Recent content by psycsike

Of the RAM I was considering, only the G.Skill ran at 1.6v while the others ran at 1.65v (the max for i7). It is my understanding that the more voltage you put across a dimm the higher mhz it goes. So running at a lower voltage means that this is the fastest / "highest quality", it comes...

I would expect to hit 3.5ghz stable. I suppose it depends on how solid a cooler I can get. I'd rather not deal with a full blown water cooling setup, but what is the next best thing? I linked a few possibilities earlier.

I find this a little hard to swallow considering there ARE firmware issues w/ windows 7 AND with the very high early adopter price. How much faster would the ssd in raid 0 really go? On recommendation and due to g.skill's exceptional tech support I am currently planning on G.SKILL Ripjaws...

This thought stems from over-eager anticipation of i9s coming out early 2010. This rig has been put off since the summer so there is NO way I am waiting that long. With this in mind I think you guys are right with the 920 x58 setup. By the way I don't feel the NEED to spend 3$ at newegg...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc This will be located in to the living room used primarily for gaming with a small amount of HTPC/streaming video from my server downstairs. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? ~$3k; Price is not so...