How will this system work? help me pls

[tankeredJr]

Approximate Purchase Date: this week maybe next


Budget Range: i have about 500 euros to spend from a student smart card(goverment scheme) and about 300-350 euros cash

System Usage from Most to Least Important: new pc for school work and pc games.


Parts Not Required: mouse/mat, monitor, OS, psu, keyboard, hd, case


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: http://www.overclockers.co.uk, http://www.scanmalta.com


Country of Origin: Malta (europe)


Parts Preferences: AMD mobo and phenomII cpu, nvidia gpu


Overclocking: Yes / No / Maybe


SLI or Crossfire: No


Additional Comments: i want a budget based system for gaming and other school stuff



MSI 785GM-E51 AM3 PCI-E2/DDR3/SATA2 uATX Motherboard
http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/components/mobo-cpu/motherboards/amd/msi-785gm-e51-am3-pci-e2-ddr3-sata2-uatx-motherboard.html

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail [HDZ955FBGMBOX]
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-244-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1328

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

1GB Gainward GF GT240 PCI-Express Video Card
http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/components/graphics-audio/graphics-cards/1gb-gainward-gf-gt240-pci-express-video-card.html

G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-048-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

as an overall pc its a good strong one i think but i have this problem. that motherboard states that it has 4 slots of DDR3 at 1.5v(16gbmax).

my Ram is 6gb which is ok but however they are 1.6-1.7v. how will this effect my pc? and is this supported buy the mobo?

 

[batuchka]

1st u have to elaborate what u use machine for.

Next AM3 is dual channel so 2 x 2 or 2 x 4 GB

 

[tankeredJr]

i gonna use my pc for everything, school work and some gaming, i could have spend more but that is my budget.

so am3 doesnt suppsort a tri channel ram?

 

[tankeredJr]

Product Features (mobo)
• 64bit AMD® Phenom II CPU.
• HyperTransport 3.0 supporting speed up to 2.6GHz
• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600(OC) SDRAM, 16GB Max
• SATA II 1~5 support RAID 0, 1, 0+1 or JBOD mode by AMD® SB710
• Chipset integrated by Realtek® High-End Audio chipset
• True Blu-ray Audio Support
• Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
• Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec

 

[batuchka]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

 

[tankeredJr]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

thx, updated

 

[batuchka]

Ok for that kind of $$ i wouldn't go with a GT240: it merely trades blows with previous gen 9600GT so :

Off EBuyer UK

by the way wat PSU u on?

 

[tankeredJr]

ok that graphic card i cannot afford its still expensive where i live 255Euros, how about a gts250?
http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/components/graphics-audio/graphics-cards/1gb-gainward-gf-gts250-pci-express-vga-2-years-warranty.html

or else this is the most i can go with. still expensive tho.
http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/components/graphics-audio/graphics-cards/896mb-asus-gtx-260-pci-express-2-0-video-card.html

Psu is 650W
http://www.scanmalta.com/eshop/components/case-cool/psu/650w-ezcool-12cm-fan-atx-psu.html

 

[tankeredJr]

bump