View Full Version : P55 anybody?
Kal-EL
09-08-2009, 06:28 PM
Who's planning on running on this platform?????
ANyBodY?
Ol'Bud
09-08-2009, 07:18 PM
I'm going to stick with what I have,
AMD only.
Kal-EL
09-08-2009, 07:39 PM
Hardcore AMD in the house ;)
Buckeye
09-08-2009, 07:40 PM
I have a setup :)
But I am really liking AMD these days :cool3:
Kal-EL
09-08-2009, 07:41 PM
I have a setup :)
But I am really liking AMD these days :cool3:
Any cold bug problems?
Buckeye
09-08-2009, 07:45 PM
Any cold bug problems?
Did you read my review ?
Core I5 750 cold bugged in the -50c to -60c range.
AMD... no such thing :taunt:
Ol'Bud
09-08-2009, 08:50 PM
I just deleted an Email from Legitreviews and didnot save the link.
It should be on the front page.
It's all about their own test just done on the new Nehalem based processor.
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I went and got it for you all.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1060/1/
Kal-EL
09-08-2009, 09:20 PM
Did you read my review ?
Core I5 750 cold bugged in the -50c to -60c range.
AMD... no such thing :taunt:
Nope Bill, I read it, I just have old mans desease and like to spur discussion when I get the chance.
Buckeye
09-09-2009, 04:45 AM
haha np Kal, I was in a strange mood last night :)
As far as benching goes... the 750 is cheap enough to get one to just make point runs if you are planing to get the other 2 chips then why not. The 870 and the other are not that bad of chips from what I have been seeing, a little pricey tho imo.
After being burnt on the X58 chips with D0 steppings that came out way to soon making my first investments worthless I would wait around around a bit to see if new steppings will be coming out. They may not tho as they have learned from the X58 production runs and can apply that to these new chips right out of the gate, at least I think so.
You can save some cash by using your RAM from your X58 boards - one stick of course.
Again I am seeing stuff about Intel dropping the 920 line which is dumb imo.
Again I would wait a bit and let everything settle down and see what is a good setup and what is not if you only plan on getting one.
But all of you crazy benchers will most likely jump on this and go for point runs which is fine. After all that is done these chips/MB's can be retired for main rigs or other such setups or sold off for bigger better things.
I think its a pretty good platform as platforms go,, the CB issues I had with mine put a damper on any extreme runs and hat is sounding some what common from what I am reading, but it could just be these ES chips.
5.0ghz and a bit more seem to be the top end of clocks so far which is ok.
So again if your all into getting these for HWBOT runs then why not. Keep your GPUs for 3D runs on your Classified setups and you will get better numbers off of those I think.
Have fun with it
Kal-EL
09-09-2009, 07:06 AM
Speaking to this platform, the i5 cpu(s) don't have the hyper threading while the i7 versions do. They both use the turbo, upclocking Intel Feature just fine. Minus the northbridge and the coupling of a pci controller on the chip, it seems 3x sli and such are not possible. It'll handle a full 16x lane of data but no more. Not like you'd max out that 16x lane with 2 current gen cards but who knows.
The memory bandwidth, even with the enormous mem speeds being seen, doesn't seem to trump the 1366 i7's at stock speeds. I haven't seen any overclock for overclock comparisons to make a judgement on it either. I'm very curious.
I'm also curious on the smoothness of game titles with this processor and platform. I know AMD gaming rigs are pretty much VERY smooth.
If I've hit any wrong points, fire back cuz I'd like to get a better understanding of this on chip mem controller and pci controller business. That and how an nf200 chip plays into the mix.
punx223
09-09-2009, 07:40 AM
actually tri sli + physx is possible with the P55 FTW200 and and the classified 200 :ohcrap:
Kal-EL
09-09-2009, 07:43 AM
actually tri sli + physx is possible with the P55 FTW200 and and the classified 200 :ohcrap:
Hey adWhore! Hope EVGA's givin you a raise, lol. :laughing:
But yah, I noticed them thingamajigs on the FTW and Classy. The ripple control on that board is impressive as well. You have the insider scoop, whats you're take on the platform?
punx223
09-09-2009, 07:45 AM
Hey adWhore! Hope EVGA's givin you a raise, lol. :laughing:
But yah, I noticed them thingamajigs on the FTW and Classy. The ripple control on that board is impressive as well. You have the insider scoop, whats you're take on the platform?
I like the platform, it will not KILL an I7 but in alot of applications it can run head to head with it...
for a gamer/everyday rig it will be very nice, for a bencher.... i dunno
punx223
09-09-2009, 07:47 AM
http://www.evga.com/articles/00502/P55_spec.pdf
Kal-EL
09-09-2009, 07:47 AM
I'm wonderin if the cb issue is related to the on chip crap like pci/imc controllers.
Kal-EL
09-09-2009, 07:49 AM
http://www.evga.com/articles/00502/P55_spec.pdf
Evga get a loan from Madolf or somthin? They're making more candy than Willy Wonka.
Shannon, tell me about the 5000 series ATI cards coming out of EVGA :keeporder:
punx223
09-09-2009, 07:54 AM
Evga get a loan from Madolf or somthin? They're making more candy than Willy Wonka.
Shannon, tell me about the 5000 series ATI cards coming out of EVGA :keeporder:
hahahaha no ati here buddy :morpheus:
Kal-EL
09-09-2009, 07:55 AM
hahahaha no ati here buddy :morpheus:
:greenwtf::smackbum:
Josifek
09-09-2009, 01:45 PM
Totally not worth it... Ive just read a complete review on this platform and ill go either i7 or AM3 way... It just cant compete with 775 in therms of price/performance ratio... And i suppose it woth change until Q2 2010...
If they're not going ht on these I would say am3. It'll be about the same price once the shiny newness wears off the i5 chips.
Intel has marketed the hell out of these though. Have you sen how many mobo's have been dropped on launch? They'll be good for budget crunchers if the chips get cheaper than Phenoms....
Buckeye
09-09-2009, 06:44 PM
At least with AMD chips you can bench LN2 at max temps.
The I5 I have kind of goes nuts if it gets near a ice cube :rofl
Kal-EL
09-09-2009, 07:15 PM
Yah, nuts on the performance comparison between AMD/Intel tho :taunt:
Neuromancer
09-10-2009, 04:55 AM
I am still working on going i7. I will go i5 (err p55) when it is cheap enough probably. (sometime after p65 I suppose LOL)
AMD will be my main rig though, just can not live without that snappy desktop feel :)
limpkorn
09-11-2009, 11:09 PM
I was thinking about it. Got rid of my classy and went with a Bloodrage and a more modest rig, but I still stuck with the i7 the P55 just didn't convince me.
I was thinking about it. Got rid of my classy and went with a Bloodrage and a more modest rig, but I still stuck with the i7 the P55 just didn't convince me.
How does the BI clock? I am curious on the cheaper boards... I've been burned before trying to save a few bucks... :blush: