New build advice

Dop3KinG · Jul 11, 2010

Hi please help i dont know what to do :confused:

.Is it worth ditching my board which useses ddr 2 ram for a ddr 3 board.will i get much benefit from it or is it a wate of money? i use my pc for gaming and video encoding

Mussels · Jul 11, 2010

you will get very little benefit going to DDR3.

WarEagleAU · Jul 11, 2010

Agreed it will help with the extra bandwidth but not as much. Now, if you want to go ahead and get it to go to a new proc and what not, that is cool. However, Id stay with what you have.

Kreij · Jul 11, 2010

I would just get a better graphics card, if I were you.
I'm happy with my rig on DDR2.
I decided to skip upgrading this generation.
I'll wait for the 8 core procs and the HD 6970

System Name	Dop3KinG
Processor	Phenom 2 x2 @ X4
Motherboard	ASUS M4A78-E
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra-120
Memory	4GB Crucial BALLISTIX @ 1100 5-5-5-15 2.1v
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 4830 512Mb 700 x 1100 Zalman VF-1000
Storage	2x160Gb SATA 2 Raid 0
Display(s)	19" Widescreen TFT 1440x900
Case	Coolermaster Centurion
Audio Device(s)	Onboard intel hd audio
Power Supply	Cit 850w
Software	Win 7 Ultimate

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 "Gen 2" 2600X
Motherboard	AsRock X470 Killer Promontory
Cooling	CoolerMaster 240 RGB Master Cooler (Newegg Eggxpert)
Memory	32 GB Geil EVO Portenza DDR4 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 DUAL-RX580-O8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video C
Storage	WD 250 M.2, Corsair P500 M.2, OCZ Trion 500, WD Black 1TB, Assorted others.
Display(s)	ASUS MG24UQ Gaming Monitor - 23.6" 4K UHD (3840x2160) , IPS, Adaptive Sync, DisplayWidget
Case	Fractal Define R6 C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 5.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RMX 850 Platinum PSU (Newegg Eggxpert)
Mouse	Razer Death Adder
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Mechanical & Corsair K65 Wired, Wireless, Bluetooth)
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

New build advice

Dop3KinG

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Mussels

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WarEagleAU

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Kreij

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