Ording next week opinions please

Tysuro

Tysuro

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Hey I been playing with lots of different spec's for a while now and finally found a rig I like and very future proof. Concerning the Rig i will be adding an extra 6g Ram in the future. I have chosen the 600gb Raptor drive becuase it's fast and has a high capacity and duel raid 1 cavier green's one backup would be nice :p. But I would like to get the i7 970 but getting it into my new budget of £2400 isent easy I want SLI 580's cause they will last for a long time!. Anyway this is what I have come up with so far:p.

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz @ max 3.8GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® RAMPAGE III EXTREME: 3-Way SLI & CrossFireX, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1536MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX580 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DX 11 (PRE-ORDER)
2nd Graphics Card
1536MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX580 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DX 11 (PRE-ORDER)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
600GB WD VELOCIRAPTOR® SATA 6-Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
3rd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
RAID
RAID 1 (MIRRORED VOLUME - 2 x same size & model HDD / SSD) (£9)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 1000W PRO SERIES (HX1000) 80+ MODULAR PSU (£169)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Gamer (£59)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,406.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
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Tysuro

Tysuro

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The Asus rampage comes with pre-settings for overclocking don't they? I'm sure I read something about it anyway anyone with a Rampage board could you confirm it please?
 
Sleinous

Sleinous

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That im not sure as i havent dug much into my board as of yet but i think so, plus u can change settings through your android, and there are 2x BIOS :p Backup one
 
Phoenix

Phoenix

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The freezone elite isn't a bad cooler it's just that it's horrendously overpriced, I'd go for the ECO C240 personally for exellent performance without being too loud.
 
PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
Tysuro said:
Whats the best cooling to go for when selecting an Overlocked system? I wanted to go for CoolIT Freezone Elite CPU Cooler but then I ofund this review about it CoolIT Freezone Elite CPU Cooler which is rather bad for sure.

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/coolit_freezone_elite_cpu_cooler/1
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Personally the Eco or Fenrir is a good balance of performance and price. The freezone, although the best, is over-priced and only recommended for the extreme gamers who want nothing but the best.
 
Meds

Meds

Moderator
Moderator
Tysuro said:
The Asus rampage comes with pre-settings for overclocking don't they? I'm sure I read something about it anyway anyone with a Rampage board could you confirm it please?
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Yes, the motherboard does come with "pre-built" OC settings however the chances of these working perfectly are slim. If you plan to overclock, each and every CPU will need settings to be tweaked to ensure stability. Personally, I'd never use the pre built settings.
 
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