i7 975 question and best case??

[harleyman]

Where you live at ??

At my shop the customer only pays what it costs me to purchase the parts..I shop extensively the day of order to insure I get all the free shipping I can and pass that savings on to my customers...


I charge 250 for mid builds and 400 for full tower builds with OCing included and full guarentee of parts and OC...


I will price it out for you, let you stand behinf me while we build it...

I also have a service that I will walk you through the build over the phone....

Have done it many times...

Takes two days start to finish...No..not on the phone the whole time..

I give instructions, then we hang up and you complete that part....

[GT182]

Scout, do yourself a favor and build it yourself. If I can do anyone can.... it's not all that hard to do. Just read your manuals and it'll go as smooth as silk. Honest.

Besides, you'll save money so that you can spend it for something else you need or want.

[scoutII]

I hear ya - but this guy is also a friend, an Iraq war vet(just got through back surgery) and a down to earth type of guy and I keep him plenty busy with what my boss messes up at work (surfing where it's dangerous...) and I like to help the smaller business when I can - Seeing him this morning at 9 because the boss yet again froze his comp... Thanks - I would like to build it....no fancy lights, just lots of power under the hood - Chris from Collinsville, CT 06019

GT182 - Is that you in a P-51B??

[VCN-1]

Scout

Sounds as if you will have have the same set up I have with the exception of the case. My only problem after reviewing the web sites and guides I can't figure out how to OC it.

I need an OC guide for dummies.
Like: do step 1 and then do step 2 and then do step 3 and do ...

I did assemble the monster myself and when it was turned on the first time my thoughts were, "Its Alive"

VCN-1

[scoutII]

Talk to my guy today...Says his guy says there might be something newer out there from asus(true?) along the same specs as the rampage II extreme...Is this true or should I say just get me what I want or I will - Will keep you updated with what he says....This is getting to feel like shopping with the Mrs. - a lot of talk and nothing getting done

[harleyman]

Talk to my guy today...Says his guy says there might be something newer out there from asus(true?) along the same specs as the rampage II extreme...Is this true or should I say just get me what I want or I will - Will keep you updated with what he says....This is getting to feel like shopping with the Mrs. - a lot of talk and nothing getting done

The latest does not always equat to better...Prices are higher always..BIOS and results are still usually out on new releases....PLUS IMO ASUS has dropped the ball on MoBos lately...


Can you say Gigabyte?????????

Can you say MSI???????? LOL

[kilo delta]

Don't go chasing the latest hardware. Invariably, by the time you've bought it and installed it there's already something "newer" and "better" on the horizon!

[Rezabrya]

I have the Antec 1200 and it is a fantastic case. It has a slight dust problem but I think any high performance case will suck in quite a bit of dust.

[scoutII]

OK tell me more or what to look at in the Gibabyte and MSI world, compared to the rampage II extreme (liked it cause of all the positive (overclocking) reviews...) or is there a rampage III on the way. LOL Thanks for your time

[txnetcop]

I have built 44 i7 Core rigs and I have also tested every X58 motherboard available today and two that are still coming. The ASUS Rampage II Extreme is the finest, fastest motherboard out there. It is also the most expensive and most complex for newbies who have never overclocked before. However with the i7965 Extreme all I had to do was set the multiplier to 30x change the CPU voltage to 1.62 and I was able to OC to 4.14Ghz in less than 3 minutes. Stay with the Rampage II-quit shopping opinions once you have settled on something solid.

http://www.pureoverclock.com/article729.html Jake Mete wrote this review and part of it came from a company I test computer equipment for.
Ted

[scoutII]

Thanks - I really like the reviews of the rampage II .....Guess I'll have to get stern with my friend - Thanks for the response - I have only started to learn to overclock, but I read alot of what's out there and go slowly and have had good success with what I have done so far - Chris

[scoutII]

Thanks again for the info!!

Going for the i7 975 extreme edition, asus rampage II extreme, corsair dominator gt - 6gb ddr3 2000, noctua nh-u12p se1366, wd velociraptor 300 added to my to 2 150 raptors, don't know what tower yet, likely the coolmaster haf? and already have the evga gtx275 superclocked and a 950 watt ps..windows 7 pro..now if this don't take care of business....

Got a nice end of year bonus and already got the wife paid off..... Thanks again

Update - Going with the coolmaster HAF 932 - All parts are ordered....New question - Should I do a fresh reinstall of FSX and re-tweak?? - I am planning on using the 300 vraptor for the usual computer programs and 1 150 raptor for FSX and the other for CFS3 or if there is a better idea let me know - Thanks

[dhl1986]

The antec 300/900/1200 are all great for their prices. I think the sweet spot is the 900 with some aftermarket fans swapped in. The 900 is basically a miniature wind tunnel, and will definitely keep your components cool.

[harleyman]

Update - Going with the coolmaster HAF 932 - All parts are ordered....New question - Should I do a fresh reinstall of FSX and re-tweak?? - I am planning on using the 300 vraptor for the usual computer programs and 1 150 raptor for FSX and the other for CFS3 or if there is a better idea let me know - Thanks

If you are taking those HDDs from another rig into the new one you may have to do a fresh install anyways..

I would suggest it anyways..

[scoutII]

Thanks - now to find all of my reg #'s......for the payware stuff....