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** EVGA X58 SLI Unboxing and Nehalem Rig Setup ** AuDioFreaK39 Nov 19th, 08, 08:43 AM #1 (permalink)
Well..you can guess what just arrived in the mail today.

I got the Core i7 965 Extreme and Patriot memory on November 16th, a day before launch. Now that the board is here, it's time to put it all together.

*Thread will be updated as I make progress. Specs in sig. Enjoy.


(pics taken with iPhone 3G)


By the way, the GTX 280 box was signed by k|ngp|n at NVISION 08.







Here's the included Visual Guide if anyone's interested:





6GB of Patriot Extreme Performance Viper Series DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 in triple-channel config on the EVGA X58 SLI






EVGA X58 SLI Classified Limited Edition {} Core i7 965 Extreme 3.20GHz {} 2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Plus [Quad-SLI] w/ EVGA Backplate {} 6GB Mushkin XP Series DDR3 1600MHz 7-8-7-20 {} Silverstone Strider 1500w {} 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F1 HE753LJ (1.5TB RAID0) {} Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro / Logitech G51 5.1 Surround {} Windows 7 Ultimate RTM x64
 
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froze Nov 19th, 08, 12:26 PM #2 (permalink)
Woah!!!!! Drool.......
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alpha1ma Nov 19th, 08, 12:29 PM #3 (permalink)
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Woah!!!!! Drool.......
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froze hows the order..

can post in my thread..>.< bad to ot his log..haha

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ColombiaGames Nov 19th, 08, 12:48 PM #4 (permalink)
wah siao liao
ASUS X48 Rampage Formula,/ E8400 @ 4Ghz @1.248V LiQuid Cooling
1GB x 2 Team Xtreem 800 Mhz / Palit HD4870 512MB

Swiftech Micro Reservoir
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Swiftech Apogee GTZ
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Tygon 1/2" ID 3/4 OD tubing
Feser 1 UV Blue
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bianco Nov 19th, 08, 12:51 PM #5 (permalink)
fresh poison! nice stuff you got there bro.
looking forward to the completion of your system.
 
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HateAcer Nov 19th, 08, 01:18 PM #6 (permalink)
Very Nice!,which website did you order from? is the shipping costs expensive?...any advises?
 
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F@|c0n Nov 19th, 08, 01:49 PM #7 (permalink)
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BlackHawk Nov 19th, 08, 01:55 PM #8 (permalink)
Very nice setup you have. What is the total damage? Awaiting for more results.
 
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AuDioFreaK39 Nov 19th, 08, 02:01 PM #9 (permalink)
Core i7 965 Extreme was $999 at Micro Center

Patriot memory was $270 at Micro Center.

EVGA X58 SLI was $339 at EVGA.com

EVGA GTX 280 was $649 on June 17th launch day.. At least the box is signed by k|ngp|n.




*update 1*

WOW NO WAY!

I didn't even have to reformat, and I'm in RAID0! :wowzers


I am already thoroughly impressed with this motherboard.


But I'm going to reformat it anyways...just need to pull a few files off the drives first.


This is where I was:



It's weird how the Core i7 CPUs have to be inserted backwards:



This is where I am now. I'm using stock cooling for the next two weeks until my Thermalright TRUE Copper arrives.








Next up (if all goes well) - Benchmarks and Crysis performance.


EVGA X58 SLI Classified Limited Edition {} Core i7 965 Extreme 3.20GHz {} 2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Plus [Quad-SLI] w/ EVGA Backplate {} 6GB Mushkin XP Series DDR3 1600MHz 7-8-7-20 {} Silverstone Strider 1500w {} 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F1 HE753LJ (1.5TB RAID0) {} Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro / Logitech G51 5.1 Surround {} Windows 7 Ultimate RTM x64
 
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ColombiaGames Nov 19th, 08, 02:46 PM #10 (permalink)
Very nice rig you have there
ASUS X48 Rampage Formula,/ E8400 @ 4Ghz @1.248V LiQuid Cooling
1GB x 2 Team Xtreem 800 Mhz / Palit HD4870 512MB

Swiftech Micro Reservoir
Swiftech MCP655 12volts Pump
Swiftech Apogee GTZ
Swiftech MCR320
Tygon 1/2" ID 3/4 OD tubing
Feser 1 UV Blue
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JoOs7eR Nov 19th, 08, 03:43 PM #11 (permalink)
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v0dka Nov 19th, 08, 04:48 PM #12 (permalink)
nice and good stuffs. await for your game benchmarking.


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longsiew Nov 19th, 08, 05:07 PM #13 (permalink)
Er....

how come mine dun have blue led le??
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AuDioFreaK39 Nov 19th, 08, 05:15 PM #14 (permalink)
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Er....

how come mine dun have blue led le??
Only the Extreme Edition Intel processors have blue LEDs.


EVGA X58 SLI Classified Limited Edition {} Core i7 965 Extreme 3.20GHz {} 2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Plus [Quad-SLI] w/ EVGA Backplate {} 6GB Mushkin XP Series DDR3 1600MHz 7-8-7-20 {} Silverstone Strider 1500w {} 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F1 HE753LJ (1.5TB RAID0) {} Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro / Logitech G51 5.1 Surround {} Windows 7 Ultimate RTM x64
 
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alpha1ma Nov 19th, 08, 05:28 PM #15 (permalink)
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Er....

how come mine dun have blue led le??


u changing hs anyway rite? hehe..doesnt matter so much ba..

awaits ur runs..
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