i7 build final thoughts

[a13monkey]

Let me know your thougths

mobo: GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #:GA-EX58-UD5

Ram: Update G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail
Model #:F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ


CPU: Update Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Model #:BX80601920

PSU: Update PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Model #:S75QB

GPU: EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

Monitor: Samsung 2693 hm

HDD:Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Any advice is good advice in my noob state of things

and im looking for a good heatsink if anyone has advice on that touchy matter

 

[Proximon]

You should be purchasing a 3 stick memory kit, not two.

The G.skill is out of stock, but here's the equivalent Corsair for a bit more:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145220

You must make sure you are purchasing a core 216 version of the GTX 260.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130398

If not that then get a 4870.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/257075-31-what-parts-choose
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/257547-31-personal-list-parts

 

[Proximon]

It's a great MB... but man I hate the powder blue

 

[Yoosty]

im looking for a good heatsink if anyone has advice on that touchy matter

Here is a link to one of the best Aftermarket HSF Cooler for the 1366 socket. It is a pre-order and will be shipped out on Nov. 26th.

The Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme-1366 RT CPU Heatsink $74.95
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8444/cpu-tri-57/Thermalright_Ultra-120_eXtreme-1366_RT_CPU_Heatsink_Socket_LGA_1336_Preorder.html?tl=g40c14s757&id=QWDv6uPx

The Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme was on of the top 5 HSF Cooler's for socket 775, but you had to buy fan separately. with their new model for Socker1366 (Core i7), it now comes with a fan and fan bracket.

Would change your ram selection to one of these below.

If using Vista 64-bit OS, choose one of these.
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $279.99 Free Shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $309.00 Free Shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145224

If using XP OS, choose one of these.
G.SKILL 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231224

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $189.00 Free Shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145225

Hope this helps you out.

 

[a13monkey]

i heard i can get the what is it 175 or 196 socket gtx260 for a bit cheaper why would i not want to do that? will it work with the mobo?

 

[a13monkey]

i mean 192 process core gtx i heard ther isnt that much of a huge difference in power.

 

[Proximon]

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-260-core-216--bfg-ocx-maxcore/11

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2064-4.html

 

[DFGum]

Maybe not a huge diffrence in preformance , but they also run slightly cooler. 30 dollars for 1/9th more proccessing cores. And Some texturing units i believe.
Not sure what todo with a heatsink either, im prolly going to run stock myself, until one comes out in a week or so.
Confusing wether or not the HS come with the conversion kits or if you hafta buy them and where etc.. man they did a horrible job making sure coolers were out.

 

[a13monkey]

yeah it does seem with the heatsinks the solution is wait for a little while which is not to big a problem. i hope. i would rather find good heatsinks sepcially made for it.

The onlyreason i was saying the 192 was because their was one on sale with rebate for only 170 with evga's step up thing so i figured i could give it a shot save myself almost 100 bucks.

 

[a13monkey]

oh and for the g.skill i saw one on newegg for only 115 after 10 rebate so i figured i would get 2 sets of those not sure why they were so much cheaper. i mean 8 gigs of ddr3 for less then 250 seems a little to good to be true

 

[Proximon]

oh and for the g.skill i saw one on newegg for only 115 after 10 rebate so i figured i would get 2 sets of those not sure why they were so much cheaper. i mean 8 gigs of ddr3 for less then 250 seems a little to good to be true

Interesting. The voltage is right, so providing you actually got matching sticks it looks like a good deal...
Links are helpful and fun!

 

[a13monkey]

oh hey sorry yeah heres the link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231190

115 for 4 gigs of ddr3 only a few reviews but they seem good whatcha think?

 

[Proximon]

I say it's worth the slight gamble. Find someone to split 3 kits with you and you'll each have 6GB

 

[a13monkey]

Hey thanks a real lot proximon u really helped out on this one ill remember that. mad props!