Skylake Release and Decision Making
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@nadnerB said:
http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/08/intel-skylake-core-i7-6700k-reviewed/
Soooo... Wadda ya reckon?Super disappointing
"But support for DDR4, M.2, and a faster GPU make up for lacklustre CPU performance."
M.2 can't compete w/ a single Sata Samsung 850 in rapid mode, integrated graphics don't apply to me. My question is, what does the switch to DDR4 bring? Would a system w/ an identical processor and all other components be palpably faster?
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@creayt said:
Super disappointing
Agreed
Dear Intel,
WTF?! Is this what happens when you have no one hot on your butt? Can we expect further disappointment?
Sincerely,
Matt.
PS - keeping the prices low didn't go unnoticed.
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Just looked at a bunch of Z170 LGA1151 boards - if you go with premium HDD options (sata express or M2) you're going to need an add in sata controller to get more than 4 drives!
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132567
4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) These SATA ports are for data hard drivers only. ATAPI devices are not supported.
1 x SATA Express port (gray, compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports)
1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE 3.0 x4 mode) When the M.2 Socket 3 is operating in SATA mode, SATA port 1 will be disabled.
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Intel doesn't actually "wow" anyone very often. Unless AMD is eating their lunch after kicking them in the shins, they really don't try very hard.
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@scottalanmiller Sure seems that way!! Super disappointing.
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The Xeon re-emerges victorious.
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it hath arrived.
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@creayt said:
it hath arrived.
OOOOH! Very interested to hear what you think of it
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Nice to see you were clothed when taking the photo
That's a very large phone. What is that? A 6 Plus? -
@nadnerB said:
OOOOH! Very interested to hear what you think of it
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Nice to see you were clothed when taking the photo
That's a very large phone. What is that? A 6 Plus?So far so good. Being able to run 3x 1440p screens, two in portrait, without a stutter and to connect them all to individual slots ( this card has 3 full sized display port jacks, and HDMI, and a dual-link DVI ) is magical and helps Windows hold onto my config. W/ the daisy chaining method I'd find it'd forget them and cost me configuration time a lot.
Currently looking for some cutting edge visual games to test out its gaming prowess.
Took that picture w/ an iPad actually haha. My iPhone 6 Plus's camera is broken.
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I will say, first impression is that it was noticeably quieter than the AMD it replaced, even completely silent under load while gaming, streaming a video from DishAnywhere, running a bunch of serverware in the background, an IDE, a text editor, Slack, IM, Spotify, and about 20 browser tabs.
I'm pretty impressed w/ the Xeon + GTX 970 setup so far.
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@creayt said:
I'm pretty impressed w/ the Xeon + GTX 970 setup so far.
I'm guessing Dota 2, even at 3620x2036, just isn't very intensive though. I'll hold back my real judgment until I find something to tax it. Dota 2 is interesting though because it lets me multi-task pretty hard while playing. There are a lot of moments of auto-pilot and if you die you can get a lot of other stuff done while waiting to respawn etc.
Is it weird that my CPU temp hovers at around 27-32C and my GPU sits at around 64C? Is that a red flag or to be expected w/ my monitor setup?
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While running the EVGA Precision built-in benchmark the CPU temperature climbed to the highest I've ever seen it: 38C, while the GPU got up to 74C.
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Skylake is available for purchase now ( with a release date of Friday after this ), though it seems to be only i5s ( at NewEgg at least ) and it seems they're pretending the procs themselves are sold out in order to force people into combos.
http://promotions.newegg.com/intel/15-3811/index.html?icid=324906
