My new rig

Guarana · Apr 28, 2008

OK, here's the revision post for my new rig.

(2)9800GX2 1GIG ddr3
Q9650 CPU
Asus Striker Extreme II 790i SLI mobo
G.Skill 8GB 9-9-9-24 DDR3
Lian-Li PC-A70 Custom water cooled
WD Raptor X 150GB 10000 RPM sata HD 1.5GBs
Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200RPM sata HD 3.0 GBs
Silverstone ST100 1000w PSU

The only problem I'd see is the Q9650 on the 790i, any suggestions for that? Other than that I don't see any problems, if any of you could see a problem with this let me know.

Smartbomb · Apr 28, 2008

Tripple "A"

dark2099 · Apr 28, 2008

If you plan on doing any overclocking, it has been reported that the 790i chipset causes data corruption, other than that I think you have a fine build going.

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2166

Guarana · Apr 28, 2008

Yeah, I plan on doing some OCing. That's what I want to avoid is the data corruption, do you have any suggestions for another chipset?

dark2099 · Apr 28, 2008

Um...I'd guess the 780i chipset or something similar, I'm not exactly up to speed on much really (just upgraded a couple months ago, first time on AMD too) so hopefully some of the other Intel users around here can be more helpful than I am.

BarbaricSoul · Apr 28, 2008

Guarana said:
Yeah, I plan on doing some OCing. That's what I want to avoid is the data corruption, do you have any suggestions for another chipset?

750ftw board from EVGA since your doing quad sli gx2, otherwise I would recommend the 780i. Neither board supports ddr3 ram though, so if you change from the 790, you need to vchange your ram aswell

also, just a heads up about your HD. If you've never had a raptorX HD before, or have never used a computer with one, I would like to warn you about how loud they are. They aren't so loud that you won't be able to hear what's coming out of your speakers, but they are loud enough to bother me atleast. Had I'd known about this before I got mine, I woulda got a top quality 7200rpm HD instead. It is louder than the fans in my gx2.

Guarana · Apr 29, 2008

In that case I'll get a different HD instead of the raptor. I'm going for pretty much silence in this build.

Wile E · Apr 29, 2008

Do you mean the QX9650? If so, you don't have to worry about data corruption, because you don't have to raise the fsb to OC. Only have to raise your cpu multi.

Guarana · Apr 29, 2008

Yeah, the QX9650.

But my main problem is the faulty problems with the asus like the fusion block being cracked in alot of them and whatnot. I plan on watercooling so I may stick with the ASUS, unless I REALLY want to be a rebel and install the WC blocks myself on the EVGA board. Oh the choices.

btarunr · Apr 29, 2008

Guarana said:
OK, here's the revision post for my new rig.

(2)9800GX2 1GIG ddr3
Q9650 CPU
Asus Striker Extreme II 790i SLI mobo
G.Skill 8GB 9-9-9-24 DDR3
Lian-Li PC-A70 Custom water cooled
WD Raptor X 150GB 10000 RPM sata HD 1.5GBs
Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200RPM sata HD 3.0 GBs
Silverstone ST100 1000w PSU

The only problem I'd see is the Q9650 on the 790i, any suggestions for that? Other than that I don't see any problems, if any of you could see a problem with this let me know.

There are certain data-corruption issues found with the 790i SLI according to news reports though the users of 790i I know on TPU faced no trouble. If it was me buying that, I'd pick a Maximus Extreme (priced nearly same as Striker II Extreme), 2x Sapphire HD3870 X2, with the money saved, throw in another Raptor, strip two Raptors into RAID 0.

So finally, you're choosing a 1000W PSU.

Drauk · Apr 29, 2008

I know EVGA has a bios fix for ocing for there 790i MB. Might what to check with ASUS.

But of course don't use this with your asus. http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=290927

More info. http://www.techpowerup.com/index.php?58065

Check Asus site: http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=2114&l1=3&l2=11&l3=653&l4=0

Guarana · Apr 29, 2008

Yeah, I'm going with the 1000w PSU.

Also, I'm sticking with the GX2's.. I've already ordered the cards.

System Name	Iraqi Freedom
Processor	Qx9650 @stock
Motherboard	XFX 790i Ultra SLI
Cooling	Danger Den (CPU, GPU, 2x 120mm Rad), Koolance (NB, SB, VREG, Pump)
Memory	4gig 2x2gb OCZ Gold 1800 DDR3
Video Card(s)	2x XFX 9800GX2
Storage	2x 10,000RPM WD Raptors (Raid 0), Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB
Case	Lian Li PC70b
Power Supply	Silverstone ST1000 1000W

System Name	Nasty Biatch
Processor	Q6600 G0 @ 3.6Ghz (450x8)
Motherboard	EVGA 680i Rev. A2
Cooling	Zalman 9700NT w AS5
Memory	4 gig OCZ ReaperX PC6400 @ 900mhz L&S 4-4-3-10 1T
Video Card(s)	EVGA 8800GTS 512 @ 840/2098/1085
Storage	WD Caviar SE16 320Gig
Display(s)	Samsung 2253BW
Case	Antec900 all 12cm fans replaced with green LED Zalman
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek 7.1 HD
Power Supply	Seasonic M12-500
Software	Windows XP64 Skinned Killer Black & Green
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK 06 16458 SuperPI 1M 14.359s

System Name	Everchanging
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair Dark Hero
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer 2 420mm
Memory	2x16GB Corsair DDR4 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	eVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 256GB, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
Display(s)	2xSamsung 28" 4k HDR 144Hz
Case	Fractal Meshify 2 XL
Audio Device(s)	fiio K9 to Hifiman Sundara's via 4.4mm balanced cable
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX 850w
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB PRO
Software	Windows 11 x64

System Name	Iraqi Freedom
Processor	Qx9650 @stock
Motherboard	XFX 790i Ultra SLI
Cooling	Danger Den (CPU, GPU, 2x 120mm Rad), Koolance (NB, SB, VREG, Pump)
Memory	4gig 2x2gb OCZ Gold 1800 DDR3
Video Card(s)	2x XFX 9800GX2
Storage	2x 10,000RPM WD Raptors (Raid 0), Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB
Case	Lian Li PC70b
Power Supply	Silverstone ST1000 1000W

System Name	Everchanging
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair Dark Hero
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer 2 420mm
Memory	2x16GB Corsair DDR4 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	eVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 256GB, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
Display(s)	2xSamsung 28" 4k HDR 144Hz
Case	Fractal Meshify 2 XL
Audio Device(s)	fiio K9 to Hifiman Sundara's via 4.4mm balanced cable
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX 850w
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB PRO
Software	Windows 11 x64

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Processor	i9 10850k 5.1GHz all cores
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool Assassin III
Memory	2*16gig Corsair LPX DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080 FE
Storage	500gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 SSD, 500GB WD Blue SATA SSD, 2TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD
Display(s)	Dell - S3222DGM 32" 2k Curved/ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K (ran at 2k), Sanyo 75" 4k TV
Case	SilverStone Fortress FT04
Audio Device(s)	Bose Companion II speakers, Corsair - HS70 PRO headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x (2021)
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech Orion Spectrum G910
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	https://www.3dmark.com/spy/34962882

System Name	The ClusterF**k
Processor	980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 580
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB
Display(s)	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software	Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	X3350
Motherboard	EVGA 790i Ultra
Cooling	Air
Memory	Corsair 4Gb
Video Card(s)	9800GXT
Storage	Seagate 500GB
Display(s)	20" Samsung
Case	CoolerMaster 830
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Corsair 1000w
Software	Vista 64bit