Baer
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- Joined
- Jan 18, 2009
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- Location
- California, on the BEACH
System Name | Baer's Den |
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Processor | i7 920 @ 3.64 Ghz (been up to 3.8) |
Motherboard | Asus Rampage II Extreme |
Cooling | Air, Zalman 9800 |
Memory | 6 Gb Corsair Dominator GT |
Video Card(s) | BFG GTX 285 OCE |
Storage | 2 V-Raptors in Raid 0 (Boot and Apps) , WD 1TB RE3 for data |
Display(s) | 2 Ea 24" Samsung 245T's |
Case | Tt Armor+, Slightly Mod |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi |
Power Supply | 1 KW Corsair HX1000 |
Software | Win 7 RC 64, Various Apps |
Greetings all,
I am building a new i7 rig, all high end componnents. For example I will use either the 940 or probibally the 965 extreme. Yes I will OC but reliability and stability are key issues for this rig, price is not the main factor (for example, this rig will have an SSD for boot Etc). I believe that a 965 at 3.8Ghz is going to last longer, be more reliable and stable than a 920 at the same speed.
I was planing on going liquid cooled but with what I am reading it may not be necessary with the 965 only OC'd by about 12% or so. Air cooling is so much easier and cleaner.
So, I am leaning in the direction of air using one of the top end air coolers (Tunig, Zalman, Tt Etc),
There are some really sharp people in here, do you agree or not? What specific recomendations do you have?
I am building a new i7 rig, all high end componnents. For example I will use either the 940 or probibally the 965 extreme. Yes I will OC but reliability and stability are key issues for this rig, price is not the main factor (for example, this rig will have an SSD for boot Etc). I believe that a 965 at 3.8Ghz is going to last longer, be more reliable and stable than a 920 at the same speed.
I was planing on going liquid cooled but with what I am reading it may not be necessary with the 965 only OC'd by about 12% or so. Air cooling is so much easier and cleaner.
So, I am leaning in the direction of air using one of the top end air coolers (Tunig, Zalman, Tt Etc),
There are some really sharp people in here, do you agree or not? What specific recomendations do you have?