Proposed New Build: Suggestions Wanted!

[HafMaster]

Proposed New Build: Renamed: Project "Black Max"

Hi all!

Just wanted to get some feedback on my proposed new build.

Case:

-Cooler Master HAF-932 (Purchased)

Power Supply:

-PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 860 ESA 860W (Purchased)

Motherboard:

-EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 but I may wait until the new Evga "Classifiedl" hits the street.

CPU:

-Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem

Memory:

-CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

Video Card(s):

-2X GTX260 or 1X GTX280 to start with. Hopefully the pricing on these will fall when the GTX295 is available. Also looking at the GTX295.

Hard Drives:

-TBD but I am seriously looking at the Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb X 2.

OS:

-Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit or using my copy of XP Pro (32 bit) and waiting for Windows 7.

Watercooling:

-Feser X-Changer Triple 360 mm Extreme Performance Radiator with Feser Rotary Compression Fitting for 3/4in. OD Tubing X2

-Feser TFC Xtender - Radiator Shroud 120 - RED LED X 3

-120mm YateLoon D12SH-12Case Fan -Black (88CFM, 40 dBA) X 4. (Purchased) There was a better price on 4 of these as opposed to ordering just 3.

-Swiftech MCP655-B 12v DC Pump w/Tach Sensor

-EK Waterblocks EK-D5 X-TOP Rev 2 for Laing D5 / Swiftech MCP655 Pumps

-Swiftech MCRES Micro Revision 2 reservoir

-Tygon R3603 1/2in. ID 3/4in. OD Laboratory Tubing # AAC00038 X 10 ft.

-ViperJohn ViperCheck Flow Indicator - Red (Purchased)

-Fluid XP EXT Extreme Non-Conductive Coolant - Blood Red 32oz. (Purchased)

-Fluid XP+ Non Conductive UV Dye - Red Flame (Purchased) I found out that this was "out of stock, so I ordered PrimoChill Liquid Utopia - UV Red (Purchased)

-BitsPower Compression fittings all around.

-Added: Koolance Drain Valve [13mm, 1/2"] (Purchased)

CPU Water Block:

-Swiftech Apogee GTZ Extreme Performance Waterblock

-Swiftech Apogee-GTZ-Ci7 for Intel® Core® i7 Compatibility

Bling:

-Logisys 12" Dual Cold Cathode Kit - UV (Purchased)

-Super Bright Red 12" Dual Tube Cold Cathode Light Kit (Purchased)

-Added:Bitspower X-Station Power-Extension II - Male Version - Red (Purchased)

Other Items Being Considered:

-T-Balancer® bigNG

-Bitspower G 1/4in. Temperature Sensor Stop Fitting

-Lamptron "FAN-ATIC"- 5 Port Military Switch Baybus-Black (Purchased)

I am also looking into something that hasn't been done much before and will disclose this when I get my research completed. This has to do with the water cooling system.

I will be initially be cooling the CPU with the first loop and then adding another loop for the GPU(s).

So what do all of you think about this set-up?

What have I missed?

Suggestions for improving this build?

Also, I'm doing some editing to this post if something changes.

TIA for your help!

 

[Rastalovich]

I really find it hard these days to argue with setups similar to this without a strict budget.

The stuff u listed, for the pc components, I can only really say will work splendidly.

The only arguments really would be a persons personal taste of manufacturers, or camps with the graphics.

tbh if u said 4870 or similar - there still isn't a real argument. I might suggest a 280 if u had the budget, but again that'd just be personal choice, both will do a great job.

 

[Hatman]

295 is available today mate : ) and its about £200ish for a GTX260 and £220 for a GTX280.

 

[HafMaster]

Thanks for that input. Much appreciated.

I haven't done a build for myself for about 5 years now. Currently, I am working with an air cooled and overclocked Athlon Barton core CPU @2.5GZ. (Still one of the best around IMHO), with a few updates along the way. Actually, it's sitting on a tech bench right now. So, I decided to treat myself to the MAX with this build. It will take some time to gather the resources for the parts but I am willing to wait to get a good build.

Please feel free to throw your thoughts out there about any of the components. I am always open to suggestions and your input.

 

[Sleekit]

Sounds amazing mate!

I'm pretty jelous lol

One peice of advice:

Stick to windows xP and wait for windows 7!!!!!!!!!! lol

one of my biggest mistakes was moving to Vista lol

 

[monkey7]

Nah it would be a waste for him to stay on 32 bit when he has 6GB ram. Vista isn't a really bad OS, it just takes some more time to configure. I used to really hate vista but now that I'm using it I get more and more used to it.

 

[HafMaster]

I tried Vista Ultimate as a trail when I had to reformat a hard drive. It seemed OK but the "permissions" were driving me crazy. Seemed like it needed confirmation to do anything. Maybe I didn't know what I was doing or I didn't give it a long enough test. I finally gave up on it and went back to XP Pro.

 

[Rastalovich]

The thing is a good idea imo, but it's not been adopted in the same way as the creators of the concept intended.

Seems silly to me to be able to "ok" it when comes up - like an eula "ok" - and even if u do, the program involved is not given the same rights to do what it needs to anyway. Which is why some things won't install correctly unless u turn off permissioning.

Which brings me to my next point: U can turn it off m8.

 

[HafMaster]

Guess that I didn't give it a fair chance in the amount of time that I used Vista. My "frustration" level got the best of me and I just plain gave up on it. I know that I will have to use 64 bit to take advantage of the amout of memory that I will be using which brings me to another thought, will

Windows 7 be a 32 or 64 OS?

 

[Rastalovich]

Both apparently m8, I thought they weren't doing 32bit, but the beta is there in the flesh.

 

[HafMaster]

Wish that I had an extra drive to give the beta a shot. Would be nice to see what 7 really has and if Mr. Ballmer is just rantaning and raving again about another useful but ineffective OS.

The extra drive I have has Unbuntu on it and it seems to be a nice OS. Just not enough goodies out the yet to become my main OS.

 

[Socks]

Just download windows 7 beta 7000 build. Partition your hdd and youll be fine. then you can delete the partition any time you want and then just defrag the computer, and hey presto. nice clean hdd again.

Im dual booting on vista ultimate and window 7. both 32bit.

As for the UAc (user account controls) these can be turned off with a simply unchecking of a box in the control panel in the user accounts section. Then restarting. SIMPLE!!

So get download and get testing.

you cant go wrong...

 

[Socks]

Sorry, has to be done,. 900th POST!! WOOOP!!!

 

[HafMaster]

Thanks for the info on that. I will have to give it a go.

AND: Congrats on your post count!

:rocker::beerchug::worship:

 

[HafMaster]

Project now has a name.

Ordered a couple more items.

Updated a couple more.

 

[Freak]

"Missed anything?"

Ermm a few cheeky piccys as the components come in?

 

[HafMaster]

U bet! I will start a new thread for Project: Black Max as soon as I start getting the components. I'm going for the WC items first since this will be my first build with WC.

The components should start arriving tomorrow. I will have some time to work on the project next week as I will be on vacation then.

 

[Freak]

Awsomes. I will look for that thread then

 

[luckybob69]

Proposed New Build: Renamed: Project "Black Max"

have you built this yet? you made some good choices. you going to love the i7