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Cruvenium

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System Name Cruvenium's "Seymour Cray"
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz @ 3.8GHz
Motherboard ASUSTEK Maximus II Formula
Cooling Xigmatek HDT S1238 CPU Cooler
Memory OCZ PC2-8500 Reaper HPC 1066MHz 4GB Kit
Video Card(s) HIS HD4870X2 2GB
Storage Seagate SATA-II 640GB 7200RPM 32MB HD X2 (RAID 0)
Display(s) Samsung 22" 2253BW
Case Antec Twelve Hundred
Audio Device(s) Supreme FX-II 7.1
Power Supply OCZ S75CF Silencer 750W Quad Crossfire PSU
Software Windows Vista Ultimate x64
I won't be selling anything, but well, maybe I might. :toast:!

I'll be waiting for 18th October, when the i7 is released, all prices will drop! It's a great time to strike! Remember the saying, "Strike the iron when it's hot!" Yeah :roll:!
 
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kyle2020

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Cruvenium said:
I won't be selling anything, but well, maybe I might. :toast:!

I'll be waiting for 18th October, when the i7 is released, all prices will drop! It's a great time to strike! Remember the saying, "Strike the iron when it's hot!" Yeah :roll:!
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haha :laugh: but in all seriousness it is a good tactic to wait for newer and faster to pick up the next range - like how everyone went crazy for the 200 series from nvidia and the 4800 range from ATI and got stung because "0mfG! i must have it nooo0ww!!!11!!11!one!!!". lol. Ill be getting one of those next year when the 2 companys decide to release the newest fastest ones. Ive learnt from my mistakes haha - paid £180 for my GT on launch - you can get them for £70 now haha.

Slow and steady wins the race! :toast:
 
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Cruvenium

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System Name Cruvenium's "Seymour Cray"
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz @ 3.8GHz
Motherboard ASUSTEK Maximus II Formula
Cooling Xigmatek HDT S1238 CPU Cooler
Memory OCZ PC2-8500 Reaper HPC 1066MHz 4GB Kit
Video Card(s) HIS HD4870X2 2GB
Storage Seagate SATA-II 640GB 7200RPM 32MB HD X2 (RAID 0)
Display(s) Samsung 22" 2253BW
Case Antec Twelve Hundred
Audio Device(s) Supreme FX-II 7.1
Power Supply OCZ S75CF Silencer 750W Quad Crossfire PSU
Software Windows Vista Ultimate x64
You're very right! :toast:
 
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blaznee

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System Name Blaznee's pc
Processor i7-4770k
Motherboard Asus Maximus VII Ranger
Cooling Noctua NH-U14S
Memory 16GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3 2400mhz
Video Card(s) Evga GTX980 Superclocked
Storage Samsung 840Pro 500GB, WD Black 1TB Sata6GB, WD Green 2TB Sata
Display(s) Acer Predator 34" G-Sync
Case Corsair Graphite 600D White edition
Audio Device(s) FiiO E18 Kunlun DAC
Power Supply NZXT Hale90 850w
Software Windows 10
I'm don't get this build.. Why go all bragging rights wannabe, and then stick with old tech with a DDR2 based platform.. Your memory doesn't fit with your CPU FSB either.. It's below.. I could understand it if you went for faster memory for an overclock.. Or maybe it's just me not getting DDR2..

If you can stick it out for the i7 launch anyway, go for the pricedrop on DDR3 platforms.. I don't think the DDR2 platforms will drop at all.. It's so cheap anyway.. It would be a for a stock clearing or something then..

The pricedrop won't come right away though.. Demand will rise, so will the price.. Then the memory makers will overproduce and flood the market, sending the prices down again..

Just go DDR3 now - that's basically my point.. Or you'll keep waiting for the next thing to happen..
 
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Cruvenium

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System Name Cruvenium's "Seymour Cray"
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz @ 3.8GHz
Motherboard ASUSTEK Maximus II Formula
Cooling Xigmatek HDT S1238 CPU Cooler
Memory OCZ PC2-8500 Reaper HPC 1066MHz 4GB Kit
Video Card(s) HIS HD4870X2 2GB
Storage Seagate SATA-II 640GB 7200RPM 32MB HD X2 (RAID 0)
Display(s) Samsung 22" 2253BW
Case Antec Twelve Hundred
Audio Device(s) Supreme FX-II 7.1
Power Supply OCZ S75CF Silencer 750W Quad Crossfire PSU
Software Windows Vista Ultimate x64
What? The board supports up to 1200MHz FSB. And DDR2 could be overclocked to higher standards than DDR3 1333MHz. And, the DDR3 chips run hot, and they are VERY expensive.
 
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Processor Ryzen 9 7950x
Motherboard ROG Strix X670-E
Cooling Lian Li Galahead 360 AIO
Memory 2x16gb Flare X5 Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000
Video Card(s) Asus RTX 3060
Storage 2TB WD SN850X Black NVMe, 500GB Samsung 970 NVMe
Display(s) Gigabyte 32" IPS 144Hz
Case Hyte Y60
Power Supply Corsair RMx 850
Software Win 11 Pro/ PopOS!
Cruvenium said:
What? The board supports up to 1200MHz FSB. And DDR2 could be overclocked to higher standards than DDR3 1333MHz. And, the DDR3 chips run hot, and they are VERY expensive.
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FSB through the cpu is quad-pumped, the memory is rated at double. You would have to run 533fsb (or 2132mhz rated) to run a 1:1 ratio w/ your memory at stock (1066), although that is not necessary, and should be fairly easily attainable, that's what he meant. And I doubt very much you'll bring that up to higher speeds than 1333, I doubt you'll even come near that. 1200 maybe. Not that it matters much w/ fsb, it's a big chokepoint. I think ddr2 is the better choice for 775 platform.
 
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