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Building a PC: Compatibility and Stuff

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  • DDR3
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December 7, 2013 8:13:18 AM

Hi everyone. I've recently decided to build my own PC and have done quite a bit of research on all the basics. However, being an overcautious guy, I am hoping that someone out there can help prevent me from making noob mistakes.

Just recently, I found out that if I wanted a DDR3 RAM, the motherboard has to be DDR3 compatible. This was luck on my part as all the sites I visited failed to mention this. It might be common sense, but I had no idea.

I'd like to know what else I should know before making my purchases, and I hope you guys can help.

For example, is it true that my motherboard also has to be SATA III compatible if I intend to purchase an SATA III SSD?

How do I pick a GPU that won't be bottlenecked by the CPU? I mean, what determines what and what do I refer to; the numbers? Ahh!

Anything else (essential) I'm forgetting? Thanks.

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December 7, 2013 8:26:15 AM

If you want a SATA III SSD to run at full speed then you need a BOARD with SATA III (6GB), pretty much all modern boards. Some GPU's are so powerful that a budget CPU can not keep up with them so a higher end CPU would be needed to to eliminate/reduce the bottleneck. As an example you get $300 GPU (R9 280X GTX770 and up) at minimum go with an Intel I5 or an AMD FX83xx series to keep up.
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December 7, 2013 8:34:56 AM

But how does one determine how powerful a GPU or CPU is?
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December 7, 2013 8:38:41 AM

To help with compatibility I would recomened using Pcpartpicker.com This shows compatibility between all the patrts, AND ONLY SHOWS PARTS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH CERTAIN PARTS. srry, caps truned on
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December 7, 2013 8:38:48 AM
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December 7, 2013 8:56:44 AM

Oh my lord... Thank you. Both of you.
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