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hello everyone,
my current rig:
Cooler Master Force 500 FOR-500-KKN1 Mid Tower Cabinet
intel i3 processor
intel dh61ww motherboard
4gb ram
LG dvd reader/writer
gpu: msi nvidia geforce gtx 970 4gb
psu:antec vp550 w

i am looking forward to upgrade my motherboard to asus rampage 4 formula motherboard
http://www.flipkart.com/asus-rampage-iv-formula-motherboard/p/itmdez2wcjsjacff?pid=MBDDEZ2WCJSJACFF
and putting
intel 3.3 Ghz LGA 2011 i7-5820K Processor
http://www.flipkart.com/intel-3-3-ghz-lga-2011-i7-5820k-processor/p/itmeffmtymhazs7f?pid=PSREFFMTAFSZWFDJ&icmpid=reco_pp_same_computeraccessory_processor_4&ppid=PSRDPGYVJXTA2PPG

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) PC DRAM (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10R)
http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-vengeance-ddr3-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-pc-dram-cmz16gx3m2a1600c10r/p/itmdgc3g5btmy8am?pid=RAMDGC3GGDE2VHYG&ref=L%3A-3530039919965027665&srno=p_2&query=corsair+vengeance+16gb&otracker=from-search

my question is will my power supply be able to support it and can the particular motherboard be able to handle this particular processor and mainly can it be compatible with the ddr3 ram of corsair that i have mentioned?
 
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The CPU and the motherboard have to be designed for each other, or nothing is going to work.

You only linked a single motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Formula Motherboard. That is a X79 motherboard, and would work with the I7-39xx and I7-38xx 2011 socket CPU's. If you want to use that motherboard, you will need to buy a CPU from the list linked below. This board will also use DDR3.
https://www.asus.com/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/RAMPAGE_IV_FORMULA/HelpDesk_CPU/

The i7-58xx and I7-59xx CPU's came out, they needed a new socket, and that is the 2011-v3 socket. They also require DDR4 for the first time. So the motherboard you linked is not compatible with the Intel 3.3 Ghz LGA 2011 i7-5820K Processor. The description on that site is misleading...
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Antec VP power supplies are ranked here on Toms as a Tier 3 power supply. These tend to use lower quality parts and/or use lower quality manufacturing. At low loads, they seem to work decently. But as soon as you start pushing them with gaming video cards and higher TDP CPU's, both of which you are talking about buying, the power supplies often start causing reboots, random errors to occur, and generally they start making your life miserable.

We recommend that you only buy Tier 1 or Tier 2 power supplies with gaming systems. I am linking the list that is kept here on Toms, so that you can see what is listed under those tiers, and get your self a quality power supply to use with those new items.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Next is the memory. That new motherboard supports quad channel memory. 4 x 4GB would be better for you than 2 x 8GB since that would only allow the memory controller to use 2 channels.
The 2 x 8GB will work, just not at the full speed the system can function at.

Other than the power supply, everything else will work together just fine.
 
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No. That CPU needs DDR4, and a 2011-v3 socket.

You picked a motherboard from 2 generations ago with DDR3 and a 2011 socket. So you either need to get a current 2011-v3 motherboard, or change CPU's to one on this list:

https://www.asus.com/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/RAMPAGE_IV_FORMULA/HelpDesk_CPU/
 
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wait am confused about which motherboard you are talking about the old intel one or the asus one?
if you were talking about the asus one(the one which i provided a link with) ca it handle DDR3 ram or not?if not Can you suggest a mtherboard which is ROG and can handle DDR3 and the same processor?

[sorry not a pro like you]

 
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I guess this is not the motherboard i can go with can you suggest a good motherboard which is future proof for gaming and such that it supports all 16gigs of ram(2x8) and the processor i mentioned and also such that it can hold my older gpu and hdd and other stuff i mentioned in my current rig all your help is really appreciated
 
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The CPU and the motherboard have to be designed for each other, or nothing is going to work.

You only linked a single motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Formula Motherboard. That is a X79 motherboard, and would work with the I7-39xx and I7-38xx 2011 socket CPU's. If you want to use that motherboard, you will need to buy a CPU from the list linked below. This board will also use DDR3.
https://www.asus.com/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/RAMPAGE_IV_FORMULA/HelpDesk_CPU/

The i7-58xx and I7-59xx CPU's came out, they needed a new socket, and that is the 2011-v3 socket. They also require DDR4 for the first time. So the motherboard you linked is not compatible with the Intel 3.3 Ghz LGA 2011 i7-5820K Processor. The description on that site is misleading in that its not the 2011 socket that it needs, but the 2011-v3.


So in a nutshell:
X79 motherboards have 2011 socket, use DDR3, and need I7-38xx or I7-39xx CPU's.
X99 motherboards have a 2011-v3 socket, use DDR4, and need I7-58xx or I7-59xx CPU's.
 
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