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System Name | Dire Wolf IV |
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Processor | Intel Core i9 14900K |
Motherboard | Asus ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI |
Cooling | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 |
Memory | 2x24GB Corsair DDR5 6667 |
Video Card(s) | NVIDIA RTX4080 FE |
Storage | AORUS Gen4 7300 1TB + Western Digital SN750 500GB |
Display(s) | Alienware AW3423DWF (QD-OLED, 3440x1440, 165hz) |
Case | Corsair Airflow 2000D |
Power Supply | Corsair SF1000L |
Mouse | Razer Deathadder Essential |
Keyboard | Chuangquan CQ84 |
Software | Windows 11 Professional |
Dilemma Gone: Core i7 920 - But What RAM and Mobo ?
Okay. Here's the situation.
I am building myself a second gaming rig to sit at my parent's place and in general re-organizing my computer hardware. Currently I have:
Rig 1:
Q9650
DFI LP JR P45 TR2S
6Gb DDR2
HTPC:
Q6700
Abit I-N73HD
3Gb DDR2
My latest project is modding a small case. I wanted to put the DFI LP JR 790GX in there and get the Phenom II X4 940 for that rig. The small case was supposed to run my 9600GT with a 8600GT thrown in for physics. My parents are flying over to the states in a few days, and I asked them to bring me 8Gb of G.Skill Pi 1100Mhz.
I sold a huge bunch of stuff, and suddenly I have plenty of money I wanted to spend on the other rig and this got me thinking: Why not put my Q9650 in the secondary rig with the mATX board, and get a full ATX mobo and CPU for my main rig instead ? The price difference is minor, but that way I don't limit myself to PCI-E 2.0 x8 slots on both my systems and I make the leap to DDR3.
The dilemma is between 3x2Gb of DDR3 and the Core i7 920, or 4x2Gb DDR3 and the Phenom II X4 955.
What do you guys say ?
Okay. Here's the situation.
I am building myself a second gaming rig to sit at my parent's place and in general re-organizing my computer hardware. Currently I have:
Rig 1:
Q9650
DFI LP JR P45 TR2S
6Gb DDR2
HTPC:
Q6700
Abit I-N73HD
3Gb DDR2
My latest project is modding a small case. I wanted to put the DFI LP JR 790GX in there and get the Phenom II X4 940 for that rig. The small case was supposed to run my 9600GT with a 8600GT thrown in for physics. My parents are flying over to the states in a few days, and I asked them to bring me 8Gb of G.Skill Pi 1100Mhz.
I sold a huge bunch of stuff, and suddenly I have plenty of money I wanted to spend on the other rig and this got me thinking: Why not put my Q9650 in the secondary rig with the mATX board, and get a full ATX mobo and CPU for my main rig instead ? The price difference is minor, but that way I don't limit myself to PCI-E 2.0 x8 slots on both my systems and I make the leap to DDR3.
The dilemma is between 3x2Gb of DDR3 and the Core i7 920, or 4x2Gb DDR3 and the Phenom II X4 955.
What do you guys say ?
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