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Originally Posted by Jibninjas
I still am not sure if I am going to overclock. What are your thoughts about overclocking?
It's completely standard. Just buy an aftermarket cooler and do it, they're built for it.
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Does it really put a ton of wear on your system?
Yes, but not to a degree that seems to matter unless you're going really extreme. If you'd feel better, instead of trying to clock a 3.4 GHz chip up to 4.9 GHz, you could back it off to 4.2 or something. I just don't see people burning out CPUs very often.
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And I have read the reviews about the new 3770 not being much faster performance wise than the 2700, but it does seem like there are some advantages. One being the new iGPU and the new Z77 motherboards seem to have some nice advantages as well like better USB 3.0 integration and a few other performance tweaks.
All correct - but you can put a 2700 in a Z77 board and get the USB.
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It also seems that the new 3770 allows for native 1600Mhz RAM as well.
With the right RAM you can do this on Sandy Bridge also. And FWIW: the effects of RAM faster than 1600 is negligible. Just a heads up before you get to the part where you're thinking about spending on DDR3-2400 speed modules.
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I wasn't sold on the new Sandy Bridge at first either but after watching some videos and doing some reading there does seem to be some nice hidden pluses in the CPU and the MoBo.
Sandy and Ivy aren't that different. Ivy is better and more efficient at stock speed, but it gets hotter than Sandy as you overclock it - if overclocking, I call these two a wash). Ivy does have better integrated graphics if you actually use them, but I suspect if Ivy's integrated is good enough chances are so is Sandy's. Then LDO there's price to consider, and the fact that Z77 boards can use either of these chips.
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I cannot believe they are getting that cheap! The reason that I went with the Intel 520 is because it offers a 5 year warranty and seems to be the only SSD that turns out that level of speed and yet doesn't have all of the bad feedback about BSOD and such. It seems that Intel is the only one that has a handle on the second-gen Sandforce.
You might be correct, and the only issue of concern for me in Sandforce, not Intel. I have a 510 (not Sandforce) which is excellent, and have an early Intel X25 40GB that's still running strong in my Mom's computer. My argument against is basically (a) it's still Sandforce and there's a chance of problems beyond Intel's control, and (b) it costs a lot.
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Although the others might have worked out the kinks by now. Any SSD that you recommend?
See Slickdeals: the 128GB Crucial M4 goes on sale for $100 free ship at midnight at NewEgg. If the 520 is $185 it's not even a close decision for me. M4 is proven, not Sandforce, good company, and the drive is decent if though not spectacular performer. You could almost buy 2 of them for the same money as the 520. I doubt you'd notice a performance difference between the two anyway as far as day-to-day things. I have or have had 5 different SSD models and unless you're really tasking them with big jobs they're all fast.
Last edited by Gonso; 05-27-2012 at 05:16 PM.