Another i7 upgrade thread.

[Zensou]

I'm thinking about upgrading to an i7 but my question is. Will they lower prices on RAM, motherboards, and i7 during black friday/thanksgiving?

If so, I'm going to wait.
I'm thinking of getting the:
i7 920 from microcenter for $210
P6T Deluxe from ebay for $200
6GB G.Skill for $140
Megahalems for $60
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Total: $610
Sound good?


Going to cram this in here:

I'm selling my current parts to buy an upgrade.
I'm only selling the CPU, motherboard, RAM, HSF, and a video card.

I have one offer currently:
Q6600 - $150
Evga 680i SLI A1 - $100
Zalman 9700 - $30
4x1GB DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 RAM - $120
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Total: $400

Should I go for that or could I sell it for more?
Also, the person wants my 5770 also. I bought it for $165 but I see that they got more expensive and are somewhat harder to find ( Asus 5770 got deactivated on newegg for some reason ). How much do you think I could sell the 5770 for?

[nckid4u]

I would take the $400. That's a pretty solid return on that setup.

[detroitpc313]

Great setup

[eah5770]

$400 for that setup is real nice man.
your i7 build looks really good too but i wouldn't get that motherboard.
also, you could probably sell the 5770 for 170-180 and then find yourself a new one for cheap.

[Robilar]

Get the V2 of the P6T Deluxe (or its replacement, the P6TD Deluxe with the newer NB revision).

The original P6T Deluxe had a known issue with its SAS controller (which is why it has been discontinued).

[Zensou]

Originally Posted by Robilar

Get the V2 of the P6T Deluxe (or its replacement, the P6TD Deluxe with the newer NB revision).

The original P6T Deluxe had a known issue with its SAS controller (which is why it has been discontinued).

Thanks, the v2 is what I was looking at. I've never seen the P6TD Deluxe before, I'll check it out.

Which would you say would be the best i7 overclocking motherboard? Most important to me is quality.

I was looking at:

Foxconn Bloodrage
Asus Rampage II Extreme
EVGA E758
EVGA 141

now,
Asus P6TD Deluxe

Help me choose a board. I want one that can do both crossfire and sli.

[Robilar]

They will all hit roughly the same BLCK.

Any of them will do fine in that respect. Asus has a 3 year warranty that doesn't require registration (handy if you decide to sell it in a couple of years). The EVGA warranty cannot be transferred (and must be registered in order to extend it past one year).

The Foxconn, although popular is no better than any of the others in terms of overclocking (and only 3 ram slots).

The Asus P6TD Deluxe is identical to the P6T Deluxe V2 except it has a newer motherboard chipset revision (I'm planning on testing one out in the near future).

[jshay]

You forgot a fan for the megahalems

[Zensou]

Originally Posted by jshay

You forgot a fan for the megahalems

I have 2 of these: http://www.xoxide.com/yate-loon-highspeed-120.html

Are they good for push/pull?

[Zensou]

Originally Posted by zensou

i have 2 of these: http://www.xoxide.com/yate-loon-highspeed-120.html

are they good for push/pull?

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