Urgent Help with ''New'' i7-860

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chepu_VE
Hi y'all

I have a quite old Dell Dimension 9200 which I bought at Beginning of '07, its now turning 4 years old and I cant complain about it, always been an quite good performer for its price and the only thing is I added it a GeForce 8800 GT from Xfx in '08, but since like 6 months ago it started making some noises, and in two occasions it didnt want to boot up. but besides that it has been such a wonderful pc.

Now im starting to buy pieces for the new Rig im assembling, at the moment I have a cooler master Tx3 and a gigabyte p55a on my way.

and In my hands i have a ''new'' i7 860 I managed to get at a reasonable price (read, not expensive, but also not cheap nor economic) because here everything is pricier and bla bla.

The thing is, the guy I bought it from has a PC store and he import stuff from the US, he brought this i7 and he told me he tested it to see if it was good. Im trying to be positively minded about this because if hes selling something he has to check if its good because its imported from the outside. Even though Im really suspicious about everything so im quite Scared of it being a Scam.

Now, the guy gave me a 6-month guarantee for the CPU, its just that like I said I tend to be really suspicious, so I took some pics of it with my crappy Nokia to show you peeps the CPU so you can check it and tell me if theres something suspicious/wrong about it.

Resuming Everything: Bought an i7 860 from a guy who imports em, he says he tried it to check if it was good and he gave me a 6 month Guarantee on the CPU.

I want you to help me and check if theres something suspicious/wrong or maybe burnt about it.

here are the pics, and I retouched them a bit with Photoshop to make them more clear.

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rest of pics here due to big size.

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Thanks in advance!

BTW, Im so suspicious just because I dont have the money to buy another processor and stuff because im on a really tight budget and stuff here becomes pricier every month. (See: Venezuelan Inflation)
 
Well, it looks fine on the outside. No bent pins or anything wrong I can see. But that is no guarantee it works. There is no way to tell just by looking at the outside.

The only way you can find out for sure, is plugging it to a PC you know is working fine and booting it up. Use it for a few hours and if nothing fishy happens, then it should be working fine.
 
Whew! that calms me a lot, well, im going to test it in a month, leaving me with 5 months of guarantee.

Any software test to check physical status for when i have the setup ready?

I know of some Programs from intel that stress test the cpu..

Oh and im really really grateful of all the help I can get :)
 
If there's anything wrong with it, just by using it normally it should show. Play some games, watch some movies, the usual deal.

Still, stress testing it is a way to make sure it's working as it should. Just make sure you have a proper cooler for it or you may end up with a fried CPU.
 
Dravonic
If there's anything wrong with it, just by using it normally it should show. Play some games, watch some movies, the usual deal.

Still, stress testing it is a way to make sure it's working as it should. Just make sure you have a proper cooler for it or you may end up with a fried CPU.
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Well, then, I guess I'll have to wait till my Mobo Arrives.

What do you think of the combo?

Gigabyte p55a ud3, i7 860 and xfx 8800 GT ?

Im planning to get a 750w PSU and 4Gb Dual channel 1600 MHz RAM also
 
It's a good all arounder. Should nail all day-to-day tasks and allow you to work well with some demanding ones like encoding video, compressing big files and the sort. Not much of a gamer PC though with that graphics card. But that's only a problem if you're actually a hardcore gamer since that card is more than enough to watch full HD movies and will even play most current games in lower graphics settings. Still, if you plan to use it for gaming, I recommend a newer graphics card.
 
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Dravonic
It's a good all arounder. Should nail all day-to-day tasks and allow you to work well with some demanding ones like encoding video, compressing big files and the sort. Not much of a gamer PC though with that graphics card. But that's only a problem if you're actually a hardcore gamer since that card is more than enough to watch full HD movies and will even play most current games in lower graphics settings. Still, if you plan to use it for gaming, I recommend a newer graphics card.
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Yep, People have been telling me that with that GPU at least on the gaming side its just a Huge Bottleneck.

I plan on getting a New GPU around august, but atm the 8800GT is the one staying, besides my main concern at the moment are Design programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, 3DS Max, etc.

By the way, I did an online PSU Calculator to see how much of a PSU would I need, it said a 500W will do good, even tho im planning on getting a Certified 750W.

My concern is if a 750W good psu will have enough Headroom for a new GPU, single of course, no Sli or Crossfire, any thoughts?
 
chepu
My concern is if a 750W good psu will have enough Headroom for a new GPU, single of course, no Sli or Crossfire, any thoughts?
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If it's in any way decent then it should be no problem.
 
Rzeractor
750 is plenty. Just make sure it has high amps off the 12V rail and you'll be laughing.
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Well, I guess I have Lots of research to do about power supply units then :lol:

Oh Gawd Im so impatient just to try that i7 haha
 
I have an 8800GT and it handles most things I throw at it with ease. I play F1 2010, Bioshock2, COD Black Ops all on the highest settings. It only struggles with Crysis but still handles it fairly well.
 
When you install the i7, run CPU-Z, to check that the processor declares itself to be what you paid for.

Then run CoreTemp and Prime95 at the same time, with the CPU in standard settings. It should be able to run all threads for 12 hours without a single thread dropping out of the test. Also, whilst it's normal to see variances in temperatures between each core of as much as 10 degrees, the average temp of the all cores should be below the TDU of the processor for the whole run. You can look up your CPU's TDU on the Intel site - just search for "Intel i7 TDU" on Google.

If it cannot do this then return it as defective.
 
You can even go down to a 500watt PSU(just make sure it's a good brand, check the rail information, and check reviews) with that setup and still have room to change to a better graphics card later. I'd say 750watt is only useful when you are running 2 cards in a ATI crossfire or Nvidia SLI. Or you plan to upgrade later on. Just giving you some ideas to save some money.
 
DQuaN
I have an 8800GT and it handles most things I throw at it with ease. I play F1 2010, Bioshock2, COD Black Ops all on the highest settings. It only struggles with Crysis but still handles it fairly well.
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I Think people Underestimate this GPU, Even today with my Actual setup (C2Duo E6420, 2GB DDR2 Ram and the 8800GT) I can run Assasins Creed 2, NFS Shift and some other games at Highest Settings at 30FPS, at 1440x900 btw:tup:

GilesGuthrie
When you install the i7, run CPU-Z, to check that the processor declares itself to be what you paid for.

Then run CoreTemp and Prime95 at the same time, with the CPU in standard settings. It should be able to run all threads for 12 hours without a single thread dropping out of the test. Also, whilst it's normal to see variances in temperatures between each core of as much as 10 degrees, the average temp of the all cores should be below the TDU of the processor for the whole run. You can look up your CPU's TDU on the Intel site - just search for "Intel i7 TDU" on Google.

If it cannot do this then return it as defective.
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Woah, Thank you Thank you and, Thanks a lot.

This will definetely help checking everything is in Order :)

nick09
You can even go down to a 500watt PSU(just make sure it's a good brand, check the rail information, and check reviews) with that setup and still have room to change to a better graphics card later. I'd say 750watt is only useful when you are running 2 cards in a ATI crossfire or Nvidia SLI. Or you plan to upgrade later on. Just giving you some ideas to save some money.
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Yep, my availability isnt that good so im going either with a Great 650W PSU or a Nice 1000W PSU, preferably though, the 650W.

And thanks a lot folks, I cant show you how thankful I am for this info.

Have a nice day everybody :)👍
 
chepu
Yep, my availability isnt that good so im going either with a Great 650W PSU or a Nice 1000W PSU, preferably though, the 650W.
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What does this mean? Great or Good. 1000 w unit is way overkill for your system. You're wasting money that could be used for better Memory or Video card.
Start reading here.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/
From that sight you should find a very good PSU.
 
GT3mich
What does this mean? Great or Good. 1000 w unit is way overkill for your system. You're wasting money that could be used for better Memory or Video card.
Start reading here.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/
From that sight you should find a very good PSU.
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Well, I apologize myself in case im wrong, but some friends told me (not shure if true) that PSU's from average brands dont actually have the power they announce.

Example: Agiler 1000W PSU usually has less capacity than announced, but on the other hand a Good brand 650W PSU has exactly what it announces.

I think thats just BS and that Not so good brands only do ****** hardware that has the capacity but are plain bad, and will broke in a short time or will damage something in your pc, Right?
 
Thats correct. The best PSU are PC power and cooling, seasonic and Corsair. The Corsair units are very good. I have a Thermaltake TR2 750W in mine and it works fine but if I had more money I would have gone with a Corsair unit. Just read through the PSU reviews at Jonnyguru and you'll find a good one.
 
No, Intel's been using the Land Grid Array (LGA) socket for a few years now, and the pins are in the socket instead of on the processor itself.

Land Grid Array
 

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