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Suggest me a watercooling setup and hardcore gaming pc, anything beyond i7 920 is not going to be considered because I don't waste it like a spoiled person with little performance gain for extra $700 for 975 cpu.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Whenever someone suggest a decent build

BUDGET RANGE: Money is not a factor

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Hardcore gaming with two 30" monitors

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard,mouse, speakers, monitor -> that means i need O.S

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: ncix.com , directcanada.com (newegg.ca sucks with their high prices + two taxes+ long shipping)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

PARTS PREFERENCES: Doesn't matter, I want the best.

OVERCLOCKING: Yes, watercooling

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes obviously 2x30"

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 2 x 30" monitors(have already)... 2560x1600

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Best performance...money is not a factor, but like I said wasting money on something beyond i7 920 seems pathetic to me.

I would need at least 3x 5870, will be using the eyefinity technology...
 
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Something like this

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel

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

2 x XFX HD-587A-ZNF9 Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA

XIGMATEK Intel Core i7 compatible Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders

I'll leave that H2O to someone else...
 
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overshocks

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^Thanks for the reply

decent start of a build

2x5870 is not sufficient for 2x30" because i will be using eyefinity technology

i will not need that heatsink, because waiting for someone to suggest me a watercooling setup
 
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obsidian86

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3x xfx 5870 (or later 5970)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150443

LIAN LI PC-P80 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112159

3x in raid5 Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136456

2x ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready
CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Compatible w/Core i7 Modular Active PFC Power Supply -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194046

2x CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory Model CMG6GX3M3A1866C7 - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145254

EVGA E760 CLASSIFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 3-Way SLI + PhysX 1366 Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
3 Way SLI, Digital PWM, E-Leet Utility and Vdroop control

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188048

Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Pioneer Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Writer Model BDR-205BKS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129051

2x in raid0 OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX250G 2.5" 250GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) games and apps

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227396

OCZ Z-DRIVE OCZSSDPCIE-ZDP84256G PCI-E 250GB PCI Express x8 MLC Internal Solid state disk boot drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227497

Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultima Liquid Cooling Kit

add http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8411/ex-wat-140/Swiftech_H20-220_Apex_Ultima_Liquid_Cooling_Kit_Universal_Mount_LGA_1366_Included.html?tl=g30c321s818

and we at bout $7000 in the red
 
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why 2x power supplies..

and that watercooling kit is really weak..

that mobo doesn't support crossfire?

how much performance gain with that internal pcie SSD..it's $1.3k, with 1.3k worth of performance gain? i don't think so. like i said, wasting money like a spoiled person isn't my thing.

$7000..i could get a supercomputer.

you missed o.s

i find your build quite wasting money..im a gamer remember that. 12gb of ram isn't gonna give me more FPS
 
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This is what I would do in that situation.

3x 5870's which you already know.

Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365

CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMG6GX3M3A1600C7 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145269

Dunno if 1000W is enough for 3x5870 though. I think the best is enermax? 1250 then
CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007

COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 RC-1000-KSN1-GP Black/ Silver Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119138

Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH080G2XXX 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167016

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Win 7 Home Premium or Pro - OEM for OS

Don't know anything about water cooling, though
 
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^Guys the Asus P6TD is the same price as the Delux V2 and its better.
BTW here is a build for you:
Asus P6TD LGA1366 X58 Motherboard
Mushkin Enhanced Redlines 6GB Triple Channel Kit 1600mhz CL6
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem
Intel X-25M 80GB MLC Internal Solid State Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Internal Hard Disk Drive
ATI Radeon 5870's in Crossfire
Corsair 850HX ATX Modular Power Supply
Cooler Master HAF932 ATX Full Tower Case
 
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How is the p6td better? They are pratically the same thing except the p6t v2 has been out longer
 
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Well the P6TD and delux v2 are practically the same, only minor differences like SAS and I heard it has better heat dissipation and a little higher quality material however i can't confirm that. Just heard it from other posters. Plus if they are the same price, it would only make sense to go with the newer model wouldn't it?

Overshocks:
I think mushkins are excellent, I have used muskin many times and never had problems. Plus for that transfer rate, finiding ram that will give you those amazing timings is pretty hard. I don't have that exact ram, but i have used mushkin and they make good stuff. And you don't need a 1000watt PSU, more like an 850-900watt. The corsair 850HX would be plenty for that. Remember:
(((Newer Hardware=lower temperature=less electricity consumption=more powerful)))
 
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And Overshocks, I think water cooling would be wasteful, there are such good air cooling now that you can overclock as much as you want :)
Check out these two ridiculous CPU coolers that will freeze your processor lol:
Cooler Master V10
^BTW the V8 is also good but the v10 is exceptional.
And this CPU cooler is also really good, you can even customize its fans to be as powerful as you want them to and then purchase it:
Prolimatech Mega Shadow Deluxe Black Edition CPU Cooler

Combine that with an excellent Case
LIAN LI PC-P80 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case

And you can overclock all you want with not water cooling, also you can buy a PCI Slot Fan for your GPU's to cool them and you can take off the casing from your GPU's and put custom thermal paste, heatsinks, and fans. You can buy a chipset cooler and you can get heat dissipators for your Memory and even a hard drive heatsink/cooler. Spot Fans also do a great a job. So I don't see the point of water cooling.
 
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^well i agree with you blackhawk, and thanks for the mushkin recommendation, they have great timings

watercooling will help me get better temps/higher overclock so that's one of the reason why i want a good water setup. plus it's kind of a brag too :D

if i was to eliminate watercooling setup i would go for the prolimatech instead of the v10, because v10 is quite heavy and i've read not so good reviews about it. it seems prolimatech is better..umm

i like that case it's big..but it has small fans at rear and top...any other cases?

and i would need PSU with 3x 6pin and 3x 6+2 pin, if i decide to go 3x5870. thats why i need 1000W psu, because i checked most 850-900 psus dont offer 3x 6pin and 3x 6+2pin

this psu is good:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007
 
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I would suggest a Cooler Master Storm Sniper. It's got holes for water cooling tubes and a space for a radiator. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119194&cm_re=storm_sniper-_-11-119-194-_-Product

I'm using it now and the clearances are good, too. If the 5970 ends up being a longer card than the 5870 and you feel like upgrading to that some time in the future, there's room to accomodate that.

Also, fan mounting options are endless. The case comes with two 200 mm fans and one 120 mm fan (unless you get the "black" edition, which comes with three 200 mm fans).

I use it, I like it.
 
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You can add 3 120mm fans yourself too, or the same spot for water cooling, here is the review I read.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/corsair-obsidian-800d-review-test/

If I were to get a 300ish case, this would easily be the one I would want.
 
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Yes the Corsair 1000 WATT modular is definitility the power supply I would get.

And about the case here are some good cases with excellent cooling:
ThermalTake Sword M Full ATX Chassis
ThermalTake Armor
An my personal favorite: The Antec 1200 Full ATX Case

Liquid cooling can be used in all three. All of them have a high amount of fan ports and big fans in all intakes top, front, side, rear. The antec has a Big boy 200mm fan on the top to suck all the hot air out of the system which is the best since hot air floats anyway :) All three of them are good, just examine thier specs and pick the one thats suits your expecations.
 
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