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upgrading - checking with you first

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  • 07-07-2010 6:24pm
    #1
    trampa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    I know you're a knowledgeable bunch
    about to take the plunge on buying:


    Corsair VX 450W PSU

    ZALMAN CNPS 10X Flex CPU Cooler

    Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 (rev. 1.0) - Motherboard - ATX - iP55 - LGA1156 Socket - UDMA133, SATA-300

    Corsair XMS3 - Memory - 12 GB : 6 x 2 GB - DIMM 1600 MHz / PC3-12800 - CL9 - 1.6

    Intel Core i7 920 / 2.66 GHz

    any suggestion?
    I've checked and the i7 920 will only do memory up to pc3-8500 (1066 mhz) but on 12gb the best deal I found was that 166 mhz
    buying off komplett, around 800 quid the lot

    others I have are:
    video card is NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 1gb
    1x 1 tb disk
    1 old and small but fast drive for swapping files
    1x S2 HD sat tunner


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    Solitaire
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    What are you using this machine for? And why on earth will you need 12GB of RAM?! :eek: That was darn expensive even back when RAM was cheap! :o


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    trampa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭trampa


    photoshop / capture NX (RAW photo editor)

    12gb is 299 euro, well, is listed, not in stock now :(

    I'm on 4gb now (x64) and I'd like more
    mobo for i7 use 3 modules, so it's either 6 or 12
    6 may do now, but I'm getting VAT back so I can give me that luxury... :cool:


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    Lu Tze
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    trampa wrote: »


    Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 (rev. 1.0) - Motherboard - ATX - iP55 - LGA1156 Socket - UDMA133, SATA-300



    Intel Core i7 920 / 2.66 GHz

    You need an LGA1366 socket motherboard for that processor, or else a different processor for that motherboard


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    deceit
    Registered Users Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭deceit


    If you want to keep the cpu I would get this p6x58d-e, brilliant board or if you want to keep the board you could get one of these cpu's and go with 8gb of ram:
    http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ZKB_01COM/08_MEMINT/productdetails/15491303/Corsair_XMS3_Memory_8_GB__4_x_2_GB_DIMM/CMX8GX3M4A1333C9/default.aspx
    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=28357&agid=1300
    http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=27949&agid=1300
    or try get an i875k with unlocked multiplier but its about 350.


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    quilmore
    Registered Users Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭quilmore


    Lu Tze wrote: »
    You need an LGA1366 socket motherboard for that processor, or else a different processor for that motherboard

    ooooops
    :eek:
    had that in mind but must have picked a different one last time, haven't ordered yet (RAM not in stock)
    many thanks

    thanks deceit for that german site site, will keep looking...
    so much on offer I can't decide


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    jbloggs
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    Photoshop etc, will certainly benefit from Hyperthreading Technology, so either a 920 (LGA1366) or 860 (LGA1156) would be what I would go for and not the 750...

    Suggestions for a 1366 motherboard would be the Asus P6X58D-E (already mentioned) or Gigabyte X58A UD3R...


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    quilmore
    Registered Users Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭quilmore


    jbloggs wrote: »
    Photoshop etc, will certainly benefit from Hyperthreading Technology, so either a 920 (LGA1366) or 860 (LGA1156) would be what I would go for and not the 750...

    Suggestions for a 1366 motherboard would be the Asus P6X58D-E (already mentioned) or Gigabyte X58A UD3R...

    why do most motherboards have multiple video card slots?, I don't need crossfire or any kind of multiple video cards

    I'm starting to think more of an AMD phenom II 6-core, more options (and cheaper) systemboards, but with less memory slots...


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