I7 920 D0 Stepping vs i7 920? Help Please

[E17_Hammer]

Im about to order all the components to build my 1st pc, before i order i would like to know what the differance is between the d0 stepping version and the standard version, i know d0 is suposed to be easier to overclock, is that the only differance, i wont be overclocking for a while but should i go for it anyway or stick to the standard one?

Thanks.

 

[randomizer]

They are both "standard," just different steppings. By all means get a D0 if you can, but if you're not a heavy overclocker it's nothing to stress over.

 

[E17_Hammer]

ah ok thanks, also would this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-025-AS be a good enough cooler?

 

[Helloworld_98]

yeah but save the cash and get the titan fenrir, it's currently the best stock cooler which comes with a fan you can buy and it's pretty cheap too.

 

[E17_Hammer]

Im buying from ebuyer and overclockers, ebuyer dont have it and overclockers only have a pre-order, ive found it on scan but by the time i add the extra postage it dosnt work out that much cheaper, so is it actually a better cooler that the link i posted or just a cheaper alt?

 

[Helloworld_98]

it is far better, maybe 8 or 9c.

and if you give us a list of what your buying then it will give me a better idea.

and also the d0 is cheaper at scan then the the C0 at overclockers so it may make more sense to get everything from scan.

 

[E17_Hammer]

overclocker have the d0 oem on special atm. im getting:

ASUS P6T SE iX58 Socket 1366
OCZ Gold DDR3 1600
Coolermaster HAF 932
Cosair 850w PAU
XFX HD 4890 1gb
2x Samsung f1 1TB
Liteon DVD Burner

 

[Helloworld_98]

whats your total budget?

also don't bother with OEM's, you lose your warranty most of the time and then that would be an extra £240 instead of £12.

edit: how's this?

Silverstone 850w £87
2x WDC black 1TB £173
Coolermaster HAF 932 £100
Samsung BEBE dvd writer £16
ASUS p6t SE £162
Corsair 3x2GB 1600mhz CL8 £94
XFX HD 4890 XXX edition 1GB £210
Intel Core i7 920 D0 £242
Titan Fenrir £33

It comes to £1135, take away the cooler and it's £1102.

 

[E17_Hammer]

all in all with vista its coming to about £1230, i can go a bit higher if need be.

 

[Helloworld_98]

OK add vista HB which is £87 and even with the cooler it's still cheaper. has better HDD's too.

 

[E17_Hammer]

vista HB? whats that.

 

[E17_Hammer]

oh you mean home basic? im getting premium isnt that better 64bit as well

 

[E17_Hammer]

ah i didnt see your spec for me sorry, wheres that from scan?

 

[Helloworld_98]

whoops not Home basic I meant Home premium. and yeah it's from scan.

@psycho, they're everywhere in the UK so sucks to be you.

 

[E17_Hammer]

the gfx card is only pre-order is the xxx much better than the normal one? only dif i can see is 50 on the clock speed?

 

[Helloworld_98]

Well from what I've read, the 'standard' 4890's which run at 850mhz are just actually the 'bad' bin gpu's that couldn't make the 900mhz specification stably.

 

[E17_Hammer]

so is it worth the wait or not?

thanks.