MY UPGRADE!!! NOW NEED SUGESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi all!

am upgrading my rig below (in sig) to the new rig writen under this.

4G Kit(2x2G) DDR3 1333
GA-EX58-UD4P
Core i7 940
HD 4870 x2
850w tough power psu (thermaltake)
thermal take speedo case. (the advanced package, forgot what model number )

what do you think? any good?

am planning to over clock so i will buy a good cooler for the cpu. does a cooler for a 45nm (eg e8500) fit the i7? just bought one for my old rig and dont want to have to buy a new one

any changes would be good if u could make any.

thank you!

940 is not worth price premium over 920
core i7 uses triple memory controller meaning you need to use 3 sticks

you can use 3x1g= 3gigs 3x2g= 6gigs and so

i7 runs dual channel just fine, same as all current memory controllers can do single channel.

What cooler did you buy? E8500 is socket 775 and Core i7 is socket 1366. You might be able to get a socket 1366 adapter for your cooler.

I bought a typhoone vx thermaltake cooler. it should be in my signature.

more than likely sli. nvidia is sounding good
will stick with my psu

You'll need a ThermalTake LGA1366 Upg Kit for BigTyp120 VX - part number A100070 to run your Big Typhoon VX on a socket 1366 MB

950!?!? I like... so what does it run on the older boards (meaning x58 )
will keep hd4870x2 for a while. untill a x2 comes out for nvidia 300 series. (thinking ahead i know )

what does tbh meen any way... Why "latter this year"? please explain...

@rescawen, actually he will, the i7 950 runs at 3.06ghz with a higher IPC than the e8500 @ 3.16ghz. and the 100mhz won't make much of a difference since there is around 0.5 IPC more on the i7 than on the 45nm core 2's.

Also you have quadruple the threads so it is considerably more future resistant.

I must remember to not read threads where the OP uses only capital letters in the title

just get the 920... so much cheaper, and can still OC to around the same (tho not quite as much as liquid cooled Extreme 965)

^ the old one is the C0, the new one is the D0 which runs a lower temp.

Since you were planing on buying a 940 in the first place, just get the i7 920 from tankguys (here--->http://www.tankguys.com/intel-core-i7-920-d0.html)
It's a bit more expensive, but the results will be a higher OC, less power consumption, and less heat.
Lol, or you could try your luck with an i7 920 from Newegg. It's about a 50-50 chance now.

im a adelaide guy so no new egg for me. i probably go to my comp store, eagle. cheap reliable and they actually know what a computer is

eagle what? i live in aus, so i need cheap internet sites with low post for parts... what is it called heroofspirits?

oh its in adelaide. corner of grange and critiden rd. its called eagle computers. look it up on the net. just dont look at pricing list. has not been updated for a while...

well that sucks... im in middle qld, and i just want cheap internet prices w/ good postage prices

lololol

Late august. If you want to wait.

i read this on the main page of tom's: they arnt realising much information. only in late 09 will it come out. said something about not relising any info...