yup, true enough.


at 4.5GHz, how much is your GFlops? show some benchies!



thx!

mine telling me how much u pay for the i5 2500?

Yeap, same like willaw, at C-zone.

RM710. Deducted from RM720 I think, because I pay cash.

so yours is K series?
Can reach 4.5GHz?

710?wow
refer to the pc depot price show by owikh84, 2500k's price is 725...15 bucks difference oni?
anyways,thx for sharing the price...n thx aiphos
gonna go lowyat and get myself one sandy bridge soon

Oh, i5-2500K can overclock to 4.5GHz? I haven't try. Will try and post the results here.

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Added on January 1, 2011, 9:46 pmI'm not sure if mine is 2500K.

Anyone got the normal 2500 and post your CPU-Z info?

This post has been edited by willaw: Jan 1 2011, 09:46 PM

I know it can OC to 4.0 ~ 4.2 without much problem, only thing is if it can run on 4.5 with air cooling stable. Do check your temperature when you OC, cause it might get too hot.

What's the multiplier max limit?

not bad for mainstream compare to extreme.

btw, some people can reach until 4.9GHz (almost 5GHz) based on google result and youtube result.
i just to 4.5 using single core turbo mode using prime95, by adjusting turbo core ratio.

conclusion? go get K model. K means KEPUASAN!

LOL

Air = 5Ghz
Water = 7Ghz
L2N = 10Ghz

MSI intros Big Bang Marshal board with eight PCIe x16 slots

With Intel's Sandy Bridge processors set to debut at CES 2011, MSI has taken the opportunity to unveil its new flagship P67 motherboard offering, the "Big Bang Marshal." Demonstrating the very definition of overkill, MSI's upcoming board utilizes the XL-ATX format and sports eight PCI Express x16 slots, eight USB 3.0 ports, and three BIOS chips.

The PCIe slots can pump x16 speeds on up to four slots or x8 when occupying all eight. That bandwidth is courtesy of a new Lucid Hydra chip, which may not support the ability to mix and match different graphics cards (and that's probably for the best). The four true x16 slots can be disabled manually via onboard DIP switches dubbed "PCI-E CeaseFire".



The Big Bang Marshal also features a 24 phase DrMOS PWM design, two 8-pin CPU power connectors and one 6-pin for the PCIe slots, four DDR3 DIMM slots with support for up to 32GB of RAM, an LED POST display, power, reset and OC Genie buttons as well as a multimeter measurement point. There's also talk of "ClickBIOS," which is MSI's name for UEFI.

Connectivity includes four SATA 3Gb/s ports, four SATA 6Gb/s ports, and headers for six USB 2.0 and four USB 3.0 ports. The rear I/O plate is populated with two USB 2.0 ports, eight USB 3.0 ports (via a single host controller and two hubs), a PS/2 port, FireWire, dual-Gigabit Ethernet, and 7.1-channel audio with optical and coaxial S/PDIF output.

SOS

I just confirmed that mine is NOT the K version.

The only way I can change the multiplier is through Gigabyte ET6's Quick Boost (Level 3 - highest level).

Once set, restarting the PC will show CPU settings with multiplier 38.

The multiplier however, cannot be changed from within the BIOS, nor can it be changed within ET6. So I can't change anything higher than 38.

4.5Ghz 4C/4T

my Bloomfield

vs
Sandy Bridge

I wonder how much it cost?


What about the BCLK adjustment?


Nice benchmarks!!
Not quite worth the upgrade though from current Lynn/Bloomfield series

BTW, how do you make it stable @ 4.5GHz? I can barely pass the bootscreen at that frequency. =(
And both on air cooling? You should have included the temperature for Sandy Bridge vs Bloomfield

This post has been edited by MystiqueLife: Jan 2 2011, 10:38 AM

BCLK can be overclocked, but I didn't try to overclock it due to information I find like this one:

http://en.ocworkbench.com/tech/intel-sandy...rictive-to-2-3/

Thanks for the information. Looks like the best way is to get the K series or unless some motherboards manufacturer comes with a way to "increase locked multiplier".

I wonder, what's your load temperature with LinX @ 3.8GHz?

Agreed. Just get the K series.

Load temperature:

Core 1: 59 C
Core 2: 59 C
Core 3: 62 C
Core 4: 60 C

willaw: your cooler is not tight enough?

load @ 4.5GHz stressed
using prime95:
Core 1: 47 C, Core 2: 48 C, Core 3: 46 C, Core 4: 48 C

when idling, drop to 1.6GHz:
Core 1: 31 C, Core 2: 31 C, Core 3: 39 C, Core 4: 31 C

using hyper 212+ single fan

I'm also using Hyper 212+ single fan. But my PC is in a room with no fan and air conditioning.

In the casing, I also have 2 ATI 6850 (overclocked) running. 4 hard drive (WD: 1 black, 3 blue).

It's pretty warm in there.

Mainboard temp: 41 C

they are going back to single clock generator, caused me to remember at the pentium III era


i think your hardware inside your casing don't have enough air & space to breath. full of accessories? my room temperature is same like my body's temperature but i have front & back casing fan to help air flow inside casing.