I have currently bought the following products: Mobo: ASUS Rampage II Extreme CPU: i7 920 RAM: 6.00 GB DDR3 Video: EAH4870X2 Hard Drive: 500 GB Hitachi Will my specs play about any game on the market right now? Also, what is the side port interface with the 4870X2's? Thanks!
that will play almost every game maxed out, except gta 4. But that is a poorly codded game. the 4870x2 uses dvi ports.
I don't think any system can run GTA 4 maxed out...what a mess of a program! Still that combo should be enough to run it in lower settings.
I can't run Crysis or GTA 4 maxed out on my computer and i'm running a Q9550 @ 4.0GHZ with a 4870 X2!!!! That's just unreal, like the guys just said these are poorly coded games and an all around mess... I hope you don't mind me asking but what kind of power supply are you using for your build??? By the way that's is one killer gaming rig you've got there victor!!
Also, will the 90mm Thermaltake Big Typhoon cooler be as useful as the 120mm? And how does the 90mm compare to the i7 920's stock cooler?
I dont think that the thermaltake typhoon is compatable with core i7. You will need something like this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835702007 you are going to need something better than a 500w psu. i recommend the corsair 750 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
It doesnt matter because the one your talking about wont work for this cpu. The cooler i listed will do much better than the stock cooler.
Thanks for the suggestion! Also, if I use the cooler, will I be able to overclock my i7 920 to about 4.0 GHZ or higher?
I wouldn't try it on air, the i7 runs crazy hot even when it's not overclocked.. You might want to think about watercooling or dry ice or maybe try it on air but make sure you lap the cpu cooler.... I was reading on extreme overclocking about guys hitting temps around 60c on water!!!!!! That's with a 3.8ghz overclock and the Vcore at 1.45... I know the Asus Rampage overclocks like mad but the i7's are a pain in the rear to stabalize at those speeds and temps are big concern as well, by all means try it on air first but monitor your temps with either coretemp or realtemp when your trying to get stable with Prime95 or Intel Burn and that will give you load temps.. Real Temp and Coretemp are great programs to monitor your temps on idle and load.. Another suggestion about your 4870 X2 because i have one as well is to make sure you enable Catalyst AI(Crossfire) on the CCC to enable both cards for the 4870 X2, otherwise your only running one GPU... Enjoy your new monster build and have fun overclocking...
Thanks for the advice! If I were to get liquid cooling, which one is the best one to get and how does it work? Also, if i stick to a CPU Cooler, which is the best one to get in order to over clock the i7's to about 4.0 GHZ or higher? Thanks!
Victor, a liquid cooling system consists of a waterblock, reservoir, radiator, then you have pump and tubes... The liquid draws heat away from the cpu inside a radiator that cools the liquid, then the liquid travels to the reservoir where the pump then puts the liquid back into cycle...Finally the cooled liquid leaves the pump and travels back to the CPU for it's final resting place.. Now some advantages of water cooling are that you have no fan noise and your temps are going to be better at higher clock speeds. Then again you have some CPU coolers like the TuniQ Tower, Artic Freezer, and the Xigmatek 1283 that can give a water cooling kit a pretty good run for it's money with temps at high clock speeds.. These coolers are massive in size and are not to be take lightly by no means, they do a fantastic job of cooling if mounted right and TIM is applied correctly of course.. I almost forgot to leave out the negatives of water cooling. As you pretty much know if you don't install the kit correctly your going to spring a leak and damage valuable components, by looking at your build without a doubt it qualifies as big time valuable..Also make sure your case has plenty of room for a water cooling kit.. Look on Newegg for cpu coolers and water cooling kits, read reviews and compare prices then make your selection...
