Puzzled on what board to get for Core i7 920 and 6GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz RAM.

J-Man · Feb 26, 2009

I don't wanna get the Rampage 2 Extreme 'cause it's too pricey. I'm not spending £300 on a board. I'd like to spend about £260 or under right now. £270 max. In my opinion the R2E is a rip off. I want a high end board.

The DFI boards look nice, especially this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-055-DF&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1283

It's the best one in the list. I suppose I can go around £300 for a high end board then. Oh well.

I am looking at that DFI board (not a fan of that tall northbridge cooler?), also the MSI Eclipse: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-107-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1283 OR the EVGA or maybe the latest Gigabyte board?

sneekypeet · Feb 26, 2009

by NB cooler do you mean the bit that hangs outside the case? (DFI calls it the Flame Freezer)

it is optional to use, but if you can make it work I would suggest to install it.

Cyber Druid just built his son a rig with this board and he seemed to like it alot. Maybe shoot him a PM and address any concerns you have and he may be able to help you along with your decisions!

J-Man · Feb 27, 2009

EVGA X58 a good choice?

h3llb3nd4 · Feb 27, 2009

I'd rather have a DFI or ASUS

n-ster · Feb 27, 2009

I wrote this yesterday for someone who wants to build an i7 system including monitor for 1k... since you're upgrading, you'll only need CPU+MOBO+RAM...

so 3GB ram should be enough for you, or take the 6gb linked in quote

take CPU+MOBO linked below... great price after MIR... oh wait your in UK..... ummm, could you link me to UK retailers? but look at these in UK retailers (crucials and DK, UT DFI boards or UD4P, UD5 or extreme GB board)

n-ster said:
what is your current display? let me build you a good i7 rig... I've been following it VERY closely since Jan, and I know the best bang/buck... would just help to know your display... PM me for any questions or if I forget to post the system I suggest tomorrow

EDIT:

CPU+MOBO

here's the link

for RAM: OBVIOUSLY this... OC like Hell too

nice bang/buck this 4850x2

thats 745$- 30$ MIR = 715$ sooo about 300$ for the rest

if you need monitor : This is the bomb

905$ after monitor... ~100$ for case HD and DVD-RW? Ok...

HD: 500gb on a SINGLE PLATER (makes it much faster)

DVD-RW: basic

Case and cooling left? well there's about 15~20$ left on a 1k budget, so you might want to bump your budget up

will find you a solution and put everything together tomorrow, but I'll suggest a good case + fans, and if you don't want to go past budget too much, You can buy the CPU cooler later on...

for CPU cooler: this

so talk to you tomorrow!

EDIT2:

I just thought about it, you could step down the GPU ... so the 4830 is a great card... Here it is...

That leaves ~130$ for case left including the CPU Cooler...

as I said, I'm on it tomorrow and I'll show you the final price in a shopping cart

EDIT3: actually, I'd suggest to to bust your budget to get the 4850x2... or get 4830 first, then buy 4850x2 when you got $$ and put the 4830 on your current rig

Th1nk · Feb 28, 2009

I should go for the MSI cuz it has lots of tweaking fun enabled

Or go with the Asus P6T Deluxe V2

h3llb3nd4 · Feb 28, 2009

msi's cooling is not effective... the IOH gets too hot

J-Man · Feb 28, 2009

^^ yeah.

I've decided on the EVGA x58. Chicken Patty said it's a great overclocker and he's happy with it. It has nice features in the BIOS he said too.

AddSub · Mar 1, 2009

I've decided on the EVGA x58. Chicken Patty said it's a great overclocker and he's happy with it. It has nice features in the BIOS he said too.

Good choice. I have a EVGA X58 and it is a pretty solid motherboard. It has a great power regulation and distribution setup. The only issues are those with BIOS maturity. However, I believe with another BIOS release or two, most issues will be taken care of.

System Name	Watercooled beast
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.02GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage Formula X48
Cooling	Swiftech Apogee GTZ, Black Ice GTX Xtreme 480, EK 250 Rev 2, EK 4870 X2, MCP655, 1/2" Tygon Tubing
Memory	4GB DDR2 OCZ @ 1066MHz 2.1V
Video Card(s)	HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 800 on core, 1000 on memory (overclocked in CCC)
Storage	500GB Maxtor Diamondmax 22 SATA II 32MB Cache
Display(s)	Samsung 24" SM245B
Case	SilverStone TJ07 black/windowed version
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty + Logitech Z-5500
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W Modular
Software	Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Retail

System Name	EVA-01
Processor	Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling	ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory	PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage	Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply	be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse	ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard	ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Watercooled beast
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.02GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage Formula X48
Cooling	Swiftech Apogee GTZ, Black Ice GTX Xtreme 480, EK 250 Rev 2, EK 4870 X2, MCP655, 1/2" Tygon Tubing
Memory	4GB DDR2 OCZ @ 1066MHz 2.1V
Video Card(s)	HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 800 on core, 1000 on memory (overclocked in CCC)
Storage	500GB Maxtor Diamondmax 22 SATA II 32MB Cache
Display(s)	Samsung 24" SM245B
Case	SilverStone TJ07 black/windowed version
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty + Logitech Z-5500
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W Modular
Software	Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Retail

System Name	My mobo is Laughing at me
Processor	E7400
Motherboard	P5KPL-E Bios flashed to 0601 (Piece of poo!!)
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra 120a
Memory	GENERIC 2 GB DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	NONE!! Beat that!!
Storage	500GB SAMSUNG SATAII, 250GB SAMSUNG SATAII and o'l crappy 4gb maxtor
Display(s)	ACER X223W Q
Case	AEROCOOL ZERODEGREE (planning to mod)
Audio Device(s)	REALTEK ONBOARD
Power Supply	GIGABYTE 460W
Software	Win 7 x86 build 7022
Benchmark Scores	Super Pi 1m 17.000 :(

System Name	Homelabs
Processor	Ryzen 5900x \| Ryzen 1920X
Motherboard	Asus ProArt x570 Creator \| AsRock X399 fatal1ty gaming
Cooling	Silent Loop 2 280mm \| Dark Rock Pro TR4
Memory	128GB (4x32gb) DDR4 3600Mhz \| 128GB (8x16GB) DDR4 2933Mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 \| ASUS Strix GTX 970
Storage	Optane 900p + NVMe \| Optane 900p + 8TB SATA SSDs + 48TB HDDs
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423dw QD-OLED \| HP Omen 32 1440p
Case	be quiet! Dark Base Pro 900 rev 2 \| be quiet! Silent Base 800
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x + sleeved cables\| EVGA P2 750W
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate (still has buttons on the right side, crucial as I'm a southpaw)
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite, Pro Type \| Logitech G915 TKL

Puzzled on what board to get for Core i7 920 and 6GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz RAM.

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System Name	i7 minded
Processor	i7 920
Motherboard	Asus P6T WS Pro
Cooling	Fan + HS
Memory	Corsair 3 1866Mhz + Airflow
Video Card(s)	Asus 285GTX HTDP
Storage	750gb
Display(s)	2253BW
Case	CM Stacker 831 (BLCK)
Audio Device(s)	OnBoarD
Power Supply	Tagan Piperock 800Watt
Software	Vista Ultimate !
Benchmark Scores	To Be Continued

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Motherboard	EVGA X58 E758-A1 [Tweaked right!]
Cooling	Cooler Master V8 [stock fan + two 133CFM ULTRA KAZE fans]
Memory	12GB [Kingston HyperX]
Video Card(s)	constantly upgrading/downgrading [prefer nVidia]
Storage	constantly upgrading/downgrading [prefer Hitachi/Samsung]
Display(s)	Triple LCD [40 inch primary + 32 & 28 inch auxiliary displays]
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 [Mesh Mod, CFM Overload]
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Xonar D1 + onboard Realtek ALC889A [Logitech Z-5300 Spk., Niko 650-HP 5.1 Hp., X-Bass Hp.]
Power Supply	Corsair TX950W [aka Reactor]
Software	This and that... [All software 100% legit and paid for, 0% pirated]
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