Build suggestions

Liggs · 25 Dec 2009 at 16:16

Hello I don't have a vast amount to spend but i'm looking to upgrade my system, i currently already have a 9800gt,2 gig of ram ddr will i need to buy ddr3 or will ddr2 be ok ? and a 500 w gaming power pack. I plan on upgrading to 4 gig ram in the future

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-244-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1328

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-101-AN

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-002-CS

possible memory

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-024-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516

suggestions i'd rather not spend much more than this but if theres a massive upgrade for low money i'd love to hear from you

Ast3r · 25 Dec 2009 at 16:19

You can get this RAM for a bit less.http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-041-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517 and it also better.And can you tell us what mobo do you have?

RJC · 25 Dec 2009 at 16:39

Any use:

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £129.98
(£113.03) £129.98
(£113.03)

Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £105.00
(£91.30) £105.00
(£91.30)

G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL) £74.99
(£65.21) £74.99
(£65.21)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)

Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43) Sub Total : £381.70 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £58.83 Total : £451.03

Liggs · 25 Dec 2009 at 17:43

lol to much drink i forgot to link the motherboard i want

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-358-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

hope your having a good xmas

Ast3r · 25 Dec 2009 at 18:28

RJC spec is pretty good.+1 for mobo and PSU.

Liggs · 25 Dec 2009 at 20:12

how about using ddr2 in a ddr3 motherboard never encountered ddr3

RJC · 25 Dec 2009 at 20:20

You can't unfortunately use ddr2 in a ddr3 board.

Vision · 25 Dec 2009 at 20:25

DDR3 memory slots are different to DDR2, so you wouldn't be able to do that unless the mobo had both types.

AMG · 25 Dec 2009 at 21:35

they use converters don't they? if tehy are both, they got too as DDR3 and DDR2 are have their slot things in a different place

Liggs · 27 Dec 2009 at 19:31

i'm still looking at this motherboard. not sure what to do. is it a good board?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=5&subcat=1481

Liggs · 27 Dec 2009 at 19:50

antec 300 case, and the h50 cooler do i need to add a fan to the cooler?

Liggs · 27 Dec 2009 at 20:03

another thought, does that motherboard have a 4 pin fan socket for the h50

RJC · 27 Dec 2009 at 20:09

What motherboard are you after, as the link in your post above just goes to the Ocuk homepage.

Liggs · 28 Dec 2009 at 02:42

Asus M4A77TD Pro AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard [90-MIB9S0-G0EAY00Z]

Liggs · 28 Dec 2009 at 03:06

I'm also putting through some orders today

Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler

do i need to buy 2 fans for this either side?

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

Akasa AK-VC03-BLUV Vortexx NEO VGA Cooler Akasa AK-VC03-BLUV Vortexx NEO VGA

for my 9800gt as it runs stupidly hot, i presume i have to take the old fan and coolers off

Akasa AK-455 Thermal Compound Akasa AK-455 Thermal Compound

scotty365 · 28 Dec 2009 at 03:29

Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler

do i need to buy 2 fans for this either side?

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case

Dont worry about these bits - The H50 will fit okay in your Antec 300 and you can use the rear fan of the case to double up with the fan supplied with the H50 for some push - pull action. Perfecto

Akasa AK-VC03-BLUV Vortexx NEO VGA Cooler Akasa AK-VC03-BLUV Vortexx NEO VGA

for my 9800gt as it runs stupidly hot, i presume i have to take the old fan and coolers off

Akasa AK-455 Thermal Compound Akasa AK-455 Thermal Compound

Have you cleaned it out recently? Are you sure the temps are that bad? Dont suppose anything - have a good read up around the forums before commiting to anything.

Liggs · 28 Dec 2009 at 04:14

yeah, i get 75 degrees have done since i got it about a year ago. I've tried all forms of cooling in my case diffrent fan positions ect. I know it generally runs high from googling on forums. I cleaned it recently and there was a 1/2 degree drop. I've run most of the temp programs

scotty365 · 28 Dec 2009 at 04:59

If you are running on a stock cooler then the temps depend on

If your cpu is loaded or not
The voltage being supplied to your CPU and the speed its running at (what/if its overclocked)
The ambient temperature of your room

You really need to provide some details about these questions - most helpful folk would require you provide AT LEAST these details and probably much more.

Read up a little on the forums and you will see the kind of details that need to be provided for people to effectively help you

Liggs · 28 Dec 2009 at 17:47

Well i wasn't really looking for gfx and cooling advice just my build suggestion

ordering the antec 300 and h50-1 today with my current gear

Liggs · 29 Dec 2009 at 04:29

Forgot to add i'm still looking for a mother board, also thinking of hooking my pc to my tv. I have hdmi and optical on my tv. so i'm guessing the best bet is optical audio as i dont have hdmi on my 9800gt. then connecting the video with a vga cable