Thanks for the help Slay, but I'm going to go ahead and move up to the 9xx series on or before next month, as that will put my cpu's ability in line with my ambition and provide me with a hexacore+ upgrade path.
I have this mobo picked out Newegg.com - ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards .
This memory [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220365"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220365[/URL] .
This Proc Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Processors - Desktops .
I guess I'll still need a chipset and mosfet waterblock though. I have this for the mosfet http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8465/ex-blc-554/EK_Asus_X58_MOSFET_Liquid_Cooling_Block_Kit.html?id=eaYZXLFN&mv_pc=6567 (though I cant find anything for the extra two mosfets, though I'm thinking heatspreaders with thermal tape, like what comes with aftermarket gpu coolers), and this for the chipset http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10432/ex-blc-730/EK_ASUS_X58_P6T_Series_Full_Board_Cooling_Block_-_Nickel_Acetal_-_Black_EK-FB_ASUS_X58_NickelAcetal.html?id=eaYZXLFN&mv_pc=6568 .
It's such a shame, as this MSI board is one of the best that I've ever seen in form/features (I really do adore it), yet it's paired to a power hungry socket type. At least I found MY perfect case/PSU/liquid cooling starter kit to make the transplant more fulfilling. Never the less, I have been recording all voltages and frequencies, and I intend to make someone's oc experience with the 860 an easier struggle. As well, I will be selling my current cpu/mobo. Any suggestions? The last upgrade will be some assorted fittings and another rad to stack, paired with the chipset, mosfet, and cpu blocks, it should be overkill.
I have this mobo picked out Newegg.com - ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards .
This memory [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220365"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220365[/URL] .
This Proc Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Processors - Desktops .
I guess I'll still need a chipset and mosfet waterblock though. I have this for the mosfet http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8465/ex-blc-554/EK_Asus_X58_MOSFET_Liquid_Cooling_Block_Kit.html?id=eaYZXLFN&mv_pc=6567 (though I cant find anything for the extra two mosfets, though I'm thinking heatspreaders with thermal tape, like what comes with aftermarket gpu coolers), and this for the chipset http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10432/ex-blc-730/EK_ASUS_X58_P6T_Series_Full_Board_Cooling_Block_-_Nickel_Acetal_-_Black_EK-FB_ASUS_X58_NickelAcetal.html?id=eaYZXLFN&mv_pc=6568 .
It's such a shame, as this MSI board is one of the best that I've ever seen in form/features (I really do adore it), yet it's paired to a power hungry socket type. At least I found MY perfect case/PSU/liquid cooling starter kit to make the transplant more fulfilling. Never the less, I have been recording all voltages and frequencies, and I intend to make someone's oc experience with the 860 an easier struggle. As well, I will be selling my current cpu/mobo. Any suggestions? The last upgrade will be some assorted fittings and another rad to stack, paired with the chipset, mosfet, and cpu blocks, it should be overkill.