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I'm currently putting together a list of components for my i7 920 D0 rig.
At the moment all I have in mind are:
Silverstone Raven RV02
Heatkiller rev 3.0 LT or Heatkiller rev 3.0
Laing D5 variable
DFI LanParty UT X58-T3eH8
Hi everyone!
Hi to everybody!
I'm currently putting together a list of components for my i7 920 D0 rig.
At the moment all I have in mind are:
Silverstone Raven RV02
Heatkiller rev 3.0 LT or Heatkiller rev 3.0
Laing D5 variable
DFI LanParty UT X58-T3eH8
Hi there, looks like you are trying to put together a nice PC.
Sorry to be abrupt, but is this a question? Do you want feedback? Suggestions? Or is it just a general welcome post?
Anyway, hi!
Welcome to HEXUS
As lego batman just said, you've not really asked any questions, so we've got no real idea where you're trying to go with this thread.
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Tell ya what, you put up a completely spec and we'll tell you if there is anything wrong with it. Alternatively, give us a budget, two of three paragraphs on intended usage, and about 20 minutes and we'll throw you together what we think you want.
Desktop (Cy): Intel Core i7 920 D0 @ 3.6GHz, Prolimatech Megahalems, Gigabyte X58-UD5, Patriot Viper DDR3 6GiB @ 1440MHz 7-7-7-20 2T, EVGA NVIDIA GTX 295 Co-Op, Asus Xonar D2X, Hauppauge WinTV Nova TD-500, 2x WD Caviar Black 1TB in RAID 0, 4x Samsung EcoDrive 1.5TB F2s in RAID 5, Corsair HX 750W PSU, Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos Sport (Custom), 4x Noctua P12s, 6x Noctua S12Bs, Sony Optiarc DVD+/-RW, Windows 7 Professional Edition, Dell 2408WFP, Mirai 22" HDTV
MacBook Pro (Voyager): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.6GHz, 4GiB DDR2 RAM, 200GB 7200RPM HDD, NVIDIA 8600GTM 512MB, SuperDrive, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, 15.4" Matte Display
HTPC (Delta-Flyer): Intel Core 2 Q8200 @ 2.33GHz, Zotec GeForce 9300-ITX, 2GiB of DDR2 Corsair XMS2 RAM, KWorld PE355-2T, Samsung EcoDrive F2 1.5TB, In-Win BP655, Noctua NF-R8, LiteOn BluRay ROM Drive, Windows 7 Home Premium, 42" Sony 1080p Television
i7 (Bloomfield) Overclocking Guide
Originally Posted by Spock
Hi guys,
This was intended to be a welcome!
Peterb thought it would be best to put the post in this section.
One thing i'm having trouble with is choosing a motherboard for overclocking the i7, any suggestions?
My budget is around £200.
I hope that's just for the motherboard...
Let's see.
There are a few I recommend. Let's start with the one I use, the Gigabyte UD5. Good solid board, overclocks well, a little more Vdroop than compitors, and no 12V rail sensors. But it makes up this with a very easy to use BIOS. And for only £191.10 inv VAT.
Next is the Asus P6T Deluxe V2. Very solid board again, little to no Vdroop, overclocks well, has a complete sensor suite, but the BIOS can be a little confusing at times, but not to hard if you have a decent background with Overclocking. However it only has 6 SATA ports and costs £204.10 inc VAT.
Finally there is the EVGA X58 SLi LE. I like this board for one main reason, it looks cool!Apart from that, well made, excellent Warranty, decent BIOS, etc. But again, only 6 SATA ports. Very well balanced board. And it's only £187.65 inc VAT.
One important note, for the UD5, the Foxconn sockets are not very well made and tend to cause problems with booting and system stability. Foxconn have also managed to stuff up their P55 sockets as well. So be mindful, and check your sockets. Easiest way it to mount the CPU, then dismount it and check that every pad has a dot in the middle of it, which means a pin has made contact with it.
I would personally consider the above advice standard practice for computer construction, especially if one intends to overclock.
Desktop (Cy): Intel Core i7 920 D0 @ 3.6GHz, Prolimatech Megahalems, Gigabyte X58-UD5, Patriot Viper DDR3 6GiB @ 1440MHz 7-7-7-20 2T, EVGA NVIDIA GTX 295 Co-Op, Asus Xonar D2X, Hauppauge WinTV Nova TD-500, 2x WD Caviar Black 1TB in RAID 0, 4x Samsung EcoDrive 1.5TB F2s in RAID 5, Corsair HX 750W PSU, Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos Sport (Custom), 4x Noctua P12s, 6x Noctua S12Bs, Sony Optiarc DVD+/-RW, Windows 7 Professional Edition, Dell 2408WFP, Mirai 22" HDTV
MacBook Pro (Voyager): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.6GHz, 4GiB DDR2 RAM, 200GB 7200RPM HDD, NVIDIA 8600GTM 512MB, SuperDrive, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, 15.4" Matte Display
HTPC (Delta-Flyer): Intel Core 2 Q8200 @ 2.33GHz, Zotec GeForce 9300-ITX, 2GiB of DDR2 Corsair XMS2 RAM, KWorld PE355-2T, Samsung EcoDrive F2 1.5TB, In-Win BP655, Noctua NF-R8, LiteOn BluRay ROM Drive, Windows 7 Home Premium, 42" Sony 1080p Television
i7 (Bloomfield) Overclocking Guide
Thanks for the suggestions nightkhaos!
And having moved the thread, I forgot to add my "Welcome to Hexus"... but as I mentioned - lots of ready, willing and knowledgeable help here!
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