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« on: July 22, 2009, 01:14:21 PM » |
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In 6 weeks time I will be getting a new setup. The only Items I will not be getting are a Graphics Card, PSU and Blu Ray Drive.
Here are the specs i have planned
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 D0 2.66GHz Socket 1366 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Mobo:ASUS Rampage II Extreme iX58 Socket 1366 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Ram: OCZ 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz/PC3-12800 Reaper Triple Channel Kit CL7 1.65V
Heatsink: XIGMATEK Thors Hammer Socket 1366 775 AM2 754 939 940 Heatpipe CPU Cooler
It ends up being £3 over budget which is fk all and that means i will get all of that for free except for the £3 i will throw in.
I will not replace the GC i have at the same time due to lack of funds. I currently have a 9500gt but that will get replaced once i have the cash.
I will continue to use my PSU which is a Coolermaster RealPower 520 Modular PSU (meaning it never drops below 520 and usually provides over 600)
What I want to ask is what changes would you make to what i have selected there. You guys seems to know your hardware way better than i do.
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« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2009, 03:05:17 PM » |
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Don't look at me, I just like the pritty flashing lights 
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2009, 03:18:54 PM » |
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Don't look at me, I just like the pritty flashing lights  This. Have a word with Chaos. All the pron on the interwebs comes from his super-rig (previously described as "overclocked SkyNet").
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« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2009, 05:26:44 PM » |
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Isn't it better to use RAM in pairs?
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« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2009, 05:50:24 PM » |
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Isn't it better to use RAM in pairs?
Not with the new DDR3 chipsets - they work in Tri-Channel mode (at opposed to dual channel like on most other boards)
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« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2009, 06:27:29 PM » |
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Looks ok to me.
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« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2009, 09:17:09 PM » |
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What GPU are you going to be using for that lot? I would go towards a Gigabyte/EVGA mobo rather than that (Some of the higher end EVGA boards have an extra NB chip (not a whole x58 setup) for better PCI-e bandwidth) Gigabyte if you have an ATI card or EVGA if you use nVidia cards  Also, that CPU is golden but the HSF could be better. I would recomend one of the Thermalright Ultra 120s which is as good as yours (if not better) but only needs 1 or no fans to do the same cooling  Spend a good £10 on a fan for it though, you want it to be quiet!
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« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2009, 10:00:04 AM » |
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initially i will be using my current card a 9500gt once i get a bit of spare cash i will then buy a gtx295 as they should be cheaper at that point with the release of the dx 11 cards coming out soon. all this will be going in my coolermaster cosmos case  I will look in to that heat sink it looks sweet and will def do the job. I cant complain when its all free 
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« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2009, 10:18:19 AM » |
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I would go towards a Gigabyte/EVGA mobo rather than that (Some of the higher end EVGA boards have an extra NB chip (not a whole x58 setup) for better PCI-e bandwidth) Gigabyte if you have an ATI card or EVGA if you use nVidia cards  As someone who owned an EVGA board I can strongly advise against getting one. It was the worst decision I ever made, it was so terrible. As soon as I switched to my Gigabyte board everything was perfect.
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« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2009, 12:46:56 PM » |
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What GPU are you going to be using for that lot? I would go towards a Gigabyte/EVGA mobo rather than that (Some of the higher end EVGA boards have an extra NB chip (not a whole x58 setup) for better PCI-e bandwidth) Gigabyte if you have an ATI card or EVGA if you use nVidia cards  Also, that CPU is golden but the HSF could be better. I would recomend one of the Thermalright Ultra 120s which is as good as yours (if not better) but only needs 1 or no fans to do the same cooling  Spend a good £10 on a fan for it though, you want it to be quiet! i have that heatsink.... its awesome but do your homework on case to fit it as its bloody big 
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« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2009, 01:20:47 PM » |
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my case is huge its the coolermaster cosmos so i def think it will fit as its one of the biggest cases out at the moment. one of the reasons i got it was so i know it can fit in a huge gc and heatsink.
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« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2009, 02:53:37 PM » |
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If your going nVidia, I would get an EVGA board.. As of late, I have really gone off ASUS boards. Theyr good, but they never live up to the hype. I traded my Rampage Extreme (X48) for a Foxconn Blackops and everything is a lot faster (although I did loose 1 pci slot and have to remove my sata card (just 2 extra ports, not a raid card) ) The EVGA and Gigabyte high end boards seem to get a lot better feedback than the ASUS ones anyway. Overclocking is also better on those. A Gigabyte board currently holds the WR OC on a 920 
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« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2009, 10:20:08 AM » |
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Is it really necessary to get an i7? A friend of mine has one and if I were him I'd be disappointed.
The problem being that very few applications can use more than one of its "8" cores, meaning that you would probably be better going for a quadcore of the same price (although I guess you could be planning for the future).
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« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2009, 01:25:07 PM » |
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Is it really necessary to get an i7? A friend of mine has one and if I were him I'd be disappointed.
The problem being that very few applications can use more than one of its "8" cores, meaning that you would probably be better going for a quadcore of the same price (although I guess you could be planning for the future).
True, but a lot of new software including games are now being written in a multithreaded way. The other plus is multitasking, Even on quad core I get little to no performance drop if I'm ripping a blueray to m2ts file, and playing TF2 at the same time.
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