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Re:Sandy Bridge: Setting Intel’s Modern Foundation by theandrewbailey on Monday August 07, 2023 @11:41AM (#37035979)
I built a desktop around an i7-2600 (not K) when it released in 2011. Moved it to the basement in 2017, where it's been a server ever since. The 16GB RAM that I loaded it up with is starting to look a bit restrictive, but does its job well.

I will likely replace my current desktop (Ryzen 1800X) when Zen 5 releases, and replace that 2600 with my 1800X, then find someone that would be happy with an old i7 desktop PC.

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Re:Sandy Bridge: Setting Intel’s Modern Foundation by tuatoru on Monday August 07, 2023 @01:47PM (#37037951)
I'd still be using my 2600 if an add-in sound card hadn't died, in the process frying the PCI and PCIe hardware on the mobo.
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Re:Sandy Bridge: Setting Intel’s Modern Foundation by theandrewbailey on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:29PM (#37039677)
My 2600 isn't in the same motherboard I originally got it in (or it's recalled replacement[0]). That MSI board died while I was trying to flash the BIOS from Windows 10. Turns out, the utility didn't support Windows 10, so I'll avoid MSI boards going forward.

[0] https://www.anandtech.com/show/4143/the-source-of-intels-cou...

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