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i7 Build Advice

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    #2
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Build looks good to me, drop the EVA board and go for the Asus Formula III as the evga board has some cold boot issues and is generally a asshat of a board. Everything else looks really good.


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Cool, cheers for the info.


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    #4
    fasty
    Registered Users Posts: 981 ✭✭✭fasty


    Don't get that memory, it's rated at 1600MHz at 1.8V only, meaning not with an i7 where the max is 1.65V.

    Try something like Corsair Dominator DHX+ DDR3 1600MHz 4GB Kit w/2x 2GB XMS3 modules, CL8-8-8-24, for Core i5 and i7, 1.65V


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    #5
    txpjl
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭txpjl


    Not bad. How much are you up to now? Try go with 6GB of ram.
    I'm doing same thing but would like USB 3 on the motherboard.

    What about HDU? There's a 300GB western digital velociRaptor. Smoking fast.

    Good luck.


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    #6
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Cheers for the memory link. I'll have a look.

    It a tad below 1100. That chip only takes dual channel so can't do 6 gb


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    #7
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    fasty wrote: »
    Don't get that memory, it's rated at 1600MHz at 1.8V only, meaning not with an i7 where the max is 1.65V.

    Try something like Corsair Dominator DHX+ DDR3 1600MHz 4GB Kit w/2x 2GB XMS3 modules, CL8-8-8-24, for Core i5 and i7, 1.65V

    Hah.. It will work fine.. I;m using that ram now, no issues.


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    #8
    Uttik
    Closed Accounts Posts: 107 ✭✭Uttik


    Try and hold off buying till next month, There is a few new toys coming that will push the price of stuff out now down! So you may save a few euro.



    PS:: I hope you are going to get a SSD :D


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    #9
    fasty
    Registered Users Posts: 981 ✭✭✭fasty


    Anti wrote: »
    Hah.. It will work fine.. I;m using that ram now, no issues.

    What will work fine? The memory I recommended? Sure it will! The memory listed originally will work fine too. At 1066Mhz


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    #10
    MartyMcG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭MartyMcG


    Why go for the i7 860 when you don't save any money on it? I'm looking at getting a nearly identical setup. I thought the main reason people went for it was that you got 920 performance for less. On Komplett at the moment it's more expensive than the 920, €285 vs €262. Formula III is €10 dearer than asus p6T.

    I see that the 860 performance is a bit better because of clock speed difference, but if I'm overclocking what difference does it really make?

    Thanks


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