10-05-2009, 11:53 AM
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That's not an upgrade, that's a new computer. 
Just curious, which HD, optical drive and case are you using?
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Mobo: P5N72-T PREMIUM 1.XX NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX | CPU: Intel E8500 w/Dangerden MC-TDX775 cooling block | RAM: 4G of OCZ Flex XLC 2GB DDR2-1150 watercooled | Graphics: (2) 8800 GTS 512mb in SLI | OS: XP Pro 32, Vista Home Prem 32, Vista Home Prem 64 | PSU: Coolermaster 1250W RS-C50-EMBA-d2 | Drives (2)Seagate Barracuda 1Tb | Case: Lian-Li PC-A71B | Radiator: Koolance 1300W EHX-1320BK
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10-05-2009, 11:58 AM
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Antec 900 case
Lite-on DVD optical drive
Two Seagate 500GB SATA HD's
All of these are about 2 years old but working fine.
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10-05-2009, 12:07 PM
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Looks like a good rig to me. Excellent hardware choice.
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Audio/Video Editing Machine: AMD Opteron/Istanbul 12 core 2.6GHz. 16GB DDR2 memory. 2x Hitachi Ultra Star 300GB 15K system HDD in Raid 1. 6x WD 1TB Storage HDD. FSP Everest 800W PSU. ATI 100-505512 FireGL V5600 512MB. M-Audio Delta 66
Gaming Machine: AMD Phenom II 965. 8GB DDR3. WD Raptor 150GB 10K HDD. Asus 5870 Video Card. Sea Sonic M12DSS-750W.
Multi-Media Machine: Intel i7 860 2.8GHz. WD 1TB HDD. ATI 4850. Sea Sonic 550W. 4GB DDR3 memory. Pioneer 8x Blu-Ray Burner
5 Years.. 10,000+ systems built and counting....
7 Million F@H points for PCmech
Many GPU Folding
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10-05-2009, 12:12 PM
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One MAJOR problem - you have picked a socket 1366 motherboard and a socket 1156 processor!
I would stick with that processor, and save MAJOR bucks - use an Asus P7P55D motherboard. That will take ram in pairs, not triples.
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10-07-2009, 03:21 PM
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750 watts is enough to power any single video card on the planet. Make SURE that ram is on the Asus QVL for that board and approved for all 4 slots. Pick the version of the board for features you want, do not assume that you need to buy a more expensive board for the computer to work better. If you will never use dual video cards, the base P7P55D will work just as well as the expensive one.
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10-07-2009, 03:50 PM
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So a quick question on the MB. I'm looking over the various options and notice the one board with full SATA III @ 6GB. I'm assuming this is the latest and greatest for SATA connections. Is there any reason to spend the extra money on it or should I not bother?
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10-07-2009, 03:53 PM
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The only reason would be for future upgrades. Even current SSDs can't saturate SATA 3Gb/s yet.
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10-07-2009, 04:26 PM
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I went onto the ASUS website and did a compare of the MB's currently available for the P55 chipset. These two stood out for a lot of features that they offer. I primarily use this machine for gaming. i doubt I'll go dual gpu but it seems to be almost a standard with boards that have a lot of gaming performance features.
P7p55D premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131598
ASUS Maximus III
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131482
I'm leaning toward the Maximus as it seems to have some unique AI for making sure your system is tuned properly. However, I wanted to see if anyone has any experience with either of these boards and could make a recommendation.
Looking at the QVL, looks like both of these boards take 3 stick memory kits.
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10-07-2009, 06:38 PM
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The Maximus boards are very fussy. They are designed for hardcore tweakers. If you are not going to overclock, they are a waste.
The QVL may indicate that, but they do not. I noticed that the other day too. The P55 chipset only supports dual channel. Look at the dual kits.
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10-08-2009, 12:16 AM
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This looks to be the only Corsair 1600MHz RAM that is not a 3 stick kit listed on the QVL for the P7p55D premium:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131598
So, if that's the case and the Maximus III being finicky, I'll go with the P7P55D Premium MB and 2 sets of the above for a total of 8GB. Before I pull the trigger and make the purchase someone please double check the RAM to make sure I didn't misread this somehow. If if looks good, I'll pull the trigger and let you know how the build performs in short order.
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10-08-2009, 02:43 AM
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That link is for the motherboard, not the ram.
If you are not overclocking, DDR3-1600 is a waste, it will only run at 1333. You might want to look at the QVL for 1333, there's a better selection and it's cheaper.
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10-08-2009, 10:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by glc
That link is for the motherboard, not the ram.
If you are not overclocking, DDR3-1600 is a waste, it will only run at 1333. You might want to look at the QVL for 1333, there's a better selection and it's cheaper.
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Ok so taking your advice, I looked at the 1333 RAM. After some research it looked like G.Skill had a better product and for less money than Corsair.
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBHK - Retail $84
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231189
If this looks right to you then I'll pull the trigger and get on with the upgrade. Thanks so much for all the help. |
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10-08-2009, 01:04 PM
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Very good choice - it will run at 1333 and CAS 8 with all 4 slots filled, and it's low voltage ram.
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11-01-2009, 12:22 AM
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Put all the components together today and I seem to be having a graphics card issue with the 5870. All I get is a black screen and the card is very, very loud (not sure if this is normal or not). I checked all the connections including ensuring a solid connection to both of the power supply jacks. The red led light on the MB seems to indicate however that there is a problem at that point. Any thoughts before I return the card for a replacement?
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11-01-2009, 05:52 AM
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11-03-2009, 03:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by glc
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Heh, ok you convinced me glc. I've always freaked out about the "build outside the box" direction thinking that for sure I'd zap the board or some other electronic component. As I was at an impass, I yanked all the guts out and put it back together outside the box as instructed. Sure enough, one of the two PSU cables going to the graphics card was not seated properly. I seated it, jumped the boards pwr pins with my screw driver and viola it ran. Knowing that all these components were working properly made it easy to troubleshoot that the power switch on the Antec 900 case was defective. So now I'm waiting on Newegg to get my new case to me via RMA.  |
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11-03-2009, 08:22 PM
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I follow that procedure with every single system I build.
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