Hello everyone.
I have a few questions regarding the configuration of a PC that I plan to buy in the near future.
I am planning to chose the best possible components for the allocated budget, and I need your help in doing so. I know how important choosing a good chipset is in the overall system configuration as well as how important it is for all the components to be - so to say - "synchronous" in their specifications. Therefore, I was planning to go with the Sandy Bridge i7 2600 (BX80623I72600) and build up the rest of the configuration from there. I started to pick for the most convenient price vs performance components that I could find; Unfortunately, since the budget is an important factor, I had to choose a motherboard in the range of 160-190$, which led me to the MSI P67A-C45 B3, running Intel's P67 chipset. (I am not up to date with the latest in chipsets industry anymore, gone are the days when I was a computer ninja) - so I thought that picking a chipset built by Intel for an Intel processor might be the wise choice since Intel seem to have improved their chipsets (criticized back in the days - or so I remember). Another reason for choosing the motherboard was the RAM frequency, which as we all know is an important factor in the performance of the system. I was happy to notice that this MSI motherboard supports RAM memory up to 1600 mhz, even 2200 if overclocked (though I am not not interested in this aspect). Therefore I picked the Corsair XMS3 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Dual channel kit for the job. It was only after, when surfing on Intel's site, I discovered that the Sandy Bridge i7 2600 (BX80623I72600) supports only DDR3-1066/1333 memory types. Digging further, I discovered that - in fact - all the processors on LGA1155 only support 1066/1333 memory. So to call things on their name, I am very confused why did MSI design a motherboard that supports up to 1600 mhz memory (even 2200) if all the CPUs designed for that motherboard will only get 1333 mhz out of that memory. (interesting isn't it?) - therefore I am puzzled whether to pick the corsair memory kit, or another 1333 mhz kit. Any advice is highly appreciated, I am aware that this is far from a super duper high end gaming system and I could go a lot higher with the configuration but since the budget is a big factor, my pockets are already starting to hurt as it is. So therefore, since I am not up to date with the latest chipsets, I would appreciate if you guys could give me a good advice on what chipset I could pick for this processor, as well as what are the memory limitations involved that would or would not make the 1600 mhz memory kit worth buying. for the record, I am planning to add the Leadtek WinFast GTX 560 2GB DDR5 256-bit as the GPU, and a 2 TB Seagate SATA-III 7200 RPM 64 MB Barracuda (ST2000DM001), all of which I hope to be able to power with a Cooltek CVS 550W PSU. I am also interested if I picked the right PSU for the job, since I wasn't able to find what the power consumption in Watts is for the Leadtek GTX 560 (I'm estimating somewhere around 350W).
Note that I am not a gamer that plans to play Crysis 2 or all the latest games etc, I need this system mainly for Flight Simulator X and other couple of flight simulation software. To the best of my knowledge, what I picked will do the job. I know this was a long thread, but I tried to explain everything as clear as possible.
Looking forward to your suggestions.
Thank you in advance.
I have a few questions regarding the configuration of a PC that I plan to buy in the near future.
I am planning to chose the best possible components for the allocated budget, and I need your help in doing so. I know how important choosing a good chipset is in the overall system configuration as well as how important it is for all the components to be - so to say - "synchronous" in their specifications. Therefore, I was planning to go with the Sandy Bridge i7 2600 (BX80623I72600) and build up the rest of the configuration from there. I started to pick for the most convenient price vs performance components that I could find; Unfortunately, since the budget is an important factor, I had to choose a motherboard in the range of 160-190$, which led me to the MSI P67A-C45 B3, running Intel's P67 chipset. (I am not up to date with the latest in chipsets industry anymore, gone are the days when I was a computer ninja) - so I thought that picking a chipset built by Intel for an Intel processor might be the wise choice since Intel seem to have improved their chipsets (criticized back in the days - or so I remember). Another reason for choosing the motherboard was the RAM frequency, which as we all know is an important factor in the performance of the system. I was happy to notice that this MSI motherboard supports RAM memory up to 1600 mhz, even 2200 if overclocked (though I am not not interested in this aspect). Therefore I picked the Corsair XMS3 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Dual channel kit for the job. It was only after, when surfing on Intel's site, I discovered that the Sandy Bridge i7 2600 (BX80623I72600) supports only DDR3-1066/1333 memory types. Digging further, I discovered that - in fact - all the processors on LGA1155 only support 1066/1333 memory. So to call things on their name, I am very confused why did MSI design a motherboard that supports up to 1600 mhz memory (even 2200) if all the CPUs designed for that motherboard will only get 1333 mhz out of that memory. (interesting isn't it?) - therefore I am puzzled whether to pick the corsair memory kit, or another 1333 mhz kit. Any advice is highly appreciated, I am aware that this is far from a super duper high end gaming system and I could go a lot higher with the configuration but since the budget is a big factor, my pockets are already starting to hurt as it is. So therefore, since I am not up to date with the latest chipsets, I would appreciate if you guys could give me a good advice on what chipset I could pick for this processor, as well as what are the memory limitations involved that would or would not make the 1600 mhz memory kit worth buying. for the record, I am planning to add the Leadtek WinFast GTX 560 2GB DDR5 256-bit as the GPU, and a 2 TB Seagate SATA-III 7200 RPM 64 MB Barracuda (ST2000DM001), all of which I hope to be able to power with a Cooltek CVS 550W PSU. I am also interested if I picked the right PSU for the job, since I wasn't able to find what the power consumption in Watts is for the Leadtek GTX 560 (I'm estimating somewhere around 350W).
Note that I am not a gamer that plans to play Crysis 2 or all the latest games etc, I need this system mainly for Flight Simulator X and other couple of flight simulation software. To the best of my knowledge, what I picked will do the job. I know this was a long thread, but I tried to explain everything as clear as possible.
Looking forward to your suggestions.
Thank you in advance.
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