why not asus rampage II gene? reviews I've read are all WOW, best X58 board bar non, best OC to whereas DFI x58 Jnr got inbetween reviews and to the pics of the SFF build above....OMG WOW WTF I want one!
maybe i am confused here, but this rad: http://www.xoxide.com/dd-black-ice-xtremeii-38.html will dissipate 6270 BTU in an hour. that's well over 1000W of heat. how is that not enough to cool an i7 and top end GPU?
Yes. I do believe one site got 4.3GHz from a i7 920 with one. I am waiting for it to become available here in the US. I am not rushing the build-up and in fact have somewhat changed gears in that I am looking to build a custom case at this point. I think the next best option (rather than building your own case) at this point, is to get a QMicra2. craigbru has a build going on one that will eventually accomplish the same goals I have listed here - i7, gaming, watercooling. Like I mentioned, I am very new to watercooling (read: not even born yet). That said, every place I have asked this question or seen a review or test platform says that an i7/high-end gaming setup needs a 360mm rad at a minimum. I think that while on paper a single 240mm rad can dissipate that much heat, in a practical sense it won't. I mean, if you have to have your fans on full blast all the time for proper cooling, that doesn't make for a very pleasant computing experience, does it? Also, you have linked to a 50+mm thick radiator. The type used in the AQNFX build above is a slimmer design - somewhere around 30mm.
dude patience is the name of the game .. if you can wait get that rampage ii gene... that thing is the bomb!... about me? i coudnt wait and ended ordering a giga x58 ud3r , but i googled everyday that board since i read that it was coming i really like that r ii gene and it overclocks like hell
