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Looking at power supplies, mobos, and RAM what to get?
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Leonates
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12. August 2008 @ 17:06 |
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I have a bfg 8800 768mb graphics card and the amd quad core 9850 black edition processor and i need a suitable mobo, ram, and psu. i am currently looking at a CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W psu, and i know i want the mobo to be the best and RAM i want ddr2 1066. so is that a good psu? and what recommendations for mobo and ram?
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Leonates
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12. August 2008 @ 17:24 |
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also i would like for the mobo to support a max of 16 gb ram. is that a good thing or should i shoot for the 8gb max?
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12. August 2008 @ 20:27 |
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You don't need a PSU that powerful unless you intend to use two of those cards. The HX520W will do fine.
I recommend Corsair Dominator PC8500 memory and a Gigabyte AM2+ motherboard.
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Leonates
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14. August 2008 @ 14:37 |
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14. August 2008 @ 15:27 |
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Yes, one Nvidia card will work fine in a crossfire motherboard. SLI wont work.
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Leonates
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14. August 2008 @ 15:37 |
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it seems that most good gigabyte boards are ati and i prefer nvidia. ah well. for psu what company makes the best? im lookin at thermaltake and corsair, and i know not to buy ocz from personal experience but are there any other recommendations?
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14. August 2008 @ 15:38 |
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14. August 2008 @ 15:52 |
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Indeed they do.
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Leonates
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16. August 2008 @ 03:19 |
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alright everything is going good except mobo. still can't find a really good one. i dont mind spending the extra money on a really nice mobo and i liked the Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 but i can't find it anywhere. anybody have any recommendations to help me out?
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Leonates
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16. August 2008 @ 03:23 |
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also sorry its a amd 9950 not 9850.
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16. August 2008 @ 12:29 |
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The board is only available in europe, not the US, seemingly.
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Leonates
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16. August 2008 @ 16:40 |
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stupid question: theres not a distinction though right? if i am able to buy it it will work in the US?
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16. August 2008 @ 16:42 |
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Yes, the only PC parts that are region specific are potentially the DVD drives (though very unlikely with region changing software) and the Power Supply.
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Leonates
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16. August 2008 @ 16:46 |
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also other than that board what would be a good board that would support the 9950 and be badass? any msi or asus recommendations?
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16. August 2008 @ 16:48 |
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I very rarely advise high end AMD parts to be honest, so I don't know very much about the market. Quite rightfully everyone buys Core 2 Quads. I'd stick with Gigabyte or MSI for the board, Asus produce some good boards but they've produced a hell of a lot of bad ones, not really worth the risk.
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Leonates
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16. August 2008 @ 17:04 |
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not that i want it per say but for something more nvidia compliant i would have to look for something with a nvidia south or north bridge huh?
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16. August 2008 @ 17:07 |
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Unless you want to SLI, you shouldn't want anything to do with Nvidia chipsets on motherboards.
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Leonates
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16. August 2008 @ 17:13 |
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MSI K9A2 Platinum should be good? i dont get the 16gb of ram support like the Gigabyte board but otherwise it looks pretty badass.
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16. August 2008 @ 17:18 |
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Don't get an SLI motherboard, you don't need to use SLI and you certainly don't want a troublesome SLI board.
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Leonates
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16. August 2008 @ 17:31 |
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yeah i figured. so msi k9a2 platinum is good?
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16. August 2008 @ 17:37 |
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Seems pretty good to me.
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