Anyone try an Intel i5-2500K + GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 build yet?

[soarwitheagles]

If everything is the same and just the motherboard is changed for a new one the same then you should be able to get away without  a format and just do a repair install over the top. You may even get away with it altogether.

That would be sooooooooo nice!

But wouldn't Windows pick up that there has been a hardware change and wouldn't that throw off the OS?

Soar

[PeterT]

But wouldn't Windows pick up that there has been a hardware change and wouldn't that throw off the OS?

Soar

Both Vista and Windows 7 are a lot more resilient with regards to hardware changes. Before xmas my wife's system totally died (still ave no figured out what happened to it). Bought a new mother board / CPU etc (totally totally different hardware platform), did a restore on to new hard drives from my Windows Home Server backups; system was as good as new. Yes... I could have used the old hard drives but I tend to be a belt AND braces type of person and like having multiple levels of recovery.

[soarwitheagles]

But wouldn't Windows pick up that there has been a hardware change and wouldn't that throw off the OS?

Soar

Both Vista and Windows 7 are a lot more resilient with regards to hardware changes. Before xmas my wife's system totally died (still ave no figured out what happened to it). Bought a new mother board / CPU etc (totally totally different hardware platform), did a restore on to new hard drives from my Windows Home Server backups; system was as good as new. Yes... I could have used the old hard drives but I tend to be a belt AND braces type of person and like having multiple levels of recovery.

Peter, thanks for the suggestions and I am considering all options.

I just found this SATA III card and was thinking it may work for my other HD's while I am waiting for the new MOBO's to be shipped.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816124037&cm_re=sata_III_card-_-16-124-037-_-Product

I just do not like the idea of pouring more $$$ into my system when someone else made the mistake!

Anyway, thanks for the suggestions!

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

Hi Soar,

Maybe it's time for another class action ?

There must be enough people to participate.

[soarwitheagles]

Hi Soar,

Maybe it's time for another class action ?

There must be enough people to participate.

DM,

I would not join in a class action lawsuit against Intel.  They made an honest mistake, openly and instantly admitted it, and have given their word to rectify the problem.

I respect people/companies that have the integrity and courage to freely admit when they have made a mistake and freely offer to rectify the situation.

On the other hand, I must admit, I have been a part of class action lawsuits against people/companies that made major blunders and then did their very best to deceive, cheat, and sweep their dishonesty under the carpet.  Most of these companies/people paid dearly for their secrets hidden in the darkness.

For me personally, I do not feel Intel is cheating, deceiving, or lying about anything.  On the contrary I see a company that is keeping things upfront, in the open, and doing their very best to make things right...even at great personal expense!

I admire and respect people and companies like this.

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

Hi Soar

No I was only joking. To be honest Intel have handled it all well so far and you couldn't have asked for a more open statement of responsibility.
I agree it does make a change for a company to hold it's hands up and just admit it's error.

[Noodletoe]

I've also done this build with the 2500k and UD3.  Haven't changed the bios yet.  Was very happy to see the much improved smoothness in GTA4, compared to my old Q8300 @ 3.2ghz.  Video card stayed didn't change, as I have a 6870.  Haven't OC'd much at all as the temps hit 80-81 at only 3.5ghz under load on default cooler, so I didn't bother playing any further.  Hyper 212 should arrive tomorrow so I'll test it out on the weekend. 

Soar, on a side note, I was also very happy that I didn't not need to reformat at all when I completely changed platforms.  On my first boot, windows loaded, auto loaded new drivers on its own after a few minutes, then did a restart, installed gigabyte drivers and played games 10 minutes after my first boot!

Hopefully this forum stays active, as there must be and will be many many more UD3 builds coming in the near future...

[Dark Mantis]

I am sure that it won't be allowed to just dissappear because as you say this is going to be an ongoing thing and I am sure more problems will present themselves.

[soarwitheagles]

I've also done this build with the 2500k and UD3.  Haven't changed the bios yet.  Was very happy to see the much improved smoothness in GTA4, compared to my old Q8300 @ 3.2ghz.  Video card stayed didn't change, as I have a 6870.  Haven't OC'd much at all as the temps hit 80-81 at only 3.5ghz under load on default cooler, so I didn't bother playing any further.  Hyper 212 should arrive tomorrow so I'll test it out on the weekend. 

Soar, on a side note, I was also very happy that I didn't not need to reformat at all when I completely changed platforms.  On my first boot, windows loaded, auto loaded new drivers on its own after a few minutes, then did a restart, installed gigabyte drivers and played games 10 minutes after my first boot!

Hopefully this forum stays active, as there must be and will be many many more UD3 builds coming in the near future...

Noodletoe,

A big welcome to the forum and thank you for posting such an encouraging note.  It's reading posts like yours that makes me want to start immediately!

May I ask which RAM, PSU, and BIOS number you are using?

I hope to finish rebuilding my AMD rig this weekend and then start work on this Intel 2500K + GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 combo shortly afterwards.  As you can see, I have chosen to ask a lot of questions and read a lot of people's posts before starting on this new build.  People here have helped me learn so much and now I feel I should be able to avoid making lots of mistakes due to my own ignorance and lack of knowledge.  This forum is very precious to me as are the people too.  Lots of friendly and helpful people!

Your temps seem a bit high...even for the stock cooler.  I look foward to seeing what temps  you have with the Hyper 212 plus.  That is one heck of a good air cooler and the reviews for it are absolutely stellar!

Enjoy your new ride!

Soar

[Noodletoe]

Thanks alot Soar, really looking forward to seeing what kinda temps I get.  I'm only looking for 4.0ghz max for now, but we'll see... need for speed and all...
Here's my build:
http://www.mysterybyte.com/part/16639/
http://www.robotnik.com/product.php?productid=1115&cat=239&page=1
http://www.mysterybyte.com/part/16581/
http://www.mysterybyte.com/part/16617/
http://www.mysterybyte.com/part/16408/
http://www.greenlyph.com/new/product_info.php?cPath=76_79&products_id=1256
http://www.mysterybyte.com/part/12490/
Not sure about the bios, but I haven't changed it yet.  Thinking of waiting for version 7 to come.  I'm really looking forward to see how this will handle crossfire, from what I've been reading, x16/x4 both run at pcie2.0 on the p67 chipset, and seems to perform comparable to the x58 boards.  Crossing my fingers anyways.... crossfire is another year away for me at this point though anyways!

[Noodletoe]

Temps were a bit high, but at 3.3ghz stock, I'm running 24-26C idle, and 60C at load.
New cooler not arriving this weekend   no testing....

[soarwitheagles]

Thanks alot Soar, really looking forward to seeing what kinda temps I get.  I'm only looking for 4.0ghz max for now, but we'll see... need for speed and all...
Here's my build:
http://www.mysterybyte.com/part/16639/
http://www.robotnik.com/product.php?productid=1115&cat=239&page=1
http://www.mysterybyte.com/part/16581/
http://www.mysterybyte.com/part/16617/
http://www.mysterybyte.com/part/16408/
http://www.greenlyph.com/new/product_info.php?cPath=76_79&products_id=1256
http://www.mysterybyte.com/part/12490/
Not sure about the bios, but I haven't changed it yet.  Thinking of waiting for version 7 to come.  I'm really looking forward to see how this will handle crossfire, from what I've been reading, x16/x4 both run at pcie2.0 on the p67 chipset, and seems to perform comparable to the x58 boards.  Crossing my fingers anyways.... crossfire is another year away for me at this point though anyways!

Noodletoe,

Nice set up!  I like your choices of PSU, GPU, Case, MB, Intel CPU, and cooler.  I believe you'll be able to crush your opponents and they will recognize their "need for more speed"!

Please keep us up-to-date on your temps and settings once you hook up that Hyper 212+.  Many of us are curious as to what this Intel/Gigabyte combo can do and still remain stable.

Have a good one!

Soar

[Lsdmeasap]

F7a BIOS is out
http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12/20/2696817/p67aud3.7a.zip

[soarwitheagles]

F7a BIOS is out
http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12/20/2696817/p67aud3.7a.zip

Thanks for the heads up Lsdmeasap!

Soar

[Lsdmeasap]

Anytime man!

How you liking your P67?