My wife was in the area of Microcenter and stopped in for me and was credited of the newer sale price on the OCZ Agility SSD 120gb. I paid $219.00 after mail in rebates and the drive was marked down again days later to $199.00 She was credited the $20.00 difference. Took that additional sale difference and she picked up the CoolMaster Hyper 212+ for $27.99 on sale from reg $29.99 Thanks for the feedback on this cooler. The user reviews are great online also. For this price it is a good purchase.
TIKITRADER, Once you've got your machine up and running, can you post some feedback on boot up times and also the quietness of the machine. I'm thinking of upgrading to an SSD drive and a silent cooler to reduce the hum of my machine. The Coolmaster cooler looks like good value. thanks, Runningbear
No problem. I plan on setting aside time over the weekend to build it. I wil post pics building the machine and comments as it gets assembled. Once its running I can give any feedback and I will post that info for you.
Read a comparo story just this morning... said "(1) the i3 was PLENTY of CPU for nearly everybody, and (2) the practical difference between the i5-2500 and 17-2600 is only about 5% in most applications" For the $600 price diff between this Power Spec i5 and the i7, I'd probably go with the i5. FWIW...
Yes the i5 is a great bargain. Can't go wrong with it. Real difference between these two machines in the extra $600.00 is all the extras . SSD 64 gb 2 - 1 TB hard drives in raid ( extra HD compared to other machine ) 2 hd 5750 video cards There is only $100. difference between the CPU's so that is close. i5 will have one video card but does not say if it is an HD 5750 or a basic card in one machine. another i5 machine has it. Do you really need the extra hard drive space, and are you looking to run 3 or more monitors is something someone needs to ask before spending the extra cash. If so i7 machine is a good price, else the i5 setup is a really nice buy.
If anyone is interested in a great thread from Multicharts Discussion Forums it was contributed by Bruce DeVault. Bruce has some excellent knowledge and has contributed great material in different discussions. In this thread he discusses multiCore and hyperthreading. This is from 2010. Thanks Bruce for his contribution in this thread Bruce DeVault hyperthreading
Author: MAC Date: January 2, 2011 Product Name: Intel Core i5-2500K & Core i7-2600K Techwiki: Search on TechWiki http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...-2500k-core-i7-2600k-processors-review-6.html