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Hey,

so I've finally decided on what my rig should contain, and I was curious for some critique and advice, ie. should something be different to gain more performance for the same buck etc etc.

The whole thing will be thrown into a well cooled case, and overclocked. Not any extreme OC'ing going on, but some at least, but keeping it stable.

So here goes:

Motherboard:
Asus Rampage II extreme

CPU:
COre i7 920 D0 stepping

CPU cooler:
Noctua U12P (1366)

Case coolers:
5 x Noctua S12B FLX

Ram:
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 CL7

PSU:
Corsair HX750

GPU:
2x Gainward GTX285 1024MB (Dual Fan)

PhysX PPU:
My old 9800GTX+? :o


What do you guys think? Does it make sense? Any ideas or corrections?

Thanks for any feedback you might provide!

Ottosen.


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What are you going to be using this system for? Gaming i assume?

If you are only at 1920x1200ish get 1 GTX275 and get a second one later on if one wont do it for you, the GTX285 is way more expensive than it should be for being a slightly higher clocked 275, and the OC'ed ones are super expensive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150364

What case are you getting that you need to get 5 extra fans?

Reply to hunter315

I'm getting the Antec P183, which already has 2 fans in it, and 3 open spots. I bought 5 of the Noctua for their high performance and low noise level. Yeah it might be too much, but it's fun :)

It will be used for gaming yes, and I also forgot to mention that I'm gonna throw in the 2nd gen Intel SSD for my OS/games drive.

Reply to ottosen

I'd love some more feedback, I'm real close to making the purchase :)

Gaming will happen at 1920*1200 and I want pro performance!

I'm also afraid my HX750 watts PSU can't handle it..it is 80plus gold certified though, if that counts for anything :)

Reply to ottosen

A 750 will handle 2 GTX275s, you need 850 for 2 GTX285's but a single GTX 275 should be plenty for that resolution, two will let you max everything out with playable frame rates.

Reply to hunter315

Also since your question is "Does it make sense?" I thought I would point out that it doesn't make sense to pay $350 for that motherboard. This one suits your needs perfectly and is $100 cheaper. And of course I agree with hunter that a single 275 will be fine as well.

ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131359

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