i7 Spec check please

[helmet]

Hi,

another spec check thread please. Moving from a 939 Opty, my typical 3 year upgrade to new tech. Use is games, video encoding, music creation.

- Got 3 delta fans, front, rear and on the TRUE cooler.
- Got no idea if the Lian-Li PC-7B can accomodate the ATI 4890.
- Will the ASUS P6T need to be flashed in order to boot the D0?


I've put this together from looking at people's sigs and advice in other threads.
Other than that please advise if you can. Thanks in advance.

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Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail
(£218.25)

Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
(£208.69)

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£170.43)

Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor
(£135.64)

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 2000MHz PC3-16000C10 Low-Voltage Triple Channel (OCZ3G2000LV6GK)
(£91.29)

OCZ Fatal1ty 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
(£83.47)

Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD10EADS)
(£68.69)

Lian-Li PC-7B PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black (No PSU)
(£59.99)

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA775)
(£39.99)

Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail
(£33.03)

Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple
(£26.08)

Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset (51MZ0310AA001)
(£24.99)

Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£17.38)

Eset NOD32 Antivirus v3 - Retail
(£17.38)

3 x Delta 120mm Focussed Flow Fan (EHE)
(£47.97)

Sony Floppy Drive - Black
(£5.99)

Sub Total : £1,249.26
Total : £1,454.47

 

[khemist]

I would change the psu to a corsair or be quiet (had an ocz a while ago and the buzzing annoyed me), the fans would be very loud, would change to some Xilence XPF120R Red Wings (or similar) + a fan controller.

Would also change the headset to some Goldrings, (or Sennheiser if buying from a place that stocks them).

 

[helmet]

Thanks Khemist, on your advice:

Changed the PSU.
Not to troubled about not controlling the fans.
The headset is just for throwaway use, got dedicated speakers.

I also changed the case and a few things as having the Lian-Li PC-7B PLUS II just now and looking at the 4980 specs I'm not convinced it would fit with room to spare.

Revised spec, any pointers welcomed, thanks in advance:
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Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail

Samsung T240 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor (LS22TWHUSUV)

Asus P6T Deluxe Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500HLFS)

Lian-Li PC-A70B Aluminium Tower Case - Black (No PSU)

Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 750W ATX2.2 Modular SLi Compliant Power Supply

OCZ Reaper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-15000 (1866MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3RPR1866C9LV6GK)

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA775)

Razer Copperhead Anarchy Red 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail

Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple

Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset (51MZ0310AA001)

LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Delta 120mm Focussed Flow Fan (EHE)

Sony Floppy Drive - Black

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)

2 x Xilence XPF120R Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan

 

[95thrifles]

2nd spec looks a lot better, as you already have them I take it youre aware the delta's arent even remotely quiet?
If you want to shave a bit of cash, do you really need the deluxe version of the board? or would the plain P6T suffice?

 

[helmet]

Thanks Thrifles, yeah the delta will sound like an easyjet flight, out of my existing build its the only fan ive not replaced.
Good point about the board versions, i'll check out the differences, i think you could be on to something.

Thanks for the check, much appreciated.

 

[MrAlex]

If you don't mind mATX, the ASUS Rampage II GENE performs the SAME/BETTER than the P6T Deluxe and is CHEAPER.
Your decision if you don't care about looks.