I need help finding a motherboard. I am building a gaming rig and so far i had my eye on this Mobo but the one problem is that it is a mATX board and I'm going to get 2 HIS 6950 2gb with this Case. I've read that the board will do fine in CF but the cards might heat up a lot and since this is my first build i don't want things to go the wrong way. I have already chosen all the parts except for the Mobo. Any suggestions would be awesome. and by the way the boards needs to be compatible with Intel Core i7.
If you need me to list any other parts let me know and as for the price, it needs to be less than $200. ( Could be a bit more if the board is good enough.)
You can make a HUGE use of Intel Smart Response tech found in the Z68 chipset, it works really well based on benchmarks. An it saves you time and money, trust me on this. I have done my research and will be getting myself a at most 64GB SDD to do my main C drive in cache mode.
Look it up, and instead losing power and speed storing files on that SDD, cache that HDD by using the SDD and you will get the most bang for your buck on those 2. However your choice, there is power in it. Look it up though, and see if it is fine, if so it is simple tbh.
CPU is fine and beastly, I ordered Monday a i5-2500k, 2X4GB DDR3 1600Mhz 9 cas memory, and a MSI z68 motherboard upgrade kit. Best CPU for your buck imo. The cooler you getting for it will allow at most allow a 4.5Ghz overclock "don't buy a i5-2500k if you do not plan to overclock it, else its dumb kinda".
The memory/ram you plan to get is over priced kinda. However subject to say, you could wait for this to come back in stock and save money on it. 1600Mhz is ideal and easy to up or down to 1333Mhz speed if needed, Gskill will help you if need be to down clock it.
So I'm building a new computer on a budget of about $1700. I'm done a lot of research on what I should get but I'm constantly switching things. Right now I think I have all my materials set and I was looking for some opinion on whether this is a good enough PC.
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PSU. 80+ Certified plus Modular.
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Would 750w be enough for a PSU?
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If you need me to list any other parts let me know and as for the price, it needs to be less than $200. ( Could be a bit more if the board is good enough.)
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Thanks for the reply. Will look into it.
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Hard Drives are really a drag now lol. Will try to look for another. I choose that one due to it being a hybrid.
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I was thinking about that. I previously had a Corsair 750w but decided to change. Will definitely be switch back to 750w. Thanks :biggrin.gif:
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PSU
GPU (Dual Cards)
Case
Mobo
Processor
SSD (For OS/Some Games)
Ram
HD
CPU Cooler
OS
Disk Drive
Total=$1,661.87
Any and all help is appreciated. :biggrin.gif:
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Where are you from?: Florida, USA
Your age?: 16
Have you read and agreed to the rules in the post below? Indeed I have
Did you vote for us? Not yet but I will once I get on the server.
Extra notes?: None.
How did you hear of Super-Earth?: I was looking for a new server on the forums since my previous one seems to be offline
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