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sparky05084

sparky05084

sparky05084

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Hey guys. Been playing around again with ideas. I'm at a stage now where I am very much contemplating a brand new system from scratch. I will post components.

Unfortunately I can't attach the page off the site like most you guys do (not sure how).

Hope this is readable. Thanks all.

Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942)
£114.98

Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3)
£82.99

OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply
£99.98

MSI Z68A-GD55-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£124.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
£167.99

Corsair Vengeance 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C10 2000MHz Triple Channel Kit (CMZ6GX3M3A2000C10)
£99.98

Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive
£79.99

OcUK ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Deus Ex PC Game
£251.99

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Sound Card (70SB127000001)
£129.98

LG BH10LS30 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Drive & 10 Pack BluRay Discs
£76.97

LG GH24NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail
£19.99

Benq XL2410T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **ZOWIE SPECIAL EDITION**
£299.99


Sub Total :
£1,291.53

Shipping :
£22.20

VAT :
£262.75

Total :
£1,576.48
 
So, what your saying is that RAM is not needed or will not be compatible with that mobo? Please explain.

As for the extra drive, it's just as a back up but yes I do see your point. Just burning money pardon the pun :)
 
Well technically it is compatible as you can fit three RAM sticks to a sandybridge system.

But it then wont run in dual channel operation, you must fit RAM in pairs for dual channel operation.

Its the CPU that has the memory controller built-in and for all Sandybridge CPU's it is dual channel.
 
Ok, I appreciate the info. No point in buying extra memory that won't truly benefit me. In terms of performance and compared to an alternative Athlon system (CPU would be the 1100T) would the intel beat that setup hands down?

Think high end gaming and streaming etc.
 
freddie64 said:
Take your pick from these. (£60 for 8gig)
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Linking to every set of 1600MHz DDR3 that OcUK sell really narrows it down for the OP :rolleyes:

OP, just get the cheapest C8/9 8GB 1600MHz kit at the time you order. C8 or 9 makes no difference really but if C8 is the cheapest then go for it.

If you're getting the H80 (or a similar cooler) then you don't have to worry about the height of the heat spreaders.

If you go for a large air cooler then get low profile RAM like Corsair XMS3 or Kingston HyperX.
 
Surveyor said:
Linking to every set of 1600MHz DDR3 that OcUK sell really narrows it down for the OP :rolleyes:

OP, just get the cheapest C8/9 8GB 1600MHz kit at the time you order. C8 or 9 makes no difference really but if C8 is the cheapest then go for it.

If you're getting the H80 (or a similar cooler) then you don't have to worry about the height of the heat spreaders.

If you go for a large air cooler then get low profile RAM like Corsair XMS3 or Kingston HyperX.
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Sorry about the vague post, sort of made sense when i typed it. :p

I did put the (£60 for 8gig) as a reference to the vengeance C8 RAM incase that is what the OP wanted.

But i do agree with getting the cheapest RAM with low profile heat spreaders.
 
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