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    Posted: 21 Apr 2010 at 3:26am
The specification I'm thinking about getting is below. I have a 24 inch monitor so the games will be in 1920x1080. I'm looking for something that will last me for about 3 years before I give this system away and buy something new so I won't be doing any upgrade to this system. Any suggestions is appreciated. The biggest question I have is what overclock CPU number should I be expecting? I see people with 3.3GHz OC and I would like to avoid such a low number if at all possible.


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Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932
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Processor: Intel Core i7 930 2.8GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 LE Edition SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series  (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Apr 2010 at 3:40am
oc is luck of the draw but most people are between 3.5 and 3.9.

I would drop the veloci and go with an ssd.

instead of 2 x 5850 go with 1 x 5870 or 1 x 480.

go with win7 pro.

the rest looks good.
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  Quote Ben Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Apr 2010 at 12:00pm
Thanks DST4ME. One thing I'm curious about, can you let me know the reason for the Win7 Pro recommendation?


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  Quote Ben Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Apr 2010 at 12:34pm
Cancel that last question. I got my answer with some quick research.
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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Apr 2010 at 2:24pm
Ok good just in case the reason was xp mode.
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  Quote Ben Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Apr 2010 at 3:03pm
Just put my order in a few hours ago with Win 7 Pro. Thanks again.
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Grats and good luck! Mine should arrive tomorrow.. I think i am going to go insane the waiting is killing me!!! Heart

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Congrats Ben Let the torture begin
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Thanks. I hope the computer comes quickly since I can't see the season finale of Spartacus until I get it Wink
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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Apr 2010 at 5:21pm
Well I would advise you to be patient, these are not dell and hp pcs, so let DS take their time building it so that everything is perfect, if you are in a hurry now and you hit a snag, then you will go nuts
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  Quote Ben Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 21 Apr 2010 at 5:57pm
I'll use the time off to go pray to the CPU God to give me a good chip that hits 3.9GHz Shocked
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  Quote Ben Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 10:51pm
Awesome. Put in the order on 4/21. The computer shipped today and is scheduled to arrive 29. I was initially concerned about the OC since the i7 920 DST computer my brother got at the end of last year only got an OC of 3.3GHz with the Noctua Dual 120mm cooler. I got the i7 930 with the Noctua NH-D14. It looks like the law of average took effect in my family.

I knew he was up there so I closed my eyes, whispered a prayer, and he answered me with a 3.9GHz OC. Thank you Superman Ouch

Overclocked Processor Settings

Processor Speed GHz: 3.9
CPU Multiplier: 21
Voltage CPU VCore: 1.35
VDroop Control: Yes
i7 - BCLK MHz: 189
i7 - Voltage QPI\DRAM:
i7 - Voltage QPI\PLL:
i7 - Voltage CPU VTT: 150
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: S851
Video Card Driver: 10.3
Chipset Driver: CD
Sound Card Driver: CD
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  Quote Rmat56 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 11:47pm
I put in my order the same day as yours and Mine should be home on the 29th as well. Hope my oc is as good as yours... did not recieve any update for specs yet.
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  Quote Ben Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 28 Apr 2010 at 12:49am
The OC info should come in the Stage 7 email.  Best of luck with your OC result. I think we have almost the exact same build.
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builds are pretty close. I went with Corsair 1000w and one 5870 ( for now will add another later) and I went with 1TB HDD and will add an SSD later as well
 
 
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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 28 Apr 2010 at 3:39am
well actually 920s are suppose to oc better then 930 from what justin says, but your brother can always post his settings in the "Performance/Overclocking " section or call DS and see if they can raise his oc, I'm sure justin can get him to 3.6, the Noctua D14 and 12 can both give you 4.0GHz most times if you know what you are doing.

in short don't compare to eachother, chips don't work that way, temps and oc and vcore are gonna be some what different, and there is not a big difference between 3.7GHz and 3.9GHz in gaming, and most tasks, so don't be bummed out if you get a 3.6GHz or 3.7 or 3.8GHz oc, at the end of the day you are running faster then a 975 at a fraction of the cost.
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  Quote Ben Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 28 Apr 2010 at 12:22pm
No worries. I was tempted to boost my brother's OC but he doesn't really do anything hardcore that needs the extra horse power anyway. I can do a lot of these things myself but I am willing to admit I don't have the patience to build a clean computer or do an optimal OC job. Some people like to cook their meals and eat it. Even though I know how to cook, I prefer to just pay someone else to cook and I'll enjoy the food instead. Shocked
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I'm with you tho if things go the way I'm being told, then it might have been better if I build this pc myself.
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  Quote Rmat56 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 28 Apr 2010 at 7:44pm
Got my OC settingsOuch
Video Card Temperatures
100 Percent Load: 84C
Overclocked Processor Settings
Before Stepdown CPU GHz: 3.9
After Stepdown CPU GHz: 3.9
CPU Multiplier: 21
Voltage CPU VCore: 1.35
VDroop Control: Yes
i7 - BCLK MHz: 189
i7 - Voltage QPI\DRAM:
i7 - Voltage QPI\PLL:
i7 - Voltage CPU VTT: 150
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:
 
Overclocked Memory Settings
Actual Memory Speed MHz:
i7 - Memory Ratio MHz:
Memory Speed MHz:
Voltage Memory (i7 - Dimm Voltage): 1.6
Timings (CAS-tRCD-tRP-tRAS):
i7 - Voltage DRAM Bus:
780i/790i - Memory Clock Mode:
780i/790i - CPU FSB MHz:
 
Overclocked Video Card Settings
Core MHz:
Memory MHz:
Shader MHz:
 
Motherboard BIOS: S751
Video Card Driver: 10.3
Chipset Driver: CD
Sound Card Driver: CD
 
Sound Works In: R/F
 
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Got a build very similar to both you guys, and I am really happy with my OC, since I didn't expect the 930 to do that well. Angry Mine arrives tomorrow!
Overclocked Processor Settings

Processor Speed GHz: 3.8
CPU Multiplier: 21
Voltage CPU VCore: 1.35
VDroop Control: Yes
i7 - BCLK MHz: 182
i7 - Voltage QPI\DRAM:
i7 - Voltage QPI\PLL:
i7 - Voltage CPU VTT: 150
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: s751
Video Card Driver: 10.3
Chipset Driver: cd
Sound Card Driver: cd

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EVGA X58 LE
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750W Corsair
1TB HDD
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Noctua Dual 120mm
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  Quote Ben Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 12:11am
Sweet. It looks like we got the same batch of 930 CPUs since we bought at the same time.
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Mine should be delivered tomarrow around 11am pst. Got all my other software ready and waiting. Wife was shoked I even cleaned my desk to make it all nice and pretty.
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  Quote Ben Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 12:40am
How are you able to get the time of delivery? All I can see from the FedEx website is it will arrive tomorrow but I can't locate the time range to get home from work and get it.
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Got friends who work there as well as they deliver to my house everytime around 11 am... Really hot blond as well. (Brandy) She is really nice. Always takes extra care of my package.
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Haha nice. I think all three of us get our computer tomorrow. I guess it's a race to see who gets it first.
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Congrats to all of you, they are all nice ocs
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We all made some tweaks to our build based on your advice so thanks again for the help DST4ME.
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It was my pleasure
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11 AM PST can't beat me, I got mine 12:35 EST. I'm posting from it! Embarrassed Works perfectly and I love it!Heart  DST4ME, I want to chime in with the other guys and tell you how much you helped me decide to go DS and what to get. You're becoming a natural resource! SmileThumbs%20Up Well, back to setting up....Censored
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lol my pleasure
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