Anyone out there still on a 775?

[samdrake112]

I built this rig about 3 years ago when i was a complete noob. So much regret.

CPU: Pentium e6700 @3.8 Hz
Cooler: H80
Ram: 4GB generic DDR2
GFX: Gigabyte GTX460 OC edition
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 550W
Case: CM storm scout

Guys this rig is so funny, im suprised it even runs FC3 and BF3 tbh. Its still chugging along slowly but surely. I cannot wait till i get myself a 3570k.

So i was just wondering if anyone out there is still running a 775 board

 

[ObscureParadox]

Just for benching

Technology has moved on so much now that it doesn't make sense to run on 775 anymore unless you have a q9550 or the likes which are still half decent chips. I'm running on a Phenom II and that is starting to feel old now

 

[samdrake112]

This is my main rig I will probably turn this rig into a FOLDING@HOME machine when i upgrade tbh. It seems like the right thing to do IMO

 

[ObscureParadox]

As long as you don't have a massive electricity bill at the end of the month then yeah

 

[samdrake112]

I guess so, it will be a on a 550w PSU. I was thinking bitcoin mining but i really would rather do something valuable to the world

 

[Master&Puppet]

Is there even any money in bit coin mining anymore? I thought the rates were pretty terrible these days?

 

[seumasbeathan]

My brother still uses 775, q6600 and a HD 5850, still plays most games on medium at least

 

[dalewakelin]

I still use a 775, my main rig :'(

 

[samdrake112]

I don't think there is anymore. Dale. What rig you got?

 

[dalewakelin]

This piece of junk?

 

[dragoonk]

Yeah I am stuck with a relatively old rig, but on AMD. Hopefully we'll be upgrading soon and end this terrible nightmare.

 

[Flux]

I was using a Q6600 775 rig till a few months back, when I got the 3570k, you'll love that chip, it's a big improvement over the older cpu's. Also haswell & the i5-4670K will possibly be coming in June if your waiting to upgrade.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Haswell-Ivy-Bridge-E-CPU,20590.html

 

[samdrake112]

I wanted to upgrade over the summer if i got a job but that never happened. I just can't wait untill i can render things in cinema4D in under a day

 

[UkGouki]

my current rig is q6600 at 3.0ghz 2gb xms2 cas 4 ddr2 ram p5n-d and 7900gtx does what i want it too play's dvds/bluerays and my kids games etc..

but im lucky i won 2nd on this years christmas comp and it will be the 1st time in 5 years ive upgraded my rig

 

[samdrake112]

Dude you are so lucky. You could do an awful lot with £500

 

[Rastalovich]

Good god yes.

My current file/media/download server is Q9400 based, ubuntu.
My "mac" is also Q9400. (currently rebuilding a Q9450 to replace it)
G/f's computer is a Q9400.
Media computer downstairs is an E8500.

In the to-build list:
Game server, probably E8500 based.
Media/Workstation/Conversion X9650 and a bunch of cuda cards.

All with 4g or 8g DDR2/3, overclocked nicely of course. SSDs etc.

Only i7 rig I got I play games on. Don't turn it on too much.

Got masses of 775 stuff, cpus, memory. Dwindling number of decent mATX mobos still out there. Latest one of choice is the MSI Q41m P25.

 

[CPMFW]

i still use my 775, q6600, gtx295 as a server or a secondary gaming rig for mates.

 

[samdrake112]

I'm glad to see that there are others there that use 775

 

[yassarikhan786]

My home server is 775, used to stream movies and such

 

[Mgutierrez33]

My younger bro uses a 775 socket still (not by choice... our parents don't "understand" why he would need another computer when that one is ONLY 5 years old >.>). It's an old Dell XPS 410 model that I updated the BIOS on to accept a q6600 chip with a GTX 560 card O.C. to 835 Mhz or so and 4 GB of Mushkin DDR2 (our parents, in all of their infinite wisdom, got him the Windows 7 UPGRADE cd, which will not update XP 32-bit to 7 64-bit... tried everything... so it only registers 3 gigs of ram lololol). He rocks it still, it's showing it's age though and there's nothing I can do with even the case it's got since it mounts everything backwards AND utilizes a motherboard with a proprietary design to it.