Re: Need Recommendations on a New Build
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Originally Posted by
Mike029
It seems that the HPs have a much better stock cooling solution over the Dells.
Eh, not really. Temps are comparable to the T5500. Just don't have to mess with a riser. Though the heatsink upgrade on the primary cpu keeps it nice and cool. The cpu on the riser gets as hot as the Z600 cpus. Avg 75C?.
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Originally Posted by
FourOh
I see is the smaller and slightly less efficient PSU (650W @ 85% vs 875W @ 88%). You might have trouble running a 7950/280 and you would certainly have failures with 7970/280X on this platform, but it has enough power for a mid-range AMD card or any newer Nvidia GPU up to GTX 980. For this reason I've been sticking with the Dell T5500 - I need somewhere to put my Tahiti cards! :p
You're correct, the Z600 PSU is a limitation. I power a GPU in one with a separate PSU.
Re: Need Recommendations on a New Build
Okay, pulled the trigger on this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Z800-Work...QAAOSwBLlU~fDb
I bid $900.00 shipping is $66.00. Tell me what ya think?
Re: Need Recommendations on a New Build
You won't be disappointed with that machine, I'm positive of that fact. Welcome to the 24 thread owners club. :)
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Yeah, you'll like it.:-bd
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You'll be so happy with it. You'll be shopping to add another once you get it settled in. Are you familiar with VMs? I wasn't at all until I got it and have learned a ton with the help of these forums.
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Re: Need Recommendations on a New Build
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Originally Posted by
MindCrime
You'll be so happy with it. You'll be shopping to add another once you get it settled in. Are you familiar with VMs? I wasn't at all until I got it and have learned a ton with the help of these forums.
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Thanks guys. I'm sure if had waited I'd have found a better deal but I was impatient. I went a bit over budget on this so I'll have to put off that x99 build till after Christmas. A fair compromise with "she who rules".
Re: Need Recommendations on a New Build
You might be able to put a 280x in it and have something that meets all your needs for a bit longer.
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I'll get that x99 build or like you said, I'll want another. :p I't'll be here next week. I can't wait for the next cpu challenge we hit.
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Pardon my bias. I'm living vicariously through this build thread.
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Re: Need Recommendations on a New Build
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Originally Posted by
MindCrime
Are you familiar with VMs? I wasn't at all until I got it and have learned a ton with the help of these forums.
The one thing dual cpu systems aren't good at is crunching under a VM. It works, but there's a bit of a performance hit. If you want to also have a linux option, you should consider a dual boot setup.