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Are All These Parts Compatible?

Discussion in 'New Build and/or New Hardware' started by bloby22, Mar 2, 2010.

  1. bloby22

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    RAM-------Corsair DDR3 4GB PC-16000/2000 (2x XMS3 2GB) CMG4GX3M2A2000C8 Ram


    MOBO------EVGA X58 SLI LE Intel Mainboard - 6x DDR3 / 6x Sata Raid / Gigabit Lan / LGA 1366


    CPU------Intel Core i7-930 / 2.80GHz / 8MB Cache / LGA1366


    How much wats would i require for the Power Supply for all this stuff? Would a 650W be sufficient.


    What graphics card should i get are Radeon's any good are they better than say a Nvidea 260. I have a 9800GT at the moment could i put that in as well as a new one in my computer?




    And what sound card should i get i have Logitech X-530 (5.1 surround sound)
     
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    If you really are looking at the i7 route then I would only recommend:-

    MOBO Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R £137 as its the best 'value for money i7 board' or the ASUS P6TD DELUXE while its more expensive at £208 its a very good board.
    CPU - Intel Core i7-920 (D0) £209 its very fast and can be overclocked very easily to 4GHz+
    RAM depending on how much money you have you could go for the CORSAIR XM3 PC3-12800 which overclocks well and costs £133 for 6GB (3x2GB) or CORSAIR Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D these are high performance modules with tighter timings than the XM3 but cots more at £175 for 6GB (3x2GB)

    but to answer your question there is no reason that the components you chose would not be compatible, I would only recommend the above if going for an i7 setup ;)
     
  3. bloby22

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    So what does the tighter timings mean
     
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    faster RAM, for the extra cost though, not worth the performance gain
     
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    You also said the i7-920 (2.66Ghz) Theres a i7-930 (2.8Ghz) which costs a little more money......
    Does that still overclock just as good and why woulden't i just buy but for a little bit more money. Anyway woulden't it have better performance at a a non-overclocked level because i mite not oc straight away just run them normal so i want to know is it worth paying that little extra for a little extra power?
     
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    if it has the (D0) stepping then yes it will overclock just as well. you would never notice the performance gain of .14GHz so even if its only £10 more expensive its a waste of £10
    i7 chips have 4x physical cores and 4x logical cores, if you dont want to OC then thats fine as they have plenty of raw power ;)

    I dont buy systems now that I dont plan on Overclocking :lol: I know people who dont bat an eyelid at spending £700 on a new CPU, I love their faces when I say my Q6600 wipes the floor with em all though :D
     
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    I understand and agree with you totally [​IMG]

    The only thing im worried is that say i oc to around 4Ghz, is the life of the cpu, how much it will be shortened and how many years i will get out of it. I dont want to be spending alot of money on a board that wont last me long and il have to replace.[​IMG]
     
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    Oh and would putting a NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6200 128-bit (400mhz) Improve the performance of my computer as in make my current 9800GT graphics have less load?
    Im only asking this because i pulled apart an old computer of mine and found an 6200
     
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    the theory behind an overclocked CPU lasting less time than an stock one is due to heat, the more heat you pump through a CPU then the lesser its lifespan, BUT with watercooling technology you can seriously up the volts and CPU speed and they can keep the temps not too far away from what a stock one would be :)

    as for the 6200 then no you cant do that as you cannot mix and match cards that are not the same series eg a 6 and a 9 ;)
     
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    Cool thanks [​IMG]
     

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