EPTI 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!
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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.
