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| 856359 | 2010-02-09 06:56:00 | Or computerlounge (www.dtconline.co.nz). Nope havent used any of them. Was going to get one a while ago, but dont really need another card reader (the ones that have one). Altho, I've only got 2 fans in this which is enough. Why bother with a controller. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 856360 | 2010-02-09 06:57:00 | How many fans are you looking to control? Do you want any extras like temp monitoring? I have one of these (www.pbtech.co.nz) in my CM690 and am quite happy with it. Any reason your not going triple channel with the RAM? |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 856361 | 2010-02-09 06:59:00 | Or computerlounge (www.dtconline.co.nz). Wrong shop Speedy :) |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 856362 | 2010-02-09 07:02:00 | How many fans are you looking to control? Do you want any extras like temp monitoring? I have one of these (www.pbtech.co.nz) in my CM690 and am quite happy with it. Any reason your not going triple channel with the RAM? The cases I have had have not been great so I needed more fans for air flow. I plan to get a good case this time so it may not be so necessary but I don't know. Whats the skinny on triple channel ram? Any recommendations on specific makes and models? |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 856363 | 2010-02-09 07:11:00 | Oops CL have similar fans as well | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 856364 | 2010-02-10 05:00:00 | I requested a quote from one of my favorite PC stores and apparently the Motherboard I like is obsolete. So I am also looking for board suggestions. :) |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 856365 | 2010-02-10 07:37:00 | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Intel X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Motherboard Intel Core i7-950 3.06Ghz 8MB Cache *Quad Core* 2000Mhz Socket B (LGA1366) CPU Corsair Dominator 12GB Triple Channel Kit 6x 2GB PC12800 DDR3 (1600Mhz) Memory CL8-8-8-24 Corsair CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX Power Supply Unit Corsair Obsidian Series 800D (Black) Full-Tower Case NO Power Supply Unit *Front Audio, USB & Firewire This is build 2.0 Only thing I am missing now is the CPU cooler, suggestions are most welcome. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 856366 | 2010-02-10 10:54:00 | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Intel X58 Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Motherboard Intel Core i7-950 3.06Ghz 8MB Cache *Quad Core* 2000Mhz Socket B (LGA1366) CPU Corsair Dominator 12GB Triple Channel Kit 6x 2GB PC12800 DDR3 (1600Mhz) Memory CL8-8-8-24 Corsair CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX Power Supply Unit Corsair Obsidian Series 800D (Black) Full-Tower Case NO Power Supply Unit *Front Audio, USB & Firewire This is build 2.0 Only thing I am missing now is the CPU cooler, suggestions are most welcome. 1. 1000W is overkill for your setup unless you have 2 or more high end cards. A high watt psu tend to have lower efficiency when supplying lower wattage (if not all watt is used). What is your graphic card setup? You might not need to upgrade from the 750W. - the i7 doesn't use much power anyways. 2. Get the i7 920 instead of the i7 950 as the price of the i7 950 doesn't justify the small performance increase. You can also overclock the 920 beyond the 950 clock speed. For a CPU cooler i recommend the PROLIMATECH MEGASHADOW (www.computerlounge.co.nz) or the Corsair H50 (www.computerlounge.co.nz). 3. With the money saved from getting the i7 920 instead of the 950 you could get an SSD which give you loads more system performance. I recommend the Intel SSD Series (www.computerlounge.co.nz) |
whellington (15030) | ||
| 856367 | 2010-02-10 18:18:00 | I am leaving the 750 in the machine its in so I have to buy a new PSU anyway. I just went for the biggest. I am not a fan of overclocking, don't have any experience with it and my machines tend to go onto 2nd much longer lives after they have left me. I thought about a SSD and figured it probably wasn't worth it, are they really that good? Thanks for the cooler suggestions :) |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 856368 | 2010-02-10 18:34:00 | Even if you're not overclocking the difference between a 2.66GHz and 3.06GHz i7 won't be too noticeable, and the $400 difference is NOT worth the 400MHz extra. SSDs are very good. I have it myself, but still think it's a luxury item. However I would rather get an i7 920 than a 950 and use the $400 to spend on a good SSD. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
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