Finally made my purchase(new i7 Rig)

[Max47]

Order SummaryQty Product Description Price
Order #: *******

1 COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811119160
Standard Return Policy $159.99
$149.99

1 GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813128375
Limited 30-Day Return Policy $209.99
$199.99

2 SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814102801
Standard Return Policy $519.98
$469.98
($234.99 ea)

1 CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817139006
Standard Return Policy $179.99
$119.99

1 Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115202
Processors (CPUs) Return Policy $294.99

2 OCZ Diesel 16GB Single Channel Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model OCZUSBDSL16G - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227333
Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy $52.98
($26.49 ea)

1 G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ - Retail
Item #: N82E16820231225
Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy $199.99
$169.99

1 Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136283
Limited 30-Day Return Policy $89.99

1 Acer P243WAid Black-Silver 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support - Retail
Item #: N82E16824009125
LCD Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy $359.99
$329.99

1 LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 - OEM
Item #: N82E16827136152
Limited 30-Day Return Policy $24.99

2 DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #152341 -$32.98
(-$16.49 ea)

1 DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #156589 -$15.00

Subtotal $1,854.90
Tax $0.00
UPS 3 Days $42.27
Order Total $1,897.17

The processor from microcenter was only in store pickup ? Oh well, I did get a few combo's that were too bad. What you guys think?

 

[AngryArtichoke]

Woah that's a pricey rig.

 

[trueplaya4ever8]

Lol. Looks good to me! I want pic's of the stuff when it arrives!

 

[squirrel9000]

That's going to be sweet. Post some pics when you get it. I want to see some wire management!

 

[Mr.DLucey]

Dam nice setup man!

 

[diaz]

I would tottaly get a GTX295 instead of those 4870's... Looks good though!

-D

 

[Max47]

Here are a couple of pictures of the new rig. I just got it up and running decided to try Vista Ultimate64, we will see how that goes. Wire management was suprisingly easy, and had no trouble at all getting everything setup with this HUGE case. Although I have to do some research on the crossfire and some other things, I havent built a desktop in about 2 or more years

 

[TimoneX]

Looks good! Nice and tidy.

 

[trueplaya4ever8]

Omg. I'm in love with the case! If I don't like how the 690 handles things I know what I'm moving to?

Is the new rig fast?

 

[jediman]

either your mobo or your case looks a little crooked but since you get everything in and running i guess it doesnt matter. I only say this cause I did the same in my build and made it a little difficult to get add-in cards in.

 

[Rick James]

Holy **** at that price

 

[slizacker]

Dam I like the look of that case, right now I have antec 900 and I'm too lazy to drill holes for cables. Dunno why I didn't go with that one the cable management looks like a piece of cake


1 question tho, stock cooler?

 

[TimoneX]

I'm sure frog will add a sweet cooler(TRUE?) later and post up some great OC results.

 

[Max47]

Here is a pic of my current setup... lol ya im pushed for space and the desk is a wal-mart special... But when I move to Kentucky in a few months I will get a more permenant setup.

I haven't overclocked anything other than the GPU's with the ATI overdrive program, kinda tight on free time these days so maybe sometime one weekend I will see what this baby will really do.. But the ATI overdrive gave me 825/1005 and 800/920 on my secondary

Ya, I definately need a new heatsink for the CPU, but pressed on money after this buy.. I will definately be getting one in the future and OC this baby.

And this monitor... WOW, I have never had anything better than a 19 inch CRT.

 

[sandyduff]

Very nice!! All looks so nice and clean inside... nice case too!!

Enjoy!!

 

[trueplaya4ever8]

That's a really nice setup!

Holy **** at that price

Doesn't seem that bad to me. I'm at $1514 w/o a new video card.

 

[TimoneX]

Looks good!

I think you're in violation though...

Thou shalt not place non-alcoholic beverages in da bidness area. Only booze.

 

[Max47]

Hey guys, Im back and with some results this time. I got this thing up to 4ghz, although I am lacking some stability.. I have increased the voltage up to 1.4 in the Bios I havent went any further to try to increase stability.. One because i dont know what these 920's can handle and 2 its toping out at 100C !
I definately need something to keep this thing cooler my idle temps are still around 55-59 which i think is pretty high.. Apparently they can operate at 100C. I did a 10 minute sensor test on real temp with prime95. I thought a processor would burn up at that temp.. I havent done extensive testing because I know its borderline stable.. I had to slowly increase my voltage to be able to run that test. I finished it and bumped it up just a little bit more and left it there and ran the test again, but as u can see with those temps im not going to bring up the voltage anymore it had steadily brought up my core temps.

As for the GPU department I haven't tweaked them up yet, I think im gonna get some cooling on the CPU and stabilize indefinately at 4ghz, And then work on bringing those up.

But I think I am going to buy a 120mm rifle design for the processor dont know what brand to get..

Settings:
Multi=20x200
QPI=x36
Uncore=x16
CPU=1.4v (speed fan and CPU-Z reading 1.38v)
DRAM Freq= 800mhz
QPI/VTT=1.32v
Mem SPD=2:8
Mem Volt=1.5v
Cl= 9.0
rTCD= 9
tRP= 9
tRAS= 24
Load-Line Calibration=Enabled
Hyper Threading=Disable
Performance Enhance=Disabled
Turbo Boost=Disabled