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redfist

redfist

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Hi All,

starting to finalise the rest of my build, i got anew case & PSU and need motherboard etc. Just wanted to check that these will all go together:


AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)

with either:
Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-880GA-UD3H]

or the below (from a competitor as one above is out of stock)

Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H 880GA Socket AM3 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
 
Thanks

I'd be happier if i was buying everything from OCuk as i've had some bad treatment elsewhere. Is there anyway i could ask if these would come back in stock soon?
 
thanks, just posted a question, fingers crossed they might have some in stock soon....

also with these bits would this be easy to overclock? ( i know i'll need to buy a better cooler)
 
Very much so.

Those cpu's normally hit 3.8 GHz with easy, can push them past 4GHz on a decent cooler.

RAM will also overclock as far as you like, brilliant set.
 
thats cool, once i get some more money i'll be buying a graphics card & cooler.

After reading a lot on this forum i'm still not sure if a H50/H70 is better than a high end air cooler when looking at the money. is something like a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 as good??
 
you could also get away with the noctua NH-D14 with that low profile ram, pretty much similar performance when you get to such high performance coolers, noctua may be 1-2c cooler depending on which site you visit lol, and it is a bit quieter, but costs 50% more...
 
Sorry one other question.

When i install the above stuff would i be able to just use my currrent hard drive? or will i need to do a fresh install of everything?
 
redfist said:
Sorry one other question.

When i install the above stuff would i be able to just use my currrent hard drive? or will i need to do a fresh install of everything?
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Its debatable. Sometimes it works, more often that not though, you'll need to reinstall everything.

Unless you have a spare HDD lying around, then you can transfer all files (except OS) onto that drive, then do a fresh install of OS, then whack files back onto it :p
 
Hi again,

Got the CPU and OcUK have said they don't have a ETA for the motherboard, so I' still getting the memory:

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)

So now to rethink the motherboard:
i could get the same board from another supplier (Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-880GA-UD3H])

Or I could get the below, the main things i need from this iss a IDE connection, be overclockable and have either a inbuilt GPU or a really cheap one to add.

Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard [90-MIB8V0-G0EAY00Z]

with either of the following GPU's:
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB DDR2 PCI-E Graphics Card Low Profile

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB GDDR2 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card

XFX ATI Radeon HD 5450 SILENT 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Low Profile Graphics Card

or this with any of the above GPU's
MSI 880GMA-E45 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard
 
Yeah, buy that MSi motherboard, wasting money on a cheap graphics card thats not much better than a onboard gpu is pointless, it has a built in gpu.
 
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Thanks, would the Asus be a better overclocker for the future?

Also the reason i need a small gpu at the moment is that this will be my next upgrade. on that note would the Asus fit my current card - NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS (it says its a PCI express so i would think so)
 
The ASUS crosshair III is one of the all time classics in the overclocking world, and yes your existing PCI-E card will work, so that saves some money not having to buy a cheap one.
 
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