i7 rig slow?

fizzle-187 · 27 Sep 2009 at 14:52

Any idea why it's cutting off?

Calneon · 27 Sep 2009 at 16:36

45 degrees load? That's low.

nutter · 27 Sep 2009 at 16:52

Joys of owning a pc

I dread thought of me having problems, why can't things be so simple that you just plug in and away you go gaming till end of the earth

Moeks · 27 Sep 2009 at 18:14

nutter said:
Joys of owning a pc
I dread thought of me having problems, why can't things be so simple that you just plug in and away you go gaming till end of the earth

Yes one of the joys, having problems to solve, having to think.

Buy a games console if you want total simplicity.

Things are simple enough as it is. I swear the whole world in on a campaign to dumb everything down and simplify everything to the point that the lowest common denominator will be able to achieve virtually anything. It's just wrong.

JonJ678 · 27 Sep 2009 at 18:17

I'd rather diagnose a computer that wont turn on than a games console

Don't wish things were easier, wish you were better.

Moeks · 27 Sep 2009 at 18:29

JonJ678 said:
Don't wish things were easier, wish you were better.

Very eloquently put, I don't think it could be said any better than that, I like it, in fact that's quote worthy in the extreme

fizzle-187 · 27 Sep 2009 at 21:54

It might be software problems which slow my PC down due to me not using windows 7. Vista has a lot of problems with it at the moment involving mostly memory related errors. Which makes no sense at all. I'm using Vista 32 bit atm until Windows 7 releases.

fizzle-187 · 27 Sep 2009 at 22:11

And Consoles suck, I'd much rather have a pc so I can just say look at games like crysis and say WOWWWW. I love graphics

Can't complain about the graphics though the graphics card is pretty good

madindehead · 27 Sep 2009 at 22:39

fizzle-187 said:
It might be software problems which slow my PC down due to me not using windows 7. Vista has a lot of problems with it at the moment involving mostly memory related errors. Which makes no sense at all. I'm using Vista 32 bit atm until Windows 7 releases.

Using Vista 32-bit could be the problem. Even then, at a stock 2.6GHz I wouldn't have been expecting miracles with my i7. My Windows 7 64-bit wasn't faster until I clocked it to 4GHz.

Remember, speed is still as important as number of cores.

fizzle-187 · 27 Sep 2009 at 22:46

madindehead said:
Using Vista 32-bit could be the problem. Even then, at a stock 2.6GHz I wouldn't have been expecting miracles with my i7. My Windows 7 64-bit wasn't faster until I clocked it to 4GHz.

Remember, speed is still as important as number of cores.

Do you think I should overclock it then?

madindehead · 27 Sep 2009 at 23:01

No point in owning an i7 and not overclocking it in my opinion. My 920 is awesome at 4GHz. But wasn't that amazing down at stock speeds.

nutsnut · 27 Sep 2009 at 23:31

CS:S barely uses the graphics card, 16X AA doesnt have an effect on your frame rate when compared to no AA.

The reason for the low frame rate is that it is optimised to use a single core processor only.

fizzle-187 · 27 Sep 2009 at 23:39

nutsnut said:
CS:S barely uses the graphics card, 16X AA doesnt have an effect on your frame rate when compared to no AA.

The reason for the low frame rate is that it is optimised to use a single core processor only.

Thank you for clearing it up for me. I'm going to test other games despite me using crappy vista! I will want to overclock for deffo now as you said no point buying an i7 if you're not overclocking. Will 860's clock as good as the 920's?

Can anyone spec me a good cooler for the 1156 socket?

Any any advice on how to overclock?

It's going to be my first time.

cmndr_andi · 27 Sep 2009 at 23:45

I believe the i7 860 is similar to the 920 when overclocking as it is limited more by the motherboards highest stable BCLK and the cooling than the CPU itself.

For a cooler recommendation, this one is fantastic or this if you want to stick with air cooling (plus you will need a fan like this).

If you don't want to spend this kind of money, this cooler is still pretty good.

fizzle-187 · 27 Sep 2009 at 23:47

cmndr_andi said:
I believe the i7 860 is similar to the 920 when overclocking as it is limited more by the motherboards highest stable BCLK and the cooling than the CPU itself.

For a cooler recommendation, this one is fantastic or this if you want to stick with air cooling (plus you will need a fan like this).

If you don't want to spend this kind of money, this cooler is still pretty good.

Would they fit the 1156 socket though?

madindehead · 27 Sep 2009 at 23:53

Just wait a bit, and most will have 1156 sockets if they don't already.

But really, there is no point owning an i7, and not overclocking it really.

cmndr_andi · 27 Sep 2009 at 23:56

Some retailers are offering the Corsair H50 with a s1156 mount, unfortunately OCUK does not currently do this. Corsair can be contacted directly and they will send out a s1156 mount if you pay for the shipping.

The megahalems has the s1156 mount advertised on their website, and again other retailers do offer it with this mount.

As for the Titan, their website does list the Version 2 which has s1156 compatability. However, I have not seen these in shops yet.

Basically, there is not that many great coolers fully ready for s1156 yet. Though, jumping through a few hoops will get you an awesome cooler for a brilliant chip which is begging for overclocking

fizzle-187 · 27 Sep 2009 at 23:56

madindehead said:
Just wait a bit, and most will have 1156 sockets if they don't already.

But really, there is no point owning an i7, and not overclocking it really.

Yeah, I will overclock when I get a decent cooler and when I learn HOW TO.

fizzle-187 · 28 Sep 2009 at 02:15

System is running much quicker now, I'm starting to love it! Can't wait to install Win 7