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Mudkip · 2 Weeks Ago

Not that it matters, but the i7-920 is not Halogen free either whereas the i7-960 is

FSF-Foxhound · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Mudkip

First off, I don't get to build a new rig very often... this is going to be "the rig" for as long as 5 years. Hence, the UltraDurable series mobo and the RAID 0+1 (I wanted performance, but I wanted security too)

Liquid cooling: Silent operation, longer life, and a bundle deal; first time running liquid cooling too, why not?

i7 960: Because I'm not 1337 enough for a 975 extreme and I plan on upgrading in a few years.

GTX 275: Cheap enough to SLi in the future, this is a lot of $ to me + I have a PS3 for gaming (this is just a general purpose build). Top it off with unjustified fanboy hatred of ATi, and there you go.

RAM: Because the particular modules are renowned for durability and it gives me room to grow (going to double the RAM inside of 6 months, then go 24GB of 1600 in 3 years)

Liquid cooling does not instantly mean longer life. That asetek cooling probably would be worse than a prolimaetch megahalem. (is that spelled wrong?) http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...-i7-860-a.html

I haven't found any tests, I'll search more but I'm positive its not very good.

The i7 960 is a waste. A 920 can do just as good, if not better than a 960 depending on the chip. If you're going to overclock, even still that does not mean the 960 will go higher than a 920. There is a chance, but there is no guarantee.

A i7 on any board (doesn't have to be on a gigabyte board that says "ULTRA DURABLE" would last more than 5 years. (easily). Hell more than 10 years if you're running @ stock, or maybe even overclocked and within specification.

GTX 275? ok... but you could of got a HD 5870 if you didn't waste money on everything else. That wasn't the point. Even if you didn't get the 5870, as you mentioned you are a fanboy (which is quite frowned upon on the internet if you didn't know already) a GTX 295 would still be in budget if you didn't waste money.

As for the ram, again, all ram modules will last more than 5 years.

Sounds like you've got a pre-built tbh. Regardless, you wasted upwards 600 dollars.

Mudkip · 2 Weeks Ago

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Mudkip · 2 Weeks Ago

Edit: how do I delete a post?

Mudkip · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by ZainyAntics

That's not what he means... You could have bought a i7 920 and EASILY overclocked it to 3.3ghz yourself, seeing as it's the EXACT SAME CHIP, intel just trys to lure in stupids who actually think it's a better chip when really it's not.Just this alone could have saved you a hundred or something.

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Originally Posted by Mudkip

C0 stepping versus D0 is not the same thing, which is all they had in stock (SLBCH); if anything, the i7-960 it is the same as the i7-950 except the higher base speed (3.2 v 3.06) and Turbo Boost speed (3.46 v 3.33)... otherwise, everything else is the same (including the 130W thermal envelope and 4.8 GT/s QP). The only real difference between these two and the i7-870 is the socket (LGA1366 v LGA1156).

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Originally Posted by ZainyAntics

what? I'm only comparing the 920 and 960, am I missing something from your posts?

I was comparing the 920 v the 960 in the stepping. Then, I went off into a dissertation of why the i7-950 and i7-870 are closer to the i7-960 than the i7-940 (except the 870's socket).

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Originally Posted by FSF-Foxhound

Liquid cooling does not instantly mean longer life. That asetek cooling probably would be worse than a prolimaetch megahalem. (is that spelled wrong?) http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...-i7-860-a.html

I haven't found any tests, I'll search more but I'm positive its not very good.

The i7 960 is a waste. A 920 can do just as good, if not better than a 960 depending on the chip. If you're going to overclock, even still that does not mean the 960 will go higher than a 920. There is a chance, but there is no guarantee.

A i7 on any board (doesn't have to be on a gigabyte board that says "ULTRA DURABLE" would last more than 5 years. (easily). Hell more than 10 years if you're running @ stock, or maybe even overclocked and within specification.

GTX 275? ok... but you could of got a HD 5870 if you didn't waste money on everything else. That wasn't the point. Even if you didn't get the 5870, as you mentioned you are a fanboy (which is quite frowned upon on the internet if you didn't know already) a GTX 295 would still be in budget if you didn't waste money.

As for the ram, again, all ram modules will last more than 5 years.

Sounds like you've got a pre-built tbh. Regardless, you wasted upwards 600 dollars.

If I would have cleared anything out of the budget, I wouldn't have upped my GPU or RAM, that's the point. Also, my mobos tend to last less than five years, and my RAM the same... my computer is under heavy use 18-20 hours a day, every day and I beat the hell out of it. I can't justify the extra cost for the RAM either, especially considering it's already a hell of an upgrade compared to what I am running.

A pre-build? ROFL... if I wanted a pre-build, I would have went Alienware for the $ (Aurora starts at like $1200)

Edit: also, hypocrisy. You are running GTX 275's yourself...

Mudkip · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by FSF-Foxhound

Liquid cooling does not instantly mean longer life.

It does when you have a lolcat that sheds everywhere

RaCeR123 · 2 Weeks Ago

C-C-C-Combo breaker?

JKBenchmarks · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Mudkip

It does when you have a lolcat that sheds everywhere

1. See that edit button? Use it.
2. You still need fans to cool your components if you choose liquid cooling. Hell, liquid cooling requires MORE maintenance because in addition to cleaning dust and other debris in you case, you need to replace the coolant, clean the rads, and make sure the waterblocks aren't getting gunked up.
3. An i7 920 D0 will overclock better than an i7 960 C0.
4. Saying random memes everywhere isn't funny. It is, however, a great way to see who is 14 years old or under.