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calisonic   11-05-2009 at 01:53:00 AM

Looking to buy a new CPU, MOBO and RAM, I really like the price and specs on the Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674][/url]

 

However I don't have any personal experience with them and haven't really heard anything about them.
So I was wondering if there is anything I should know before purchasing. It will be mated with:

 

this mobo [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366][/url]

 

and this RAM [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227324][/url]

 

I am also unfamiliar with DDR3 Ram. It will have a PCIe x16 512 GDDR3 Radeon 3800 for a while and a 500GB sata3 GB/s Samsung HDD.

 

I will mostly be doing gaming on it, and I will be running XP 64 bit until I buy Windows 7.

 

I would really like to get a second opinion on this to know if I would have any issues with all the new hardware, such as compatibility or something soon being phased out, as I have been out of the PC building scene for a while. My current rig is a Athlon XP x2 3800+ @ 2.08 (yes it's an ancient socket 939) with a Sapphire Tech board.

 

Thanks a lot.


Message edited by calisonic on 11-05-2009 at 01:55:50 AM
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Upendra09   11-05-2009 at 02:34:35 AM

DDR3 RAM is the newest RAM

and yes go with the Phenom IIx4 955 it is a good proc and will work perfectly with ur mobo

i would recommend upgrading ur graphics card down the road

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kokin   11-05-2009 at 04:39:06 AM

The 955 is a great CPU, and it can OC fairly well.

For your mobo you don't need a GX because you'll have a graphics card, so you can go for the cheaper 790X version to save you some cash. 790X mobos in Newegg

For RAM, if you want to spend that much I would recommend these Mushkin RAM, as I have it as well. But they do have faster timings, meaning faster performance, if you buy the 8 CAS RAM from your link the slow timings are counterproductive towards the 1600mhz. 1333mhz RAM would perform better if they had fast timing. Mushkin RAM

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EXT64   11-05-2009 at 04:58:54 AM

The nice thing about having an IGP too is that it helps if you have any trouble (for troubleshooting/bad VGA). Otherwise, you can look at 770 boards if you don't need crossfire.

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calisonic   11-05-2009 at 05:02:51 AM

kokin wrote :

The 955 is a great CPU, and it can OC fairly well.

For your mobo you don't need a GX because you'll have a graphics card, so you can go for the cheaper 790X version to save you some cash. 790X mobos in Newegg

For RAM, if you want to spend that much I would recommend these Mushkin RAM, as I have it as well. But they do have faster timings, meaning faster performance, if you buy the 8 CAS RAM from your link the slow timings are counterproductive towards the 1600mhz. 1333mhz RAM would perform better if they had fast timing. Mushkin RAM



Great, good call on the board, but I'm still confused a bit on the RAM, there are lke three different 1333mhz ones PC3 10600, PC3 10660, and PC3 10666. Which one would I want? Something like this [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146871][/url]

with a CAS of 7 and a 7-7-7-20 timing?

also why aren't my URL's coming up as links?

thanks!

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EXT64   11-05-2009 at 05:18:04 AM

Yeah, the ram is pretty flexible. It is fine if you buy faster than you need as you can always clock it slower. I believe the PIIs like a max of DDR3 1333, so focus on DDR1333 or higher and cas7 or lower. That ram you linked to would probably be fine. Also for links, I don't put the [url] stuff around it. Just pasting the web address does it automatically for me.


Message edited by EXT64 on 11-05-2009 at 05:18:13 AM
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someguy7   11-05-2009 at 05:26:40 AM

Solid cpu. Cant go wrong with it.

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kokin   11-05-2009 at 06:05:51 AM

[ url= link ]text[/url ] take out the spaces and fill in the link and the text you'd like. As you write your post there is a link button on the top to help you, just paste it in the external link and you can write something between the ][ for text.

As for RAM, you can go either 1333 or 1600, the 955 can support it, you can even OC higher, but it's harder to find stable clocks. It doesn't really matter what PC you get, but just focus on the timings and the lower the voltage, the better.


Message edited by kokin on 11-05-2009 at 06:15:50 AM
------------------------------ Antec 902 Mid-tower | MSI 790FX-70GD MOBO | Sapphire 4890 Toxic @ 1060/1150 | AMD Phenom II 955 @3.8-4.1ghz | Scythe Mugen 2 HSF | Mushkin 4GB DDR3 1600mhz 7-7-7-20 | Antec TruePower New 750W (Blue LED edition) | Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
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