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    * shrugs

    I'm with Gigabyte and P55, but I still achieve a reasonable 50% overclock.
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by tetrisGOAT View Post
    * shrugs

    I'm with Gigabyte and P55, but I still achieve a reasonable 50% overclock.
    So do i, but i have 8+2 drMOS (p55-gd80).
    I'm still saying 4+1 is the bare minimum you can buy, putting a 3570K on that and expecting to hit high is just silly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Majesticii View Post
    My question would be, why have a poor 4+1 phase motherboard in a $2.4k build. Specially since he got a K processor. With that CPU power supply you can forget any kind of decent OC.
    He's lucky it's dual 8x PCI-E, i wonder if he checked it for that.
    I've got exactly that mobo, and i run 4400 :/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Holo View Post
    I've got exactly that mobo, and i run 4400 :/
    Am anxious to know if that'll remain the same in about a year. Neither is 4.4ghz really high.
    Frankly i don't really care that you do, the fact still remains that I find it a wierd purchase.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeltrusDisc View Post
    You can pull zip-ties... really really really tight.
    Zip-tie gun ftw imo. Use one at work for the wiring harnesses on cranes and boy, never pull a zip-tie by hand again haha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captn View Post
    <3 metroid prime

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    This is my first build, the pic is quite old and I did a lot of cable mangement improvement since I took the pictures, I have a IDE/SATA adapter in the 5.25" case, that's why there is 2 Molex (One for the adapter and one for the HDD). I plan to OC my CPU soon, but nothing extreme, just to learn how.

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    Cable "Management =P "

    I don't have a modular PSU so it was a challenge, but I did something acceptable (I think ^^ )


    My GC is a 7850, it may seems a bit low, but I was gaming with a 6550, So this card is pretty much overkill for me, and its was a budget build (it cost me around 1100$, but I got some problems with the customs , im living in Canada and ordered the pieces from USA and the case cost me 100 buck instead of 30 )

    Tell me what you think about it!
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    Storage: Kingston SSD Now V200+ 120G and WD Caviar Blue HDD 500 G
    Processing Units: i5-3570k @ 3.8 Ghz cooled by 212 Evo and MSI Twin Frozr 3, R7850 @ 900, 1200
    Mobo, Ram, PSU Gigabyte Z77-D3H and G.Skill ripjaw 2x 4G with XFX 550w
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    I have never been charged customs for buying computer components. I buy all my stuff from Newegg.ca or NCIX (online and in store). Newegg Canada ships a lot of components from the USA though like graphics cards, monitors and cases. Small components like HDD's come from within Canada.

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    My uncle was in the USA, so He picked up pieces from a adress he has in New York, but the total price of the pieces was more than the 48h limit (don't know the exact law, but you have a maximum value of things you buy if you are not a permanent resident), so I needed to pay the extras

    And Amazon.ca prices are twice those of the usa
    My first build:
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    Processing Units: i5-3570k @ 3.8 Ghz cooled by 212 Evo and MSI Twin Frozr 3, R7850 @ 900, 1200
    Mobo, Ram, PSU Gigabyte Z77-D3H and G.Skill ripjaw 2x 4G with XFX 550w
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    Ah, I thought you had ordered it online. Yeah, you are better off paying the shipping fees and buying online then getting the components from across the border.

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    I didn't bought all the pieces online, only CPU, Mobo, Ram and GPU, (Then shipped it to my Uncle adress in New York) I bought the rest at local stores, but I should have all get it online, I would have save few bucks ^^

    Else what do you think of the build?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Majesticii View Post
    My question would be, why have a poor 4+1 phase motherboard in a $2.4k build. Specially since he got a K processor. With that CPU power supply you can forget any kind of decent OC.
    He's lucky it's dual 8x PCI-E, i wonder if he checked it for that.
    Can you explain what you mean by the 4+1 phase motherboard? This is the first time I have heard of such a thing, but it is OC'd to 4.7, which I'd call a decent OC. But the OC is restricted by the Vcore and temps, which I am not sure if that problem is related to what you're talking about? Yes I did look for the dual 8x pci-e.

    Any other comments on my build?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin38924 View Post
    Can you explain what you mean by the 4+1 phase motherboard? This is the first time I have heard of such a thing, but it is OC'd to 4.7, which I'd call a decent OC. But the OC is restricted by the Vcore and temps, which I am not sure if that problem is related to what you're talking about? And yes, when I looked for a PSU, I wanted dual 8 pin pci-e for a possible crossfire later on and fully modular with decent braids as well as 80+ gold rating.

    Any other comments on my build?
    The 4+1 etc etc, is all about power phase delivery to the CPU through the motherboard and essentially how many and what types of mosfets are on the motherboard, from what I understand. Higher-end motherboards typically have more and higher quality selections.
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    Why even bother to mention about dual 8x pci-e lanes...... the difference between 8x and 16x is hardly noticeable if anything at all 4+1 phase is more than enough for a decent OC he proved that with 4.7ghz. Not having a go just stating it's not really worth pointing out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stravs View Post
    Why even bother to mention about dual 8x pci-e lanes...... the difference between 8x and 16x is hardly noticeable if anything at all 4+1 phase is more than enough for a decent OC he proved that with 4.7ghz. Not having a go just stating it's not really worth pointing out.
    Who said anything about a 8x8x vs 16x16x. Not every motherboard has 8x8x or 16x16x, most cheaper models have only 4x on the second slot (16x4x) which is shit for SLI/CF. And next time if you say someone is giving false statements, get some facts, not just flatout tell them they're wrong like you're doing now. Also, besides the 4+1, the VRM cooling is very basic.

    http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/...board_review/7

    Here's what can go wrong on a 4+1 phase board. You say he proved it's stable, but i haven't heard any stability tests (12hr). And the board is brand new, it's not going to immediatly fail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Majesticii View Post
    Who said anything about a 8x8x vs 16x16x. Not every motherboard has 8x8x or 16x16x, most cheaper models have only 4x on the second slot (16x4x) which is shit for SLI/CF.
    Hell mine can only manage 16x1x. I wish I could just make it 8x8x instead. lol
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    Well I assume you said it judging by the negativity on the comment ..... not looking for an argument I cba and power phases have never been a problem in the past and I doubt they are now...it's something the avg user turns a blind eye too imo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stravs View Post
    Well I assume you said it judging by the negativity on the comment ..... not looking for an argument I cba and power phases have never been a problem in the past and I doubt they are now...it's something the avg user turns a blind eye too imo.
    If you're not bothered with it, or have no constructive arguments, then i suggest you don't criticise.

    About the VRM cooling. You be the judge which gets you the best milage.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeltrusDisc View Post
    Hell mine can only manage 16x1x. I wish I could just make it 8x8x instead. lol
    My first board P7P55D had 16x4x. I didn't look at it when i bought it.
    Last edited by Majesticii; 2013-02-02 at 10:13 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Majesticii View Post
    most cheaper models have only 4x on the second slot (16x4x) which is shit for SLI/CF.
    Far from the truth. Performance loss is within 5%

    Here's a good read. http://hardocp.com/article/2010/08/2...16x16_vs_x8x8/
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