My new I5 Build

[Hitman]

Hello
My psu is a antec 650 that I already had and I just bought a few months ago.
It has all the connections so I thought but when I had to get a different motherboard
That has this extra pci 6 pin on the motherboard so for now I had to go this route.
If it works in a month or two will upgrade the psu a 750 or better if needed.

In any case story of my life no matter I hard I plan there is always something lol

This is the connection plug I am asking about
So the two molex (the white ones) get pluged in to the psu yes ?
And is it better to plug the 6 pin in to the mb or graphic card. ?

Thank you
Ruben

 

[Jetster]

Yes both need to be plugged in. And no 6 pin goes to the motherboard at all.

 

[HammerON]

If you look at his motherboard you will see that there is a ATX 6-pin in front of the 24-pin. See post 22. I have not seen this before. I have seen a 4-pin on some of my high-end boards to help oc on mutiple GPUs. I googled his board and the 6-pin and found that it should be used when installing multiple GPUs and when over clocking. I don't really think it is necessary in this case though...

 

[Hitman]

Hello
Thanks gents
Yes this connection is to stabilize multiple gnu.
And I will be crossfireing two mad 7850 and hope to oc them and board a little at first and see how it goes.

Thanks
Ruben

 

[Jetster]

Ive never seen this. Learn something everyday here

 

[Hitman]

Hello
Ok double checked all
And getting ready to fire it up.
Wish me luck
Ruben

 

[Jetster]

You have to have power to both video cards

 

[Hitman]

Hello
I do have power to both vid cards.
New comp booted up did not see any sparks lol.
Now I have to reinstall win 7 but it won't let me install
Something about win 7 can not be installed because it is not NTSC or something.
That drive already has and had windows 7 on it now it won't let me load it there and won't let me format it.
Just stupid lol
It is late tomorrow after work is another day.

Ruben

 

[Jetster]

Only have the one drive connected when you install

 

[Bugler]

Yo jetster, I'm curious about the 8 pin that can split to two 4 pin. Aren't both 4 pins the same? I don't understand about "use the correct half."

I asked because I have an 8 pin splitted to two 4 pins and I just stuck one 4 pin in the socket.

 

[Hitman]

Hello

Jester wrote:
Only have the one drive connected when you install

Thank you this seems to be working it is installing now.

Ruben

 

[Arjai]

Get 1600 Memory. Slower? Is just that. Faster? Unless you are doing rendering, or want to pretend to be a pro gamer, 1600 is the shizzle, faster is just money. YOU, not anyone else, will not notice a difference with faster memory.

1600 haters, take a seat. I am tired of hearing claims that your super OC'ed memory is worth more than a cigarette to a homeless man.

P.S. I love you guys, really. Just don't steer this guy wrong.

Another vote for 1600. I can't feel much difference by going 1866.

Another vote for G.Skill 1600MHz RAM. Also would recommend a 700-750W PSU preferably ( Corsair, XFX, Antec, Seasonic, EVGA etc...). No cheapies

Unlike graphics memory where bandwidth is everything, system memory favors lower latency. For example, it's much better to go with DDR3-1600 Cas 6-6-7-18 than DDR3-1866 cas 8-8-8-24. In this example 1866Mhz ram has 8 cycles of latency and 1600Mhz ram has 6 cycles of latency which is much shorter even with slightly longer cycles.

Been running this with my SB system ever since I got it. Absolutely zero issues until installing my Noctua NH-D14 (I had to remove the heatspreader from one of the sticks of RAM for that hugh heatsink to fit)- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...301&nm_mc=AFC-IR&cm_mmc=AFC-IR-_-na-_-na-_-na

Hello Gent's
Ok 1600 speed is the call sounds great
Is 8 GB good enough for Sim racing Rfactor 2
Is Corsair a good brand a ok brand a excellent brand. Any info

Thanks
Ruben

And someone had to celebrate mediocrity as if that somehow makes their point valid; reverse snobbery anyone? Why are these posts always by someone with 10-year-old hardware? Don't blame you for not liking benchmarks, or fast components - old systems look very slow compared to more recent ones. Glad to oblige with valid info about my experiences, even though my system is far from "high end". Congrats to you as well for keeping those antique systems alive for posterity. All digs aside, I respect your opinions and appreciate the feedback, PC builders are all very individualistic and opinionated, and there is no wrong way if it works for you.

Perhaps, the emoticon was not noticed? Also, if you were to completely read my specs, you'd see I have a spanking brand new ASUS UltraBook. With, I might add, 8 gigs of Kingston 1600 that I have had a good amount of experience with, since getting it and replacing the stock 1333 MHz 6 gigs.

I also respect you opinions, however, as you can see above, I am not alone in my opinion that the OP is not going to benchmark or do any Video Rendering. If you feel faster memory helps you with anything other than benching, i.e. "Sim racing Rfactor 2", then more power to you.

Also, "Celebrating Mediocrity?" How about "Celebrating Reality and money saving?" Do you honestly think everyone NEEDS some super fast memory to be content with their computer?

I do not mean to sound like a flamer but, I feel I have valid points and that you took offense to what was intended to be a purely sarcastic remark. Please excuse me. Perhaps now, we can have a better understanding of each other.