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The heatsinks on the new G. Skill PI RAM are pretty tall, and people have reviewed it might be too tall for an air cooler. I'm planning to get an i7 930 build pretty soon, and I was wondering if I could get these sticks onto the Asus P6X58D Premium with a Megahalem or True cooling my i7. Also which PI set should I get? I think the cas 7 would be better, but those aren't the sticks everyone is buying.. and do you guys think i should wait for fermi and use my 4890 for now, instead of buying a 5870?

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8TU-6GBPI - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7T-6GBPI - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.com - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/7...366LGA_1156AM2_Xeon.html?tl=g48c369s757#blank
 
This close to march, I'd say stick with your 4890. That card is already capable of maxing every game and there's no real need for 5870 unless you're going eyefinity.

Also I'd go with the meghalems, if worse comes to worse, looks like you could rotate the heatsink since it's rectangular. Then just ghetto strap the fans on with tie wraps or something. I'm just eyeballing it though so don't quote me :p
 
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