[dawestsides]

Good news for all:The X58-based motherboards as well as the Nehalem family new cpu's has been finally released on several online shopping websites (Amazon,Newegg,Tigerdirect,...)

-Asus Rampage II Extreme
-Asus P6T Deluxe OC Palm
-Asus P6T Deluxe
-MSI X58 Platinum
-MSI X58 Eclipse
-Gigabyte GA-EX58 Extreme
-Gigabyte GA-EX58 UD5
-Intel DX58SO
-EVGA X58 Sli
-Foxconn Renaissance

Finally the new technology I've been waiting for so long has been released,and this means 2 things:

- Prices of today high-end parts will drastically come down.
- We'll have to wait the first manufacturer revisions and users feedback before going Nehalem.

So I have 2 choices,either to dig deeply in my account and build an X58 based system after few months,or to go for intel Extreme CPU and a Nforce 790 Ultra system.The Core 2 Quad still have a lot to give I think,but maybe the market will follow the new trend as users tend to go for the newest technology.We'll know by Christmas.

This post has been edited by dawestsides: 23 November 2008 - 09:13 AM

[luckyarcher]

Judging by how bad the computer industry is faring rt now, quad cores will still be in high demand and prices wont really crash. I think the core i7 will be a huge flop from Intel. There really isn't anything much to go for in it unless you want to play Crysis @ very high [and that depends if Crysis can make use of i7s looks-good-on-paper technology]

[dawestsides]

Correct.That's why I'm waiting for the feedback to see what the Nehalem has inside...

[rage285]

i7 is consideribely faster that core 2 range of intel in many aplications but its price is very steep the decision is hard but it might be worth it .

[SQr]

Are i7 stuff available in Dubai yet?

[dawestsides]

no idea,and if available it will be so overpriced that you will end buying it online.By the way anyone tried to order those jewels?

[SQr]

dawestsides said:

no idea,and if available it will be so overpriced that you will end buying it online.By the way anyone tried to order those jewels?

You're right about that. Just went to the market today and found the Gigabyte EX58-Extreme for....1800dhs!!!! It costs around $328 on newegg.

Well, at least the CPUs might be closer to the MSRP when they launch....

Might have to order the mobo from amazon...again...:tear:

[AG-HMX]

im staying with wolfdale...... it seems a bit unnecessary to upgrade ATM.... let the cost of DDR3 and the X-58 mobos cool down..
im waiting for westmere and sandy bridge era...

[akosiparusa]

prices? some say it's available now in the uae

[dawestsides]

In less than one week the EVGA X58 motherboard price dropped from 349$ to 299$ (except on amazon) even though it's out of stock everywhere and available on pre-order only.
The Patriot 6GB triple channel memory kits (1600Mhz) from 320$ to 279$,(1333Mhz) for 249$...
Crucial 6GB (1066Mhz) for 195$....

Luckyarcher I bet by Christmas it will drop 30$ more...

A japanese OC team has already taken the Core i7 965 to 5.73Ghz:
Intel Core i7 965 XE auf 5,73 GHz übertaktet - News - Hardware-Infos (anyone can translate?)

It's hard to be a PC passionate within those new technologies release periods :freak:
And the 32nm CPU's are coming by the end of 2009....

This post has been edited by dawestsides: 21 November 2008 - 03:02 PM

[skyddsskor]

How much Rampage II extreme cost me in dubai??

[skyddsskor]

dawestsides said:

In less than one week the EVGA X58 motherboard price dropped from 349$ to 299$ (except on amazon) even though it's out of stock everywhere and available on pre-order only.
The Patriot 6GB triple channel memory kits (1600Mhz) from 320$ to 279$,(1333Mhz) for 249$...
Crucial 6GB (1066Mhz) for 195$....

Luckyarcher I bet by Christmas it will drop 30$ more...

A japanese OC team has already taken the Core i7 965 to 5.73Ghz:
Intel Core i7 965 XE auf 5,73 GHz übertaktet - News - Hardware-Infos (anyone can translate?)

It's hard to be a PC passionate within those new technologies release periods :freak:
And the 32nm CPU's are coming by the end of 2009....

just wait untill win7 will be launched,the price will be perfect.It sounds good to have RIG with Core i7, 12GB RAM and 3-way SLI with total 3GB video memory.In newegg it will cost u around USD 2300 with Core i7 920:eek2::eek2::eek2:

This post has been edited by skyddsskor: 21 November 2008 - 07:31 PM

[dawestsides]

My Newegg wish list is showing 1238$...

[skyddsskor]

dawestsides said:

My Newegg wish list is showing 1238$...

Here's my list
1.ASUS Rampage II Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail with CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9 (Bundle)

2.Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail

3.Rosewill Conqueror WSL Triple 120mm Fans Steel ATX Mid tower Computer Case with Side Panel - Retail with LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DH-20A4P-08 - Retail (Bundle)

4.CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9

5.ABS Tagan ITZ Series ITZ800-V2 800W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

6.Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 70SB088600002 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card - Retail

7.3x GIGABYTE GV-N98XPZL-1GH GeForce 9800 GTX+ 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

8.Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

This system will cost you USD 2300

[dawestsides]

The Rampage II is a premium choice and an excellent OC'er board as per users feedback,but I advise to wait till the Nf200 Nvidia chip is implemented in late December,you will get x16/x16/x16 PCI-e 2.0 bus lanes (48 lanes) for a full 3-way SLI,not a x16/x8/x8 like now( that is if you can afford a 3 cards setup) because only 16+8+8=32 lanes are available on any today x58 board.

-Note that so far you will not see any difference in efficiency between an x16/x8 slot,but newer cards may very soon change this.Another point is that the Nf200 chip can communicate with the all three card at 16x, but the nf200 itself can only communicate with the i7 controller with the same 32 lanes ( need details and confirmation on this).

I'm waiting the EVGA X58 FTW...for a 2-way SLI + mid-level GPU for handling PhysX.

I agree on the i920 -the others are too expensive and not so much different after OC - well priced and a lot of potential (Say bye to FSB and welcome the new born QPI).

The case: a personnal choice but it will cost you the price of a Gigabyte Aurora 570 3D in shipping charges only,better buy locally,you're lucky Dubai guys.

Corsair DDR3;perfect,but look also for the Patriot kits.

3 x 9800GTX: Read the bus lanes comment above.

The Tagan is overpriced though being a reference PSU.

Barracuda: excellent reliability.

You can save around 600 bucks I think if you wait a little bit + getting full benefit from the 3-way SLI,and look for local market,so better reconsider some of items of your list,which remains a very nice selection indeed.

This post has been edited by dawestsides: 23 November 2008 - 06:31 AM

[skyddsskor]

About waiting for a while,I totally agree with you.The right moment will be mid of next year or one year after win7 launching (hopefully next year,2009).
Local selection??Are you sure there's a computer shop in dubai that sell component close to amazon or newegg price??I'm kind a computer geek,:cool2::cool2::cool2:

[dawestsides]

was talking about the case and the psu (shipping weight)...

[skyddsskor]

Better you buy PSU and the case in local shop.It's heavy thing,maan.

[dawestsides]

correct.Hope you'll find someone to help you.

[skyddsskor]

for case,I think there should not be any big issue.You can mod any cassing.But for the power supply,I try to read some review from another forum like anandtech or zdnet or newegg.It our pc's heart,maan.