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post #11 of 24
7/4/12 at 2:13pm
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I chose the 2nd gen because it runs cooler I heard there was something wrong with the heat plates on ivy ridge cpus
They used poor quality TIM I think, but that only matters when you overclock it significantly. Ivy can also handle hotter temperatures than Sandy, so it is not as serious a problem as it might seem. The OP said:
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Throughout my experiences, I've found that overclocking tends to make the computer not as well suited for doing heavy work.
So it probably wouldn't matter.
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7/4/12 at 2:47pm
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Ok, my turn:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) $220
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GPU: MSI N560GTX-Ti 448 Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 448 Cores $257 after mir

Total shipped after mir = $1198 biggrin.gif

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post #13 of 24
7/4/12 at 2:49pm
what's tim?

back to topic go with the 3770k and a evga gtx 670 superclocked it's a good card I would also consider a cooler master hyper 212 plus CPU cooler
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7/4/12 at 2:57pm
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what's tim?
back to topic go with the 3770k and a evga gtx 670 superclocked it's a good card I would also consider a cooler master hyper 212 plus CPU cooler

TIM is thermal compound http://skinneelabs.com/thermal-paste/2011-2012-thermal-paste-review/
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post #15 of 24
7/4/12 at 3:10pm
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what's tim?
back to topic go with the 3770k and a evga gtx 670 superclocked it's a good card I would also consider a cooler master hyper 212 plus CPU cooler
TIM: Thermal Interface Material
It doesn't sound like he wants to OC, so the stock Intel cooling solution will work.

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GPU: MSI N560GTX-Ti 448 Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 448 Cores $257 after mir

Total shipped after mir = $1198

This build focuses more on the work side of the equation, but will be no slouch when it comes to gaming. Also, I stuck with the Fermi card to keep the Cuda cores for better use in Autocad and the like.

Xeon? I thought that the main appeal of those was ECC RAM.
I would strongly suggest a GTX 480 over a GTX 560; though, a 670 would be better if you went with that previously suggested build.
A caviar green is better than a black for storage, as speed doesn't matter for storage.
I think the 600T is a better case than the 550D.
Edited by Art Vanelay - 7/4/12 at 3:16pm
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post #16 of 24
7/4/12 at 3:48pm
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They used poor quality TIM I think, but that only matters when you overclock it significantly. Ivy can also handle hotter temperatures than Sandy, so it is not as serious a problem as it might seem. The OP said:
Quote:
Throughout my experiences, I've found that overclocking tends to make the computer not as well suited for doing heavy work.
So it probably wouldn't matter.

The TIM isn't the cause of the increased heat in IvyBridge. Intel actually just came out and admitted it was because of the shrink itself, the 22nm shrink has a little too much leaking going on, thus increasing the heat.
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7/4/12 at 4:26pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Art Vanelay View Post

TIM: Thermal Interface Material
It doesn't sound like he wants to OC, so the stock Intel cooling solution will work.
Quote:
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) $220
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H $180 (supports Xeon w/ F11 bios )
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 550D $115 after mir and promo: 24HRSALE74K, ends 7/4
PSU: OCZ ZT Series 650W Fully-Modular $68 after mir and promo: EMCNDHA22, ends 7/5
SSD: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB $99
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB $170 w/ promo: EMCYTZT1846
Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $90
GPU: MSI N560GTX-Ti 448 Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 448 Cores $257 after mir
Total shipped after mir = $1198
This build focuses more on the work side of the equation, but will be no slouch when it comes to gaming. Also, I stuck with the Fermi card to keep the Cuda cores for better use in Autocad and the like.
Xeon? I thought that the main appeal of those was ECC RAM.
I would strongly suggest a GTX 480 over a GTX 560; though, a 670 would be better if you went with that previously suggested build.
A caviar green is better than a black for storage, as speed doesn't matter for storage.
I think the 600T is a better case than the 550D.

Not any more, now the Xeons are hidden little gems. I actually picked the wrong one originally. Here is a new build based on your advice:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) $240 - this one has hyperthreading.
Mobo: MSI H77MA-G43 $87 (H77 chipset since Xeons don't OC)
Case: NZXT H2 H2-001-BK $110. I agree with the 600T suggestion, but would rather put that $$ into a gpu.
GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB $400
PSU: OCZ ZT Series 650W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Bronze $68 after mir and promo: EMCNDHA22, ends 7/5
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $90
SSD: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB $96
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EZRX 1TB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s $99

Total is $1190. Still just as capable as a workstation, but will now kill any game. Gave up a little storage, but still should be plenty.
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7/4/12 at 10:57pm
My go again!

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CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ 600W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
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7/4/12 at 11:56pm
^^ +1

If want to get Sandy Bridge i7-2600K instead, better get Z77 board, not Z68/P67, basically not previous gen chipset. At least with Z77 the OP have choice to upgrade to Ivy Bridge later.

ASUS P8Z77-M PRO ($159.99): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131833
Edited by kizwan - 7/5/12 at 12:34am
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7/5/12 at 8:10am
theres some z68 that supports ivy bridge but i guess z77 is more optimized for IB
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