UPGRADE TIME!!!

**BuddyLee.** · 12-21-10, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

PARTS ARE HERE! Machine... Going offline. Be back soon. Probably.

Goodluck!

BL

**Kanati** · 12-21-10, 05:49 PM

sigh... copying off everything I need from my boot drive... 1TB raid 0 array so I better get everything... Steam folder is especially huge...

I haven't even broke out the new hardware yet (excepting a blu ray burner I just went and picked up)... This might take tomorrow to get everything back up yet.

**Kanati** · 12-21-10, 10:07 PM

Still... copying... files....

Definitely not getting this done til tomorrow.

**HeavyG** · 12-21-10, 11:05 PM

Better to take your time... don't want to forget anything.

**FireAtWill** · 12-22-10, 08:24 AM

Agreed... I absolutely LOVE my 920 CO! There is nothing like it and the new architecture runs so smooth. Not many chips can brag about a 100C fail point!

**Kanati** · 12-22-10, 02:06 PM

IT'S ALIVE!!!!!! Damn motherboard needed two 8 pin connectors... I went with an 8 and a 4... I think it only needed the extra 8 pin if I was going to run quad SLI... which I'm not.

It's powered up... cpu is rock steady at 44C idle... drives are all powered up... raid array initialized...

Windows 7 Ultimate being downloaded (can't find my damnable disc!!!) And yes I have an MSDN subscription...

**Kanati** · 12-22-10, 03:41 PM

Windows installed.... Now comes the great installation event of 2010...

**Kanati** · 12-22-10, 05:48 PM

First post from the new box... 3dmark vantage exploded on first try... while loading the scene no less... trying again.

**Kanati** · 12-22-10, 08:37 PM

3dmark06 score... ~23500... easily 6000 higher than my last score.

**HeavyG** · 12-23-10, 12:56 AM

Good score. You should be able to break 30k if you overclock. I am getting over 30k with my i5-760 overclocked. That i7 should be able to push beyond 4 GHz.