1st time building, any help/advices appreciated.

Sedah

Sedah

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This is going to be my 1st time building and any help/advice appreciated.

I summed up of what I'm going to be ordering and it follows:

- Intel i7 920 Processor [planning to overclock to 3.0-4.0 later on]
- Evga Intel x58 ATX
- Geforce Evga GTX 260 [planning to buy a 2nd one later on as well]
- Corsair 750tx 750w
- OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3
- 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 7200RPM
- Pioneer 20 DVD+ burner
- Antec Nine Hundred Two
- Windows Vista 64 Bit

anything else I'm missing? OR any recommendation? and any advice prior and after it has been put together appreciated. [I kno I didnt write down the monitor but I already know which one Im getting]

thanks in advance.
 
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Bodaggit23

Bodaggit23

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Just my opinions. =D

If you plan on overclocking the 920 up to the 4Ghz range, you'll need
a watercooling setup. In reality, the chip is fast enough stock, but you
can get it into the 3.4Ghz range on air easily.

If you get an EVGA X58, consider that one board is cheaper and has less
warranty.

The 132-BL-E758-A1 has a Lifetime Warranty.
The 132-BL-E758-TR has a 2 year Warranty.

Same board, you just pay like $50.00 more for Lifetime.

I have a TX850 (70Amp) psu, and it's great. But, this is worth considering.
750watt (100Amp)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025

Last thing, don't skimp on your RAM. I've seen alot of people on the EVGA
forums have issues with thier OCZ RAM. Just a thought.
 
bebopin64

bebopin64

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1. 4.0GHz is easily reachable on air just make sure you have a solid air cooler. the xigmatek thor's hammer is good and so is the coolermaster v8

2. make sure you get 1600mhz RAM or it will limit the overclockability of your cpu.
 
Bodaggit23

Bodaggit23

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bebopin64 said:
1. 4.0GHz is easily reachable on air just make sure you have a solid air cooler. the xigmatek thor's hammer is good and so is the coolermaster v8

2. make sure you get 1600mhz RAM or it will limit the overclockability of your cpu.
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Have you tried the Noctua? It's great, but if I get to 4Ghz, I'm smokin on load.

What are your temps when you stress test?
 
Sedah

Sedah

New Member
Bodaggit23 said:
Just my opinions. =D

If you plan on overclocking the 920 up to the 4Ghz range, you'll need
a watercooling setup. In reality, the chip is fast enough stock, but you
can get it into the 3.4Ghz range on air easily.

If you get an EVGA X58, consider that one board is cheaper and has less
warranty.

The 132-BL-E758-A1 has a Lifetime Warranty.
The 132-BL-E758-TR has a 2 year Warranty.

Same board, you just pay like $50.00 more for Lifetime.

I have a TX850 (70Amp) psu, and it's great. But, this is worth considering.
750watt (100Amp)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025

Last thing, don't skimp on your RAM. I've seen alot of people on the EVGA
forums have issues with thier OCZ RAM. Just a thought.
Click to expand...

OoO thanks for letting me know about the warranty, had to double check and I did pick the A1 version, jus forgot to put it on the list, but about the RAM, what would you recommend of gettin instead? still pref. a 6GB of course tho.
 
Sedah

Sedah

New Member
bebopin64 said:
1. 4.0GHz is easily reachable on air just make sure you have a solid air cooler. the xigmatek thor's hammer is good and so is the coolermaster v8

2. make sure you get 1600mhz RAM or it will limit the overclockability of your cpu.
Click to expand...

o thanks for the input, neva thought about gettin an air cooler, gettin the coolermaster v8, and this replaces the heatsink that comes w/ the proc. correct?
 
Gooberman

Gooberman

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Sedah said:
o thanks for the input, neva thought about gettin an air cooler, gettin the coolermaster v8, and this replaces the heatsink that comes w/ the proc. correct?
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I'm getting the same and yes it does replace Intel's heatsink :)
 
bebopin64

bebopin64

Active Member
Sedah said:
o thanks for the input, neva thought about gettin an air cooler, gettin the coolermaster v8, and this replaces the heatsink that comes w/ the proc. correct?
Click to expand...

the thor's hammer tested better than the v8 on an overvolted i7. it tested better than the TRUE also.
 
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