Good thing SOW is Nvidia's friendly !

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by klem

Can't wait to get my hands on my little beauty

Scan.co.uk 3XS SLIK i7 X58 950 BlackOps Bundle, tailored, comprising:-
Asus Sabertooth motherboard, Intel X58 chipset, Socket 1366, PCI-E 2.0 , DDR3 1866MHz, USB3/SATA 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, ATX
Intel Core i7 950 Bloomfield 45nm, 3.06 GHz, QPI 4.8GT/s, 8MB Cache, 23x Ratio, 130W, Retail, o/c to 4.2GHz
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B,Super 6 Heatpipe Tower Cooler (Fanless, cooled by case roof fan)
EVGA Superclocked 570GTX
128GB Crucial RealSSD C300, MLC-Flash, SATA3 6Gbps, 2.5" SSD, Read 355MB/s, Write 70MB/s
6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator, DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), CAS 8-8-8-24, DHX, XMP, New connector, 1.65V
Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus, Black, Mid Tower Case
750W Corsair HX Series Modular PSU
2 x 120mm Akasa Apache Ultra Silent Fan HDB Bearing PWM fan w/4 pin connector & Rubber Pins
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, Operating System, Single, - OEM
Acronis True Image 2010 sofware
Built and Overclocked to 4.2GHz, Tested and Heat Soaked
1 year on site Warranty plus 1 year rtb

Very nice build. Except I would change the SSD for a Corsair Force series (285/275 R/W) and Dominators for latest Muskin RAM that dominates them in all areas.

[klem]

Originally Posted by T}{OR

Very nice build. Except I would change the SSD for a Corsair Force series (285/275 R/W) and Dominators for latest Muskin RAM that dominates them in all areas.

There's always a bleeding critic!

Do you know how much angst I've suffered just putting this baby together?

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by klem

There's always a bleeding critic!

Do you know how much angst I've suffered just putting this baby together?

And there always will be. I just wrote what I read on the net, based on the various reviews.

Take it or leave it, your choice.

[klem]

Originally Posted by T}{OR

And there always will be. I just wrote what I read on the net, based on the various reviews.

Take it or leave it, your choice.

You may be interested in this.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3656/c...is-very-good/1
Both the Crucial and the Corsair come out very well. I was interested in the read speed and gaming performance. Looks like I'll be ok (my new mobo has a 6Gb/s controller).

[T}{OR]

Already read it mate. That article is almost 8 months old.

Try this one:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4020/o...linx-martini/2

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by T}{OR

And there always will be. I just wrote what I read on the net, based on the various reviews.

Take it or leave it, your choice.

I always find it best to comment on what you have first hand experience of.

As we know the internet is all ways 100% correct factually and totally unbiased so it must be all true.


@ Klem

Looks like a good system so long as its stress tested


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[JG27CaptStubing]

Some very interesting comments coming from both camps... I look at it in much more simpler terms.

Regarding Dual GPU setups... While I enjoyed the scaling of my SLI setup back in the day I didn't enjoy the headaches involved everytime there was a driver update. Studders galore in IL2 and even with a lot of tweaking and messing around with the newer Nvidia drivers you still can't entirely get rid of studders in IL2.

My choice to go with a 580 was simple. I wanted the fastest possible card without the tweaking crap that comes with multi GPU setups. For those trying to save a buck it certainly does scale well and it looks like AMD stepped up with their new rev of drivers and cards.

Sure sure you can save a few bucks and get great scaling with multi GPU setups but it does come at a cost. You will pay for it eventually. I have yet to see Nvidia or ATI come out with perfect drivers.

I'm now running an EVGA 580 and it's been a fantastic NO hassel experience. In terms of SOW I don't think it's going to matter much which camp you're in though I know for a fact Oleg likes Nvidia.

[Flanker35M]

S!

What I meant by comparing the 980X and 1090T BE is that those are the "top of the line" the manufacturer has. Now AMD launched the 1100T BE which is a bit more expensive than the 1090T. My comparison just showed that I can build an AMD top of the line rig capable of running ANY game greatly with less invested money than if I chose Intel/nVidia. If I could pour out money just like that, then sure I would run Intel rig, but my hard earned money is needed to run a family and RL too So AMD was a logical choice for me and has not dissapointed me in any game I play

As of stated above we seem to cling on IL-2 and it's rather old OpenGL engine to judge capabilities of a GPU. Sure in the Black Death track there is a difference in FPS, but when actually playing you can not tell the difference at all. And I have used both brands on IL-2, online and offline. I do not fully trust the benchmarks, I play the games I have and see myself With small tweaking I have gotten them to run as I want, on both brands again

I hope and wish SoW will NOT be optimized for just one brand, to get a symbol spinning or appearing on startup. DirectX is the same for both brands, they just need to get their drivers right. To force a player to change hardware because of some code writing is stupid and short sighted from any developer. I am pretty sure Oleg & Team have not fallen to this pit.