newbie, setup help.

Sean86

Sean86

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Hey all, finally registerd at the forums after reading some helpfull info :)

was just wondering if anyone could please help me with my setup. i just purchased the ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo and the AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) processor and also the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler. I hope they will work well with each other as the mobo supports AM3 processors. As i aint got much cash at the moment which do you think i should add next?. I have a old Nividia 7300 GT, 2GB DDR2 ram spare from my old pc, but was wondering if i should get a graphics card, better, PSU, or upgrade to better ram DDR3? If you bought this mobo and processor what would you add next? thanks a lot :)
 
ah thanks a lot, i orderd the parts 2 days ago so they have not arrived yet, as my old mobo/processor went bust i kinda rushed it to order parts i should have took my time :D as i aint got much cash atm, which board/processor do you think would be best to get at around £120.
 
ah many thanks. Current PSU is a Ez-Cool 500w. everything in the pc is new ecept the cd-rom, graphics card, ram as everything got replaced last year, and yes i broke it all ready, was cleaning out all the dust and when i uncliped the heat synce bit of plastic snaped, then a few processor pins broke/bent. was on a AMD Athlon dual core 5000, and a Gigabyte M52l-S3P Mobo :(
 
Reaper 392 said:
if your quick you might be able to cancel the order, post a message in the customer service section ASAP:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=118


while an i3 2100 + Z68 motherboard would be nice, its way out of your budget. heres something a bit more reasonably priced
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £52.99
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) £21.98
Total : £132.47 (includes shipping : £8.75).
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Many thanks m8 this is right in my price range atm, so i guess when the stuff arrives tuesday send it back and go with this. atm im using a XBlade Midi Tower case will the mobo fit ok? and will the Ez-Cool 500w be enought?, tanks:)
 
fowler002 said:
for the sake of £25(if my maths is correct) get the z68 :)

oh and think you may want to upgrade the psu as well.

what's the case?

is the CDROM IDE? If so that'll also need replacing, dvdrw are £15-£20.
oh and is the graphics card pci-e?
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I could probs stretch it to around £150 for now, and yes still on a old IDE dvd-rom which is on its way out as it takes a good 10mins for it to open lol. For now just need the main parts, mobo/processor and what ever else is needed as atm i have a pc without a mobo/processor rest of the stuff could be re used for now the graphics card atleast. i have 2gb DDR2 XMS ram, EzCool PSU which is a cheap one, Nividia 7300 GT PCIe graphics card.
 
Reaper 392 said:
if its due to arrive tuesday it might still be at OcUK. if you make a post in the customer service forums they should be able to cancel it without you having to post it back.
heres the link again: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=118

the case should be just fine for what your doing :)

*edit*
if the hard drive or DVD drive is an IDE drive you will need one of two things:
- replacements (very expensive)
- an IDE card (available for just over £10 in the rainforest*)
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Thanks a lot m8 i will see what i can do. I had a email from OC saturday morning saying its due to arrive tuesday. If it aint left OC yet will mke it much easier :D
 
ah i will probs grab a cheap drive to then. i seen a few earlier while browsing. Also do you have link to the z68 you was on about so i can check specs :)

so now i will go with what reaper suggested, Intel Processor, 1155 chipset, grab ram, dvd-rom. which low price PSU would you suggest?
 
ajlaan said:
That's a socket LGA1156 processor and won't fit in the mobo.

You need a socket LGA1155 (Sandybridge) if you want to use Z68.
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ah thanks a lot no idea how i dident see that lol, i'll get this processor as its the 2nd cheapest. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-386-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=2037

was just checking out memory and on the mobo support list it has the KHX1333C7D3K2/4GX(XMP). Was just wondering what the XMP stood for? will this ram work well with this processor & mobo? cheers.
 
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My processor and mobo came today but now i also need a PSU to go with the Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) was wondering which one to go with on a low budget of around 30/40 quid. thanks.
 
ah thanks i will grab this Lepa-W Series. And probs grab th memory posted by reaper also unless i find something else in the mobo qvl list cheap
 
Mawat said:
You've got yourself a nice neat little deal here. I've looked into the pentium g series a few weeks ago for a build for a friend and there really not that bad. Little thing you may not know, the processor has a built in GPU, so if you weren't planning on gaming, or just wanted something to tide you over for a short while, the onboard GPU would suffice for a while :)
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ah cool thanks :D probs use my old Nividia GT 7300 but if that goes onboard would be a nice backup. finally orderd everything now just hope the mobo fits in the case lol, i have a XBlade Midi Tower Case. what i have now is


Motherboard - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-483-AS
Processor - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-386-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=2037
PSU - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084
RAM - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-095-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
 
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