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MadisonD

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My only comment is WOW. I wish I had the money.

I think you should have gone for a 1366 chip instead for better upgradability..
 
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I agree, x58 would allow for a bit of future for that machine. If you're willing to spend that much (notably on the CPU), I would think when the i9's come out you'll want to upgrade? Still, that's a nice build.
 
SUPERGT said:
I agree, x58 would allow for a bit of future for that machine. If you're willing to spend that much (notably on the CPU), I would think when the i9's come out you'll want to upgrade? Still, that's a nice build.
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I'm usually pretty lazy when it comes to upgrading, if I decide to go to an i9 when they come out, I'll most likely toss this and build from scratch.
 
A few suggestions:

1. Do not get that OCZ PSU. There are much better 1000W units out there for less. Consider the Corsair 1000HX or the Enermax 1050W.

2. Motherboard is good.

3. Do NOT get the i7 870 for $550. Get the i7 860 for $270 and overclock it while saving yourself over $270 in the process.

4. I believe that RAM is overpriced. I would get 2 kits of this 4GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 and save about $75.

5. SSDs are good and GPUs as well.

6. Get this D-Link DWA-556 WLAN card instead.

Overall, the build will benefit if you consider my above suggestions. I would also suggest going with an i7 920 build for that money (instead of an i7 860 build). More performance, future upgrade paths, and better for a dual-video card setup.
 
I second getting the 860 over the 870. The extra 180MHz ??? is not worth paying an extra $270 for. I have Gskill RAM and really like it. This is the second system I've used Gskill in with no problems.
 
ssumairm said:
Why skip on the NIC?

Get http://www.bigfootnetworks.com/killer-nic-m1/


BTW, do you have a budget for this rig?

I'm surprised no one has suggested the 5870's over the 285's.
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Trying to stay wireless, I don't want to run cable from the room the modem/router is in to the room the computer is in, I try to keep the modem/router on the far side so that neighbors can share in my bandwidth.
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^^ not really accurate since there's a few torrents and 3 xboxs on live right now.
 
+1 for going to the i7 860.. The 860 O/C's wayyyyy easy.. Just took this screen shot about an hour ago:


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PC_User said:
Yikes! Voltage a bit high for my taste. And why is your ram @ 10-10-10-28? Tighten those timings! :)
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1.39 vcore for a 4.3ghz (a 1.5ghz overclock from stock settings) isn't too shabby at all.. I was just showing you what the processor is capable of (same for the timings). That's not my 24/7 overclock.. I run 24/7 at 4ghz (but I've increased my vcore a little to get it stable)..


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Why that case? What am I missing here? I'd take an A70 over that for less, and other cases over an A70 for even less.
 
officermartinez said:
1.39 vcore for a 4.3ghz (a 1.5ghz overclock from stock settings) isn't too shabby at all.. I was just showing you what the processor is capable of (same for the timings). That's not my 24/7 overclock.. I run 24/7 at 4ghz (but I've increased my vcore a little to get it stable)..
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That's better. 1.39v for 4.3GHz isn't bad indeed, but your 24/7 settings seem better suited for actual 24/7 usage.
 
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