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Igg
01-04-2012, 03:48 PM
CPU: Intel 2600K (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EBUXSA/ref=s9_wishx_gw_g147_ir04?ie=UTF8&coliid=I37N2MCNSLEBSO&colid=3KTU6L9PT068F&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=1FB6MQPRFQMNVNCZXDAD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004RFBIUU/ref=s9_wishx_gw_g147_ir02?ie=UTF8&coliid=IIYFA91P87TN8&colid=3KTU6L9PT068F&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=1FB6MQPRFQMNVNCZXDAD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846)
Motherboard: ASUS LGA 1155 P8Z68-V Gen 3 (http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-LGA-1155-Motherboards-P8Z68-V/dp/B005UDITT6/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_3)
Graphics Card: AMD 7970 3GB (http://hardocp.com/article/2011/12/22/amd_radeon_hd_7970_video_card_review/)
Case: Corsair 600T White (http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CC600TWM-WHT-Special-Graphite-Computer/dp/B004O0PAKW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325706280&sr=1-1)
CPU Cooling: Corsair H100 Dual 120MM Rad (http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Extreme-Performance-Liquid-CWCH100/dp/B0051U7HMS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325706213&sr=8-1)

Reusing:
PSU: Corsair HX1000 (http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-Certified-Modular-CMPSU-1000HX/dp/B00154QAXQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325706383&sr=1-1)
SSD: Samsung P810 128GB X 3 RAID 0

As of right now, everything is ordered except for the video card being released Jan 9th.
Can't wait to overclock this puppy to 5.0GHZ and turn up the AA levels on slaves.
I'll update with pics & stats as goodies arrive!

MiRai
01-04-2012, 04:07 PM
Can't wait to overclock this puppy to 5.0GHZ and turn up the AA levels on slaves.
Not every chip can hit 5.0GHz and the voltage required to get there is usually very bad for the chip itself. Don't be discouraged
if you can't hit that clock speed and, even if you can, it's not practical for everyday use.

Igg
01-04-2012, 04:17 PM
Not every chip can hit 5.0GHz and the voltage required to get there is usually very bad for the chip itself. Don't be discouraged
if you can't hit that clock speed and, even if you can, it's not practical for everyday use.

Yep, I wouldn't complain if I was sitting at 4.7 or 4.8 mind you but 5.0 just seems like a nice #.
As for the voltage and heat, that's why the H100 is there :)