New build critique

[lotus1197]

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz
ASUS M5A97 AMD 970
XFX Radeon HD 6770 1GB
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 1600



Mainly used for WoW,SC2 and SWTOR when it releases.And some media streaming when not used for gaming.Its been 4 years since i built a new rig and just wanted a lil advice before i started buying components.

 

[aznshinobi]

Change the MB to this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157272
The "new" 9xx chipset is basically the same performance as the 8xx series. So this board has AM3+ but also has more features than the Asus. (8x/8x for Crossfire)

As for everything looks good.
This ram maybe a bit better, cheaper but also lower heatsinks which is good for heatsinks since the Ram fins usually interrupt Heatsink fans/fins. Also cheaper.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

 

[lotus1197]

Ty for the recommendations...should have everything @ my door on Friday.Is there a good overclocking guide for this Mobo/Cpu combo?Not gonna push it that hard, but i def wanna squeeze all the extra horsepower i can out of it.

thanks in advance

 

[Emelth]

You would need a CPU cooler on top of that, if you want to learn how to OC the 955 head over to the OC section of the forums they have stickies for the 955 with step-by-step instructions

 

[lotus1197]

Yeah I am getting the Coolermaster hyper 212. I didn't include case, cooler,hdd, and dvdrw, b/c I knew those were not that relevant. Thanks for the info!

 

[aznshinobi]

Yep no problem good luck, make sure it's a 212+ or 212 Evo.

 

[lotus1197]

Emelth, is this the link you are referring to?

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/258573-29-black-edition-overclock-guide-raising-multiplier

 

[Emelth]

yes that is it

 

[lotus1197]

for some reason by Hyper 212+ got cancelled--how would this compare?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Corsair+-+Hydro+Series+H60+120mm+Fan+CPU+Cooler/2664005.p?id=1218343211061&skuId=2664005

 

[aznshinobi]

Not even close to worth the price, the H60 is equivalent to the Hyper 212+ Evo which is half the price. The Evo is only 1-2* better than the 212+ so the 212+ is still good @ $25.
The Hyper 212+
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-Sleeve-RR-B10-212P-G1/dp/B002G1YPH0%3FSubscriptionId%3D19BAZMZQFZJ6G2QYGCG2%26tag%3Dsquid1240995-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB002G1YPH0

 

[lotus1197]

again many thanks!

 

[aznshinobi]

np. Close out the thread by selecting Best Answer!

 

[lotus1197]

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