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Intel i5 & LGA1155 questions / clarifications...
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Thanks GeoffX
I have been looking at the Asus P8H67-V R3 because:-
a) It's slightly cheaper than the P67's (though not by much)
b) It has a legacy IDE port on it (Can use my legacy HDD as a backup / spare drive )
c) It gives HDMI/DVI/VGA output
I was also toying along the lines of a Sapphire HD 6850 but not sure if this is overkill for me and to just see what the onboard graphics can do ( not really into hardened game playing )
Also found a basic comparison of the SandyBridge Intel's at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge_(microarchitecture)#Desktop_processors
does the HDMI work with a GFX card in place?
a few i looked at disabled the HDMI when a GFX card was used
so its only really a feature if you plan to never fit a GFX card0 -
does the HDMI work with a GFX card in place?
a few i looked at disabled the HDMI when a GFX card was used
so its only really a feature if you plan to never fit a GFX card
Not sure.
But, IF I decide to get a GFX card (And I am still unsure/not decided/not convinced whether I will need one or not), the card I was looking at had a HDMI output anyways.“That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”0 -
Not sure.
But, IF I decide to get a GFX card (And I am still unsure/not decided/not convinced whether I will need one or not), the card I was looking at had a HDMI output anyways.
was in the same boat and actually bought a mobo with HDMI
I wanted to see how it performed over that vs the GFX card i eventually got (GTX 460)0 -
was in the same boat and actually bought a mobo with HDMI
I wanted to see how it performed over that vs the GFX card i eventually got (GTX 460)
So I assume the GFX did a far better job ?“That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”0 -
So I assume the GFX did a far better job ?
yeah but the onboard was surprisingly capable
it was outputting to a 50" screen
i was running HD media via XBMC through a seperate AV amp
plus running the PC 22" screen
browsing XBMC on the 50" was a little sluggish and there was the odd slight judder on playback but you could live with it
with the GTX 460 the playback is silky smooth and the audio sounds punchier
however if i was on a budget or only watching movies occasionaly then i could have lived with it,but the media playback was a major reason for building this machine0 -
yeah but the onboard was surprisingly capable
it was outputting to a 50" screen
i was running HD media via XBMC through a seperate AV amp
plus running the PC 22" screen
browsing XBMC on the 50" was a little sluggish and there was the odd slight judder on playback but you could live with it
with the GTX 460 the playback is silky smooth and the audio sounds punchier
however if i was on a budget or only watching movies occasionaly then i could have lived with it,but the media playback was a major reason for building this machine
Sounds promising then that I might be able to save a few quid (at least initially) and use the on-board GFX.
Out of curiosity, what CPU were you running with that ?“That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”0 -
Sounds promising then that I might be able to save a few quid (at least initially) and use the on-board GFX.
Out of curiosity, what CPU were you running with that ?
nothing fancy. core2quad 8400 @ 2.8ghz
Im having issue with my mobo locking the FSB and preventing a proper overclock
a change of mobo should see it well over 3ghz as i have a well cooled set up0 -
Was doing a bit more research over the weekend and apparently Windows 7 32-bit can only "see" about 3.4 Mb RAM - so anything over this is a bit of a waste. (But will still get 4Mb)
Think I've decided on the wish list (Everything but the GFX card - going to wait and see with that one) - but eBuyer are out of stock on a few items
Anyone had any dealings with "Tekheads" ? - they get good reviews and all items that I want are in stock :T“That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”0 -
never used them
generally bounce between Ebuyer and scan(with free next day delivery on Scan)0
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