MattSlagle
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Custom Gaming System - CoolerMaster HAF 932 / Core i7 965 / 3x GTX 280
Custom Gaming System - CoolerMaster HAF 932 / Core i7 965 / 3x GTX 280 Some customers have a vision into what the most beautiful should look like. They select the options on our website and we start to build it. We then realize just how awesome a computer some of these systems really are. This system was chosen and configured by an actual customer and we are displaying it here for your viewing pleasure. You can click any picture for a bigger view    
  
This was our first Core i7 system that we took an order for. Joe and the customer spent many hours deciding upon which options to choose and the hard work paid off. We have a beast of a system which could have been considered a supercomputer just 5 years ago. With 8 total CPU cores and 3 GPU cores, is there any doubt that this system would reign supreme? Currently the Core i7 combo and 3x GTX 280s in SLI is the most powerful gaming hardware setup. However, there is a penalty for such performance. Many of the X58 motherboards have an odd layout where the 3rd card actually blocks many of the headers such as USB, Firewire, and front audio I/O ports. Due to this, this system was not able to use these ports. However, with some ingenuity, we were able to get the USB controlled card reader working by routing the USB cord to the back of the motherboard. Such is the price of choosing the newest and best technology. We were able to achieve an OC of 3.86 GHz using a bCLK of 133 MHz and Core multiplier of 29x. Just look at those performance numbers down below. Amazing stuff. Here are the complete specs for all of you look over.
System Performance: |
Queen: |
31574 |
Julia: |
15954 |
PhotoWorxx: |
43027 |
Mandel: |
8719 |
Memory Performance: |
Latency: |
31.4 ns |
Read: |
16677 MB/s |
Timings: |
8-8-8-24 CR1 |
Write: |
14261 MB/s |
Video Card Performance: |
25175 3DMarks |
Case: |
COOLERMASTER, HAF 932 (RC-932-KKN1-GP) Black Tower Case, EATX, No PSU, Steel |
Processor: |
Overclocked INTEL, Coreâ„¢ i7-965 Extreme Quad-Core, 3.2GHz, LGA1366, 6400 MT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, 45nm, 130W, EM64T EIST VT XD |
Motherboard: |
GIGABYTE, GA-EX58-EXTREME, LGA1366, Intel® X58, 6400 MT/s QPI, DDR3-2000MHz 24GB /6, PCIe x16 SLI CF /3, SATA 3 Gb/s RAID 5 /10, HDA, GbLAN /2, FW /3, ATX |
Video Card: |
TRI-SLI eVGA, GeForce GTX 280 SSC, GTX 280 648MHz, 1GB GDDR3 2322MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, DVI /2, HDTV Out |
Memory: |
CORSAIR, 6GB (3 x 2GB) Dominator XMP PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (8-8-8-24) 1.65V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC |
Hard Drive: |
INTEL, 80GB X25-M Mainstream 250/70 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s
WESTERN DIGITAL, 1TB WD Caviar® Black™ (WD1001FALS), SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 32MB Cache |
Optical Drive: |
LITE-ON, DH-16D3S-04 Black 16x48x DVD-ROM Drive, SATA |
Cooling: |
THERMALRIGHT, Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT CPU Cooler, Socket 1366, Aluminum
ZALMAN, ZM-MFC2 4-Channel Fan Controller Panel, 5.25" Bay, Black/Silver |
Power Supply: |
PC POWER & COOLING, Turbo-Cool® T12W 1200W Power Supply, 24-pin ATX12V EPS12V, Single +12V Rail, Quad SLI Ready |
Operating System: |
MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition w/ SP1 |
Other Options: |
CREATIVE, Sound Blaster® X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion, 7.1 channels, 24-bit 192KHz, I/O Module, PCIe x1
KOUTECH SYSTEMS, FPM220 Black/Beige 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive + 23-in-1 Card Reader Combo Drive, Type A USB 2.0
LOGISYS, 12" Single Cold Cathode Case Light Kit, Red |
System and memory benchmarks performed with Everest Ultimate Edition Video card performance benchmarks performed with 3DMark 2006 Professional Want to config a system just like this? Click the link below to go to our system page that was used for this build and select the options to match this system.
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