My New Intel Core i7 920 Build

Are you going to overclock?

Some parts i would think about getting

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I'd buy the case and psu next Maybe hard drive too


these need to be assembled b4 you can add the mb/cpu/ram

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ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

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"Also just so everyone knows I don't plan to overclock my i7 until after I've had it for awhile and by then I'll already have been able to buy a much nicer PSU. "

That's plain stupid to not overclock the i7 920. You probably new to this and doesn't know much about overclocking I assume.

Are you scared your chip won't last long that's why no overclocking for a while?

Also, what size is your monitor? What resolution? Do you play games? Answer these questions to obtain a recommendation for video card.

When you overclock, you need an aftermarket heatsink. Look into the core contact freezer + additional charge for 1366 bracket. For total of 35 dollars after rebate. One of the best coolers right now.

The ASrock motherboard suggested above is not that good, some people had problems with it, read some articles.

I could not agree with you less

If a cpu's performance fits your needs at stock then OCing is just stupid tryhard and voids the warranty for no good reason

I think Outlander was more referring to the fact that you called him stupid for not overclocking rather than commenting on whether or not he should overclock.

Actually the reason I don't plan on overclocking it for awhile is simply because the CPU is plenty good enough at stock speeds for what I am going to be using it for. I'm fully aware you can overclock these chips as high as 3.8Ghz on just air alone because I've seen plenty of other people do it. But basically I have no intrest in stressing the CPU any extra beyond what I need it for, until I feel its time too. Because basically I plan on keeping this CPU for around a year and a half so I'll probably end up overclocking it when other CPU'S start becoming faster.

Also thank you to everyone else for their suggestions.

Yeah I'll be able to one within the next week roughly. Next Friday I get my next pay check so I'll be ordering my MOBO and my RAM and most likely I'll go ahead and get a aftermarket CPU cooler. For the time being I plan on using my current GPU and HDD in my new build. Simply because I don't want to buy a new GPU until I get about 300 bucks or so to blow on one. Plus my current CPU isn't totally horrible but its also not good by any means lol....

My current GPU is a Geforce 8800 GT, and thats also one of the other big reasons I don't have any interest in overclocking my CPU until I can afford a better PSU and GPU.

Aww how sad you think I'm ignorant, big deal. Why you didn't reply to my comments, here it is again. I'm wrong? Try again it's you that's wrong

That is why I asked for his monitor size, resolution. See if he needs to overclock for his video card.

Sadly your statement is a waste of time when you didn't read my post above entirely.

Also to original poster, you didn't answer my questions. Said it twice this third time. Posts from above.

Also, what size is your monitor? What resolution? Do you play games? Answer these questions to obtain a recommendation for video card.

The ASrock motherboard suggested above is not that good, some people had problems with it, read some articles.

New question: why did you get the 932 RC case, when you are not overclocking? Just for good looking? Don't you think that's wasting money, you could get a better GPU and got an antec 900 case or so.

The AsRock had a problem on Tom's review on overclocking, if I remember correctly it just broke down. (It was a review with many other boards, I believe i remember correctly) Also, it was just a heads up, and I would suggest go with a more reliable company don't just go with the cheapest stuff. Asus or gigabyte is quite good, again just a suggestion.

It's really luck, because you can always get a bad board regardless of brand/company ...
edit: remember to read my post above original poster have a few questions also im surprised you got the i7 920 for just 199!! do you know what stepping it is?

My bad, I should have read your post better.

I got the case because I eventually plan to run two GPUS and I also plan on overclocking after I've had the processor for awhile. I explained why I didn't want to overclock right away in a post earlier in the thread. Also as I have stated in this thread a few other times I'm buying parts for this computer as I get paid. Therefore I am planning on buying only the parts I NEED for a new build at first just so I can get my new system up and running ASAP. Thats why I'm not buying a new GPU right away because technically I'll be able to deal with the current one I own even though its not that good.

Also as I stated earlier I currently own a Geforce 8800 GT which is a OKAY card but isn't anything great by any means seeing as I bought it quite awhile back. I have a 22inch wide screen monitor that's by AOC I bought my monitor from a computer store on sale for 150 USD about a year or so ago. My current screen settings are 1680 x 1050 .

I appreciate you wanting to help but to be honest I don't appreciate the way you jump to conclusions about me possibly not knowing anything about computers or being "scared" or "stupid" simply because I don't plan on overclocking my i7 920 until after I get my new GPU and new PSU, which the truth is that I won't have any need to overclock until I get a new graphics card anyways, I stated this earlier. Although I'm very open to suggestions on what CPU cooler to pick out because I do plan to overclock at some point in the future. Although It won't be until I get a new graphics card and PSU.

Also to answer your other question the games I play are GTA4 and COD and a few others. I am thinking about chosing the Radeon HD 4870 1GB or possibly the GeForce GTX 275 896MB. But to be honest I haven't been keeping up with what graphics cards are the best these days, so if you have any suggestions that are in the 150-300 USD price range please feel free to share them with me. I kinda want to run two graphics cards but to be honest I'm not very sure which type of card to pick because I haven't ever done that before cause I haven't built a system since about 2 years ago (roughly) ...

Also the reason I picked the case I picked is because I want this system I'm building to have plenty of room for upgrades. Thus the reason I chose to buy the i7 920 so that way I'd have the 1366 socket MOBO etc... I also read that the case has great stock cooling ability's which is good seeing as I want to overclock down the road once other CPU'S start to become faster and my i7 920 will need to be made faster also it is a big case so I'll have plenty of room to use two GPU'S and have plenty of room for extra HD's

Also I bought my i7 920 CPU from micro center at the Madison Heights Michigan location. They where having a walk-in only special deal and I read about it on this forum and since my Uncle and Aunt live in Madison Heights I had them go there and pick it up for me. So I was pretty happy I ended up by chance finding that deal myself.

Here is the link although in there Michigan locations they are now out of stock.

http://www.microcenter.com/single_ [...] id=0302727

No actually I haven't been although i do however remember reading a article on here the other night that mentioned something about rumors that graphic card prices would probably be dropping very soon because of new cards getting ready to be released or something. If you could post a link that would be cool.

"I appreciate you wanting to help but to be honest I don't appreciate the way you jump to conclusions about me possibly not knowing anything about computers or being "scared" or "stupid" simply because I don't plan on overclocking my i7 920 until after I get my new GPU"

I apologize if I was too quick to "jump" into that statement before, and used some less mannered words.

Okay, on to business. You said "My current screen settings are 1680 x 1050 . "
I tell you this, there's no point on using SLI or Crossfire for 1680x1050 to be honest, it's a waste of money. Now which will I recommend at THIS moment, the 4870 1GB will be a wise choice from XFX or Sapphire. Another recommendation will be buy everything else first (hardware parts), lastly buy GPU and mobo because we'll see some price changes in the near future (just a little drop depending how nvidia will react to ati's 5000 series) and since i5 mobos came out.. i7 might drop a little

Also, you didn't mention if you are planning to upgrade monitor or not, but if you do get a higher resolution 1900 x 1200, gaming is nice here ..but if you don't then don't even think about crossfire/sli.

i suggest you getting dvd or/and hard drives next when you get paycheck because these prices won't change much unlike mobo, gpu, ram, heatsink

Monitors!!! Okay, reading reviews about monitors is like staying home on a Friday night!!! Don't waste your time and depend so much on it. Go to a store and compare monitor side by side (they are placed side by side already). Find one that you like/best fits your needs price/performance is decent. It's risky to buy monitors without seeing the actual thing, because from reviews people have different opinions, they might like it, but you hate it. Although reviews do help a little, the part where it lists the pros/cons..

Personal recommendations listed from best to good:

Samsung
Sony
LG
Asus
Dell

Samsung is the most popular I would say for monitors or even TVs, they are decent as well not just popular.

Also, read above for my heatsink recommendation the Core contact freezer + additional cost for 1366 bracket.

Alight guys I'm buying my MOBO and RAM tommorow night sometime. I have basically decided I want the ASRock x58 extreme. But I was wondering if I should just go ahead and buy this one because from what I have read its a good deal for the money. Also if anyone here knows how well this board OC's let me know please.
Also please make a few RAM suggestions for me as well.

I'm currently debating bewtween getting Ocz Gold 3x2GB set

Or possibly buy this CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 ... - Retail

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model

Or maybe

CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9 - Retail

Anyways let me know waht you guys think thanks much

Alright guysI'm buying the RAM and MOBO tonight.... So I need suggestions I have been having a tough time deciding bewtween these 3 boards.... Since Newegg is out of the board I actually want..

ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard 169.99
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EVGA 121-BL-E756-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 Micro ATX SLI Micro Intel Motherboard - 209.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813188051

ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - 219.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131386


Tell me what you guys think of these boards.... Or if you know of any good store that still has the good EVGA board that I was looking at in stock please let me know.

Yeah I read a few reviews on the board already I'm basically just scared that when I get it, it wont be very high quality what do you think?

ASRock is made by ASUS, or owned by ASUS at least.

That EVGA you have listed is inferior to the ASRock in features. You have to go up to the E758-TR to get a better featured board than the ASRock. EVGA is a good brand with good support. Better reputation than ASRock, but quite a bit more expensive.
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Tough call on a few of those...but I would have to go with the Corsair first, then the OCZ gold second choice. Timings, price, and reviews. The OCZ Platinum seems to be a hit or miss with those timings...not everyone is getting them. The one G.Skill RAM at $154 has some tall heat spreaders which might be a problem with some heat sinks...that and they are spendy. You can get Mushkin with better timings, free shipping, for the same price. Those other G.Skills don't have the greatest timings...and the Kingston...spendy and zero reviews.

So ya... the Corsair first choice and second the OCZ Gold.

If you don't mind, can you post on that mobo please. I know some peeps here have went and got that board, but only one of them that I know of has posted about it.

ssd are still expensive...

500gb vs 750gb

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No... You will have major issues with your system if you don't do a fresh install of your OS. I'm not 100% sure you will be able to boot at all.

Why can't you use the OS disk that came with your old PC? You can reuse it even from a different system. I used my old Dell Vista disk for my build. I just had to activate it using the windows key on the case.... Even though the system says it can be used outside of a Dell system.

Now that I found out about the student windows 7 deal for 20 bucks. I'm going to be buying windows 7 most likely unless I can make my friend find my original windows vista disk.

I do have a question though and it may or may not seem silly but I',m wondering so I'm just gonna ask, will Microsoft send you another disk if you tell them you lost yours and or broke it? I still have the serial number from the OEM sticker on my current system. So it would make since if they would mail me one but I guess I'd understand why they wouldn't