- Apr 18, 2008
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Just to put my story in context: I’m working for a company who made casino gaming machine. I’m an electronic hardware engineer and my hobby is to build and fix PC, from hardware to software.
At my job, we have an IT department, like every other industry, who is managing PC and network. We have decent PC, fast server, viability…
A basic PC for programmer is: E6700, 1Gig, WD Raptor 36 Gig (to be forced to save files on network), case Thermaltake wing, Antec Phantom 500W and a Intel 975X mobo. Graphic card is a nVidia Quadro nv280/285/290.
For our department, we got some better PC. Back to 2005, they begin to build PC with P4 EE edition, like the 955. At this time, I do not really understand what the Extreme mark on CPU was meaning. The only thing I knew is that CPU cost a lot for a little performance gain over a normal version and consumes a lot of power.
Three years later, they continue to build insane PC. Now I can really say that they really really don’t understand what the meaning of Extreme and globally how to build a PC who will suited our needs.
They have installed, to my coworker, a Core 2 QX9650, on an Intel X38 mobo, 4 gigs (running XP 32 bits by the way), with a monstrous Thermaltake 1000W… So when I’ve seen this setup, I’va asked: “are going to overclock it, this is why is build for? This is the only reason to get an Extreme CPU, to get a unlocked multiplier and the easiest way to push the machine to 4GHz… You have the power supply and the mobo to do it, so lets’go”
They reply “no, we only got this processor for the gain of performance over the …” they cannot tell me from what they need to get a more performance… So you don’t want to overclock OK… Why the X38 mobo? It’s made to do crossfire, for gaming... Hello a P35 mobo will do the job and it cost 50% of the X38… And so what’s the **** meaning of the 1000W in that PC? To run a Quadro nv290… Suckers… they are using the second X16 slot to put a COM card at PCIe x1…
I’m very frustrated because it’s a big waste of money. For a fraction they could buy a E8400 (a dual core is more than enough for our jobs), a P35 mobo with one PCIe x16 and 2 PCIe x1 and a corsair 550W…
This is not the end of the story. One week later, I’ve got an upgrade on my PC: a beautiful QX6700, to be not overclocked because it’s bad… My previous CPU was aE6700 so basically I pass from 2 cores to 4, at 2.66GHz… And my CPU runs at 70°C idle, moving to 88°C at 75% load with 5 minutes load. I said it to the marvelous IT manager but he said: your PC is working? Yes but the temps are very high, maybe a new heatsink or at least reseat the actual ones?” “No your PC works, that’s all ” No comments…
You know what: I really hate them. In fact the manager and the buyer. Because they buy the costly PC without knowing the capacities or the need of the worker.
That’s my horror story of the last month.
At my job, we have an IT department, like every other industry, who is managing PC and network. We have decent PC, fast server, viability…
A basic PC for programmer is: E6700, 1Gig, WD Raptor 36 Gig (to be forced to save files on network), case Thermaltake wing, Antec Phantom 500W and a Intel 975X mobo. Graphic card is a nVidia Quadro nv280/285/290.
For our department, we got some better PC. Back to 2005, they begin to build PC with P4 EE edition, like the 955. At this time, I do not really understand what the Extreme mark on CPU was meaning. The only thing I knew is that CPU cost a lot for a little performance gain over a normal version and consumes a lot of power.
Three years later, they continue to build insane PC. Now I can really say that they really really don’t understand what the meaning of Extreme and globally how to build a PC who will suited our needs.
They have installed, to my coworker, a Core 2 QX9650, on an Intel X38 mobo, 4 gigs (running XP 32 bits by the way), with a monstrous Thermaltake 1000W… So when I’ve seen this setup, I’va asked: “are going to overclock it, this is why is build for? This is the only reason to get an Extreme CPU, to get a unlocked multiplier and the easiest way to push the machine to 4GHz… You have the power supply and the mobo to do it, so lets’go”
They reply “no, we only got this processor for the gain of performance over the …” they cannot tell me from what they need to get a more performance… So you don’t want to overclock OK… Why the X38 mobo? It’s made to do crossfire, for gaming... Hello a P35 mobo will do the job and it cost 50% of the X38… And so what’s the **** meaning of the 1000W in that PC? To run a Quadro nv290… Suckers… they are using the second X16 slot to put a COM card at PCIe x1…
I’m very frustrated because it’s a big waste of money. For a fraction they could buy a E8400 (a dual core is more than enough for our jobs), a P35 mobo with one PCIe x16 and 2 PCIe x1 and a corsair 550W…
This is not the end of the story. One week later, I’ve got an upgrade on my PC: a beautiful QX6700, to be not overclocked because it’s bad… My previous CPU was aE6700 so basically I pass from 2 cores to 4, at 2.66GHz… And my CPU runs at 70°C idle, moving to 88°C at 75% load with 5 minutes load. I said it to the marvelous IT manager but he said: your PC is working? Yes but the temps are very high, maybe a new heatsink or at least reseat the actual ones?” “No your PC works, that’s all ” No comments…
You know what: I really hate them. In fact the manager and the buyer. Because they buy the costly PC without knowing the capacities or the need of the worker.
That’s my horror story of the last month.
But i did give it back after a week 
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