex 800
PSU: Antec Signature 650
OS: Seven x64



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Phoe said:
ASUS VE276Q Black 27" Full HD HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor
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Buy the Asus VE278Q instead. It's a better monitor in every way.

Also invest in a solid state if you really care about gaming. It makes a giant difference in loading times, level caching, BF3 (Giant maps).
 
That's v. similar to the p182 build I'm considering! It should be very quiet. Is it?

burebista said:
CPU: i5-2500K
HS: Scythe Ninja 3 fanless
MB: ASRock P67 Extreme4
MEM: Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 XMS3 rev. A
Storage: Corsair F80 / WD 2500KS / WD 6400AAKS
GPU: Gainward GTX460 1GB GS GLH
Sound Card: Xonar D1
Display: Benq EW2420
Case: P182 + Noctua P12 @800 RPM + Scythe S-Flex 800
PSU: Antec Signature 650
OS: Seven x64



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:) i am happy to post this new build, all parts not listed imply re-use from old system

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212
Mushkin DDR3-1600 Silverline CL7 2x2GB
MSI P67A-GD65 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge

Upgrading from C2D E6850. I would have gone for the 2500K but i couldn't pass up the massive performance increase the 2600K has even at stock.

....yay
 
@Beckler My ears are very pleased.
Next on my shopping list will be a Seasonic X-series.
 
-- New
Case: Lian Li PC-7FNW
PSU: Corsair TX750
CPU: i7-2600K
RAM: G.Skill Sniper 16gig (4x4) 1333
MB: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe
HSF: Zalman 9900 Max (Blue)
SSD: Intel X25-M 120 gig
DVD: LG DVD Drive

-- Carry over
VID: MSI GTX 460 Cyclone
SND: Creative X-Fi Titanium PCIe
HDD: WD 500 GB Blue
HDD: WD 150 GB Raptor
KB: Filco Majestouch w/Cherry MX Black
MS: Logitech G5
DIS: HP ZR24w

500 gig HD is for pictures (backed up to 2nd PC) and the 150 gig Raptor is for misc and games I don't want on the SSD.
 
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I emailed Asus about the lack of PLL overvolt options on the P8P67-M Pro and they sent me a bios file named 0413 and the one line instructions to "try this".:eek:

I'm going to give it a whirl tonight, hopefully I can break past the 47x multiplier.;)
 
Case: Coolermaster HAF 922
i7 2600k
Coolermaster 212+ Heatsink
ASUS P8P67 PRO
16 GB's G-Skill Ripjaw
EVGA 470 GTX
2 Crucial SSD 64gb in RAID O
Corsair 750 Watt PS
Sony DVD Drive
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Razer Deathadder mouse
 
Building a new rig, wonder if I need to replace the old PSU, or is it enough?

2600K
Asus p8p67 pro
8gb ram
Corsair 60gb SSD
1tb Samsung
XFX 6950
And some Blu ray player drive.

Is an OCZ 600w enough, or need to be replaced as well?

Thanks
 
Out of all the builds, whats the highest anyone has gone for voltage?
 
Seems like a whole bunch of us went with Hyper 212+. It's a good cooler. hitting around 28C idle with mine. Haven't pushed it at all.
 
Mine was able to hit 5ghz on 1.46. Temps made me a tad uncomfortable tho so I bumped it back to 4.8.
 
My build is my sig....

2600K @ 5.0Ghz with 1.42v Turbo V setting (1.416v CPUz reading)

4.8Ghz 24/7 with 1.35v Turbo V setting (1.344v CPUz reading)
 
New Parts:

Asus P8P67 Pro
i7-2600k
XFX Radeon 9650

Reused:

Intel X25-M G2 160GB
2 x 2GB G.Skill DDR3-2000
Xigmatek HDT-1283 cooler
Coolermaster HAF-232 case
Corsair TX-750
 
What I am getting:-

Intel Core i5-2500K
Foxconn P67A-S
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler

What I will be reusing :-

Corsair TX650 psu,
5 sata hard drives, largest 1TB,
Bluray drive and DVD rom drive,
XClio Windtunnel case.

Upgraded from
Q6600 at 3.1 Ghz (couldn't get it to go any higher)
Foxconn X38a motherboard,
4GB Ram.
 
Since I've pretty much exhausted all my other possible upgrades, I've had to reconsider avoiding Sandy Bridge (but not for the overclocking, oddly enough).

From Mighty Mouse, I'm keeping the drives (all of them), however, that's it. (Mom got the smaller of the two HDDs from Mighty Mouse - which used to be its boot drive - it's currently *her* boot drive, which will serve her well when she get's the mobo preferably this week.)

CPU - Intel i5-2500K
I had actually considered the Pentium G620; however, the $40 saving on my motherboard choice put i5-K in contention, and killed the lower-end CPU.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589

HSF - CoolerMaster Hyper212 Plus
A rare aftermarket HSF that provides decent cooling without being a gorilla to install or costing half-a-mint.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0315397

Motherboard - ASUS P8Z68-V LX
Price, price, and Ivy-ready. MicroCenter's lowest-priced Ivy-ready Z68-based motherboard. Surprisingly, it's also full-size ATX, has a UEFI BIOS, and includes all the gotta-have Z68 features.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0371775

GPU - MSI HD6770 GDDR5 (R6770-MD1GD5)
The bargain among in-stock HD6770 GPUs - before rebates ($114.99 including tax - there's a $25 MIR). While it's still dual-slot, it only requires a single 6-pin PCIe power plug.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0367844

Memory - MicroCenter DDR3-1333 (4 GB x2) (already purchased - 10/27/2011 @ MicroCenter Fairfax, VA)
Yes - the price actually went down compared to my original choice - in fact, 16 GB (4 GB x4) is (don't faint!) $83. Including tax.
Definitely buy.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0361035

PSU - Antec High-Current GAMER HCG-520
Not many single-rail PSUs that are both less than 600W and under $80 can deal 8-pin EPS power and drive CrossFire or SLI - this is one of them.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0048405

CASE - CoolerMaster HAF912
Cost for replacement fans for my admittedly long-toothed Lian-Li combined with February MC Case Event has put the HAF budget beastie on the list.
Major change from the Lian-Li is PSU placement (the HAF uses a bottom-mount) - however, the HAF waxes the Lian-Li (and the Antec Three Hundred, the only other option in this size) as far as cable-management - that it's also friendly to water-cooling (still possible down the road) doesn't hurt in the least.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0343331
 
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This just got here a few minutes ago. I have to head back to work, so I won't be able to start the build until later. I will post pics and results when I can. For now ... this is what I have.

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cut and paste from my DC thread

first and formost the desk is my wife's shes a pink fanatic. I just invaded the space for the build. Granted there may be a cheaper route of doing this but i wanted to play with a 2600k and this was a perfect opportunity to do that. Thats why i chose the 2600k

i wanted this to be a GPU build over a cpu folder. I plan on rotating GPU's out as needed.

i was going to wait till i got the psu and 2 460's in but since it has 3 of 4 cards in it and im putting it in production later tonight. i thought i would share now

This box is named "Chuck" it is dedicated to my grandfather Charles. He suffers from some major shit called Alzheimer's. Its getting bad. My grandmother is a very strong women and takes care of him. I dont know how she does it day in and day out. Im predicting he will either pass away in the next 2 years or my grandmother will have to put him in a nursing home. She refuses to do this till the very end.

This is my folding box dedicated to him. It is missing 2 video cars at the moment and has a replacement 470 in it now that will be swapped out later when my 2 other 460's come in and my larger power supply.

i will update benchmarks and stuff as i progress with it.

2600k 4.7ghz.
asus ws revolution
2x2gig gskill ripjaws 1600.
4x nvidia 460gtx. (currently has 2 460's and 1 470.)
1200 corsair psu (currently has corsair 750 powering the 3gpu's and the board)
40gb intel x25 ssd

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