“The Dream Leaderboard gets the Core i7-965 Extreme Edition processor selling for just over $1000 as it comes with fully unlocked overclocking support and the top speed of 3.2 GHz stock. I chose the Gigabyte EX58-UD5 motherboard for this system mostly due to the fact that it was the ONLY board showing up when I made this update, though it is still a feature packed and competent solution. The only other change here was to the memory system that gets a bump up from 4GB to 6GB thanks to the triple-channel memory controller integrated on the CPU.”Here are some more Systems articles from around the web:
- Pacify Your PC – Part 4 : Quieter cooling for your GFX cards @ HEXUS
- Velocity Micro Edge Z55 – Intel Core i7 Gaming System @ HotHardware
- Pacify Your PC – Part 3: Swapping out the CPU block @ HEXUS
- Smooth Creations Hellcat Core i7 965 EE Gaming System @ Tweaktown
- Build a PC for the Holidays @ ExtremeTech
- yberPower Black Pearl Core i7 965 EE Gaming System @ Tweaktown
Nehalem hits the Hardware Leaderboard
Sure it’s almost $4000, but the dream system is supposed to be something you dream about, right? The Core i7-965 Extreme Edition processor is a quarter of the total price and 6GB of DDR3 doesn’t come cheap, but who can really put a price on playing Crysis with all the settings at maximum. Check out Ryan’s new take on the High End, Mid Range and Budget systems as well.