Talk about bank for buck ;)

xtremedetailz · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:27

Well guys ive been putting together my 1156 rig for the past few months now and have got to :

Core i7 860
Evga P55 F.T.W mobo
8Gb DDR3 2000mhz Corsair ram
POV GTX465 (fully unlocked to gtx470)
Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold 700W Psu
Creative X-fi Fatality Soundcard
2 x 1Tb WD black Harddrives
Samsung Blu-ray Drive

Everything run at stock apart from the GTX470 which is clocked to 851/1702/2002

Now i paid less than £140 delivered for the GTX465 and i am getting :

just over P5500 in 3dmark11

Talk about bang for buck

Rroff · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:28

Those POV 470s do seem to clock well.

setter · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:30

Cracking oc on the gpu.

shadow_boxer · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:32

Great looking setup there. pics pics pics.

That EVGA P55 one sexy looking board I must say!

Well done on the 465/470 too!

Is that stock cooler on the 470 at that overclock? what voltage?

xtremedetailz · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:32

Cheers guys, yeah it seems to complete the run at 870 core but wont give me a score,
Also it is stable at 800/1600/1900 with 1.025v

setter · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:35

Most ive had my 470's at was, 800/1600/1700, 1.087v, havent tried pushing the memory higher yet, only gives me a few hundred extra points in 3dm 2011 at 1700 compared to stock.

xtremedetailz · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:37

1075v at the 851mhz overclock.

I am using a Zalman cooler on it

temps max out at 62oC

xtremedetailz · 12 Dec 2010 at 21:45

Couple of pics up guys

layte · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:25

Intel OEM heatsink makes me a sad panda.

xtremedetailz · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:35

haha now i wanna see pics of that (a sad panda lol)

but yeah i need a decent heatsink, just undecided what to get.

coupe69 · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:36

Great build, I can personally vouch for the EVGA P55 F.T.W - top board.

layte said:
Intel OEM heatsink makes me a sad panda.

Yeah could do with something a little more beefy perhaps

Rroff · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:39

With that setup I'd probably suggest the Corsair H50 seems to fit in with what you have going... tho not quite as good on the bangs for buck - that would be something like the ACF 7 Pro Rev 2 - and likewise intel stock HSF makes me sad lol.

Scougar · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:40

Didn't you end up using the Freezer 7 Pro?

System looks nice btw :-)

Mr Krugga · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:42

Talk about banks :]

xtremedetailz · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:48

never ended up using the freezer pro.... i went to install and found one of the clips bent at bottom so it gave me a reason to upgrade anyhow but now its just a matter of what to get ??

Was looking at the Thermalright silver arrow.

setter · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:51

Silver arrow will be a great cooler, you'd need to check that it wont foul your ram as it's a pretty large cooler.

xtremedetailz · 12 Dec 2010 at 22:53

My ram is only 2 x 4gb Corsair XMS3 2000mhz so should be fine.

Scougar · 12 Dec 2010 at 23:16

xtremedetailz said:
never ended up using the freezer pro.... i went to install and found one of the clips bent at bottom so it gave me a reason to upgrade anyhow but now its just a matter of what to get ??

Was looking at the Thermalright silver arrow.

Should have sent me a message about the f7p, you never mentioned there was a problem (I've emailed you).

Are you after bang for buck, or just after a decent cooler? I picked up a Hyper 212 for very cheap and it's been excellent. A pain in the butt to install (motherboard out job), but works really well and is pretty quiet even with the standard fan on it :-)

Walsandrew · 12 Dec 2010 at 23:18

OP fancy building me the exact same machine? sounds baller!

xtremedetailz · 12 Dec 2010 at 23:19

Its ok mate, didnt know wether or not i did it.

I really want the best cooler i can to tame the beast of the i7 860 as they are known for getting very hot