This is my first system. Here goes
Intel Core i7 920 (280)
Intel X58 motherboard (250)
6 GB OCz 1600 MHz CL7 tri-channel DDR3 RAM (80 with 20 mail in rebate from newegg)
HD Radeon 4870 X2 (365)
1 Velociraptor 150 GB (180)
LG Super Multi Blu-ray read (109)
NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis Mid-Tower ($69.99)
Ultra X3 1000 Watt PSU (150, already purchased).
My major questions are these: Will I have clearance issues with the 4870 X2 and this case? Has anyone got this setup or a better case for the 4870 X2? I'm a bit confused about i7 overclocking. I've read a couple of guides, can I run this by you? So there's a base clock of 133 and a multiplier of 20. That base clock also controls the memory controller, which has a multiplier of 8. So would I have to overclock the CPU to 4 GHz (200 bsclck x 20 multiplier) in order to take advantage of 1600 MHz RAM frequency (8*200)? Is there a way to run the CPU at 3.2 or so and still use RAM at 1600???? Any other issues you guys can help me with would be great! Thanks.
Intel Core i7 920 (280)
Intel X58 motherboard (250)
6 GB OCz 1600 MHz CL7 tri-channel DDR3 RAM (80 with 20 mail in rebate from newegg)
HD Radeon 4870 X2 (365)
1 Velociraptor 150 GB (180)
LG Super Multi Blu-ray read (109)
NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis Mid-Tower ($69.99)
Ultra X3 1000 Watt PSU (150, already purchased).
My major questions are these: Will I have clearance issues with the 4870 X2 and this case? Has anyone got this setup or a better case for the 4870 X2? I'm a bit confused about i7 overclocking. I've read a couple of guides, can I run this by you? So there's a base clock of 133 and a multiplier of 20. That base clock also controls the memory controller, which has a multiplier of 8. So would I have to overclock the CPU to 4 GHz (200 bsclck x 20 multiplier) in order to take advantage of 1600 MHz RAM frequency (8*200)? Is there a way to run the CPU at 3.2 or so and still use RAM at 1600???? Any other issues you guys can help me with would be great! Thanks.
