Intel Sandy Bridge.

[Amarisa]

How many people have a system set up with Sandy Bridge?

Was thinking of getting an Intel setup with the new CPUs. Probably turn it into another server.

Spoiler!

Even if I do have 2 quad core computers already (AMD Athlon x4 620/640) lol

Reason I bring this up is because my local computer store is selling a Intel Motherboard and an i3 2100 for $100 (bundled deal). I do have enough spare parts to build another (without a case but who needs those?). Only things I would need to buy is a PSU. Then take a 2GB stick from my in place server that doesn't need 4GB.

[[SD]Master_Wong]

If your getting sandybridge make sure your motherboard has b3 stepping otherwise you could end up trashing your harddrives or what not

ps it should say b3 stepping on the box or product name might just include b3

[Razorhead]

If your getting sandybridge make sure your motherboard has b3 stepping otherwise you could end up trashing your harddrives or what not

ps it should say b3 stepping on the box or product name might just include b3

Well, it doesn't trash ur hd. If u connect a hd on the sata 2 ports, the mobo will lose data transfer speed over time, up to 25% speed loss iirc.
The problem doesn't occur on sata 3 ports.
But all manufacturers recalled their old motherboards to be replaced by the B3 ones.
Normally, there shouldn't be any old motherboards in stores.

I got myself:
msi p67a-gd65
i7-2600k (OC 3.4 -> 4.2)
4x4gb RAM
GTX 480 (1.5gb ddr5)
500gb sata3 hd

Quite an investment for a gaming pc, but worth every €
That new BIOS is really nice, even has mouse support

[Vaya]

Jealousy :/

[[SD]Master_Wong]

If your getting sandybridge make sure your motherboard has b3 stepping otherwise you could end up trashing your harddrives or what not

ps it should say b3 stepping on the box or product name might just include b3

Well, it doesn't trash ur hd. If u connect a hd on the sata 2 ports, the mobo will lose data transfer speed over time, up to 25% speed loss iirc.
The problem doesn't occur on sata 3 ports.
But all manufacturers recalled their old motherboards to be replaced by the B3 ones.
Normally, there shouldn't be any old motherboards in stores.

I got myself:
msi p67a-gd65
i7-2600k (OC 3.4 -> 4.2)
4x4gb RAM
GTX 480 (1.5gb ddr5)
500gb sata3 hd

Quite an investment for a gaming pc, but worth every €
That new BIOS is really nice, even has mouse support

normally yeh but sometimes they slip though also it causes gradual degeneration of the devides attached to the port and could over time cause hardware failure and yeh dont happen on sata 3 ports but most only have 2 of them

[William-CL]

If your getting sandybridge make sure your motherboard has b3 stepping otherwise you could end up trashing your harddrives or what not

ps it should say b3 stepping on the box or product name might just include b3

Wait. They released the desktop sandybridge with the flaw? I know they did the Laptop cuz it won't affect it. Hmm I'll wait to get a new desktop till the 8 Core is available. Just because I wanna feel like a bad ass. Gonna use LGA 2011 so of course not gonna get one now and just upgrade cuz I'd need a new motherboard.. Or I could wait till ivy bridge is released. But I might not be patient enough for that. Bottom line, Core 2 Duo is NOT ENOUGH ANYMORE

[Stress]

I agree. Core2Duo is not enough anymore.

@OP:
Sandy Bridge is, generally, cheap, as in: 'cheaper than Nehalem used was, when it came out'. Why not save some money for an i7 2600K, or even for LGA 2011, and use the AMD systems as servers? The i7 2600K, although quad-core, is very powerful. It's got 90% the performance of an i7 980x at a quarter of the price. It's a great deal, IMO. One disadvantage of the current Sandy Bridge processors is that the memory is dual-channel, rather than the tri-channel offered by Nehalem and Gulftown. LGA 2011 will have quad-channel memory, which won't leave you stuck with 16 GB of RAM, as 1156 does. I know the average user doesn't need 16 GB of RAM, but for the people who do need vast amounts of memory, 1156 is not the optimal solution, by any means.

I, for one, didn't buy 1156, because I'm saving up for a dual LGA 2011 workstation, with proper ECC memory, and so and so forth. As for now, I've got a six-core i7 980x and 24 GB of non-ECC RAM on my workstation, which is enough, at the moment. However, once the Sandy Bridge Xeons are coming out, I'm definitely going to get them, though.

[Gaigemasta]

I have no need for sandy bridge artc processors atm, they are full of flaws and compared to my dual i7 980x setup I'm fine for now.

[Stress]

In the above post, I mean to say 1155 instead of 1156, I'm sorry.

Btw, Gaige, how did you get dual i7 980x ? Doesn't the processor have a single QPI link?

[Amarisa]

I agree. Core2Duo is not enough anymore.

@OP:
Sandy Bridge is, generally, cheap, as in: 'cheaper than Nehalem used was, when it came out'. Why not save some money for an i7 2600K, or even for LGA 2011, and use the AMD systems as servers? The i7 2600K, although quad-core, is very powerful. It's got 90% the performance of an i7 980x at a quarter of the price. It's a great deal, IMO. One disadvantage of the current Sandy Bridge processors is that the memory is dual-channel, rather than the tri-channel offered by Nehalem and Gulftown. LGA 2011 will have quad-channel memory, which won't leave you stuck with 16 GB of RAM, as 1156 does. I know the average user doesn't need 16 GB of RAM, but for the people who do need vast amounts of memory, 1156 is not the optimal solution, by any means.

I, for one, didn't buy 1156, because I'm saving up for a dual LGA 2011 workstation, with proper ECC memory, and so and so forth. As for now, I've got a six-core i7 980x and 24 GB of non-ECC RAM on my workstation, which is enough, at the moment. However, once the Sandy Bridge Xeons are coming out, I'm definitely going to get them, though.

Well I am not a big fan of the i7 because I don't really feel I need it. I game and that is basically it. Will I use a computer for other stuff later down the road that needs a beefer computer? Probably.

I use servers for random testing stuff. Host a game server now and then.

As of right now the 620 server is running a dhcp,dns, and domain server. Something an atom could probably do.