Ultimate Gaming machine

[OS-Wiz]

No, not referring to that, it's this that I'm asking you about -
What's the problem getting 'em to work? I have two of 'em in CFX mode and they're working fine.....though I've heard that it Cat 9.12 that would finally get the HD5 series cards running well. So far, only game I have issue with is The Witcher Enhanced Ed, weird gfx glitches like black lines and such. Only other game which I've seen an issue with these cards is Crysis, I sometimes see small dots (like when we OC our mem too much) but definitely nothing wrong with the ram on my card.

I've been thinking about going CF with two 5870s, but keep hitting reviews talking about things like you have mentioned -- problems with certain games and especially using X58 chipset. Seems the P55 chipset is doinga little better tho. Some have complained that they couldn't get CF to work at all with certain X58 mobos. My experience with the ATI drivers is they have never been real stable, seems I always had to run the drivers that were one generation back. ATI still suffers the same problems with the newer cards.

What drivers you running? Keep me in the loop on how things are going please.

[lonewolfroger]

As soon as they get the ASUS or XFX 5870`s in I`m ordering 2, is these good brands. Edit: i read somewhere while browsing that ATI will be coming out with something better soon after Nvidia releases its next cards, don`t know if it is true or not, but they are sure making cards faster then they use too. ATI 5970=2 5870`s, drool.

[OS-Wiz]

Well, the Case is coming from Cal., the SSD is coming from NJ and everything else is coming from Tenn. There`s no telling when everything gets here.

LOL, seems it was a little less confusing when everything came from CA. The stuff from Tenn. will probably get there first. Will make a build log a little easier. Looking forward to your build, you've a great system build their Roger. Regards

[lonewolfroger]

Here is what i got in today. http://s649.photobucket.com/albums/uu214/lonewolfroger/ If you will notice i don`t know nothing about hot linking or using a digital camera. What i got in today was the consair 1000w psu, the ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 MB, The Intel I7 920 CPU, The OCZ high performance 3X2 Ram and the notebook wireless router was free. bAlso i got some silver 5 themal compuond. The case and the SSD are supose to be here tomorrow. BTW, go to the bottom of the screen to see the pictures.

[OS-Wiz]

Looking good so far!

[lonewolfroger]

The heatsink that come with the i7 has thermal compound on the botton of it . do i spread it or do i just put it on the way it is.

[OS-Wiz]

The heatsink that come with the i7 has thermal compound on the botton of it . do i spread it or do i just put it on the way it is.

Scrape it off, wipe clean with an old t-shirt and use the AS5.

[lonewolfroger]

So all i have to do is apply a thin line of AS5 to the i7 heat spreader, as it shows on their website. Have also just now recieved the case(what a monster) and the SSD.

[OS-Wiz]

So all i have to do is apply a thin line of AS5 to the i7 heat spreader, as it shows on their website. Have also just now recieved the case(what a monster) and the SSD.

Yup, just like they describe. Need some pics!

[lonewolfroger]

Yup, just like they describe. Need some pics!

Thanks i can bring up the pics on their website. Looks like an all nighter.

[OS-Wiz]

Thanks i can bring up the pics on their website. Looks like an all nighter.

I meant pics of your stuff! Have fun; get back if you've questions.

[lonewolfroger]

I meant pics of your stuff! Have fun; get back if you've questions.

The only 2 pics i have not putup are of the case and the ssd. i wil do that], i`m not going to do the put together log, because there are not that many people interested in my build, but i will get some pictures for u for all your help. I almost got a hernia lifting the case, but it is great. IMO, the best case i have owned.

[OS-Wiz]

The only 2 pics i have not putup are of the case and the ssd. i wil do that], i`m not going to do the put together log, because there are not that many people interested in my build, but i will get some pictures for u for all your help. I almost got a hernia lifting the case, but it is great. IMO, the best case i have owned.

There are alot of guys here that would kill to have your system. I think many are interested.

[lonewolfroger]

I have got it up and running, i have pictures,but i am too tired to put them up now. all i can say is this thing is fast, later i will attemp to take the cpu upto 3gh on stock cooling.

[OS-Wiz]

I have got it up and running, i have pictures,but i am too tired to put them up now. all i can say is this thing is fast, later i will attemp to take the cpu upto 3gh on stock cooling.

Outstanding! With the P6T Deluxe V2 and its BIOS, getting to 3GHz on stock cooler will be easy, just crank up the BCLK 5Mhz at a time until you get there; the BIOS automatically adjusts other settings for you. In fact, you should be able to reach 3.2 to 3.4 on stock cooler! Download CPU-Z, RealTemp and Prime95 to test stability and monitor temps. I personally prefer Everest Ultimate instead of RealTemp, but it costs about $20 if I remember correctly.

Edit: when I get home tonight I'll give you a template for all the BIOS settings.
Edit 2:
CPU-Z http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
RealTemp http://wareseeker.com/System/real-te....zip/36577d477
Prime95 http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/