EVGA 780i FTW and Intel Q9550 Core 2 Quad CPU

[FFF693]

2:52 Picture Squall end Rinoa in TV NICE!!!!!!!!!!!! I Love FFVIII ;D

[dirtbikeryzz]

GTX 260 :), probably the best bang for the buck card out. especially the CORE 16 version.

[HoochShepherd]

What CPU fan are you using? You have virtually the same rig I do and I plan on starting to OC.

[M13a001]

I use the Zalman CNPS 9700 NT cooler.

[HoochShepherd]

And no issues pulling 3.4? I know some people are pulling almost 4 on air but thats nuts! My goals gonna be between 3.6 and 3.8.

[M13a001]

Well I achieved 3.4GHz with liquid cooling so I can't be sure about air but if you are using your PC in a cool enviroment then it shouldn't be too bad just make sure you up te speeds and voltages bit by bit to get an accurate read on increasing temps so you don't push too hard on air.

[neotees]

Chuck on a TRUE with decent fans imo. Zalmans are weak.

[caarrls]

Dude, ffs fix the cables! Theyre everywhere :'( hurts my eyes!

[M13a001]

Fixed it some lately lol

[wardy92]

how come ur 3dmark is so low? u got 15,072 with q9550 at 3.0, 8gb ram, 780i, and 2 gtx 260's

i got 17201 with q9550 at 3.2, 4gb ram, ep35 ds3, and 1 gtx 260

[M13a001]

I dunno actually, though now I have two GTX 295s in quad SLI, 9550 at 3.4 GHz and I get around 27k. Still could do better which is why I'm gonna upgrade to i7 soon.

[jppalmquist]

There is another way to make your PC pretty its called wire management

[xxrogi69]

why you instal on you pc more led

[M13a001]

To make it pretty of course lol, nothing special.

[caretaker]

nice vid we got the same mobo..and my question is if u sli or 3sli the 3 slots how many bandwidth i'll give 16x the 1st and the second is 8x? im not sure ..if 3sli is enabled woudnt be useless if taht the case?

[M13a001]

All 3 PCI Express slots are x16. Though, for the sake arguement, it was like two at x16 and one PCIe slot at x8 that wouldn't be a very noticeable differance that one could notice. I believe a lot of i7 boards are like that, not having all x16 PCIe slots.

[grifball4evr]

Do you use the stock NB fan and does it cause serious temp issues as i've read? also wondering if you think i could fit a replacement 60mm fan in the small space between the NB heatsink and the zalman you have.

[M13a001]

Doesn't really cause huge problems but it does warm up whatever GPU that is underneath it by a few degrees. Some people do add their own fan and simply face it away to solve that issue.

[M13a001]

You might have enough clearance for a new fan if you use the Zalman CNPS 9700.

[grifball4evr]

thanks a much

[natable1]

i just got the intel core 2 quad Q955 2.83ghz un-clocked 4gb ram 250hdd

[starstar1a]

less dimms full the better.

[M13a001]

Yeah you really only need 4 GB for a gaming rig but the more RAM the merrier :D

[fttjv]

cool man

5 strars

[M13a001]

thanks

[goksel4321]

WooWNicee

[M13a001]

Thanks