CaptJackG Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Case Antec Nine Hundred Two Gaming Case - Black Internal Expansion [6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System Processor Intel® Core™ i7 960 Processor (4x 3.20GHz/8MB L3 Cache) PowerDrive PowerDrive Level 1 - Up to 10% Overclocking Processor Cooling Liquid CPU Cooling System [sOCKET-1366] - Enermax Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow) Memory 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1600 - Corsair Dominator Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 1.5GB - EVGA Superclocked - Single Card Video Card Brand Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA Motherboard[ SLI] ASUS P6X58D-E Motherboard USB / SATA Interface Motherboard default USB / SATA Interface Power Supply 850 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-850TX Primary Hard Drive 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive Optical Drive [10X Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Reader, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black Sound Card 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard Network Card Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit Here are my new system spec's. Just wanted to see if you guys have any thoughts on this setup. I'm hoping to be able to max out Storm of War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted November 4, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted November 4, 2010 That should do it... a real dreamil2fter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Pooka Posted November 5, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted November 5, 2010 Hi Capt. I'm using the same motherboard and very pleased so far, the power supply is also the same brand and size. For memory went with Mushkin 6 GB and the CPU was Intel i7-920. Yours appears to be bigger (why am I always saying that) and its handled everything without a problem so far. I doubt you'll ever see a stutter with what you have. Pooka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I have that same memory Jack and like it. But the stock fan that usually comes with it sucks really bad. I finally order a better fan yesterday from Newegg. Here is what it looks like: I don't know if this prebuilt computer uses the stock memory cooling. But if it does, and you get a loud noise, don't wait a year like I did. Just replace it, this fan really sucks. I posted a review about it yesterday and all the reviews were pretty much the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimosabi Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 That's a nice system, Jack. Liquid cooling system would be the Corsair H-50? Nice cooler. About the ram-fan cooler thingy, not necessary if you're not overclocking the ram. Not even necessary if you are, cuz DDR3 runs cold enough as it is. I never used the fans on my DDR2 Dominators, and there were no problems at all. DDR3 runs with even lower voltages = less heat. You're getting the Antec 900 case and that's one of the best cases around when it comes to airflow. It's really a bargain. Nicely balanced system and it should run well with SoW. Maxed out we don't know yet but in any case you're pretty close. And you got a space heater included(GTX480). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Wish I had known that I didn't need ram cooling a year ago. Oh well. I have some one ones coming in the mail and will put them in.. If they are too noisy I'll take them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimosabi Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Unless you live in a 30+C area with the same temps in-house, you won't need ram-cooling as a normal computer user with a normal case providing normal airflow. Overclockers needed some extra cooling on there before, when running the ram @ 2.2V+ but even then, most clockers saw it as a visual thing, more than a functional one. I ran my DDR2 Dominators without the fans(in fact I never used the fans) at 2.4V once to try and get more speed out of them but they reached the clock-limit long before they overheated. With an Antec 900 case you definitely won't need those tiny fans on there. Directly over the motherboard sits a 200mm exhaust fan. A more silent solution for you Snacko, if you feel you need it, might be the Antec Spot-cool: http://store.antec.com/Product/cooling-cooling_fan/spot-cool/0-761345-75018-9.aspx Great little cooler that you can adjust in any angle you like. Works wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTrooper Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 HI Jack, I think that your new system will Rock !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PropNut Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Nice Jack, I am sure you will love it. Kimo is spot on about the ram cooling issue, passive cooling is more than plenty with DDR3 even when overclocking. I pumped my system (i7 920/12gb Corsair Dominator ) up to 4.2 back when I was folding and no issues whatsoever. Then my wife went around the house measuring the power consumption...hehe....boy was she annoyed with me....and of course I put all my clocks back to stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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