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Hi Guys and Girls,
I am building a new smaller gaming rig for my small apartment. I got the small stuff covered here is a list of my decided and undecided things.
Decided:
GFX: POV GTX 460 Beast
Case: Fractal mATX
HDD: 80 GB SSD + 1 TB storage
Sound card: Auzentech + External DAC/AMP for audio reviews
CPU Cooler: Noctua N12 something something
Undecided:
RAM: Undecided
CPU: Undecided
PSU: Undecided
Mobo: Undecided
So basically I was thinking of getting a Gigabyte P55m-UD2 or UD4 if it is worth the extra $50 (approx price diff in denmark). For CPU something along the i5-760. I am wondering whether it is worth going for a Sandybridge setup which is obviously more expensive, any thoughts appreciated!
I plan on OCing everything but nothing extreme please keep that in mind when you recommend
RAM wise I am totally lost been ages since I last did a build and I am absolutely clueless. Any help, hints and pointers are very welcome!
My budget is limited so I am looking for good price performance components generally, but I will pay if it is a reasonable performance increase.
I am way jetlagged from CES so spelling errors and odd sentences might occur sorry about that!!
Cheers,
Frederik Skovgaard
TechPowerUp.com
I am building a new smaller gaming rig for my small apartment. I got the small stuff covered here is a list of my decided and undecided things.
Decided:
GFX: POV GTX 460 Beast
Case: Fractal mATX
HDD: 80 GB SSD + 1 TB storage
Sound card: Auzentech + External DAC/AMP for audio reviews
CPU Cooler: Noctua N12 something something
Undecided:
RAM: Undecided
CPU: Undecided
PSU: Undecided
Mobo: Undecided
So basically I was thinking of getting a Gigabyte P55m-UD2 or UD4 if it is worth the extra $50 (approx price diff in denmark). For CPU something along the i5-760. I am wondering whether it is worth going for a Sandybridge setup which is obviously more expensive, any thoughts appreciated!
I plan on OCing everything but nothing extreme please keep that in mind when you recommend
RAM wise I am totally lost been ages since I last did a build and I am absolutely clueless. Any help, hints and pointers are very welcome!
My budget is limited so I am looking for good price performance components generally, but I will pay if it is a reasonable performance increase.
I am way jetlagged from CES so spelling errors and odd sentences might occur sorry about that!!
Cheers,
Frederik Skovgaard
TechPowerUp.com
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