Hi was not aimed at him personally - however I have seen threads where people start by saying they have $30000 dollars to spend on the very best and never leads to know where. Of course lets give Andrew the benefit of doubt as there are some serious buyers out there.

TitCobra
I am doing a build similair to the OP, but I am using a DD tower 29. I already have my SR-2 and I was going to buy two 5680's this week. What is to say that the 5690 is going to come out anytime soon or even at all. I would love to see someone with some valid proof and I would gladly wait.

I could swear I've read a thread or two from someone around here that has the 5690 (maybe ES's) and was going to run them on their SR-2.
 
[Edit]  found the thread, it was Cocore that has a set...read on down into this thread because people thought he was mis-typing and meant 5680's but he wasn't.
http://forums.evga.com...m=745691&high=5690
 
Rick

A shame???
Mountain mods makes the best cases, imo!

Is this ram good: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231359&cm_re=gskill_24gb-_-20-231-359-_-Product? I want to take advantage of newegg's 15% off ram today, so suggestions would be appreciated ASAP. Thanks!

lowfat

Even if there isn't a dual socket board available by the fall the 8-core Sandy Bridge CPU's should be available. And if they perform and clock like the LGA1155 versions they should be pretty comparable to a 12-core machine on an SR-2.

yes.. maybe and a year later there will be next cpu that will outperform this one.. and a year later,....
one thing i learned in the past 20 years of buying PCs for my work:
There is never the perfect time to buy. the moment you get your rig set up it is outdated. so, my advice - if you need a new machine NOW, check what´s within your budget and dont spent one minute what might be in a couple months. it´s not worth it :)
 
 

LOL... then he should better think about it in 5 and a half months from now :) and enjoy the time till then....
then he knows the prices there, what available etc...

some shops here in germany have it listed as IN STOCK?.
can you order here ?

Evga mod confirmed and said no - new board on the horizon.
 
Cheers

I assume the developers are watching to the chess game between the cool CPU in socket 0 and the hotter CPU in socket 1.
Piligrim
 

andrewrp
Who is shannon? Thread link please?

http://forums.evga.com/tm.aspx?m=795383
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andrewrp
What is the benefit of the ecp, if any?

The benefits of the ECP are different for various groups of computer users. For mainstream users, the ECP might only offer external switches to turn on or reset the computer. But for the computer tinker, the ECP also provides the convenience of diagnostic benefits. The CPU and PCIe jumpers and other resources can be made available externally on the computer case. So the function of each CPU, for example, can be tested individually or the post error codes can be easily viewed without opening the case.
 
In my opinion, the ECP is a desired item for the typical discerning EVGA buyer.   

Just a heads up newegg has ~40 A2's in stock. Took the plunge and bought all my parts minus the video cards which im going to get them from EVGA's store.

I like how you get a flashlight with the purchase of a hex-channel RAM kit... fantastic haha!

We will be talking about cooling...
Cpu: Closed loop liquid. Corsair, CoolIT, or Koolance, whichever provides best performance  (where do I mount the radiator?)
Cooling for mountain mods extended ascension: 12 on top, horizon 10 back, trinity front, push pull config. Scythe 3000rpm fans (unless there is something with better performance and less noise.)
This fan controller: http://www.mountainmods.com/lamptron-fct-touch-fan-controller-black-p-622.html?osCsid=cg58c397pfi5og1tof2uu3kv57
I ordered so far:
RAM
MoBo
Case
Toolkit
Electrostatic wrist straps, foot straps, and mat.

bucyrus5000
 Lots of folks seem to prefer series loops to save money, but that is just passing on heat IMO.

Series has nothing to do w/ saving money.  It just doesn't offer any additional performance over parallel loops.