[PICTURES] AMD BUILD

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

June 20 2010 13:58 GMT

So yeah, I was reading FragKrag's new computer blog and I thought it would be good idea to share with TL my build as well.

I guess this build is very much an impulse buy. I've had an Intel E8400 for a while, it's being great but I really needed a Chip that can do virtual machine well as I use Ubuntu/Linux most of the time but need to do some work on Windows as well and E8400 was a bit slow when I spam multiple programs concurrently.

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^ AMD Phenom II 1055T x6 2.8ghz, Turbo Core to 3.33
^ Asus M4A880TD-M AM3 Mainboard
^ G.Skill 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 (Yeah, I went nuts here).

I reused everything else from my E8400 build.

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^ Stock HSF that came with the 1055T.

Then I remembered that my CoolerMaster V8 actually came with AM3 socket mount rofl... big fail.

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^ Removal the stock cooler was a pain in the ass. The thermal paste that was pre-applied on the cooler actually semi hard sealed onto the CPU. When I tried to get it out, the CPU and cooler actually came out together! right out of the main board! I almost had a heart attack.

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^ CoolerMaster V8. I got the cooler because I needed something quite and the douche at the shop recommended this. It's actually not bad, on low you can barely hear the fan.

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I didn't have any thermal paste and the one tube that I've bought from 2 years ago is frozen solid for some reason... again FML, I had to run to the shop again.

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^ Lian Li PC-P50 ( I think ), My girlfriend gave this to me for my birthday. I think I might have a special edition of this case. My side panel had an AMD engraving on it and a dragon picture. The standard PC-P50 didn't. So yeah I've had an Intel CPU in an AMD case for a year... LOL

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^ The back panel. Notice the holes for water cooler pipes? I don't have a water cooler kit so I just use it for the fan knob.

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^ Front panel, The front filter panels can be removed. This is why I love Lian Li cases, you can take it apart, clean it then put it back together. Good for cable management as well.

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^ Top panel. You can remove the cover and clean or replace the fans.

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^ PSU clip. No Screws needed!

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Everything inside. I ran all the cables behind the main board but the CPU rail was too short so I had the get an extension cable. Another trip to the shop...

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POST!

NICE HUH?

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The new Phenom II 1055T came with Turbo Core which is AMD's equivalent to Intel's Turbo Boost but inferior implementation. Good thing for you is that your OC can be achieved simply by disabling AMD's Cool and Quite feature (Similar to Intel's Speed Step).

So 1055T is 2.8GHZ machine with turbo core to 3.33, disabling Cool and Quite enables me to run all 6 cores at 3.33 which is same speed as a stock 1090T.

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CPU temp and main board temp (this is done during half load with a hot air fan in the room).

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With virtual machine, 2 HD movies, TV tuner, Picasa, and 10 Chrome Tabs open at same time.

Conclusion:

I actually didn't feel that much different with 1055T compare to my Intel E8400 but the HD contents and app switching is much much better now. Virtual machines running Windows 7 guest are working at near native speed with 3 cores assigned to it so I'm reasonably happy.

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I will probably get a sandforce 50GB to further improve VM performance.

omninmo

2349 Posts

June 20 2010 14:08 GMT

my god. that is a large coolant system

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

June 20 2010 14:10 GMT

Well, it's just a massive heatsink with fan in it.

besiger

Croatia2452 Posts

June 20 2010 14:13 GMT

oh my, that cooler looks like a engine or something, how much did it all cost ?

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

June 20 2010 14:40 GMT

Well...

237 for the CPU
109 for the mainbaord
258 for 8GB memory
250 for the case
70 for the PSU
200 150GB WD Velociraptor
200 2 x 1TB Samsung
50 for random parts and accessories
70 for sound card.

= $1444 Australian Dollars.

FYI, Most of the rig are from 2 years ago. I only spend about 600 AUD to upgrade it to x6 with 8GB and I've sold my E8400 for 300ish so I'm doing alright.

Assault_1

Canada1950 Posts

June 20 2010 15:04 GMT

post the 3dmark06 score please

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

June 20 2010 15:12 GMT

Need to reinstall windows first to replace the drivers on the hard disk.

Anyway, it won't have good benchmark, at stock it's probably worse or equal to i5-750

Piste

6175 Posts

June 20 2010 15:23 GMT

so, you got yourself a BADASS COOL looking computer?

BloodDrunK

Bangladesh2767 Posts

June 20 2010 16:19 GMT

holy mother of coolers.that really looks like an engine.
it also has v8 written on it.

Deleted User 50491

721 Posts

June 20 2010 16:27 GMT

#10

I love G skill ram bought them once and never going back to any other ram.

BloodDrunK

Bangladesh2767 Posts

June 20 2010 16:31 GMT

#11

agreed with the above post.G skill rams are simply awesome.still don't get why corsair is worth so much though?

FragKrag

United States11552 Posts

June 20 2010 16:35 GMT

#12

too much LED ;_;

I actually considered the full black PC P50 but the lack of hard drive cages (and the free Antec 300) made me abandon it :<

ramen247

United States1256 Posts

June 20 2010 16:47 GMT

#13

where did this white liquid come from... its all over my hands

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

June 20 2010 22:30 GMT

#14

On June 21 2010 01:35 FragKrag wrote:
too much LED ;_;

I actually considered the full black PC P50 but the lack of hard drive cages (and the free Antec 300) made me abandon it :<

Well, the entire middle cage ( 5.25 device cage ) can be converted into hard drive cage. You just have to buy Lian Li's mounting kit LOL.

Boblion

France8043 Posts

June 20 2010 22:35 GMT

#15

Phenom II x6 1055 so sweet

GPU ? ( i know it is not a gaming config but just want to know )

KOFgokuon

United States14893 Posts

June 21 2010 00:14 GMT

#16

that heat sink is huge lol
a little too colorful for my tastes, LED's would drive me nuts

semantics

10040 Posts

June 21 2010 00:32 GMT

#17

should have put your computer under load for a few mins to loosen up the TMI :D

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

June 21 2010 09:03 GMT

#18

On June 21 2010 07:35 Boblion wrote:
Phenom II x6 1055 so sweet

GPU ? ( i know it is not a gaming config but just want to know )

It's just a 8800GS from a few years ago. I would probably upgrade to GTS250 or something better. Not a fan of ATI cards. Had two cards, both driver mess and they don't work that well on Linux so staying away from them at the moment.

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