i7-980X Config for maximal overclockability

 

1) What case should I use for maximum cooling and is there anything else that would help, added fans etc, in addition to stage 4 increase cooling so some talent guy can help me squeeze out a couple hundred more Mhz of OC ?

 

2) You'll cringe when I tell that I am not a serious gamer and this graphics card is more than I need. My DS i7-920 system has the 892 MB version of this card and that is beyond what I need, but is certainly nice to have. Would I be better off with an ATI card like the 5850?

 

3) Noise surpession would be nice but I have heard that it might affect cooling?

 

4) I assume this basic wireless card will allow me both wireless and plug in connection to the net.

 

5) Is 750w power supply enough to handle this. My i7-920 DS OC system is fine with 750w.

 

In summary if I can save a few bucks by not getting more graphics card or power supply that is fine, but if I spend extra for improved cooling, I am happy to do so, since I think it will allow for more OC.

 

thx ..neilkaz ..

 

Do I need to spend the approximated extra $200 to get the HailStorm case? I am using stage 4 cooling and am told that there's more more inside the Hail Storm Case than HAF. But I only have 1 video card and one hard drive.

 

Will the extra room from HailStorm result in a cooler CPU for me?

 

If I stick with HAF, which case is cooler? HAF922 or HAF932.

 

Thx .. neilkaz ..

 

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Thx, I did drop the gpu and os boosts since you told me that they basically are useless.

 

I have Win 7 Home premium on this computer here (DS i7-920) and am very happy with it.

 

Most of the use for the new computer will be number crunching oriented. Basically I run backgammon simulations 24/7 and when not, I may run bridge or chess or antenna design or some trading apps all again very CPU intensive. Anyhow, the CPU is cranking 100% almost 24/7. Of course I am also surfing the web or occasionally playing basic games online and if playing something that needs CPU power I stop my apps. My main apps can use every core available and want pure multithreaded CPU power. Perhaps I should look to see if I can get dual or even quad 6 core HT Xeons, but I think we're talking 10k or more.

 

Win 7 Pro..why would I want that?  thx .. neilkaz ..

 

.. neilkaz ..