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fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010

spasticColon posted:

Then which motherboard maker is going to have UEFI on their SB boards?

Don't quote me, I may be totally wrong.

As far as I know ASUS, MSI, and ASRock have UEFI. Gigabyte will get their UEFI update down the road.

1155 Motherboards
ASRock: http://www.asrock.com/mb/index.asp?s=1155
ASUS: http://www.asus.com/ProductGroup2.aspx?PG_ID=mKyCKlQ4oSEtSu5m
Gigabyte: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/list.aspx?s=42&jid=1&p=2&v=24
MSI: http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodpage2&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&cat3_no=893
Biostar: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/index.php?S_ID=13

fuseshock fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Dec 29, 2010

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fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010

MeramJert posted:

I live in Shenzhen, China, which is a major site for black/grey market electronics. I can see there are people selling Sandy Bridge processors already, and a reputable chinese online retailer is already selling three MSI boards. I'm kind of tempted to try my luck, but Shenzhen is also famous for fake electronics so I don't really wanna get burned.

I wouldn't try my luck with expensive electronics in those markets. Fake watches and other accessories, maybe, but not a motherboard. Unless of course you really trust and know of a reputable one.

fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010
Sounds like Sandy Bridge is going to be awesome, for overclocking (turbo) at least.

Overlock3D review: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/i7_2600k_i5_2500k_2300_1155_sandy_bridge_review/1
i5-2500k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=achL4hIAvpo
i7-2600k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSET4P6EZ30

fuseshock fucked around with this message at 06:20 on Jan 3, 2011

fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010
Oh they're on sale everywhere

NewEgg i5-2500k and i7-2600k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-SlickDeals&cm_mmc=AFC-SlickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16819115072
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-SlickDeals&cm_mmc=AFC-SlickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16819115070

TigerDirect
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp%3Fafsrc%3D1%2526CatId%3D1969

fuseshock fucked around with this message at 06:26 on Jan 9, 2011

fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010

Alereon posted:

Newegg has a Combo of a Core i5 2500K and an Asus P8P67 Pro for $394.98, a $20 savings. This is the enthusiast-but-not-[H]ardcore board with Crossfire/SLI, Intel LAN, and decent power.

Just got back from Microcenter with my bundle $160 for P8P67 PRO and $180 for i5-2500k for $340 + $27 taxes.

fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010

marketingman posted:

If you don't use Bluetooth, don't install the drivers.

And check http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us if you haven't already for the USB drivers.

Sorry, I'm a new computer builder, and I know I have to install drivers and such. But do I have to install all that stuff on that page? Theres one that looks like crapware for the P8P67 PRO.

fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010

slovach posted:

What the heck is with a couple of these overclocks I see lately... did some new super ridiculous batch go out?

http://gigabytedaily.blogspot.com/2011/01/c-n-from-uk-hits-57ghz-on-air-with-p67a.html

Oh my goodness, is that voltage an error or what because that's a little ridiculous.

Either Gigabyte boards read voltages wrong or its photoshopped. That's impossible. People need at least 1.4v to get even 5 Ghz.

fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010

slovach posted:

You're right, I'm retarded. There's actually a pic there with Easytune that reads it right... I got excited and skimmed over it.

5 at 1.35 still seems really good.

Yeah, I doubt that is stable for consistent use though. My i5 errored @ 15 hours in Prime95 at 4.6Ghz # 1.35v.

fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010
Dear Intel,

gently caress you for announcing this two days after I get my system up and running.

Regards,
End-user

fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010
Positive news, I just finished running Prime95 small FFT's for 24 hours at 4.5GHz pulling 1.32v on an i5-2500k.

fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010

strategery posted:

Well crap. I JUST built a psp67 i5 2500k setup this past week. I used newegg. Now Ill need to call I assume to figure out what to do. My stuff should still be under the Newegg Warranty, but since there is no resolution, Im not sure what they will do.

I just built it this weekend, and 2 days later, bam, this. :negative:

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fuseshock
Aug 7, 2010

Shaocaholica posted:

Whats a 'c' level?

C as in CEO CFO COO CIO etc etc.

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