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SmackedInATL
01-28-2010, 06:04 PM
So I built the computer last night. Here are the specs:

Antec 1200 chassis
Corsair TW850W PSU
Asus P7P55D Pro
Intel i5-750
Corsair H50
G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600Mhz PC# 12800Mhz
BFG GTX 275OC
2x 150GB Raptors RAID 0
Win7 x64 Pro

The G.Skill has not arrived yet, so I purchased some OCZ memory to use in the mean time. One of the sticks was bad and drove me crazy all night, so I exchanged for some Corsair XMS3 at the same speeds. I must say this memory is impressive. I could tell the packaged was opened when I bought it but I decided to just try them out knowing I could return them no problem. I may keep these if the G.Skill don't perform. I wish the PSU was modular...

So I started some overclocking and here are the results after day 1:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/stainlineho/i5.png
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/stainlineho/photo2-2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/stainlineho/photo-4.jpg
SmackedInATL
01-28-2010, 06:05 PM
Pictures shown are with the 1 good OCZ module last night...
green91
01-28-2010, 08:11 PM
Ive got an antec case too, i love the bottom mount PSU design! although im running an AMD. Ive got g.skill in mine too, but ive read it plays better with intel chipsets.
civicturbo10
01-28-2010, 08:41 PM
Yeah the new core i5 and i7 is good stuff. Built mine with a Core i7 860, but the real kicker is the SSD drives. There literally a night and day difference. I'm watching them drop in price to pick up another one.
The Ninja
02-01-2010, 06:51 PM
How about you get some Mark scores in here, lets see what its about.


Also: Can it run Crysis 2?
SmackedInATL
02-02-2010, 07:10 AM
How about you get some Mark scores in here, lets see what its about.


Also: Can it run Crysis 2?

3dMark is more GPU intensive, which I am only running 1 GTX 275. This post was not about 3d Mark scores, it was about the beauty of the i5-750 and how well it overclocks.
cpearson
02-02-2010, 07:47 PM
Nice build! I'm starting my i7, liquid cooled rig in a couple of weeks.
dtmcnamara
02-04-2010, 10:59 AM
should have gone with the i7-860. Only a few bucks more, but worth EVERY penny
SmackedInATL
02-04-2010, 06:17 PM
should have gone with the i7-860. Only a few bucks more, but worth EVERY penny

Oh really? Care to tell me why? And the i7-860 is $90 more than my processor.
dtmcnamara
02-04-2010, 08:28 PM
http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317379
i5-750 $179

http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317378
i7-860 $229

Only a $50 difference. Main thing that makes the 860 worth every penny is the HT technology. Shows as 8 threads. I got one and love it, almost as much as my older 920. Easy to overclock, and runs cool too
ironchef
02-04-2010, 10:27 PM
Nice rig, how much did the overall setup run you ($)?
SmackedInATL
02-05-2010, 05:17 PM
Nice rig, how much did the overall setup run you ($)?

CPU - $190-microcenter
mobo-$160-newegg
ram-$94-newegg
psu-$120-best buy
Cooler-$60 best buy
case-$150-microcenter
GPU-$200

total-$974--I didn't skimp on the case or PSU...

reused hard drives and optical drives