Greg,
So you have no special feeling for the P8Z77-V-LK other than the 3x16
slots? I looked at it and the 'V-Pro' this morning at 0600. Get the NIC.
I've had zero trouble w/RealTek nics so far; well, except for keeping their
drivers up to date. What a pita!
Interested to know how the board and proc work! Nice HTPC!
Duncan
On 10/27/2012 13:14, Greg Sevart wrote:
Do you have a Micro-Center around? I just picked up an i5-3570K for $169,
plus they have a promotion for an additional $50 combo credit when purchased
with Z77 motherboards. I picked up a Asus P8Z77-V LK. Didn't look at the
specs on the board much; I primarily just needed 3 PCIe x16 slots and the
Realtek NIC is fine because I'm using a PCIe 10Gbit NIC anyway. That's $244
total. I'll pay with the platform for a bit, then it'll probably replace the
2500K+P67 in my HTPC.
Also got an AMD FX 8350 to test with--at my brother's urging.
Really, though, any of those i5's would be fine. They're all quite
tremendous upgrades from the C2D.
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Subject: Re: [H] Ivy Bridge Processor?
Greg,
Thanks. Amazed how complicated/segregated these cpus are.
Spending Saturday at the Intel site checking out:
i5-3570, i5-3550, i5-3470, i5-3450, i5-3300
Thoughts?
Spent 2 hours looking at Asus and Intel Z77 m/b's. So confusing!
How does anyone remember all these specs and features????
Duncan
On 10/26/2012 19:41, Greg Sevart wrote:
K - Unlocked, allows for easy overclocking.
S - Low power - Usually a lower clock speed and/or binned at the factory
to
run the rated speed at a lower voltage, reducing power draw
T - Lower power - Same as above, just, err....more
P - Does not include any on-chip graphics, requiring you to use a third
party video card (all other i5's have a GPU built in if you wish to use it
-
you don't have to, but it's available)
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 6:18 PM
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Subject: [H] Ivy Bridge Processor?
Can anyone define whatthe 'K', 'P', or 'S' in the Intel I5 processor m/n
indicates?
I am getting ready to buy 3 new Core I5 cpus. Should I be living on the
Intel
website now?
Thanks,
Duncan
