Intel Core i7-960 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor

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Rapidly processor, simple installation of CPU itself. Really hard to tell if heat sink is anchored occasionally, higher price tag compared to slightly slower versions. General I've had excellent luck with this processor, even though initially I did have a difficulty where the heat sink wasn't anchored to the motherboard adequately. It took a when to uncover this as it appeared anchored, although it wasn't. Reinstallation of the heat sink cured this.Hyper-threading is kind of odd at initially as it shows up to the OS as 8 logical CPU's.

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Really rapid and higher efficiency. Quickly get more than temp up to 85 degree devoid of cooler.Be extremely cautious.

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I use this machine for expert applications and SolidWorks 2010 CAD. I replaced a machine with this processor an other new hardware and my productivity is increased by about 4-5X. No additional just sitting at the workstation waiting for the processor. The multi-threading means I can even run complete backups even though designing in CAD. No additional worries about overwhelming the machine.The processor ran correctly the initially time booting with no problems so far even with big assembly files. The cost but with the increased functionality I can't seriously complain.

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You name it! None at all Would obtain again.

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Incredibly rapid cpu, 3.2GHz!I was seeking at 950 but this got affordable so got it as an alternative.No regrets! Had to get it mainly because my LGA775 board died on me.. Sandy Bridge have heat troubles and some other troubles, didn't wanted to get it.. Will wait for the 2011 maybe will upgrade to it when it will come out.. Barely see any difference involving Q9650 ྫྷMB CacheƢMB Cache, not 12!! Upgraded from Q9650, very nice CPU!!Asus Sabertooth x58 MotherboardWD Veloci Raptor 450GB 6Gb/s HarddriveMushkin 12Gb Ram 6x2Gb 998681Wish they had fantastic LGA775 boards nevertheless, so I didn't had to upgrade to this..

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Lightning quick! Coupled with P6X58D mobo, this cpu is way quicker than my centrino duo. I'm multi-tasking and utilizing plan such Adobe CS4, 3dmax studio and it handle it like a charm! Cost. If your only in gaming, don't that significantly for this. Get the 930 instead. Stock speed an not planning to go into overclocking. It is fast sufficient!Antec Twelve HundredIntel Core i7-960ASUS P6X58DCORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series H-50Intel X25-M 80GBIntel X25-V 40GBWestern Digital Caviar Black 500GBSAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB CORSAIR XMS3 12GB Ɩ x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAMAntec TPQ-850 850W Microsoft Windows 7 Expert

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Constructed a new machine for a nephew in the Navy; so besides doing operate on the world wide web and in Microsoft Workplace this machine wants to be excellent with RPG's. This processor delivered. Exceeded all my benchmarks. N/A - in the month I burned in the system I saw no errors.

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I have often been an AMD guy, this is the quite initially intel processor I have ever owned, I upgraded from a Phenom II x4 940 ʃ.5Ghz. The overall performance distinction is astronomical, 3Dmark score went up almost 25% just by upgrading the processor, the functionality raise is consistant all across the board particularly with video encoding. I really cannot give this processor adequate praise, I was concerned about the cost but I got far more than what I paid for and I certainly could not do a lot superior than this. The installation was strange to me, but I am utilized to the pins getting on the processor not the motherboard lol! Intel just produced a consumer for life, seriously great efficiency from this specially with gaming in all the games I have tried hence far anywhere from a 25-35% functionality increase all across the board, CPUMark score close to doubled! Good processor, excellent item, fantastic efficiency.

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for what I read this CPU runs cool and quickly. I presently have an old Pentium4 three.2GHz HT. it was fast but now newer applications expected a lot more CPU power, that back in my cpu's days, even net browsing is really hard to do with all that javascript thrown at you. it seams that this type of cpu's are the future, so if you have the cash and prefer to invest it in a CPU that in a major Tv that you could use as a monitor, then get this CPU. it has HT (see other thoughts) Just about every processor ever made was expensive at some point but their price tag with out exception drops. so I will wait to see if one thing really incredible comes out or till this cpu expense a lot significantly less, like 70 bucks. ;) I don't want to loose income once more. HT is not always a very good idea. what it does is to cut your cpu core's power in half, so that a approach only uses half of your processor's energy. like converting several FLACs files to MP3s. I guess that you can convert 8 at the time instead of two, but if you are looking for speed then don't use HT.

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Processor runs smooth. I haven't been profitable at maxing it out yet, but I will delight in the challenge of attempting to do so! Generally and forever, the only con with Intel processors is their price vs. competitors.Processor runs fairly warm with my cooler and Arctic Silver 5 at about 37 per core on idle up to 60 per core at gaming and 70+ per core on burn in. Intel Core i7-960 w/ CORSAIR CAFA70 @ three.2GhzG.Ability PI Series, 6GB Ɠx2GB 3-Channel)ASUS Sabertooth X58 MainboardOCZ ModXStream Pro 700W PSURAIDMAX SMILODON

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decent cost fantastic overall performance free of charge would be superior but this isn't very best Korea.

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I've been dreaming of this rig due to the fact the fall. I was set on a 950, then this went on sale. Got it for the identical price at a nearby components shop and skipped shipping fees. I just built a rig for the wife with an AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb, and this just destroys it!I haven't benchmarked a lot since I just constructed it. Through 3 hours of CRYSIS my temps are 46 C on the CPU and 68 C on the GPU. I thought about Sandy Bridge, but I was hell bent on the ASUS Rampage III Gene and an In Win Dragon Slayer. I ripped a DVD to ISO in like eight minutes. Haven't performed substantially media conversion however, but I will. I like my ZuneHD and my eLocity Android tablet.I went from Pentium four, to Core two Duo and Athlon two, to Phenom II X4. The jump from C2D to Phenom II was massive. I think from Phenom II to i7 is almost as significant. For those haters out there who feel a Phenom II quad can even come close to i7 950 and above, WAKE UP!And by the way, ::sticks tounge out and flips the bird:: to Sandy Bridge. Not a f@#$~!ng factor!! I'm so in like with my rig. Don't hate on me. I've been developing rigs for a though for other people today, and my final gaming rig I constructed for myself was in 2006, and I had a P4 single core three. GHz, two GeForce 6800 GS in SLI Ƙx and 8x) on an Asus 5ND2-SLI Mobo, two Gb of ram, all in a monster of a case. I was rocking Oblivion, WOW, and LOTRO. Do yourself a favor and go with it. It's half the price it was a month ago! Core i7 960 three.two GHzG.Skill Ripjaws Triple Channel 12 Gb Ɠ x 4 Gb) DDR3 1333 MHzASUS Rampage III GeneEVGA GTX 560 Ti SuperclockedEssential RealSSD300 64 Gb / Hitachi Deskstar 1 Tb 7200 RPMIn Win Dragon Slayer M-ATX caseSamsung SH-S223L DVD Burner1000 Watt modular Power SupplyWin 7 Residence Premium 64-bitLG 21.5” 1080p LED Monitor“Plays CRYSIS 1600x900 all settings Highly Higher flawlessly. Going SLI quickly.”

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Heard it is as rapidly as a I7 975 xtreme(hearsay)Super rapidly and Steady.All applications load rapidly.Typical running temp is 38-40cRuns all games smooth and loading in times are swift.Cod WaW. Bf Terrible organization, Price of course.$Runs super hot when overclock 77c and hotter, get oneself better cooling fans or liquid cooling. my specs Win 7 proI use the asus Overclocking tools(provided with mobo) to OC on demand and monitor core temps , fan speeds. intel I7-960asus P6X58D moboeight gb gskill 1600Sli nvidia 250gts640 gb 6gb per sec wd harddive

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My old E6850 core two duo method decided to bite the dust lately and I couldn't wait for sandy bridge to come back so I opted for this method, by no means have I observed a CPU obliterate everything I threw at it like this 1. I have to say I am extremely pleased with this purchase. Stock heat-sink fan is lacking but what do you expect, slap an immediately after industry cooler on this infant and you're excellent to go Asus Sabertooth X58G.Skill 6GB DDR31600 ramGigabyte GTX460 1GB

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Fantastic if you are not an overclocker, you will have the fastest quad core on the block and it will love your rig if you give it the ideal hardware to interact with. It's not far better than a d0 920 overclocked up to 4.2-4.three The chip I got doesn't oc well with the native X24 multiplier. I couldn't get previous 3.6 until I droped down to the 23x multi and was able to barely squeeze out 4.3ghz. Reduce end chips usually OC greater and will be less costly. I have owned three 920's two 950's and now this 960. I'm gonna be swapping this out for a 970. At least if that chip sucks at overclocking it will nevertheless have additional cores.

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One of the greatest procs money can acquire.Overclocks good. Built a technique for a friend 4 months ago and he is really pleased with the overall performance of this chip. Price tag/vs/performance is o.k.I totally agree with the guy who said "get a quad core AMD if you are going to use the chip for gaming and simplistic stuff.No I am not an AMD fan boy I actually personal all Intel items(and 1 AMD).Buddy nevertheless nags me about the price tag he paid for this chip(a month later the 950 went beneath 跌)oh nicely, that is technologies.Stock cooler is decent. Honestly,this is a fantastic chip,but Intel must look at dropping the value for the customers' sake.The i7 950, which is just about, identical is down to under 跌.If you are obtaining Intel go with the 950,otherwise you are paying an added 跌 for miniscule overall performance obtain.

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Out of the box was observed as a three.4G on my p6x58d premium run on 1.2 volt core...stock this cpu matched with the p6x58d motherboard and 6G of corsair ddr3 ram is the way to go.BF2BC2, B2, company of heros, call of juarez. all playing at the similar time. whilst surfing the net and listening to music ;)

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Runs on Fedora 12 (x86_64) with 6GB RAM. Primary use VirtualBox virtualization. It handles Linux virtual OSes really effectively. Linux and open source software program has to catch up with this hardware. Out of the box for a Fedora 12(x86_64) system. Multicore Folding(SMP) does not perform, only single core does, Open Solaris virtual machine is slower that Linux virtual machine. Flash will not operate. All of this (except the Multicore Folding) functions out the box for x86. This has nothing at all to do with the CPU it's as I mentioned in the Cons section. What else do you expect!!! Don't touch Linux unless your ready to play!!!

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Super rapid CPU, simply over clocked. Unlocked multiplied so you can raise the Block Freq greater if you want. a small pricy So far efficiency has been outstanding, it's blazing fast and handles anything i've thrown at it so far. No complications to this point...

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I always go intel out of habit and functionality expectations. This one is no unique fast, cooler than my old dual core. OC to 9.60 and stays at 30C idle 64C running prime 95. Price as usual, what its not free of charge? Its an intel processor.Running Antec 1200 v3, ASUS ROG Rampage III Formula, Intel i7-960 3.two OC to 3.6, Patriot viper two sector 7 12 GB pc3 12800, ASUS GTX 560 TI, OC agility 2 SSD 40 GB, Western Digital 1 TB Black Caviar Cooler Maseter Hyper 212 Plus push/pull configurationCooler Master