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Aloid   11-12-2009 at 08:21:11 AM

I am finnally building my own rig and just want to see if u guys have any last minute advice or modifications to the build

Monitor Resolution= 1980x1200

Crossfire=Ya baby as soon as I get more cash and some more of those sexy 5850s or 5870s come out, so probibaly after Christmas I'll get a second one

Uses=Gaming, Surfing, Photoshop
I am starting into photography and beginning to photoshop which is a reason for going with the i7 920

Budget= Around $2000 but I dont mind deals

Processor
Core I7 920 DO stepping
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=3888 [...] ture=Intel

Mobo
P6t Deluxe V2
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Produ [...] 9(ME).aspx

Memory
OCZ Platinum 1600mhz
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6820227381

SSD
Intel X25-m G2 80gb
Whenever it comes back in stock

Data Drive
Samsung spinpoint F3 1tb
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6822152185

PSU
Corssair HX850
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6817139011

GPUx1
ATI 5870 or 5850 whenever it gets back in stock
Crossfireing after Christmas

Case
Antec 1200
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Produ [...] 5(ME).aspx

Heat Sink
Prolimatech Megashaow
http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/pro [...] ooler.html

OS
Windows 7 64 bit


So how you guys think it looks? Any sugestions or modifications u can think of will be considered. BTW I plan on putting the OS on the SSD then putting it into Deep Freeze do you think this is a good idea?

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Proximon   11-12-2009 at 08:29:10 AM

That looks great. Very nice system. I favor the P6TD Deluxe at the same price, mostly because it's the newer version... but if you have a good deal there, go for it.

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Aloid   11-12-2009 at 08:30:04 AM

I havent heard much of the P6TD care to tell me some new points about it?

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Proximon   11-12-2009 at 08:31:19 AM

Here it is:
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku= [...] cture=ASUS

NCIX has some sort of bundle discount going, so you may want to check that closer. I think they also do price matching.

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Proximon   11-12-2009 at 08:34:19 AM

When it came out, I thought it was intended to replace the P6T deluxe. There was some talk about memory settings not saving or some such, and I thought the newer board was to fix that. However, I think it was really resolved by a BIOS update.

here is a side-by-side
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131365

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Aloid   11-12-2009 at 08:36:14 AM

AWWWWW nice I like the looks of that baby ya im defs switchin that P6T V2 out for this puppy. Any big changes, does it OC bout the same?

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Aloid   11-12-2009 at 08:42:10 AM

Ya so by chance u dont know how well this guy Overclocks do you?

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Proximon   11-12-2009 at 08:42:29 AM

if anything it may be slightly better to OC....

Swapping pics back and forth I'm seeing identical mosfets and capacitors, so there should not be any major difference. I like the board for the extra wide space between PCI-E slots really. That's what sets both boards apart at this price point.

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Aloid   11-12-2009 at 08:48:24 AM

Noice I Appreciate it Proximon. This seems like a very solid follow up board to the P6t Deluxe and Deluxe v2.

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