Monday, 8 August 2011

PC 2011 _ Pandora




CPU » Intel i5 2500K   P E R F O R M A N C E      

Release date » Jan 2011 (2nd generation)
Cores » 4
Die size » 216 mm²
Socket » LGA 1155
Frequency » 3.3 GHz / Turbo » 3.7 GHz
Lythography » 32 nm
Transistors » 995 Mio
Cache » L1: 4x 32KB _ L2: 4x 256KB _ L3: 6MB
GPU » HD3000 _ 12 PP _ 850 to 1100 Mhz
Memory support » DDR3 up to 1333 MHz
Vcore » 1.15V
TDP » 95W

Edit: The successor of the i5 2500K ist the i5 3570K


CPU » Intel i5 3570K   P E R F O R M A N C E

Release date » Apr 2012 (3rd generation)
Cores » 4
Die size » 160 mm²
Socket » LGA 1155
Frequency » 3.4 GHz / Turbo » 3.8 GHz
Lythography » 22 nm
Transistors » 1400 Mio
Cache » L1: 4x 32KB _ L2: 4x 256KB _ L3: 6MB
GPU » HD4000 _ 12 PP _ 650 to 1150 Mhz
Memory support » DDR3 up to 1600 MHz
Vcore » 1.15V
TDP » 77W


Edit: The successor of the i5 3570K ist the i5 4670K
It requires socket 1150 instead of 1155.
Strange enough, Intel doesn't offer a Mini iTX mainboard for this CPU with H87 chipset.



CPU » Intel i5 4670K   P E R F O R M A N C E

Release date » Jun 2013 (4th generation)
Cores » 4
Die size » 177 mm² (has increased!)
Socket » LGA 1150 (has changed from 1155)
Frequency » 3.4 GHz / Turbo » 3.8 GHz (same)
Lythography » 22 nm (same)
Transistors » 1400 Mio (same)
Cache » L1: 4x 32KB _ L2: 4x 256KB _ L3: 6MB (same)
GPU » HD4600 _ 20 PP _ 350 to 1200 Mhz (has improved)
Memory support » DDR3 up to 1600 MHz
Vcore » 1.15V
TDP » 84W



CPU » Intel i5 4690K   P E R F O R M A N C E

Release date » Q2 2014 (4th generation)
Cores » 4
Die size » 177 mm²
Socket » LGA 1150
Frequency » 3.5 GHz / Turbo » 3.9 GHz (same)
Lythography » 22 nm
Transistors » 1400 Mio
Cache » L1: 4x 32KB _ L2: 4x 256KB _ L3: 6MB
GPU » HD4600 _ 20 PP _ 350 to 1200 Mhz
Memory support » DDR3 up to 1600 MHz
Vcore » 1.15V
TDP » 88W



CPU » Intel i5 6600K   P E R F O R M A N C E

Release date » Q3 2015 (6th generation)
Cores » 4
Die size » ___ mm²
Socket » LGA 1151
Frequency » 3.5 GHz / Turbo » 3.9 GHz (same)
Lythography » 14 nm
Transistors » ____ Mio
Cache » L1: 4x 32KB _ L2: 4x 256KB _ L3: 6MB
GPU » HD530 _ ** PP _ 350 to 1150 Mhz
Memory support » DDR4 up to 2133 MHz
Vcore » *.** V
TDP » 91W

K CPUs are unlockable and designed for overclocking ► 4 cores » 95W
S CPUs feature lower-than-normal TDP ► 4 cores » 65W
T CPUs feature an even lower TDP ► 4 cores » 45W / 2 cores » 35W




CPU cooler » Titan
 
Speed » 700 to 2600 RPM (PWR)
Outline dimensions » 96 x 96 x 61.5 mm ─► DC-156B925B/RPW1
Outline dimensions » 96 x 96 x 48.5 mm ─► DC-156D925B/RPW1
Airflow » 12.83 to 47.62 CFM / 21.80 to 80.91 m³/h
Noise level » 8 to 33 dB
Voltage » 12 V DC
Current » 300 mA
Power consumption » 3.6 W
Life time » 35.000 hours



CPU cooler » Xigmatek Gaia (SD1283)

Speed » 800 to 1500 RPM
Outline dimensions » 120(w) x 50(d) x 159(h) mm
Airflow » 12.83 to 47.62 CFM / 21.80 to 80.91 m³/h
Noise level » 16 to 24 dB
Voltage » 12 V DC / Starting Voltage » 9 V
Power consumption » 3.6 W
Bearing » Hypro Bearing
Air Flow » 56.3 CFM
Current » 300 mA
Connector » 4-Pin PWM
Life time » 40.000 hours
Weight » 460 g (without fan)





Mainboard » Intel DH67CF B3

Form factor » Mini iTX
Dimensions » 170 x 170 mm
CPU » Core i3  Core i5  Core i7
• 2 x 240 pin DDR3 SDRAM DIMM 1066 / 1333MHz up to 16 GB
Power » 24 pin ATX
• PCIe 2.0 x 16 
Gigabit 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet » Intel 82579V
• Realtec ALC892 audio codec
• 2 x S/PDIF » 1 Toslink backpannel + 1 internal header
• 2 x SATA 3GB/s
• 2 x SATA 6GB/s
• 1 x eSATA 3GB/s backpanel + 1 eSATA 3GB/s internal
• USB3 = 2 x
• USB2 = 4 x back panel / 4 x internal
• HDMI
• DVI-I
• Display Port
• 2 x PWM (4-pin)



• AMI BIOS with standard text interface
• Still uses 3-phase VRM and liquid electrolytic over solid capacitors
• Capacitors with polymeric electrolyte for critical knots such as processor voltage regulator circuitry
• Extensive option for configuring and adjusting rotation speed of the two 4-pin fans:
-» Specify parameters describing the dependence of fan rotation speed on the teperature
-» Determin which temperature should affect the fan rotation speed
• Four (!) thermal diodes » CPU, RAM, CPU voltage regulator and chipset
• Allows under- and overclocking the Intel HD Graphics core but not (!) the processor core voltage



Edit: The successor of the DH67CF ist the DH77DF


Mainboard » Intel DH77DF

Form factor » Mini iTX
Dimensions » 170 x 170 mm
CPU » Core i3  Core i5  Core i7
• 2 x 240 pin DDR3 SDRAM DIMM 1066 / 1333MHz / 1600MHz up to 16 GB
Power » 24 pin ATX
• PCIe 3.0 x 16 
Gigabit 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet » Intel 82579V
• Realtec ALC898 audio codec
• 2 x S/PDIF » 1 Toslink backpannel + 1 internal header
• 2 x SATA 3GB/s
• 2 x SATA 6GB/s
• 1 x eSATA 3GB/s backpanel + 1 eSATA 3GB/s internal
• USB2 = 4 x back panel / 4 x internal 
• USB3 = 2 x back panel / 2 x internal
• HDMI
• DVI-I
• Display Port
• 2 x PWM (4-pin)






































RAM » G.Skill  F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT

CAS Latency 9-9-9-24
• 2 x 4GB » 8GB
Speed » DDR3-1333 (PC3 10666)
• DDR3 240-pin DIMM
• 1.5V




RAM » G.Skill  F3-1600C10D-16GAO

CAS Latency 10-10-10 2N 
• 2 x 8GB » 16GB
Speed » DDR3-1600 (PC3 12800)
• DDR3 240-pin DIMM
• 1.5V
















SSD » Samsung 830 Series

MLC
Size » 128 / 256 / 512 GB
Form factor » 2.5 "
SATA III » up to 600 MB/s
Average Disk Rating » 2.955
Weight » 62.5 grams
Lithography » 27 nm
MTBF » 1.5 Mio hours




















Edit: The successor of the Samsung 830 (27 nm) Series is the 840 Series (21 nm).
As the Samsung 840 Basic uses TLC  Memory I would recommend the Samsung 840 Pro which uses MLC Memory.










SSD » Crucial m4

MLC
Size » 128 / 256 / 512 GB
Form factor » 2.5 "
SATA III » up to 600 MB/s
Weight » 75 grams
Lithography » 25 nm
MTBF » 1.2 Mio hours




SSD » Intel 520 Series 

MLC
Form factor » 2.5 "
Thickness » 7 and 9.5 mm
SATA III » up to 600 MB/s
Weight » up to 78 grams
Lithography » 25 nm
MTBF » 1.2 Mio hours




HDD » Western Digital WD20EARX

• Massive capacity
• Reduced power consumption
• Variable speed system (IntelliPower)
Average Disk Rating » 724
• Runs cool & quiet around 30 ºC @ idle
• Ideal for secondary storage or backup drive
• Reliable


















The highest burst rate of the drive was 176 MB/s with average rates just below 100 MB/s.
That's well below the 375MB/s maximum supported by SATA II.

If your WD GP suffers from head parking noise, try following this guide. 

If you get a WD10EZRX, make sure it's 00A8LB0 with 1 platter / 2 heads.
If you get a WD20EARX, make sure it's 00PASB0 or 008FB0 with 3 platters / 6 heads.

source


Edit: I just bought a WD30EFRX (Red WD).
Unlike the Green WD, this has no head parking (IntelliPark) issue at all. It's absolutely quiet.
For further information please read here and here.


Monitor » LG IPS236V

Screen size » 23 "
Dot Pitch » 0.265
Aspect ratio » 16:9
Panel type » LED TFT LCD
Native resolution » 1920 x 1080
Surface treatment » Anti Glare (3H)
Signal input » DVI-D + VGA + HDMI (Type A)
Audio out » headphone
Power » max 32.6W / min 22.6W / stand by 0.3W
Including wall mount































Mouse » Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse



Keyboard » Apple Wireless Keyboard  MC184LB/A 

• PC requires a bluetooth USB 2.0 Adapter for this keyboard to work


 

















Edit: I have changed my wireless to an Apple USB keyboard.
It just plain sucks if the bluetooth connection is not 100% reliable.
Don't have this kind of trouble with USB.












Bluetooth adapter

Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR
Distance range »  up to 10 m
• Communicates with up to 7 devices
• Data rates of up to 3 Mb/s = 3 Mio b/s = 375.000 B/s = 375 KB/s = 0.375 MB/s
No need for the USB keyboard anymore.


Bluetooth adapter

• Class 2 / EDR
• BluetoothB 2.0 adapter
• Distance range » up to 100 m
• Data rates up to 3 Mb/s
PSU » PicoPSU 150-XT (DC-DC) 

    


PSU » 150 W Adapter (AC-DC)




























       




Edit: I am using the BeQuiet! PSU from below as the PicoPSU has become unreliable.
It was probably not strong enough for the power drain that I needed and has become faulty by stressing it too much.

           



PSU » BeQuiet! Straight Power E9 480 / CM

• Modular cables
• Silent running 135mm fan, automatic temperature control
Dimensions »160 (L) x 150 (W) x 86 (D)
MTBF » 300,000 hours at 25°C, full load
Operating temperature » 0 - 40 °C
Warranty » 5 years
Weight » 2.4 Kg






























OCP » over current protection
OVP » over voltage protection
UVP » under voltage protection
SCP » short circuit protection
OTP » over temperature protection
OPP » over power protection


PSU » 500W Silverstone SST-ST50F-P

• Modular cables
Efficiency » 82%~85% at 20%~100% loading
• Silent running 120mm fan
• PCI-E connectors support
MTBF » 100,000 hours at 25°C, full load
Weight » 1.8 Kg




























PC case » M350 black

• Smallest Mini iTX case
• 2 hidden front USB ports
• Space to mount a 40 x 40 x 10 mm front case fan
• Compatible with any PicoPSU
Dimensions » 192 x 210 x 62 mm 


    

 

















CPU Cooler » Titan DC-155A915Z/RPW






















Outline Dimension » 95 x 95 x 30 mm
Fan Dimension » 95 x 95 x 16 mm
Rated Voltage » 12V DC
Rated Current » 0.25A
Power Consumption » 3.0W
Rated Speed » 1000±25% ~ 2600±10% RPM
Airflow » 18.3 ~ 47.6 CFM
Noise Level » <24.8 ~ <33.4 dBA
Connector » 4-PIN PWM
Bearing Type » Z-axis
Life Time » 60,000 Hours



PC case fan Titan TFD-4010M12Z (M350)

Dimensions » 40 x 40 x 10
Rated voltage » 12 V DC
Rated current » 70 mA
Power consumption » 0.84 W
Speed refferece » 5000 RPM  
Air flow » 5.22 CFM
Noise » under 21 dBA
MTBF » 60.000 hours






PC case » Lian Li PC-Q25

Weight » 3.1 Kg
Material » Aluminium
Maximum video card size » 320 mm
System fans » 140 mm (front) and 120 mm (top)
Dimensions » 199 (w)  x 280 (h) x 366 (d) mm

• » techspot english
• » tweaktown english
• » overclockers english
• » missingremote english

• » dexgo german
• » au-ja german
• » planet3dnow german
• » ghclan german




































Edit: Today I use my hardware without any PC case.
That's not everyone's cup of tea but I like having my hardware "naked" next to me on my desk. This way I can connect and disconnect hard drives quickly as I need to and heat issues are as good as unknown. It's interesting to know that temperatures can go up significantly when the hardware is being used in an closed case even with regular air flow. 



If you prefer the small things like I do, you might like the PC case: Cooltek U1 or the Lian Li PC-Q16A




PC case fans (PC-Q25)

Alpenföhn Wingboost 120 and 140 mm

     




















Fan speed » 7V = 600 (adaptor included) / 12V = 1100 rpm
Max airflow » ? 
Noise level » 19.4 dB(A)
Bearing » HD
Fan life expectancy » ?
Connector » 4-pin PWM


Cougar - Vortex HDB - CF-V14H / CF-V12H

      





















Fan speed » 700 (with adaptor) / 1200
Max airflow » 55.5 / 70.5 CFM
Noise level » 16.4 / 19.2 dB(A)
Bearing » HDB (Hydro-Dynamic Bearing)
Fan life expectancy » 300.000
Connector » 3-pin



    




















Fan speed » 700 ±200 ~ 1200 ±10% rpm
Max airflow » 71.8 CFM
Noise level » 17.6 ~ 26.7dB(A)
Bearing » 2 Ball Bearing
Fan life expectancy » ?
Connector » 4-pin PWM

Noctua - NF-P14 FLX / NF-P12 


    





















Fan speed » ULNA = 750 / LNA = 900 / 1200 rpm *
Max airflow » ?
Noise level ULNA » 10.1 / LNA = 13.2 / 19.6 dB(A)
Bearing » SSO Bearing
MTBF » 150,000 hours
Connector » ?
* ULNA = Ultra Low Noise Adaptor / LNA = Low Noise Adaptor 


Xilence - 2CF (2 component fan) 120 and 140 mm
  


    





















Fan speed » 700 - 1200 rpm
Max airflow » 70.79 CFM
Noise level » 17,6 - 26,7 db(A)
Bearing » Ball Bearing
Fan life expectancy » ?
Connector » ?


NZXT - FX-140LB bzw FX-120LB























Fan speed » Low = 1000 / medium = 1.500 / high = 2000 rpm *
Max airflow » 49.1 - 98.3 CFM
Noise level » 22.1 - 37 dBA
Bearing » Fluid Dynamic Bearing
Fan life expectancy » 35.000 hours
Connector » 4-pin Molex and 3-pin Mainboard
* has a three position fan speed switch built in




Graphics card » Radeon HD 6950

RAM » 2.048 MB GDDR5
Leistungsindex (Chip) » 59.5
Chiptakt » 800 MHz
Shadertakt » ───
Speichertakt » 5.000 MHz
Speicheranbindung » 256 Bit
Unified Shader » 1.408
Fertigungsprozess » 40 nm
Transistoren » 2.640 Mio
Average G3D Mark » 3250
Max Verlustleistung (TDP) » 200W
3DMark Vantage Extreme DX10 » 9.675













Graphics card » nVidia GeForce GTX 560 ti

RAM » 1.024 MB GDDR5
Leistungsindex (Chip) » 53.5
Chiptakt » 823 MHz
Shadertakt » 1.645
Speichertakt » 4.008 MHz
Speicheranbindung » 256 Bit
Unified Shader » 384
Fertigungsprozess » 40 nm
Transistoren » 1.950 Mio
Average G3D Mark »  2972
Max Verlustleistung (TDP) » 180W
3DMark Vantage Extreme DX10 » 9.364





The successor of the GeForce 560Ti is the 660Ti 

RAM »  MB GDDR5
Leistungsindex »
Chiptakt »  MHz
Shadertakt »
Speichertakt » MHz
Speicheranbindung » Bit
Unified Shader »
Fertigungsprozess »  nm
Transistoren »  Mio
Average G3D Mark »  
Max Verlustleistung (TDP) » W
3DMark Vantage Extreme DX10 »


Edit: a lot of development has been going on in the graphics card market.
Today I would get the GeForce GTX 770 (preferably the EVGA one with Titan cooler) or GTX 780.

Edit: time goes by and new hardware supersedes old ones. State of the art now is the GeForce 970. Although it's performance has been limited from 4Gb to 3.5GB, it has still the best price/value ratio.

Edit:Wow, the new GTX 1080 and 1070 blow away everything else. Don't go any lower than any of those.

 



free counters

No comments :

Post a Comment