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Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-2500K (4.6GHz @ 1.28-1.33v) |
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Motherboard | ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 |
Cooling | Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.C + Blue Vortex 140mm |
Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury White (2x8GB, DDR3-1866, 10-11-10-30, 1.5v) |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 970 Gaming |
Storage | Crucial C300 128GB, WD Green 2TB |
Display(s) | BenQ XL2420T |
Case | Antec Twelve Hundred |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard Realtek audio |
Power Supply | Corsair HX 650W |
Software | Win7 Ultimate (64-bit) |
Hi guys, glad to join these forums.
So I'm going to build a better system for myself and I need some advice and ideas from you gurus. Here's my current system (I only mention the components I will be buying/upgrading):
AMD X2 5600+
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe
2x2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-800
ASUS EAH4850 (bought that a week ago as my Radeon X1950 XT was overheating BADLY)
Gigabyte 180 case ( http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/Triton_180 )
I'm thinking of getting the following:
AMD Phenom II X3 720
Motherboard - no idea, see questions
2x2GB RAM - got questions too
Corsair TX 650W
Case - ?
I'm aiming for a mid-range value gaming PC with a little bit of overlocking. Ok here are my questions:
1) What RAM should I get? Is there any difference between DDR2 1066 and DDR3 1066? How about DDR3 1066 and DDR3 1333(is the difference worth the $)? (please take that CPU into account)
2) What motherboard should I get? (I don't need any fancy features, just stability and low price)
3) I'm currenly using that Gigabyte Triton 180 case and it has 2 12cm fans (rear and front) which is decent airflow I guess. In practice, how much lower would the CPU/GPU temps be in an average quality case with 3-4 fans? I'm not sure if I want a louder case or higher CPU/GPU temps.
Thanks in advance guys.
So I'm going to build a better system for myself and I need some advice and ideas from you gurus. Here's my current system (I only mention the components I will be buying/upgrading):
AMD X2 5600+
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe
2x2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-800
ASUS EAH4850 (bought that a week ago as my Radeon X1950 XT was overheating BADLY)
Gigabyte 180 case ( http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/Triton_180 )
I'm thinking of getting the following:
AMD Phenom II X3 720
Motherboard - no idea, see questions
2x2GB RAM - got questions too
Corsair TX 650W
Case - ?
I'm aiming for a mid-range value gaming PC with a little bit of overlocking. Ok here are my questions:
1) What RAM should I get? Is there any difference between DDR2 1066 and DDR3 1066? How about DDR3 1066 and DDR3 1333(is the difference worth the $)? (please take that CPU into account)
2) What motherboard should I get? (I don't need any fancy features, just stability and low price)
3) I'm currenly using that Gigabyte Triton 180 case and it has 2 12cm fans (rear and front) which is decent airflow I guess. In practice, how much lower would the CPU/GPU temps be in an average quality case with 3-4 fans? I'm not sure if I want a louder case or higher CPU/GPU temps.
Thanks in advance guys.