i7 owners - post your specs!

I am about to build a i7 computer for myself, just want to see what parts you guys used to help me make the decision.

sig andjust don't get a cheap motherboard.

sig andjust don't get a cheap motherboard.

balla4162

sig and this platform is the best!!!

sig

core i7

256mb ram

geforce 5200 pci-bus

40gb hdd

core i7

256mb ram

geforce 5200 pci-bus

40gb hdd

xGamermanxx

beast rig you got there, crysis max'ed out i assume?

core i7

256mb ram

geforce 5200 pci-bus

40gb hdd

xGamermanxx

What the F****?!

I don't think there is a 256mb DDR3 RAM stick for sale. I don't think your being fully honest on your specs dude.

i7 920

Ga-EX58-UD4P Motherboard

Corsair 3x2gb DDR3-1333 RAM

2x 4890's in CrossfireX

1 TB Seagate Barracuda 7200:12 HD

Samsung 22x DVD Burner

Corsair 850w PSU

CM HAF 932 Case

Great setup IMO and didn't cost me too much.

core i7

256mb ram

geforce 5200 pci-bus

40gb hdd

xGamermanxx

Sig, I am able to run Crysis on max settings at 1920x1080 at 30 fps which even surprised me.

sig + Corsair 750TX, Antec 300, 640GB WD 32mb

sig + Corsair 750TX, Antec 300, 640GB WD 32mb

Merdox87

in the sig, good luck.

I7 - 920

Asus P6T Deluxe V2 mainboard

6 GbCorsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 MHz

Gainward GeForce GTX 285

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA

Not sure wether or not to overclock the I7 and what kind of cooler I'd need to do it.

I7 - 920

Asus P6T Deluxe V2 mainboard

6 GbCorsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 MHz

Gainward GeForce GTX 285

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA

Not sure wether or not to overclock the I7 and what kind of cooler I'd need to do it.

Filthybastrd

sig

soon to be my rig (taken from my thread)

CASE - CHANGED TO:
XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811103011
$119.99

MOBO & RAM COMBO- CHANGED TO (COMBO):
ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131359
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227365
$430.98

CPU
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115202
$339.9

GPU2x - CHANGED TO:
SAPPHIRE 100269SR Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814102830
$631.98
($315.99each) 2x

HD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136319
$99.99

CD/DVD DRIVE
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM
Item #: N82E16827118030
$32.99

PSU
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
Item #: N82E16817139006
$129.99

MONITOR CHANGED TO:
Acer B243Wbdr 24" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support and Height & Pivot Adjustments - Retail
Item #: N82E16824009146CVF
$409.99

KEYBOARD
Saitek PK02 2-Tone USB Standard Eclipse II Keyboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16823175001
$54.99

MOUSE PAD
XTRAC PADS Ripper Optical Mouse pad - Retail
Item #: N82E16817114174
$16.49

OS
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116488CVF
$139.99

See my signature!

Just installed everything this afternoon and running Windows 7 RC 64-bit.

So far, smooth as butter!

• Intel® CoreTM i7 940 @ 2.93GHz LGA1366 1MB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache
• Intel X58 Chipset Mainboard
• 2 x PCI-e 16x
• 6 x DDR3 DIMM slots Tri Channel Memory upto 24 GB Max.
• 3 x PCI-e 1x
• 2 x PCI 2.2
• 10 x USB 2.0 Ports (8 x rear, 2 x front)
• Realtek ALC888 8+2 ch Audio
• GB LAN
• 8 x SATA
• I/O: 2x PS/2, 8x USB, Audio, 2x RJ-45, 1x eSATA, 1x IEEE1394, 1x Optical/SPDIF, 1x Audio Ports
• 12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 Tri Channel Memory
• 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 7200RPM HDD
• 20x DVD±R/±RW DUAL LAYER DRIVE
• 2x SONY BLUE RAY PLAYER DRIVE
• Dual Nvidia GTX 260 896MB PCI-e Video Cards
• 4 x DVI and 2 x S-Video Out (HDTV Compatible)
• Internal 12 in 1 Card Reader
• Logitech Deluxe 104 PS/2 Keyboard
• Logitech Optical Wheel PS/2 Mouse
• Microsoft® Windows VistaTM Home Premium 64-Bit
• Thermaltake Spedo case w/ 1000W Power Supply
• Dimensions: 9 x 24 x 21in. (W x H x D)

core i7

256mb ram

geforce 5200 pci-bus

40gb hdd

xGamermanxx

I just ordered an Asus Xonar D1 7.1 sound card to go along with these specs I already have.

My Rig:
* Antec 902
* Asus P6T6 WS Revolution
* Core i7 920
*Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound
* Xigmatek Dark Knight 120mm CPU cooler
* OCZ 6GB DDR3 1600
* 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 640gb HDD
* GTX 260
* Zalman 750w PSU

I just ordered an Asus Xonar D1 7.1 sound card to go along with these specs I already have.

My Rig:
* Antec 902
* Asus P6T6 WS Revolution
* Core i7 920
*Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound
* Xigmatek Dark Knight 120mm CPU cooler
* OCZ 6GB DDR3 1600
* 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 640gb HDD
* GTX 260
* Zalman 750w PSU

jakarai

[QUOTE="xGamermanxx"]

core i7

256mb ram

geforce 5200 pci-bus

40gb hdd

aeterna789

What the F****?!

I don't think there is a 256mb DDR3 RAM stick for sale. I don't think your being fully honest on your specs dude.

[QUOTE="jakarai"]

I just ordered an Asus Xonar D1 7.1 sound card to go along with these specs I already have.

My Rig:
* Antec 902
* Asus P6T6 WS Revolution
* Core i7 920
*Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound
* Xigmatek Dark Knight 120mm CPU cooler
* OCZ 6GB DDR3 1600
* 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 640gb HDD
* GTX 260
* Zalman 750w PSU

starwa1ker

[QUOTE="jakarai"]

I just ordered an Asus Xonar D1 7.1 sound card to go along with these specs I already have.

My Rig:
* Antec 902
* Asus P6T6 WS Revolution
* Core i7 920
*Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound
* Xigmatek Dark Knight 120mm CPU cooler
* OCZ 6GB DDR3 1600
* 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 640gb HDD
* GTX 260
* Zalman 750w PSU

starwa1ker

[QUOTE="starwa1ker"]

[QUOTE="jakarai"]

I just ordered an Asus Xonar D1 7.1 sound card to go along with these specs I already have.

My Rig:
* Antec 902
* Asus P6T6 WS Revolution
* Core i7 920
*Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound
* Xigmatek Dark Knight 120mm CPU cooler
* OCZ 6GB DDR3 1600
* 2x Western Digital Caviar Black 640gb HDD
* GTX 260
* Zalman 750w PSU

gamerking178

Corei7920 OC'dto 3.2GHz

12GBDDR31600MHz

1TBHDD and 1750GBHDD

4870X2

ASUS P6T DeluxeV2

Watercooled in a coolmaster cosmos s

NZXT thermal fan controller.

2020x1800 24inchLCD monitor.

I find using crysis as a benchmark useless. World in conflict is a better benchmark.

I should be playing crysis at 2020x1800 flawlessly but I am not and it's a 3 year old game.

I have heard it favours NVIDIA, which figures to be honest.

Love my setup but the 4870X2 does get extremely hot.ATI say don't worry but the cynic in me,does worry.

Great GPU though.I am playing stalker with the 2009 mod and it's a whole new experience.

Empire total war plays fantastic to.

My 3DMARK VANTAGE score is 16220.

[QUOTE="gamerking178"]

[QUOTE="starwa1ker"] Do I have to buy another CPU cooler if I don't plan to overclock? It is an extra $40...

Solid_Tango

He never said it was a bad processor. His analogy is a bit....well, confusing for those to understand if they don't know much about the i7.

The i7 processors are indeed the fastest type of CPU that any average joe can currently get their hands on. You will pay more for that luxury. Here's how to kind of break things down:

i7 is the fastest CPU out there for rendering/video editing and those sorts of things.

The Phenom II x4 940/945/955 play games just as well as the i7. What gamerking178 was trying to get across was, if you're just building a rig and only plan on gaming with it, you can spend less money on a CPU/MB/RAM by going with AMD's Phenom II processors. When comparing benchmarks in games from the i7 and Phenom II x4 both processors are pretty much a tie. The i7 wins in some, the Phenom II x4 wins in others or they run neck and neck.

I hope that makes a little more sense to you. Obviously I didn't explain it in very great detail, but I got the general idea across.

Your build is closest to what I want, except I want the Asus P6T motherboard. How are the 4770s doing?
starwa1ker

They are working great, they are supposed to be great overclockers as well. But good luck finding them now, they are sold out EVERYWHERE lol, just try googling it! IOC the CPU to 3.4 because im just running it on the stock cooler and the tempsseem to be fine under load, mind you, I got the D0 stepping which are supposed to be a little cooler. Maybe later on I'll get a cooler and push it a bit more. In all honesty, theres really no need to though.I still feel like the computer is kind of overkill but at least it has encouraged 3 of my friends to upgrade their computers after seeing how mine runs. So now I have more realfriends to play stuff with :D

In the sig.

[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"]

[QUOTE="gamerking178"] i7's are a waste if gaming alone. It's like buying a Ferrari for going 100K/Mh, sure its fast and cool, but are you going to go over 100K/Mh (CS3, Photoshop etc)? Also i7's are a waste if not going to O/C. It's like buying a Ferrari, and putting on tires that burn out after you go over 10K/mh. In all, if your stinking rich IRL, go for it ;)

neatfeatguy

He never said it was a bad processor. His analogy is a bit....well, confusing for those to understand if they don't know much about the i7.

The i7 processors are indeed the fastest type of CPU that any average joe can currently get their hands on. You will pay more for that luxury. Here's how to kind of break things down:

i7 is the fastest CPU out there for rendering/video editing and those sorts of things.

The Phenom II x4 940/945/955 play games just as well as the i7. What gamerking178 was trying to get across was, if you're just building a rig and only plan on gaming with it, you can spend less money on a CPU/MB/RAM by going with AMD's Phenom II processors. When comparing benchmarks in games from the i7 and Phenom II x4 both processors are pretty much a tie. The i7 wins in some, the Phenom II x4 wins in others or they run neck and neck.

I hope that makes a little more sense to you. Obviously I didn't explain it in very great detail, but I got the general idea across.

Seems like a lot of people have the Cooler Master HAF 932 Case, I guess its a little too guyish for me.starwa1ker