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At Long Last, I Have Ordered

Post Date: 2011-02-22
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    Posted: 22 Feb 2011 at 7:03pm

Finally after a year of reading these forums and wanting a DSO system, my current system, a cyberpowerpc (sigh, if only I knew about DSO then), has finally died. I put in my order for a DSO system over the president day weekend and would like to thank everyone on this board for their inputs, mainly DST and !ender. I have learned a great deal in configuring my system because of you guys. Thank you.

In case anyone is interested here was my config:
 
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (160GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB (Includes PhysX) (EVGA Black Ops 015-P3-1583-AR)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red)
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 4.0GHz to 4.7GHz (Cooling Upgrade Recommended)
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Grey (Large)
Priority Build: Please Prioritize: Ship Within Four Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
 
Total: $3,066.00
 
I did also add the recommended 200mm fans as DST had suggested. I opted for option 1 to continue with my build instead of waiting for the revised boards. I mean hey how often will I be using my CD drive? Not very often. I do plan on doing SLI in the near future. I know I should've gone with the 570..but hey I had an extra $200 and no where to blow it on haha. And as for the priority shipping...I know I'm an impatient guy, what can I say. Besides I'm computer-less and internet-less at the moment, it is killing me! I will definitely be posting a review once I receive the system.
 
Together with my computer I also order a Dell U2311H. This is going to be an exciting next few weeks for me. LOL
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That is going to be an awesome rig.  I am quite jealous of your budget. Cry
Congrats!
 
Meanwhile, was your previous experience with ************ as bad as everyone says?  I started out looking at them before I learned about DSO.  I definitely think we made the right choice coming here.  Enjoy the wait, I know I am.
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congrats!
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Congrats man, it's always a nice refreshing feeling to be able to rip open that box on arrival day and smell a nice new rig to replace an old one, eh? I'm getting jealous of you guys with all those impressive SB procs and 580s out there now, haha, must....resist....until....haswell....Hahaha
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Congrats Let the torture begin

wow that pc and the ultrasharp IMHO are a killer combo

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Sweet, stage 7! Can't wait to receive that shipping number and start praying! Here are my overclock stats. What do you guys think about the overclock? Is this good for my build?

Overclocked Processor Settings
Processor Speed GHz: 4.6
CPU Multiplier: 46
Voltage CPU VCore: 1.296
VDroop Control: Yes
i7 - BCLK MHz: 100
i7 - Voltage QPI\DRAM:
i7 - Voltage QPI\PLL:
i7 - Voltage CPU VTT:
i7 - Voltage IOH Vcore:
i7 - Voltage ICH Vcore:
i7 - Voltage IOH/ICH I/O:
i7 - PWM Frequency:
780i/790i - Memory Clock Mode:
780i/790i - CPU FSB MHz:
780i/790i - Voltage FSB:
780i/790i - Voltage SPP:
780i/790i - Voltage MCP:
Motherboard BIOS: 0804
Video Card Driver: 266.58
Chipset Driver: CD
Sound Card Driver: CD


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im impressed with that OC, super close to the build i have ordered. Hope mine can see 4.6 ghz
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lol how can you not love a 4.6GHz oc with a 1.3 vcore

and listen to him be a show off "Is this good for my build", stop rubbing our face in your 4.6 oc man.

lol ya your oc/vcore are great

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Haha, you caught me there. Hopefully, my noctua fans will keep the load/idle temps good too. Kinda worried about that.
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LOL do you think we would recommend it to you if it couldn't do it? trust me, you got a A+++ cooler and you are worrying as if you got a C one.

Is your room temp high or something?

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My room can get to as hot as 90F, but mostly around 80F. I basically have not windows open and just a vornado fan lol.
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Well then we will see, I think at 80f you are fine, but SB runs cool so I think you gonna be fine all around.

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I just got my computer. I have a question.
 
My CPU-Z says my core speed is at 1.6ghz, but when i stress the comp with Linx, it goes up to 4.6hz. The voltage also jumps around from up to 1.34. Is this normal?
 
Also, I noticed that with Realtemp, when I run Linx, my load never says 100%, it always stays at 0.0%. Anyone know what's going on?
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Not sure about your load and realtemp problem is but in task manager what does your load say when you run linx?

the reason your oc jumps is because of speed step, what it does is keep the cpu speed low when its not needed, but as soon as you need the power, it jacks it backup to the oc speed of 4.6. This is to keep the chip cool and relaxed when power is not needed.

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I see...so I should keep speed step on right? Yah my task manager says 100% maybe I should reinstall cpuz
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why reinstall cpuz? its not doing anything wrong.

keep speedstep or disable it in the bios, either way won't matter much if you have no problems.

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Sorry I mean Real Temp. My Real Temp 3.60 read 0.00 ghz and 0.0% load at all times. I had to download a newer version for sandy bridge and then it worked out good.
 
DST, What is the best way to test my cpu overclock and load temps? Should I open Real Temps then run LinX on ALL setting for 20 times? Does that work?
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You can do that, or you can run intelburn, I like to use fah smp client for cpu and the gpu client for gpu, it puts them to good work quick.

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Thanks DST. During my runs, I've noticed that my vcore jumps around up to 1.35. However, the digitalstorm overclock email says that the vcore is set to 1.296. Is there a reason for this difference? My load temps are max at 77C. That's kinda high?
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load temps are fine, as your oc jump so does vcore.

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I see. Ok, cool thanks. Also, my case is really loud. It's the fans, they are pretty loud. I'm not sure if that is normal or not. I can hear the fans standing 15 feet away. Is that normal?
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That case is optimized for air flow.. its gonna be loud cause its active venting.

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Originally posted by ironmb

That case is optimized for air flow.. its gonna be loud cause its active venting.

Unless they use different fans than the 932, it should actually be astoundingly quiet. He may be hearing the loud GPU fans, hard to say unless he can narrow down the loud fans for us.
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It's definitely not the GPU fans because I can hear them roar up when I stress them 100%. I think it's the rear fan or the noctua fan. I'm not sure.
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That is strange, you are the first to say you got a loud fan from the case or noctua, did you have them change any fans?

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No, they should be all stock fans. Not sure what to do. Was thinking about disconnecting the rear fan and turning on the computer to see if that's the case causing the noise or the noctua fans. When I do isolate the problem, what should I do? Change the fans?
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depends on which fan it is to be honest.


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