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I7 920 CPU, Asus PT6 mobo, what GPU and Monitor?

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8 minutes ago, JohnVee said:

Just wonder what would be a good GPU (and monitor) fit for my old system from 2009:

Intel I7 920 cpu

Asus P6T mobo

Needs a new Monitor and GPU.

 

Thanks.

I still have my 920 and P6T deluxe V2! Lol. Such a monster for the time. I think I ended up with a gtx 275 in mine before I retired that system. Or, hmm, maybe a gtx 470, that sounds more right.

 

If you can get like a gtx 970 for a good price, that would be a pretty solid option.

 

If you can, OC the CPU as much as possible. I ran mine 3.86 ghz 24/7 for years. 21 multiplier (you can lock it at the turbo multiplier which is 21), and decent cooling and you’d be pretty solid!

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Just wonder what would be a good GPU (and monitor) fit for my old system from 2009:

Intel I7 920 cpu

Asus P6T mobo

Needs a new Monitor and GPU.

 

Thanks.

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8 minutes ago, JohnVee said:

Just wonder what would be a good GPU (and monitor) fit for my old system from 2009:

Intel I7 920 cpu

Asus P6T mobo

Needs a new Monitor and GPU.

 

Thanks.

I still have my 920 and P6T deluxe V2! Lol. Such a monster for the time. I think I ended up with a gtx 275 in mine before I retired that system. Or, hmm, maybe a gtx 470, that sounds more right.

 

If you can get like a gtx 970 for a good price, that would be a pretty solid option.

 

If you can, OC the CPU as much as possible. I ran mine 3.86 ghz 24/7 for years. 21 multiplier (you can lock it at the turbo multiplier which is 21), and decent cooling and you’d be pretty solid!

Rig: i7 13700k - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Assorted SATA SSD's for Photo Work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - Acer Predator X34 -- Logitech G502 - - Logitech G710+ - - Logitech Z5500 - - LTT Deskpad

 

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Thanks LIGISTX 🙂 .

Why did you retire it (did cpu die from OC)?

I overclock mine a bit, but not.as much.  Made lots of difference with Oblivion frame rates.

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I have my Rampage III Formula, X5690 E.S. and few kits of decent ram.. such a beast. Period correct would be Fermi for sure, I have a GTX 580 Matrix Platinum for it. The system hates polar bears and mother nature.

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3 minutes ago, JohnVee said:

Thanks LIGISTX 🙂 .

Why did you retire it (did cpu die from OC)?

I overclock mine a bit, but not.as much.  Made lots of difference with Oblivion frame rates.

Nope, still works perfectly. I boot it up every now and then.

 

It was retired for a 4770k many years ago. I kept the 920 system due to sentimental value; it was my first truly high end machine. 

Rig: i7 13700k - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Assorted SATA SSD's for Photo Work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - Acer Predator X34 -- Logitech G502 - - Logitech G710+ - - Logitech Z5500 - - LTT Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

Homelab/ Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 10x4 TB WD Red RAID Z2 - - Corsair 750D - - Corsair RM650i - - Dell H310 6Gbps SAS HBA - - Intel RES2SC240 SAS Expander - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

iPhone 14 Pro - 2018 MacBook Air

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1 hour ago, LIGISTX said:

Nope, still works perfectly. I boot it up every now and then.

 

It was retired for a 4770k many years ago. I kept the 920 system due to sentimental value; it was my first truly high end machine. 

Lol, nice and same!  My i7 920 was my first high-end machine, my first non-hand-me-down machine, and was also my first machine I ever spec'd and built myself. 

And I got all the parts from NCIX!  😄  .  

 

But its been a hot minute since I've looked into new PC parts.

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For monitor, any 1080p is good. Saying this with Samsung 24" from 2010.

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