Compatibility Check

Bobcat

Bobcat

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Hi All

Its been a little while since I have purchased new PC parts, so could do with some advice on compatibility before buying.

CPU - AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8120 Black Edition 3.10Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail

Motherboard - Asus M5A99X EVO AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 PCI-Express ATX Motherboard

Memory - Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit

Total Price = £339.96

I upgraded my existing power supply recently so that's no problem, I have an existing case and hard drives, plus my 5770 graphics card which I will update at a later stage when funds allow.

The new purchases listed above, does anyone see any compatibility issues before I buy ?

Cheers
 
Can I ask why you have selected a AMD setup? you know intel offer cheaper faster CPUS?

Whats the uasge of this PC?

Are your drives SATA?
 
I run a intel quad core (6600) system at the moment that I want to utilize for something else, so thought about a cheep upgrade.

All hard drives are Sata drives coming from an older Abit IP35 Pro board.

Why AMD this time over Intel, fancied a change from Intel, liked the look of the FX CPU.

Edit - System use, running a VM or two, casual gaming and media streaming, general use.
 
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So if I showed you a i5 2500K (£155-£170) beating easily a 8150BE (£225) - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=434 - while using less wattage and running cooler, this wouldn't convince you?


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/939/AM2/AM2+) £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £282.46
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £58.39
Total : £350.35


Is your optical drive SATA also?
 
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Stu, will tell you i have an i5 running at 4.6GHz with temps MAX at 71oC. On air from a standard of 3.3GHz. These are amazing chips, considering those benchmarks are at standard/stock.
 
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Stu, will tell you i have an i5 running at 4.6GHz with temps MAX at 71oC. On air from a standard of 3.3GHz. These are amazing chips, considering those benchmarks are at standard/stock.
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And you done it with the same motherboard as above:)
 
is the 16gb for the vm use? as the other usage doesn't scream 16gb needed.
now no need for flamming etc as this(vm) is something I've used so not sure on the ram usage required.
 
Thanks for the i5 recommendations guys, just goes to show I didn't do much reading on the new chips, glad I asked now :)

As for the RAM, yes it would be for running VM's, why have 8gb when you can have 16gb, or is more memory being an issue ?
 
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Thanks for the i5 recommendations guys, just goes to show I didn't do much reading on the new chips, glad I asked now :)

As for the RAM, yes it would be for running VM's, why have 8gb when you can have 16gb, or is more memory being an issue ?
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No issue, VM machines eats loads of RAM, the only issue is more RAM sticks can put more strain on the meory controller making it harder to overclock as high compared with using just two sticks.
 
Not really fussed about overclocking tbh as my current quad core is on stock, its memory that I'm currently throttled by when trying to run multiple vm's so the more memory the better.
 
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Not really fussed about overclocking tbh as my current quad core is on stock, its memory that I'm currently throttled by when trying to run multiple vm's so the more memory the better.
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Well it will still do like 4.5GHz as this is the board, its just the "upper" frequencies that will be more difficult.

http://www.kitguru.net/components/m...-z68ap-d3-z68-review-bargain-buy-of-the-year/
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/gigabyte_ga_z68ap_d3_review,1.html
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...herboards/gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-1026263/review
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2011/10/11/gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-review/1
 
Think I have copied the order that was recommended -

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Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM 1 £155.99 (£129.99) £155.99 (£129.99)

Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard 1 £84.98 (£70.82) £84.98 (£70.82)

Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) 1 £79.99 (£66.66) £79.99 (£66.66)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/939/AM2/AM2+) 1 £17.99 (£14.99) £17.99 (£14.99)

Sub Total : £282.46

Shipping cost based on delivery to paypal address with: FREE SHIPPING (DX Secure Next Day) (This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE

VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £56.49

Total : £338.95
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Thanks again all for the advice, knew I could count on good sound advice from you all, really appreciated :)
 
Bobcat said:
Think I have copied the order that was recommended -

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Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM 1 £155.99 (£129.99) £155.99 (£129.99)

Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard 1 £84.98 (£70.82) £84.98 (£70.82)

Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) 1 £79.99 (£66.66) £79.99 (£66.66)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/939/AM2/AM2+) 1 £17.99 (£14.99) £17.99 (£14.99)

Sub Total : £282.46

Shipping cost based on delivery to paypal address with: FREE SHIPPING (DX Secure Next Day) (This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE

VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £56.49

Total : £338.95
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Thanks again all for the advice, knew I could count on good sound advice from you all, really appreciated :)
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Looking good mate:)
 
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