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Octavean · Oct 6, 2008, 05:03 PM

I’m still not sure what Nehalem CPU and motherboard pricing will be like here in the states but I know I can buy 1GB DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) 1.5V modules for $34.99 USD now. that’s not spectacular but its not too bad. I mean it could be worse.

As long as the Core i7 920 isn’t too expensive ~$350 USD and an X58 motherboard can be had for around the same or less I’m good to go.

Then again, I might just wait for less expensive motherboards though. Investing in a platform with low OC potential shouldn’t necessarily be expensive.

Processor:	Core i7 3930K
Motherboard:	Asus P9X79 Deluxe
Cooling:	Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus
Memory:	32GB DDR3 1600 (8x4GB)
Video Card:	GTX 670
Hard Disk:	Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SSD (2x) Samsung 840 500GB SSD
Optical Drive:	GGW-H20L Blu-Ray Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VE276Q, VE278Q and VK278Q triple 27” 1920x1080
Case:	Antec P180
Sound Card:	On Board
PSU:	Antec Earthwatts 650W
Software:	Windows 8 Pro 64bit

Oct 6, 2008, 05:03 PM	#9
Octavean Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 451 (0.24/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 39 Times in 31 Posts System Specs	I’m still not sure what Nehalem CPU and motherboard pricing will be like here in the states but I know I can buy 1GB DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) 1.5V modules for $34.99 USD now. that’s not spectacular but its not too bad. I mean it could be worse. As long as the Core i7 920 isn’t too expensive ~$350 USD and an X58 motherboard can be had for around the same or less I’m good to go. Then again, I might just wait for less expensive motherboards though. Investing in a platform with low OC potential shouldn’t necessarily be expensive.