New Gaming PC.

**Latinman** · 08-13-09, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Veovis

The i7 920 is an overclocking beast. 2.67Ghz to 3.80Ghz with no voltage changes.

That excites me ALOT.

here is my list :
Motherboard : Asus Rampage II Extreme
Processor : Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366
Ram : mushkin 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
O/S Drive : Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM (debating raid 0)
Storage : Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000CSRTL 1TB 7200 RPM
Powersupply : Antec TPQ-850 850W Continuous Power ATX12V / EPS12V
Fan : Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
Case : Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Artic silver 5 thermal (nothing but the best!)
VIdeo : PNY XLR8 VCG98GTXXPB-OC GeForce 9800 GTX Overclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 (will up it later thats my existing card)
Will overclock also

**LA_MERC_T4rg3T** · 08-13-09, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by Latinman

Originally Posted by Veovis

The i7 920 is an overclocking beast. 2.67Ghz to 3.80Ghz with no voltage changes.

That excites me ALOT.

Computers do that to you, huh? I'm not sure I needed to hear that. :8

**LA_MERC_T4rg3T** · 08-13-09, 11:14 PM

Latin.. How much is that machine going to run you?

Get the EVGA X58 SLI LE for the motherboard. You might also consider a 128 gig SSD main drive and getting a 1 tb drive for data.

**Latinman** · 08-14-09, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by LA_MERC_T4rg3T

Latin.. How much is that machine going to run you?

Get the EVGA X58 SLI LE for the motherboard. You might also consider a 128 gig SSD main drive and getting a 1 tb drive for data.

Thats going to run about $1500 with S&H.

I read bigdogs post on the SSD I just dont think thats a good idea at the moment for the cost and the technology is some-what new. Unless you can recommend a good quality drive for the same price as the raptor.

**LA_MERC_T4rg3T** · 08-14-09, 11:13 AM

I was looking at this. It is more expensive than the raptor but twice the read/write speeds

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233087

**Cybs** · 08-14-09, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Veovis

With Windows 7 right now I have about 17 seconds from Windows loading screen to fully usable desktop. :9 Of course, my mobo takes nearly 20 seconds just to POST. :5

I'm going to take a stab in the dark here and guess that you have a MSI board?

**DJ Ms. White** · 08-15-09, 12:40 AM

Just got an email from Newegg with a code for 15% off all internal/external/laptop HDDs...so, you could get 10krpm 300Gb velociraptor for ~$195. That sounds like a very good deal.
---NVM, the fine print says: maximum of $10 off with that code
Still...