i7 920 D0 (around $200 USD), and a Asus P6T V2 Should do you good.
Help, noob to Intel. ready to make the switch!
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oh wow that board is nice. will my memory work with it in triple channel? and can I get 4ghz out of that chip using my cpu cooler?
Originally Posted by king_play334  i7 920 D0 (around $200 USD), and a Asus P6T V2 Should do you good. |
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Its my understanding that you must use a specific triple channel memory kit to run in an i7 motherboard, i think the only way you could reuse your ddr3 dual channel stuff is if you bought an i5 core cpu, but that would require an LGA1156 socket mobo (dual channel ddr3), as apposed to LGA1366 socket (triple channel ddr3) for i7.
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I believe the cd keys for OS are locked to motherboard, so you will have to buy a new cd key, dont quote me on that however.
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I think the ASUS P6T as mentioned by another member will do you fine, it has tri sli support/quad crossfire support, plenty of USB ports (12 to be exact), as for overclock options, mine is running at 4ghz with Hyper-threading on and theres plenty of volts left if need be.
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the best bang for buck cpu is the i7 920, make sure you grab a D0 batch, as they overclock better than earlier C0 revisions, however 99% cpus sold online today are D0 steppers. the 'golden' batch numbers seem to be B batch, however its pot luck as to what batch number you recieve. The i7 920 can be had on newegg for $278.99 here Intel i7 920
Originally Posted by Darksylum So here is a few questions. 1. Can I use 3 of the 4 2gb memory sticks I have in triple channel mode on a 1366 based motherboard or does the memory have to be made to run in triple channel. |
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Originally Posted by Darksylum 2. Will my Windows 7 product key get deactivated for switching the motherboard and cpu? (it happened to my Vista Key when i built this system and used my disc I had used for 2 years on my last system) |
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Originally Posted by Darksylum 3. What motherboard should I go with for crossfire support and plenty of USB + oc options? (Asus MB please) |
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Originally Posted by Darksylum 4. What cpu is going to give me 4ghz on air without ripping my wallet apart? |
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If your dark knight came with the 1366 Brackets then yes your current cooler will work (if not, im sure you can post in the wanted section for a set of 1366 DK brackets)
A i7 920 D0 is world famous for doing 4GHz. The P6T V2 also supports Triple channel, all x58 chipsets do.
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Originally Posted by Darksylum oh wow that board is nice. will my memory work with it in triple channel? and can I get 4ghz out of that chip using my cpu cooler? |
A i7 920 D0 is world famous for doing 4GHz. The P6T V2 also supports Triple channel, all x58 chipsets do.
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Yea I made sure i bought the version that has the I7 bracket just incase i felt the AMD chip was a waste. I do feel it was a waste of money now.
Originally Posted by king_play334 If your dark knight came with the 1366 Brackets then yes your current cooler will work (if not, im sure you can post in the wanted section for a set of 1366 DK brackets) A i7 920 D0 is world famous for doing 4GHz. The P6T V2 also supports Triple channel, all x58 chipsets do.
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the asus p6t has tri sli AND quad crossfire support.
Originally Posted by Darksylum Xigma DK as listed in my system profile. I didnt see that the motherboard was an SLi board, I need corssfire not SLI. I am happy to make the switch to Intel CPU but I refuse to use Nvidia Graphics cards. any other recomendations? |
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ok good, I was scared for a moment lol. Well now I know what I am getting for christmas. I am sure my dad will enjoy my M4A79T board and my 955 Deneb. Whenever I build me new systems I always pass him down my old stuff.
Originally Posted by king_play334 The Asus P6T Deluxe V2 supports both SLI and Crossfire-x. |
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