This board has really inspired me and I finally built my dream machine.

Since I use this for work (trading) as well as games, the system had to be stable, sustainable, and supportable by me.

I give you Dr. Theopolis.

Processor: Core i7 975
Case: Thermalright Xaser VI
Motherboard: Asus P6T7 WS Supercomputer
CPU Cooling: Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 Copper (lapped)
CPU Fans: Scythe UltraKaze 2000rpm on push & Scythe UltraKaze 3000rpm on pull
Memory: Corsair Domintator 6GB Triple Channel 1866MHz w/fan
Graphics: Two Sapphire Radeon 5850 in Crossfire
Hard Drive: Two Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB
Sound: Creative X-Fi Titanium w/ Logitech G51 speakers in 5.1
Case Cooling: Six Xigmatek 140mm 1435 fans on Sunbeam Rheobus
Additional Cooling: 2 Scythe Slipstream 1900rpm fans on Zalman MFC-3 controller (also controlling CPU and Memory cooling)
Display: Four Dell 2408 24" Ultravision monitors each on independent Ergotron arms
Backup: HP MediaCenter 495 w/ 6TB storage

Video of system disco at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auR3bYKloD0

To answer the obvious question: It isn't loud at all. That's why I put the fans on rheobus controllers and none of the fans are clicking, buzzing, whistling, or whatever cheap fans are supposed to do when you drop voltage. That said, I have a couple SanAce fans on order to replace the UltraKaze fans.

I'll post real pics as soon as possible.

In the meantime, a question: How can I get better performance out of this system in a sustainable way? Here are the stats:




I'm reasonably certain I can achieve the same (or better) clock speed at lower heat. So far, I've only messed with the following settings:

CPU Multiplier: 23
BCLK: 186
PCIE: 101
IOH Voltage: 1.15
DRAM: 1858HMz
SpeedStep: Off

Everything else is auto or default.

The voltage seems high and hot. How do I bring that down and still keep performance?

Please bear in mind this is my first OC and my first build. I've spend months reading the boards and weeks just on OC posts, but most of this still perplexes me.

I'd appreciate anyone generous enough to provide advice.