New ram to new build

Garonazz · 11 Oct 2010 at 15:44

Hello guys, this is what im buying for my new build:

Palit GeForce GTX 460 Sonic 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 555 3.20GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard
CoolerMaster GX Series 550W PSU (Already got it)

Only thing left to get will be RAM for the new mobo. does anyone have a suggestion? Also how does the build look like ?
Planning to reuse everything I got now except things from above.

Garonazz · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:29

Also Im not sure if 4gb is needed really? or 2gb is fine.

Jony27 · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:35

4gb would be ideal

Garonazz · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:36

Ok, thanks

What else would I need to buy except the items I listed above ?

Arthalen · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:38

Garonazz said:
What else would I need to buy except the items I listed above ?

Case?

Edit: Just seen your re-using old build bits

Jony27 · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:38

a cooler if your overclocking
do you already have case,hdd,optical drive?
oh if you can stretch to either a asus,msi,gigabyte gtx 460 as iirc the palit are noisy

Cookeh · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:42

Sorry about this, but why the Phenom II X2? Please don't tell me its because you're hoping it will unlock?!

An Athlon II X2 is cheaper by a good £20 at least and the performance is not much shabbier at all.

If you're desperate for a Phenom II, the 550 is cheaper and tbh, there is very very little difference, especially when overlocked.

Jony27 · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:47

OcUK dont stock the 550s only the 555s and the phenom ii x2s can be unlocked unlike the athlon ii x2s.

Garonazz · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:48

Ive got a new case bought aswell.

HDD and Drive from this PC

And buying the Phenom dual because yes, im hoping to unlock additional 2 cores. Ive read many reviews and apparently it has a high success rate.