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Old 09-20-2009, 01:00 PM   #1 (permalink)

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Post i7 Gaming Rig

Hello OTS

i am going to be building a new rig before end of this year... but i need help on choosing a motherboard and ram... this is what i got/going to get...

Own:
Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Scout
GPU: Evga GeForce GTX 285 1gb
HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB

Going to buy:
PSU: CORSAIR 850W or CORSAIR 750W
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
GPU: Evga GeForce GTX 285 1gb
MB:?
Ram:?
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz

i will be going SLI and oc the i7... also any ideas would be great

thanks

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GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L
G.SKILL 3GB
Core 2 Duo E6850 OC 3.8GHZ
Evga GTX 285 648/1476/1242 OC @ 710/1617/1315 @ 85% fan
WD Raptor 150GB
WD External HDD 250GB
Swiftech Apex Ultima H20-220 water cooling kit

Windows 7 Beta 7100 64 bit

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Old 09-21-2009, 12:00 PM   #2 (permalink)

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Re: i7 Gaming Rig

When it comes to motherboards Göran usually recommends boards based upon customer reviews over at newegg.com which is fine, but I would like to add a link for the motherboards over at Legion Hardware (check link).

If you have patience I believe it's worth spending some time in there and reading then wait for Göran or someone else to give a summary from newegg.

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Old 09-22-2009, 04:50 PM   #3 (permalink)

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Re: i7 Gaming Rig

I agree. I never bother to really look at what people are saying. I just let Goranpaa do all the web crawling for me.

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CoolerMaster Centurion 534
Asus P5B Deluxe (w/ WiFi)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
4GB Corsair XMS2 PC2 6400
300GB 10000 RPM VeolciRaptor
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Old 09-23-2009, 03:28 AM   #4 (permalink)

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Re: i7 Gaming Rig

Lol! I have crawled around already. Done that a couple of days ago when Alchemist, mailed me.

I'm busy prepairing my garden for the soon to be winter rest ( first frost night). And also are out fly fishing a lot. The Trout and Rainbow trout season is also starting to singing on it's final here. So I want to make the most of it before it's over. Therefore, I wont be at my pc that much the next couple of weeks.

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Psu: Corsair TX 750W
Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3 P.
Cpu: E6850 3.6GHz
Cooler: Scythe Ninja.
Video cards: 2 X Sapphire HD 4870.
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Old 09-23-2009, 04:04 PM   #5 (permalink)

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Re: i7 Gaming Rig

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Lol! I have crawled around already. Done that a couple of days ago when Alchemist, mailed me.

I'm busy prepairing my garden for the soon to be winter rest ( first frost night). And also are out fly fishing a lot. The Trout and Rainbow trout season is also starting to singing on it's final here. So I want to make the most of it before it's over. Therefore, I wont be at my pc that much the next couple of weeks.
I haven't been trout fishing in years... you have made me nostalgic sir, and for that you get a cookie.

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Desktop: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CoolerMaster Centurion 534
Asus P5B Deluxe (w/ WiFi)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
4GB Corsair XMS2 PC2 6400
300GB 10000 RPM VeolciRaptor
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Old 09-23-2009, 07:25 PM   #6 (permalink)

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Re: i7 Gaming Rig

Hello

yeah i forgot to write on here to tell you guys he helped me.. sorry been working a lot and only time i go online is on my blackberry lol...

btw: Goranpaa i decide on a Cooler Master v8 for the i7, i played with two other pc that have one and it keeps the i7 oc at very good temps... also i can't wait to see your garden next year hopefully its a better season...

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GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L
G.SKILL 3GB
Core 2 Duo E6850 OC 3.8GHZ
Evga GTX 285 648/1476/1242 OC @ 710/1617/1315 @ 85% fan
WD Raptor 150GB
WD External HDD 250GB
Swiftech Apex Ultima H20-220 water cooling kit

Windows 7 Beta 7100 64 bit

Soon i7 gaming rig!
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