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Rate my upcoming i7 gaming build

billyb0b

billyb0b

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I'm about to build a new Core i7 machine and run Win 7 64-bit.

Please give you opinion on the following stuff, any unique experiences, pros and cons, or anything is greatly appreciated.


Power Supply - ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ ERV1050EWT 1050W ATX12V - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194039

Video Cards - 2x of these in Crossfire - SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102857

Hard Drives - 2x of these in RAID 0 (used for OS and primary apps drive) - Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2XXX 2.5" 80GB SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167016

CPU Cooler - CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 (H50) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835181010

CPU - Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202

DVD Burner - PLEXTOR 24X DVD/CD Writer Black SATA Model PX-880SA - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827249054

Case - Thermaltake Element G VL10001W2Z Black ATX Mid Tower - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133086

Motherboard - ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131365

Memory - 2x kits of this for 12GB total - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145224

More Hard Drives - 2x of these in RAID 1 for storage, etc. - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284

Sound Card - AuzenTech AZT-FORTE X-Fi Forte 7.1 Low Profile PCI Express Sound Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829156010
 
They are still trying to make things work on their Asus Maximus II Formula board via bios updates which they still haven't fixed yet... last i read on the XS forums. It's up to you, take a chance if you want to.
 
BTRY B 529th FA BN said:
They are still trying to make things work on their Asus Maximus II Formula board via bios updates which they still haven't fixed yet... last i read on the XS forums. It's up to you, take a chance if you want to.
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I'm not getting the Maximus II, I'm getting the V2 Deluxe.
 
From what I've read on the 'net, people have been having BIOS and dead CMOS battery problems with the Asus P6T Deluxe V2. Apart from that, its a good MB.

Like all things, its luck of the draw; you may get a dud MB and you may not (which is no different to any other MB on the market).
 
I have the P6T Deluxe V2 and have found it to be an excellent board.

I'm not a big fan of Plextor optical drives anymore, though. Plextor used to be one of the best drives on the market, but they have gone downhill in my experience. I've had the CD laser go out on 4 separate drives over the past few years - they still read DVDs, but not CDs. I've moved on to LG drives and am happy with them.
 
Deinonych said:
I have the P6T Deluxe V2 and have found it to be an excellent board.

I'm not a big fan of Plextor optical drives anymore, though. Plextor used to be one of the best drives on the market, but they have gone downhill in my experience. I've had the CD laser go out on 4 separate drives over the past few years - they still read DVDs, but not CDs. I've moved on to LG drives and am happy with them.
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Wow, the ultimate lurker. 1 post in 6.5 years 😀
 
I got a P6T Deluxe v2, and hate the onboard sound. I believe it to be the cause of my lock-ups. After dusting off my old SBLive! Value and using kX drivers on it (running vista) - haven't looked back.
Great mobo otherwise...
 
BTRY B 529th FA BN said:
8/10 for the asus board and unknown sound card vendor
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Yeah... ignore the scard part... this guy has no clue what he is talking about.

Although I do agree that Asus boards have gone down in quality for a while. Just make sure to look at the qvl if you go with an asus, and be ready to play around with the bios for a while to get it to be stable.
 
I agree with his 8/10 on the Asus. I've heard of a few BIOS problems, but nothing that should deter you if you like the board...one of my buddies is still running his 6 months in, and it's one solid board. Overclocked a 920 to 4.2, and it's holding up steady.

On a second note, Auzentech is a pretty damn well known company...at least around where I live
 
I hadn't heard of them till recently either, but from what I read some people really seem to like their products a lot.
 
Rate your build an 8 of 10 losing points for getting an MLC SSD

I am getting the Thermaltake Element G Chassis and the Corsair CWCH50-1 CPU Cooler as well I am curious where did you mount the radiator?
 
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