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Hi, I've just put together my i7 build, which I'm loving I might add, but I've only got the stock HS on it right now and what something a little more substantial for when I got to OC this thing to hopefully 3.8/4Ghz. So what cooler would you guys recommend? I dont want nothing huge like a...

Ok, this is what I thought. Just waiting to get an email back now on a quote for that lot and I should be good to go...

Do you think I might be better going for a cheaper case such as the Antec300 then and getting a better cooler? Or just upgrading the cooler whenever i get chance and sticking with CM690. I really cant make my mind up.

Ive decided im gonna raid the savings and purchase everything tomorrow now. Providing I get a good price. This is what im going for: Intel Core i7 950 3.06Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) Processor - Retail Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard Sapphire HD6870 1GB...

Right, I'm hearing what you are all saying. Now I've had a think over it and I'm trying to stick within my £850 budget. So I could either a) go for the Antec 300 case instead and then go for a H50. Or b) go for a 6850 instead of the HD6870. I'm not gonna be doing much hardcore gaming...

Sorry I did mean the HD6870. Okay, I doubt i will want to get another 6870 in the near future anyway so Ill go with the Corsair 650w maybe. What exactly is wrong/different with the coolermaster PSU's? Out of curiosity. I have read multiple times around these forums that the PSU is the one...

I was going with the 930 originally but the price of the 950 has dropped today to only a could of quid more than the 930 so i figured i may as well go with that. And i was gonna go for a Corsair PSU but I didnt know if a 650w would be powerful enough IF i decided to go CF with another 6970...

Hi guys, I'm looking at putting together a new build. I was looking at an i5 or X6 but have since convinced myself it'd be better in the long run to go for an i7. Anyy way here was my old post if you want to read it... http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=132961 But now as per the...

Nice!! Im looking to get one of these for my new build so its good to know theyve got a good bit of potential in them.

At descent CPU and about 6-8GBs of RAM at a minimum. Im just about to make my own dedicated build for 3DS Max, it is very hungry indeed. But it does make good use of the hyperthreading on the Intel CPUs, specifically the i7s. Good luck too btw! :toast:

As with any other multi-threaded application it basically allows two tasks at any one time on each core, as to mimic 8 cores when theres actually only 4. The i7 deffinitely seems like the way to go. The Arctic cooling freezer 7 looks like a star buy for a heatsink too...

Ok, thanks for the input guys. So Ive got this much worked out, Intel it is for sure. Could go with a Skt1156 i7 860 and possibly OC to get some extra juice out of it. Im not looking to buy for a couple of weeks anyway so ill see what happens on the GPU side of things and hope/pray some good...

Its just dawned on me that an i7 build could be a possibility. With an ASUS mobo maybe. Ill have a look at what prices they would be in replacement of an i5 and see what it comes out too, but unfortunately I have to go work now to fund this rig :rockout: Ill post later with a possible rig. Or...

I do prefer the GTX460 but I didnt know if there would be any issues with the Phenom X6 as obviously AMD and ATi would work fine together. If not then ill definitely get trhe GTX460 then. Thanks.

Hello there, Im looking to complete a new build project and thought you lot are certainly the people who could help. Its going too mainly be for 3D projects and rendering (nothing too serious) and depending what GPU I get then maybe some gaming (Crysis has always looked intriguing to me)...