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uys,
I'm getting my pc upgrades today. I haven't done a full build/rebuild of this size in a couple years, so I want to make sure I do this all right.
Out of my existing machine, here is what I'm carrying over to the new build.
My case is a cooler master haf x full tower.
-Intel 520 series 250 gig SSD boot drive
- 2 x 2Tb Wd Black hdd
- 2 x 1TB WD hdd - 1 black, 1 blue
-2 x 500 WD Blue drives
None of the extra standard hard drives are raided. They are simply there for mass storage. I have then backed up to a 16TB NAS system.
Power supply is CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
I also have a couple pci/e cards such had the Aver Media live gamer HD, and the Hauppauge Colouses (sp) card.
My current graphics card us a wimp. I have the ECS GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) NGT440-1GQI-F1 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
This is where my upgrades chime in, as the new graphics card I'm getting is the
MSI GeForce GTX 960 GTX 960 GAMING 4G 4GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 found here:
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16814127860
I have not really done much with modern graphics cards, so I'm wondering if there is anything special I need to do.
The last upgrades are a New motherboard, ram, and a new processor.
Board:
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 (rev. 1.0) found here:
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16813128817
CPU: AMD FX 8350 Black found here:
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16819113284
Ram: 16 gigs (8 x2) g skill ripjaws z series fond here:
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16820231625
I am getting the cooler master 212 evo aftermarket cooler for the CPU.
First off, I do not plan on overclocking this. At least not yet. I don't know much about it, but I do wanna learn.
Having said that, I want to make sure I do everything correctly with the bios settings and what not. I already abt ahead and downloaded the latest drivers from gigabyte's website. So I'm ready with those. So here is a list of other questions to throw out there.
1. Should I update to the latest bios version before doing much with the system?
2. Are there any special settings I need to adjust for the cpu and memory? Our do the auto settings work fine as long ad I'm not over clocking?
3. Are there any settings for the graphics card I need to adjust in the bios? Or is this stuff pretty much plug and play today?
4. With all my extra hard drives I use, are there and specific order it time when I should plug all the drives into the Sata ports? I planned on connecting just the ssd boot drive in first into the 0 sata port to install Windows, and then add the other drives afterwards.
5. Is my current psu powerful enough to handle the new card and all my other devices? I went to the extreme calculator site and put in all my specs and it ball parked my needed amount at 650 watts to 700 watts. What do you all think?
If there is any typos or suggestions for me, press feel free to share! I should be putting it together with in the next 8 hours or so. Thanks in advance for any help!
I'm getting my pc upgrades today. I haven't done a full build/rebuild of this size in a couple years, so I want to make sure I do this all right.
Out of my existing machine, here is what I'm carrying over to the new build.
My case is a cooler master haf x full tower.
-Intel 520 series 250 gig SSD boot drive
- 2 x 2Tb Wd Black hdd
- 2 x 1TB WD hdd - 1 black, 1 blue
-2 x 500 WD Blue drives
None of the extra standard hard drives are raided. They are simply there for mass storage. I have then backed up to a 16TB NAS system.
Power supply is CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
I also have a couple pci/e cards such had the Aver Media live gamer HD, and the Hauppauge Colouses (sp) card.
My current graphics card us a wimp. I have the ECS GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) NGT440-1GQI-F1 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
This is where my upgrades chime in, as the new graphics card I'm getting is the
MSI GeForce GTX 960 GTX 960 GAMING 4G 4GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 found here:
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16814127860
I have not really done much with modern graphics cards, so I'm wondering if there is anything special I need to do.
The last upgrades are a New motherboard, ram, and a new processor.
Board:
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5 R5 (rev. 1.0) found here:
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16813128817
CPU: AMD FX 8350 Black found here:
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16819113284
Ram: 16 gigs (8 x2) g skill ripjaws z series fond here:
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16820231625
I am getting the cooler master 212 evo aftermarket cooler for the CPU.
First off, I do not plan on overclocking this. At least not yet. I don't know much about it, but I do wanna learn.
Having said that, I want to make sure I do everything correctly with the bios settings and what not. I already abt ahead and downloaded the latest drivers from gigabyte's website. So I'm ready with those. So here is a list of other questions to throw out there.
1. Should I update to the latest bios version before doing much with the system?
2. Are there any special settings I need to adjust for the cpu and memory? Our do the auto settings work fine as long ad I'm not over clocking?
3. Are there any settings for the graphics card I need to adjust in the bios? Or is this stuff pretty much plug and play today?
4. With all my extra hard drives I use, are there and specific order it time when I should plug all the drives into the Sata ports? I planned on connecting just the ssd boot drive in first into the 0 sata port to install Windows, and then add the other drives afterwards.
5. Is my current psu powerful enough to handle the new card and all my other devices? I went to the extreme calculator site and put in all my specs and it ball parked my needed amount at 650 watts to 700 watts. What do you all think?
If there is any typos or suggestions for me, press feel free to share! I should be putting it together with in the next 8 hours or so. Thanks in advance for any help!
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