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bmik22   11-04-2009 at 01:26:18 AM

Hello Everyone,

I posted a lil while back, however ran into some financial things and can finally purchase! The parts list has changed due to time. I just want to make sure all these parts are compatible and if anyone has any more recommendations/upgrades to let me know! This is my first build also.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (WOW, COD) - movies, hulu, web browsing, website building.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS - I got windows 7 pro already. GPU - ordered a 5770 today!

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg - I also live right next door to a microcenter

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel I5. Already have a 5770.

OVERCLOCKING: Yes / Maybe - down the line - not enough cash right now

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, 1920x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Cost minimal total build must be under $850.

Core i5 750 Processor Boxed
MicroCenter - 149.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827151192
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152181
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371015
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227495
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3OB1600LV4GK

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128400

GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
2oz Copper PCB, Support 2 Way SLI & CrossFireX plus Smart 6


I also ordered a Saphire 5770 from amazon today. So that will be the card of choice. I am having the largest concern with MOBO - Ram choice. I have no idea what to select. I want a decent MOBO with C/F SLI capabilities down the road at a reasonable price. I also heard with the Gigabyte board about a lot of ram not working? - Not sure about this. This is my first build and I really need all the expert advice I can get.

Thank you so much everyone!

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Bronze Home Brew badge jbakerlent   11-04-2009 at 02:05:18 AM

I would get the Illusion instead
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

As for the RAM, check this lower latency set out
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227478

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bmik22   11-04-2009 at 02:14:47 AM

jbakerlent wrote :

I would get the Illusion instead
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

As for the RAM, check this lower latency set out
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227478




Lower latency? Please explain? I have no idea what that means, as I stated i'm lost with the ram + Mobo.

Thanks!

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Bronze Home Brew badge jbakerlent   11-04-2009 at 02:19:35 AM

See the RAM section of the guide in my sig for more info, but essentially, te timings refer to how many clock cycles it takes to access a block of data, lower numbers are better as it means you can access the data quicker, timings have more of a difference in performance than speed.

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bmik22   11-04-2009 at 02:56:57 AM

So all of these parts would work together correct?

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EXT64   11-04-2009 at 05:01:24 AM

The Illusion (the case) is on sale now and has free shipping. I grabbed one for my soon to come i5 build as well.

------------------------------ New Build : Intel Core i5 750 > Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P > 2x2GB GSkill 1600MHz CL7 1.65V > Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB >
Antec 300 Illusion > Asus 4850 512MB w/AM Cooler > Corsair 650HX > CM Hyper 212 Plus > Other: PII 940/Gigabyte 790GX/4850 1G
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bmik22   11-04-2009 at 05:27:14 PM

One last quick question. I heard OCZ ram not really working with the gigabytes boards.

So will this ram work?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231190
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail

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Bronze Home Brew badge jbakerlent   11-04-2009 at 10:54:49 PM

Let me guess, you read newegg reviews? Ignore them, they are useless. Yes that G.Skill will work, but it will be slower due to higher latencies.

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