I7-920 + eVGA GTX 295

ciipher

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Aug 24, 2009
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:hello:

Building a new rig @

Processor: Intel Core i7 920 "D0 Stepping" 2.66Ghz
CPU Cooling: ASUS Triton 77 Quiet Reverse Air Flow CPU Cooler
Graphics: EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Co-Op Edition SC
Mobo: Asus Rampage II Gene Intel X58
Ram: Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz X2 =12Gb
PSU: Corsair TX 850W ATX2.2 SLI
DVD Drive: Samsung S223B 22x DVD+/-RW
HD: Samsung Spin Point F1 SATAII 1TB
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit + Win 7 Upgrade
Case: Sigma Gaming Unicorn
= £1273 Inc VAT.

I intend to order the parts in the next two weeks from Novatech.co.uk.
Useage:
Multitasking of: Hammer/3dsMax/XSI/Lightwave
Adobe CS4
Sound Editing
Encoding
Gaming
Web surfing etc...

I am an intel/nVidia fan boy :p So i will be overclocking and may Sli with another Gtx 295 or 2xx. I will be getting another monitor aswell (24").

What do you think about the build? Do think the parts will run smoothly/not conflict?

Thanks :sol:
 

leo2kp

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Now that I think about it, with the graphics and photos you plan on working with, you might benefit from RAID-0 for larger files. If you do, get a good backup drive.