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Starting to build my new rig, looking for opinions
buchno:
I'm not sure what you mean, it's still the same physical computer, just that it runs an operating system inside of your main operating system. Perhaps this guide is better:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1205216/guide-create-a-gaming-virtual-machine
VT-d enables you to dedicate your (secondary) graphics card to your virtual machine rather than your main machine, so that it can do graphics intensive stuff like games, similar to how you can mount USB devices directly to the virtual machine.
If you don't run Linux as your main operating system (and therefore can game without any problems), you won't be interested in this, though. I just mentioned it as an example.
kitamesume:
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on December 03, 2012, 10:02:43 PM ---advantages of that?
I was planning on slightly overclocking it, and actually good thing you brought that up, how does the "turbo" thing work if you over clock?
and what are the advantages of not getting a processor ending in K?
I read that the Ivy bridge is pretty bad for OC'ing, thats why I was still debating if I should get Ivy/Sandy. . .I do plan on overclocking as I mentioned, but im not an "overlcocker", if the CPU performs good on stock, I'll leave it on stock, I did do OC back in the AMD > Intel days. . .
Say a 3.2 Ghz (Turbo 3.8 Ghz), what if I overclock it to 4.0 Ghz, does it automatically disable the turbo or will it go to something like 4.0 Ghz (Turbo 4.5 Ghz) or whatever?
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the "turbo" works like a reversed speedstep, it boosts the clocks higher when it detects loads accordingly(4bins-on-1core for single threaded load, 2bins-on-4cores for multithreaded load).
but theres a trick in ivy bridge, you can add 4 more bins on top of turbo.
Ivy wasn't a bad overclocker, its just that its hotter when its overclocked, it can still reach 4.5ghz quite easily. Ivy-B K's sweet spot is around 4.3-4.5ghz.
usually i hear that when you manually overclock turbo has awful effects on stability so you might wanna disable it, the turbo doesn't turn off by itself though as you've got to manually do so in the bios.
metro.:
--- Quote from: buchno on December 03, 2012, 10:24:33 PM ---One disadvantage of getting one of the K-series is that they don't have VT-d (which is used to game in Virtualbox, for example).
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Who games in virtual boxes?
Oh right, you.
Just install windows you silly Swede
buchno:
--- Quote from: metro. on December 04, 2012, 04:10:45 AM ---Who games in virtual boxes?
Oh right, you.
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I just realized the times I've done it can be counted on one hand. I don't really game much any longer, and the few games I play work perfectly fine in Linux (emulators like Dolphin, Touhou, Black Mesa and a bit of Starcraft in Wine, etc), so...
--- Quote from: metro. on December 04, 2012, 04:10:45 AM ---Just install windows you silly Swede
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Nooo, I'm finally running Steam natively on Ubuntu, I can't switch back now!
Saras:
If you're uncertain whether the extra threads are worth the extra 100$, why not consider the 8350? Granted, it is slower than the i5 if you want a gaming rig, but it's better than it if you want something to render or the like. Unlike the 8150, the 8350 is a decent alternative for a cheap all rounder. If you don't want that and want a gaming rig, stick with the i5.
Also, why the 660 ti? The 7950 is the basically 10$ pricier and is just under the 670, what concerns performance. And you can easily overclock it enough to blow the 670 away. With all of the price cuts ati cards had, they're very competitive. Unless you want Nvidia's 3D vision, at least what concerns the now, I'd go with ati.
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