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Hey folks,
I'm looking to replace my current system (an ancient amd 64 2.2-single core).
A couple of months ago I was planning on splurging on an I7 920 system, but since then have made do with an old machine and also came to the realization that I really don’t need and I7 920, nor would get the most out of it. I'm only going to be using the machine for gaming (fallout 3, borderlands, bfbc2) browsing (read: porn) and some photo editing and am not looking to overclock particularly.
I already have a suitable case (thermaltake soprano), psu (corsair hx520w) and plan to use a HD4650 graphics card for now (and upgrade in the future), so would require CPU, MOBO, RAM, HD.
How bout this setup:
-Phenom 1055t
I was going to drop down to a 965 which would be fine for me, but seen as the 1055 is only around £15 more, figured that would be better. Is that the general consensus? [Not that I am looking to overclock but it would seem that even though the 1055 isn’t unlocked it still overclocks relatively well should I want to in the future]
-Asus m4a88td v evo usb3 mobo (5x sata3 ports)
As for the motherboard, I’ll need sata6 sockets [for hard drive now/in future] and usb3 would be useful. Also this supports crossfire should I ever look to. Anyone see any problems with this motherboard?
-4gb Corsair xms3 1600 c8
Obviously ddr3 is the norm now and would like to go 1600, and so timings wise will just be a case of which ever is cheaper when it’s time to buy.
-Western digital caviar black 640gb 64mb cache sata6 (/Samsung spinpoint f3 1tb 7200 32mb cache) [more or less same price]
HD wise, I’ll only really need about 500gb of space so either 640/1tb would be ample. How much of an advantage would there be with 64mb cache over 32mb? Am I right in thinking that there is no problem connecting sata1/2 harddrives into sata 3 ports right?
Any info's much appreciated
Cheers,
bm
I'm looking to replace my current system (an ancient amd 64 2.2-single core).
A couple of months ago I was planning on splurging on an I7 920 system, but since then have made do with an old machine and also came to the realization that I really don’t need and I7 920, nor would get the most out of it. I'm only going to be using the machine for gaming (fallout 3, borderlands, bfbc2) browsing (read: porn) and some photo editing and am not looking to overclock particularly.
I already have a suitable case (thermaltake soprano), psu (corsair hx520w) and plan to use a HD4650 graphics card for now (and upgrade in the future), so would require CPU, MOBO, RAM, HD.
How bout this setup:
-Phenom 1055t
I was going to drop down to a 965 which would be fine for me, but seen as the 1055 is only around £15 more, figured that would be better. Is that the general consensus? [Not that I am looking to overclock but it would seem that even though the 1055 isn’t unlocked it still overclocks relatively well should I want to in the future]
-Asus m4a88td v evo usb3 mobo (5x sata3 ports)
As for the motherboard, I’ll need sata6 sockets [for hard drive now/in future] and usb3 would be useful. Also this supports crossfire should I ever look to. Anyone see any problems with this motherboard?
-4gb Corsair xms3 1600 c8
Obviously ddr3 is the norm now and would like to go 1600, and so timings wise will just be a case of which ever is cheaper when it’s time to buy.
-Western digital caviar black 640gb 64mb cache sata6 (/Samsung spinpoint f3 1tb 7200 32mb cache) [more or less same price]
HD wise, I’ll only really need about 500gb of space so either 640/1tb would be ample. How much of an advantage would there be with 64mb cache over 32mb? Am I right in thinking that there is no problem connecting sata1/2 harddrives into sata 3 ports right?
Any info's much appreciated
Cheers,
bm
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