Help building i7 920 OC Gaming build please

Binge · May 5, 2010

Why skimp on the cooling? With low profile ram there's no reason to turn away the NH-D14

JATownes · May 5, 2010

sneekypeet said:
while I agree the mugen2 is cheap performance, why has no one listed the fact that is it a major pain in the ass to mount?

Especially on a GB with all the heatsinks around the processor

I should have mentioned that. This is SOOOOO true. Mine was a total pain in the ass. I had to ask the wife for help, and believe me, you only ask the wife to help with tech when you have to.

Good heads up Sneeky. Sneeky --> :slap:

<--JAT

Binge · May 5, 2010

P.S. The Mugen 2 isn't great on a 920.

SoSpirited · May 5, 2010

@Binge, yeah I think I will go with the Noctua, my room gets pretty hot around summer time and I'm happy to spend extra on cooling and the NH-D14 holds a pretty good reputation.

I seem to have posted something but it's now gone missing...
Re: the BenQ monitor, I would love to spend that little on a great monitor, but I need that 1920x1200 with aspect ratio 16:10.

I like to develop games in my spare time, seeing those extra lines of code (vertically) makes a big difference to me. Not too fussed about blu-ray/HD vids being 16:9 format, VLC deals with that for me.

The LG W2452TX I posted was the best budget monitor I could find that fits this need. 16:9 just doesn't cut it for me I'm afraid.

sneekypeet · May 5, 2010

JATownes said:
I should have mentioned that. This is SOOOOO true. Mine was a total pain in the ass. I had to ask the wife for help, and believe me, you only ask the wife to help with tech when you have to.

Good heads up Sneeky. Sneeky --><--JAT

No need for the pimp hand :roll:

Just making sure he was fully aware of the cooler.

The D14 is a great choice, and super simple to mount with a long phillips screw driver. I installed/removed mine while the case is upright, made no difference

mudkip · May 6, 2010

Binge said:
P.S. The Mugen 2 isn't great on a 920.

And why do you say that?

Binge · May 6, 2010

mudkip said:
And why do you say that?

I'd say because it's a decent cooler but it's still 5C behind a TRUE, and I would hate for an i7 to be 5C hotter because I wanted to save $20.

n-ster · May 6, 2010

Really? 5C behind? Well, the Rev.B is better than the normal one though... but 5C? Imana check reviews now lol

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...k=view&id=371&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=11

that and the next page only show 1.5C max difference :confused:

SoSpirited · May 8, 2010

To stay within my 'loose' budget, I'm thinking of going for the Western Digital 640GB 7200rpm 64MB cache Sata III hard drive instead of 1TB.

I can see decent prices for this drive but they are all 'OEM'. What additional items would I need for a drive that is OEM?

- Connector cable (specific to SATAIII)
- Screws? how many? what size?
What else?

Has anyone purchased OEM HDD's from ebuyer that can share their experiences on what comes with them?

n-ster · May 9, 2010

OEM means it comes with NOTHING... I got this particular drive, the 640gb 64mb SATA III... You need a SATA III cable and ports if you want to use it under SATA III, else, SATA II cable + port is fine

Screws usually come with your case... actually... always does

Nothing else, except rubber things if you want less vibration/noise

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Motherboard	Z77 ASRock
Cooling	CooliT Eco
Memory	2x4GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks
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System Name	Molly
Processor	i5 3570K
Motherboard	Z77 ASRock
Cooling	CooliT Eco
Memory	2x4GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks
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Storage	Intel Postville 80GB SSD & Western Digital Green 2TB
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Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D2 with Unified Drivers
Power Supply	Nexus NX-5000 R3 530W
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Benchmark Scores	Super pi 1M : 8,549s @ 4,7Ghz (Core i7 920)

Help building i7 920 OC Gaming build please

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