New System Build for Overclocked i7

[clipa]

Hey folks,


I'm going to buy a high-end gaming rig for Vista x64, and I am thinking about the following setup. I would like to overclock the processor to around 4 GHz on air, and if perhaps to overclock the memory and GPU.

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202)
Thermal Compound: Artic Cooling MX-2 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020)
Motherboard: Asus P6T (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131359)
Heatsink: Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme RT 1366 CPU Cooler (http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8444/cpu-tri-57/Thermalright_Ultra-120_eXtreme-1366_RT_CPU_Heatsink_Socket_LGA_1366.html)
Memory: G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225)
Video Card: BFG Tech GeForce GTX 295 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143167)
Case: Cooler Master RC 690 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling S75CF 750W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341011)
Monitor: Hanns G HG-281DPB Black 28" (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254026)
Optical Drive: LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136153)
Primary HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136296)
Secondary HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284)
Wireless Card: D-Link DWA-556 IEEE 802.11n (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127218)
Speakers: Logitech Z-4 40 watts 2.1 Speaker (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121130)
Keyboard: Ideazon Merc Stealth Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823161028)
Mouse: Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104178)
Headset: TRITTON TRI-AI712 4 x 3.5mm Circumaural AX 51 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826235003)

Is this setup reasonable?

[RickyTick]

Wow :eek:

Fabulous set-up.

[IceHot]

Rickytick might know more about this than I do but its worth looking into if your serious about overclocking. But look into overclocking the i7 920 to 4ghz. The ability to overclock these processors was nerfed when they were released. Most benchmarks I read can only get a stable 3.2 to 3.4. Not sure if this matters to you or not. As I said others with more knowledge might know more about this but I thought it was worth mentioning

(just fixing a small typo)

[The Wise Monkey]

Actually...

http://www.custompc.co.uk/handsonguides/2994/core-i7-overclocking.html

I would recommend the 4870X2 as it has better drivers at the moment, but check out some benchmarks and see which card suits you for the games you want to play.