Will Ivy Bridge be compatible with current SB mobos or need a new one?
Everything you would want to know about Ivy Bridge and Ivy Bridge-E, straight from Intel - 128 complete slides of info (downloadable .PDF, and .JPG) *very nearly everything
- Includes
Sandy Bridge vs Ivy Bridge cross-compatibility info, upcoming CPU line-up, and 7-series chipset specs
Micro Center has i5 2500k's for $180 right now:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589
Am I right in thinking this is easily as good as it gets price-wise for this processor? I'm looking to do a build in the next 2-3 months, and I'm tempted to scoop this up now since it's 5 minutes from my job.
Up to you. Ivy Bridge releases in 2 months. The i5-3570k (i5 2500k replacement) is supposed to release at 225. Could Microcenter run some sale at 200? Do you care that the chip is slightly faster and more efficient? For some people, it's worth a little more. If you're going to box the i5 for a couple months anyways, worth considering holding out.
Oh right, Ivy Bridge, I hadn't even considered that. The slight boost in speed and efficiency probably wouldn't interest me, but if 2500k's get cleared out at an even lower price, that would definitely be in my interest. Going to bring over an 8800GT from my old Core2Duo build temporarily, so at the moment the processor is my most expensive initial purchase...trying to do this as cheaply as possible without severely hampering my options for better performance down the road.
In addition to what's been said, that's Micro Center's every day sale price for the 2500K since it launched ~1 year ago. No need to rush, especially if you aren't likely to build for another few months.
Anyone know a good registry cleaner program?
I'm using CCLEANER for all my pc tidying needs but I just looked through my registry and noticed old keys and such from games I uninstalled ages ago. Don't really know how much this bogs everything down but as I'm an ocd neat freak I want the unnecessary things gone.
Unless you're having issues, why bother? I used to do it manually, but once CCleaner introduced the reg function, I just run that ~1-2 months. Works fine, and generally only becomes problematic once you have hundreds of issues per run.
Yeah not happening. That would put me way over budget. Also I need more then 64gb of space, I can't have both. Anyway tiger direct has a better deal I've found.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1883175&CatId=5294
That plus a 6850 and a 22 inch lcd comes to about $680 before a $55 rebate. No taxes is a big plus. Will a 6850 let me run games at a good rate? I don't need mind blowing, just good.
GPU is straight. Case, PSU, and motherboard are a strict "no." Other bundle had its limitations, though it offered more current, and future flexibility. Try OP budget builds, compare CPU reviews with the games/software you intend to run.
Keep in mind, Intel, and AMD will launch new inexpensive CPUs, and GPUs within the next 1-3 months.
Nice, I like the darker color on the outer frame of the fans.
I wish noctua would offer some darker fans
I'd prefer black, or the older color scheme of
the TY-140s, over the newer color scheme of
the TY-150 which the upcoming TY-141 is also using.
Speaking of which, there's also the new Thermalright Archon SB-E.
Whereas the Silver Arrow to
Silver Arrow SB-E changes include going from 4x8mm to
8x6mm heatpipes, the Archon to Archon SB-E transition goes from 6x6mm to
6x8mm heatpipes. The Archon SB-E also includes a TY-150 (from the Archon rev.B) over the original Archon's TY-140.
Now for Prolimatech, and Noctua to release at least one of the new concept HSFs they've been showing since last year.
Apart from those, and the current crop of high end air coolers, the Cooler Master TPC 812 looks promising.
