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Tomorrow I will be going to the Micro Center to get my MOBO and CPU the rest of the parts I will be ordering online. Want to also thank everyone who helped me here. :)

I will be using parts from my current build such as, Cosmos S case, ABS/Tagan BZ800 800W PSU and my 3 HDD (two of them will be in raid 0)

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225

Prolimatech Mega Shadow Deluxe Black Edition CPU Cooler
http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/prolimatech-mega-shadow-deluxe-edition-cpu-cooler.html

Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154003

Arctic Silver ACN-60ML (2-PC-SET) Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100010

I still haven’t decided what fans to go with for the CPU cooler, but here are the two that I’m trying to select from. People are saying that GentleTyphoon has the best DBA to CFM ratio, but “Scythe DFS123812-2000” pulls about 40 more CFM. I have 7 “Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F” fans in my PC doing 63.7 CFM at 28.0 dBA.

Scythe DFS123812-2000 120mm Case Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185053

Scythe GentleTyphoon D1225C12B4AP-14 120mm Case Fan (50CFM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...91&cm_re=GentleTyphoon-_-35-185-091-_-Product

I also ordered some sand paper for the CPU cooler. I am planning to place this order today, (Sunday) that way I will have everything by the end of the week so I can start assembling. I also will be getting a new GPU once the new ATI cards are out. I really hope to get this PC to 4Ghz as this was one of my goals when getting the parts together. Gaming will be the primary role of this PC.
Please comment.

Thanks.
 
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SO I'm guessing you're trying to break some overclocking records?
And which 800W PSU do you have?
 
Danny Bui said:
SO I'm guessing you're trying to break some overclocking records?
And which 800W PSU do you have?
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Well 4Ghz is hardly a record (it is for me BIG TIME)

ABS/Tagan BZ800 800W is my current PSU (I will update the thread.)
 
You really don't listen, do you? :p

If the Scythe S-FLEX fans are good enough for you to use as case fans, one (or two) of them should be enough for the CPU cooler.

Stupid question, but which specific HDDs were you using again?
 
tiraides said:
You really don't listen, do you? :p

If the Scythe S-FLEX fans are good enough for you to use as case fans, one (or two) of them should be enough for the CPU cooler.

Stupid question, but which specific HDDs were you using again?
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Wait, what exactly is it that I didn't listed to? I went with your RAM suggestion and im going to Micro Center for the CPU.?

Im using 3 WD640AAKS
 
Since you had to ask....

tiraides said:
And you might as well ask your video card questions in this thread, since it is part of this build.
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The whole point of that sentence was that you didn't need to make multiple threads (though, looking at your recent posts and threads, you've done just that) just to get all of your questions answered.

But don't worry about it. I was just giving you a little grief... hence the :p
 
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its fun getting that de ja vu feeling... as if you've already read this thread... but don't see your replies... then it hits you... AHHH! the OP had another thread! ...but created a new one because... he wanted to confuse people?! :p
 
tiraides said:
Since you had to ask....



The whole point of that sentence was that you didn't need to make multiple threads (though, looking at your recent posts and threads, you've done just that) just to get all of your questions answered.

But don't worry about it. I was just giving you a little grief... hence the :p
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Its all good :) Thank you for all your suggestions. My last post on that thread was on the 9th (4 days ago) and no one responded... So I thought I create another thread.

I'm getting some last minute feed back from other forums, and here is what people are suggesting: To take this RAM over the G.Skill. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381 Its 7-7-7-24 insted of 9-9-9-24 for only $25 more. I think its a great deal, the only BIG concurn that I have is the RAM voltage. The Max volts for P6T is 1.6v but mostly all 1600mhz RAm is 1.65v including this one that I linked. Will this be a problem?

Well I just got back from Micro Center With the i7 920 B0 CPU and P6T Deluxe V2 MOBO. I never been inside the store before and I was absolutely amazed with the selection they have! The rest I will be ordering online today, so if anyone have any last minute suggestions, please let me know :)

Thanks
 
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My only question left (for now) is with the Prolimatech Mega Shadow... why did you choose that particular CPU cooler?

OK, I lied: Did you also get MC to price-match the P6T Deluxe V2?
 
tiraides said:
My only question left (for now) is with the Prolimatech Mega Shadow... why did you choose that particular CPU cooler?

OK, I lied: Did you also get MC to price-match the P6T Deluxe V2?
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Well the original has absolutely great reviews, the only other one that beats it I believe by 1-2c is the "Thermalright IFX-14" But the Prolimatech is shorter, and seeing how Cosmos S has problems with large collers and its 200mm fan I think Prolimatech is the better choice, if I want to keep my fan. I do believe I will still need to do some moding to accommodate for it. The Prolimatech Mega Shadow is a new revision that supposed to be 1-3c better then the original (I only seen one major comparison review for it and in there they were not able to see the difference) again its only 1. Prolimatech Mega Shadow looks better and it has thhe support for socket 1156 (I don't bellive the original has it), so if I would to sell it in the future or something, I will get more people that might be interested.

I totally forgot about the Price-match option! Grrrr but I do believe it was $280 or $290 not sure..

tiraides, I had updating my last reply b4 this one, in regards to RAM. Please take a look at it and im interested in your opinion. Thanks
 
The P6T Dlx v2 will handle 1.65v RAM just fine. Its not the board you have to worry about. The Memory Controller is integrated into the i7 CPU, so if you go over 1.65v, you can kill your CPU, according to Intel. :p The CL7 timings aren't worth $25 more, IMO, as you most likely won't notice the difference in real world performance. However, its your money, so do with it as you please. ;) I also like the G.Skills because they're 1.5v, so you have a bit more headroom there with RAM voltage. :cool:
 
@tiraides I got your PM, thanks.

@enginurd thank for the input.

Well as of 1am this morning I had placed my order. :) I decided to go with the G skill RAMl thats in my original post, and I went with 2 Scythe DFS123812-2000 fans. Its a 1-3 day delivery and according to newegg its already been shipped. The heatsink I ordered from heatsinkfactory, and just sent them an email asking for an update.

Again thank you EVERYONE for the help. I will be sure to post pictures when the rig is done.

Thanks
 
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