Right now, I'm pondering if I want to spend ~600 on a liquid cooling setup and attempt to push my CPU to (hopefully) 4.5GHz+ (I have hit 4GHz on air, but nowhere near stock voltage, and was hitting 85C with Linpack with HSF fan on medium speeds).
Build:
i7 920 D0
Foxconn Bloodrage
3x2GB OCZ 1600MHz DDR3 (hit 1800MHz no problem, but haven't even tried going further)
CoolerMaster V8
650W OCZ modular PSU
1GB 4870
For about ~700, I could also go for a dual socket LGA 1336 setup.
Another i7 D0 would cost about $330 (Canadian dollars), the dual socket motherboard I'm looking at is $500. Anothet 6GB of DDR3 would cost about $100. A new PSU woud also cost ~$100.
Direct cost: $1000
I would sell my current motherboard (brand new, so hopefully for about $200 CAD or more).
I'd likely sell my CM V8 too (having to HSF would look messed up, and the i7 stock HSF actually looks decent, and being dual socket, I would OC beyond the limits of the stock HSF anyways) hopefully for about $40. I would also sellt my current PSU for hopefully $60.
Selling all the junk would return about $300, leaving final cost arond $700.
I would eventually fill out the other 12 DIMMS as I can afford them, which would cost about $400.
Motherboard: click here I could go for a cheaper one, but this supports 18 DIMMs, which I find very sexy, and the thought of 36GB of DDR3 is awesome... who needs a SSD when you have a 30GB RAMDISK?)
It will take until the 2nd of next month before I have enough money for either (next payday. I could afford it now, but I intend on paying rent early and being able to afford food...).
I have so far taken a interest in dual socket LGA 1336 motherboards (only because quad socket 1336 motherboards will likely cost more than my house).
I know that I can push my CPU over 50% harder, and the RAM at about 1/2 the bandwidth with my current Bloodrage X58 (due to these dual socket boarda and 18 DIMMS not fucussed on bandwidth).
However, having 6x the RAM and two sockets allows for mad futureproofing (likely wouldn't need to upgrade for many years).
I used to want the Intel Skulltrail, but it was far too expensive for me. Now I can go for this, for less.
So, can anyone convince me to watercool over dual socket and air?
Build:
i7 920 D0
Foxconn Bloodrage
3x2GB OCZ 1600MHz DDR3 (hit 1800MHz no problem, but haven't even tried going further)
CoolerMaster V8
650W OCZ modular PSU
1GB 4870
For about ~700, I could also go for a dual socket LGA 1336 setup.
Another i7 D0 would cost about $330 (Canadian dollars), the dual socket motherboard I'm looking at is $500. Anothet 6GB of DDR3 would cost about $100. A new PSU woud also cost ~$100.
Direct cost: $1000
I would sell my current motherboard (brand new, so hopefully for about $200 CAD or more).
I'd likely sell my CM V8 too (having to HSF would look messed up, and the i7 stock HSF actually looks decent, and being dual socket, I would OC beyond the limits of the stock HSF anyways) hopefully for about $40. I would also sellt my current PSU for hopefully $60.
Selling all the junk would return about $300, leaving final cost arond $700.
I would eventually fill out the other 12 DIMMS as I can afford them, which would cost about $400.
Motherboard: click here I could go for a cheaper one, but this supports 18 DIMMs, which I find very sexy, and the thought of 36GB of DDR3 is awesome... who needs a SSD when you have a 30GB RAMDISK?)
It will take until the 2nd of next month before I have enough money for either (next payday. I could afford it now, but I intend on paying rent early and being able to afford food...).
I have so far taken a interest in dual socket LGA 1336 motherboards (only because quad socket 1336 motherboards will likely cost more than my house).
I know that I can push my CPU over 50% harder, and the RAM at about 1/2 the bandwidth with my current Bloodrage X58 (due to these dual socket boarda and 18 DIMMS not fucussed on bandwidth).
However, having 6x the RAM and two sockets allows for mad futureproofing (likely wouldn't need to upgrade for many years).
I used to want the Intel Skulltrail, but it was far too expensive for me. Now I can go for this, for less.
So, can anyone convince me to watercool over dual socket and air?