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• Nov 21, 2008

• #1

Since Intel has released the Intel i7 processors and extreme editions now to the market, and a very limited manufactures, such as ASUS, and EVGA, are creating compatible socket 1366 motherboards...I wonder how this is gonna run with Windows 7 once it's released to the general public as a final release?

This should be interesting....
I mean I want to upgrade within 2 months, but I'm torn between going with EVGA's 790i SLi or EVGA X58....(your input please...)

 

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz (3.6GHz 24/7) maxed 4.05GHz

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EVGA 790i Ultra SLi Model#132-CK-NF79-A1 BIOS P10

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8GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-14400 @ 1800MHz NVIDIA SLi-Ready

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2XBFG GeForce GTX 280 OC Edition SLi'd

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• Nov 21, 2008

• #2

Here is a nice looking offering from MSI, just to make your decision a bit harder.

Close encounter with MSI X58 Eclipse :: TweakTown

 

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eVGA 750i FTW

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2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LL

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Inno3D GeForce GTX260 216 SP

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• Nov 21, 2008

• #3

Here is a nice SSD to go with that monster build of yours.

Patriot Warp 128GB SSD - Computer Shopper

 

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Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64

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Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz @ 3.8Ghz

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eVGA 750i FTW

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2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LL

Graphics Card(s)

Inno3D GeForce GTX260 216 SP

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ASUS VW222U 22" 2ms Response time

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1680x1050

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SATA 150GB
SATA II 250GB
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HYTEC 600W & Thermaltake 650W Toughpower Power Exp

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Thermaltake Armor LCS (Liquid Cooling System)

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Liquid Cooling System

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• Nov 21, 2008

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damn....." The board also sports three PCIe 2.0 x16 slots along with a whopping ten SATA ports (twelve if you include the two eSATA ports), twelve USB 2.0 ports, two Gigabit ports and FireWire connectivity" ohh great!

 

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custom of course...built by grimreaper

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Windows 7 Ultimate X64

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz (3.6GHz 24/7) maxed 4.05GHz

Motherboard

EVGA 790i Ultra SLi Model#132-CK-NF79-A1 BIOS P10

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8GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-14400 @ 1800MHz NVIDIA SLi-Ready

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2XBFG GeForce GTX 280 OC Edition SLi'd

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SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series

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Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)

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1920X1080 @ 60Hz

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3xWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive(s) RAID 0 x2 encased in 3xMasscool KuFormula SHF1 HDD Cooler(s)

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ThermalTake ToughPower 1200W P/N:W0133RU Modularized

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ThermalTake P/N: VH6000BWS Armor Full-Tower

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ThermalTake SpinQ P/N: P0466 CPU Cooler

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Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****

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Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black

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10 Mbps DL-1Mbps UL wirelessly DWA-552 extreme N

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1XSamsung DVD burner SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA
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• Nov 21, 2008

• #5

If think that's good check out this freaky looking case!

Antec Skeleton Open-Air PC Case Review - CPUs, Boards & Components by ExtremeTech

 

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Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz @ 3.8Ghz2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LLInno3D GeForce GTX260 216 SP

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OS

Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64

CPU

Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz @ 3.8Ghz

Motherboard

eVGA 750i FTW

Memory

2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LL

Graphics Card(s)

Inno3D GeForce GTX260 216 SP

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ASUS VW222U 22" 2ms Response time

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1680x1050

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SATA 150GB
SATA II 250GB
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HYTEC 600W & Thermaltake 650W Toughpower Power Exp

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Thermaltake Armor LCS (Liquid Cooling System)

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• Nov 21, 2008

• #6

naaaa.thanx anyways...I'm a loyal Seagate fan.

 

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custom of course...built by grimreaper

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Windows 7 Ultimate X64

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz (3.6GHz 24/7) maxed 4.05GHz

Motherboard

EVGA 790i Ultra SLi Model#132-CK-NF79-A1 BIOS P10

Memory

8GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-14400 @ 1800MHz NVIDIA SLi-Ready

Graphics Card(s)

2XBFG GeForce GTX 280 OC Edition SLi'd

Sound Card

SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series

Monitor(s) Displays

Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)

Screen Resolution

1920X1080 @ 60Hz

Hard Drives

3xWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive(s) RAID 0 x2 encased in 3xMasscool KuFormula SHF1 HDD Cooler(s)

PSU

ThermalTake ToughPower 1200W P/N:W0133RU Modularized

Case

ThermalTake P/N: VH6000BWS Armor Full-Tower

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ThermalTake SpinQ P/N: P0466 CPU Cooler

Keyboard

Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****

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Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black

Internet Speed

10 Mbps DL-1Mbps UL wirelessly DWA-552 extreme N

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1XSamsung DVD burner SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA
1XSamsung DVD burner SH-S223L/BEBN SATA
1XLG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray burner
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• Nov 21, 2008

• #7

And it supports SLI and Crossfire

 

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Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64

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Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz @ 3.8Ghz

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eVGA 750i FTW

Memory

2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LL

Graphics Card(s)

Inno3D GeForce GTX260 216 SP

Monitor(s) Displays

ASUS VW222U 22" 2ms Response time

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1680x1050

Hard Drives

SATA 150GB
SATA II 250GB
USB IDE 750GB Ext.

PSU

HYTEC 600W & Thermaltake 650W Toughpower Power Exp

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Thermaltake Armor LCS (Liquid Cooling System)

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Liquid Cooling System

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• Nov 21, 2008

• #8

reminds me of Skulltrail....lol
they should coming up with a ver. in jan (meaning retail)
for the i7 cores but man 10 SATA
might as well go for server class..lol
Other Than that thats my DREAM MACHINE!!!

 

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Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)

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IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS

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HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)

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Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012

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built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"

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All Air Cooled

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wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though