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Post by Oliver on May 1, 2014 21:09:51 GMT
Congrats on the update Glad, Welcome to the 7+ club  Sent from my phone, using Tapatalk |
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Post by Woody on May 3, 2014 20:16:52 GMT
Well my X3230 has arrived and I have swapped out the Q6700 that was in my VGX-XL202.
As predicted, the WEI scores have stayed the same, at:
Processor: 7.2
Memory: 7.2
Graphics: 7.4
Gaming Graphics 7.4
Primary Hard Disk 7.7
Base score 7.2
HiWinFO32 reports a subtle increase in speed and temps are staying at c. 50C, drawing 1.17 to 1.2 volts.
I will log and report temps (in comparison with the Q6700) when I get a bit more time.
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Post by Oliver on May 3, 2014 22:06:31 GMT
Thanks for giving us your feedback Woody, a lot of people consider both processors prior to purchase, this thread will really help them to make a more informed choice.
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Post by IT Troll on May 4, 2014 14:29:45 GMT
It would be good if you do a comparison of the temperatures and volts at 100% CPU utilisation.
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Post by Woody on May 4, 2014 14:51:03 GMT
It would be good if you do a comparison of the temperatures and volts at 100% CPU utilisation. I did this last night for the X3230, all 4 cores running at between 95 to 100% encoding video for a 2 hour period. Temps never rose above 68 C, were usually around 65 C.. ...the voltage rose to a maximum of 1.28 V. Really happy with this as I think this is well within safety margins Ambient room temp was c 16 C. |
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Post by IT Troll on May 4, 2014 21:41:35 GMT
Temps never rose above 68 C, were usually around 65 C.. ...the voltage rose to a maximum of 1.28 V. So you are seeing a slight increase in temperatures vs your Q6700? |
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Post by Woody on May 4, 2014 22:40:16 GMT
Temps never rose above 68 C, were usually around 65 C.. ...the voltage rose to a maximum of 1.28 V. So you are seeing a slight increase in temperatures vs your Q6700? There doesn't really seem to be that much difference, I would say the X3230 runs a fraction hotter, but in the grand scheme of things I doubt these temperatures differences are actually statistically significant. It seems that the Xeon runs a tiny bit faster and has a similar thermal profile to that of the Core 2 Quads.. ..there really isn't much between them, indeed I think the performance differences are only really seen based on the results of monitoring programs.. ..in real life not sure it is easy to tell them apart. |
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firefly
Junior Member
Posts: 9 
VGX-XL: VGX-XL302
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 / 2.13 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GTL
BIOS: Original
HDD/SSD: 2.5TB (1x 1.5TB & 1x 1TB)
Optical Drive: Bluraydisc
TV Tuner 1: FireDTV – FloppyDTV C/CI
Keyboard: Sony
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Post by firefly on May 2, 2016 13:44:51 GMT
It is interesting. It is possible to wind up this system to the new generation of machines:
I have a Dell i7 für Work and this machine is almost the same like your tuned vaio's
CPU: i7 -3770 3.4 GHz 7,7
RAM: 4 GB 7,7
Graphic: Geforce GT640 7,1
HD: HDD 5,9
Total: 5.9
Is this right that a tunded VGX-XL goes almost as fast as a i7 Desktop PC?
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Post by Oliver on May 2, 2016 19:38:03 GMT
It is interesting. It is possible to wind up this system to the new generation of machines: I have a Dell i7 für Work and this machine is almost the same like your tuned vaio's CPU: i7 -3770 3.4 GHz 7,7 RAM: 4 GB 7,7 Graphic: Geforce GT640 7,1 HD: HDD 5,9 Total: 5.9 Is this right that a tunded VGX-XL goes almost as fast as a i7 Desktop PC? No I don't think so, as I understand it, the Wins7 WEI scores do not always give an accurate reflection. Unfortunately a i7 Desktop PC would always wipe the floor with a tuned up VGX-XL. Well unless you do what sinful did and completely gut the VGX-XL then mod the case to fit modern motherboards and power supplies.. sites.google.com/site/vaioxlgroup/tutorials/vgx-xl-redux-project-by-sinfulYou might not (easily) be able to turn a VGX-XL into a powerful desktop but you can upgrade it into a very respectable and modern media centre. |
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Post by woodengamer on May 26, 2018 22:34:41 GMT
So, my current score is 0.0.... but then again I just got my VGX-XL3 used with no hard drives. Have drives in it and ready to go for building it from the restore CD. This thread is great to know that there is some room to improve upon this computer to give it a home in my main home theater setup. Lots of questions, but I have lots of content to read!
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