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Maddog7771
So after a long thought and comparison between building an i7 or a Q9550 computer i have decided to build an i7 920 because the prices are close enough that i just said screw it so tell me what you think.

Video Card-Evga 295
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130453

Case-Antec 1200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129043

Motherboard-Evga LGA 1366 Intel X58 Tri SLI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188039

Power Supply-Corsair 850w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009

Processor-Intel i7 920
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202

Ram-Corsair DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600Tri Channel 2 kits"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145224

Hard Drive-Western Digital Caviar Black Edition 1Tb 7,200RPM 32Mb Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284

Monitor-Acer G24 24" LCD 2ms response time
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009155

Sound Card-Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102019

Thermal Compound-Arctic Silver 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100007

CD/DVD Reader/Burner-Pioneer Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827129032

CPU Cooler-CoolIt Systems Domino A.L.C. Liquid CPU Cooler
http://www.xoxide.com/coolit-domino-cpucooler.html

Well i am looking forward to your comments and opinions. I decided not to go with Blue Ray burner or reader because it was kind of hard for me to justify the cost.
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sav5716
I think I wish I had that kind of money.

I'd go with OCZ Freeze over AS5 to be honest. And I can't see that CPU cooler doing much of a job... I'd go with the Xiggy Dark Knight.
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Juggalo23451
Looks good go with IC Diamond thermal paste
I would do a custom water cool setup for better performance.

feser triple rad
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/fex360mmxtpe.html

mcp655 pump http://www.jab-tech.com/Swiftech-MCP...r-pr-3803.html
64.94

Apogee Gtz cooler http://www.coolerguys.com/840556087564.html
59.95
adapter for i7 http://www.petrastechshop.com/swapgtzlgmok.html
Different types or reservoirs
http://www.crazypc.com/products/wate...eservoirs.html
20 to 53.00

tubing http://www.crazypc.com/products/masterkleer-93240.html

clamps
http://www.jab-tech.com/Clamps-c-336.html

http://www.jab-tech.com/search.php?mode=search&page=1
120mm yate loon fans

or get this kit instead
http://www.jab-tech.com/Swiftech-H20...t-pr-4324.html
you will need this to http://www.petrastechshop.com/swapgtzlgmok.html
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Looks good go with IC Diamond thermal paste
I would do a custom water cool setup for better performance.

Never gone water but I've thought about it. Don't think anybody on OCN will recommend anything less than custom-made.
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looks good, your gonna love it. keep your eye out for sales of blu ray readers. i picked up an lg blu ray read only for $90 about 2 months ago. with the i7's you can encode and shrink a blu ray in about 3-4hrs, if your interested in that type of thing. that's 30-40gigs down to 7-8gigs with almost no loss in quality. my old amd 4400x took between 21-24 hrs.
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overall a great computer, wish i had the $$$$. finally someone got a good PSU to handle their GPU.

Tri-Sli board necessary with a GTX295? lol

and the 1TB might be slower than some other drives. many people claim the WD Black 640GB is one of the fastest 7200rpm drives u can get. if u need more storage, get a 2nd drive. looks like u can spare the cash for a storage drive, or even an external drive

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I think I wish I had that kind of money.

I'd go with OCZ Freeze over AS5 to be honest. And I can't see that CPU cooler doing much of a job... I'd go with the Xiggy Dark Knight.

i have the dark knight and i like it, but with a quad-core i might go with something a bit better, specially if ur gonna OC that 920.

as for thermal paste, thats personal preference. as long as ur not using the thermal pad that comes on some of the HSF, u will be doing good.

but if u had the sense to put this rig together, u already know that.


nice build, good luck. post pics and screen shots when its running
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OCZ Freeze has 1C (or so) lower without the curing time of AS5.
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Villainstone
I would get something different than that overpriced Acer.
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tofumonster
+1 for not going with a crap liquid kit. If you wanna go with WC'ing, head over to the WC'ing part of the forum... Juggalo has a pretty good outline on parts though.

Other than that, looks flippin' fantastic.
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I would get something different than that overpriced Acer.

Seconded
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+1 for not going with a crap liquid kit. If you wanna go with WC'ing, head over to the WC'ing part of the forum... Juggalo has a pretty good outline on parts though.

Other than that, looks flippin' fantastic.

Thank you

Alot of people are going I7 today it seems
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thrashsoul
Kill the Acer and get some IC Diamond paste.
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Maddog7771
Ok well i like your options about my build. Ok first things first i am going with the the Coolit system because i like water cooling but hate setting it up and the problems with leaks sorry kind of think water and electricity is a bad mix lol and i go to lan party's so i like something more self contained. And about the monitor pleas tell me your likes and dislikes because it was either that or a samsung and i like the acer more for its looks and performance sorry. And about blue ray i will get one later on in life but right now it is not doable. Thank you all and keep it up. O and the money is coming from selling m current pc selling it for on hell of a price for me that is at $1350 and selling some other things.
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Unless you're into heavy duty video/image editing, that Acer is overpriced and overkill. I recommend a 23.5" Asus just for 1080p resolution (1920x1080) and a good price. Definitely other monitors worth considering out there.
If you're not willing to go with custom water cooling, just air-cool. Its not like kits don't have their own problems
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Maddog7771
Thank you for your opinion and i am not getting a monitor just for resolution it is for picture quality and i like glossy monitors i actual thought about getting a dell but the $600 price tag was just to much.
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linskingdom
A nice solid build. Don't forget to share some pictures.
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Maddog7771
I wont i might hold off for the fall when the 32nm chips and win7 are released.
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win7 beta doesnt end till july and then they have to fix all the bugs, i wouldnt expect w7 till Q1 2010. idk about the 32nm chips. they will be pretty
but expensive
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I don't know where you live but the i7 920 is $230 at Microcenter. Either OCZ Freeze or IC7 instead of AS5.

I second everyone suggestion about the cooling.
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for the CPU cooler just get a Xiggy dark knight or just the original HS-1283 .
That liquid cooler is a waste of money and the 920 can get to 4ghz on air just fine.
After that you'll be voltage limited.
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