Will DFI BloodIron be powerful enough?

[sebo1989]

Will the DFI BloodIron to smoothly allow me to overclock the system I am about to get? :

EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail

I have heard great things about the BloodIron but considering the price is not very high I am beginning to give it second thoughts. Is there a chance that it won't support/allow me to OC my cpu/ram/gpu?

[vikeor]

DFI boards are the best OCers out there, the Bloodiron wont let you down

[sebo1989]

I hope so. Well then, my cart is settled- Will order it on Friday.

[do0zman]

I wont say the best boards but thy are really good.

[MrObvious]

The only thing I'd recommend is buying some Crucial Ballistix to match up with the powerful overclocking that DFI offers. Sure it's 1GB DIMMs but for $53 for 4GB on newegg.com why not?

[sebo1989]

The 1GB sticks throw me off because I plan to eventually add 2 more 2gb sticks to make it 8. Probably in a year or so. Still unsure about the Ram though.

[noobatwork]

8Gbs are crazy for me gaming takes less than 4gb

Additional Comment:

unless u do video editing and animation u dont need alot

[Unrealkid]

the blood iron is very nice, it has done everything i've wanted flawlessly, and im not that experienced. it wont let you down

[sebo1989]

Great to hear that- also, I have decided to get the crucial ballistix ram. I'm, just worried about its 2.2V.

[slash_2_2000]

Originally Posted by sebo1989

Great to hear that- also, I have decided to get the crucial ballistix ram. I'm, just worried about its 2.2V.

Don't worry about it. If worse comes to worse, buy a $5 fan and zip-tie it on top.

[sebo1989]

Should I just buy the fan right now with my whole system then? lol...

[coleskater]

here is a ram cooling fan for you.looks nice to me
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835704001

[supershanks]

I use the corsair cooler , it's probably the best one around. the crucial is a great choice. You dont't fancy the new DFI LT X38-T2R LanParty ??

There's also a dk version coming as well.

luck

[sebo1989]

Looks nice to me also but a bit expensive for just a fan. Slash described a $5 fan ;/

supershanks- the link you posted doesn't work for me. Also I think x38 mobo will be too much for my budget.

[Almost Tactf]

The way I see it by the time we need 8GB of RAM, DDR3 will be the standard and it will run so fast that 4GB of it will do

[supershanks]

upershanks- the link you posted doesn't work for me. Also I think x38 mobo will be too much for my budget

Strange just tested it, works's foior me , sorry
shame this looks sweet

luck with build

[sebo1989]

Still doesn't work for me- weird.
Thanx anyway

[supershanks]

sebo1989 just for you m8:



NB cooler



I'm pretty miffed with dfi. THey seem to have reviews of it all over but here in the uk have yet to see it in stock.

What's even worse they just announced a DFI LANParty DK X38-T2R 2nd DFI X38 Mobo
Sorry try this if above doesn't work.
A second Intel X38 Based LANParty DK X38-T2R Motherboard?

LANPARTY LT X38-T2R

luck

[sebo1989]

Wow... Love at first sight. Too bad I'm impatient and won't wait for it to be in stock. Ordering my system tomorrow.

[supershanks]

Wow... Love at first sight. Too bad I'm impatient and won't wait for it to be in stock

That's part of the problem: findinfg stock