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SupTang

SupTang

SupTang

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Hi,

I currently have the system that I have build myself. It was first system that I put together myself. I am not expert in custom build PC's, hence I need your help guys. Here is what I have now :

AntecP183 Case
Intel i7 [email protected] + custom radiator cooler with a fan
Asus Rampage Gene II
G.Skill F3-12800Cl 6Gb (3x2Gb) @ 1066Mhz
Powercolor Radeon HD 5870 PS++
IIyama ProLiteE2407HDSD
2x500Gb Samsung HDD HD502HJ working in RAID1
Corsair HX650W PSU.

It is about 3 years old and I wouldn't be changing it, if not the annoying issue with memory not being recognised properly at the system start. I have to turn it off and on again every time for PC to realise it has 6Gb onboard. Sometimes system would crash because of the memory (blue screen). I tried to stress test it and never found any issues with memory this way. Thinking it might be PSU or motherboard but I never bothered giving it to service. Anyways CPU fan is also coming up with an error now (although temp stay low)and it's spinning slowly and I am just fed up...as I feel my PC is crashing too much overall and I have no time/resources to get it to work properly (or just too lazy).

I am building my new gaming PC and decided to buy the following :

i7 4770K 3,5Ghz
MSI Z87 G45 Gaming
Corsair Vengeance Pro Series 16GB DDR3 2133Mhz (2x8Gb)
Samsung 250GB 840 Evo
MSI Geforce GTX 780Ti
new Benq XL2411T monitor

I am already scared of the total cost, but hey ho, I want it to last for 4-5 years minimium.

My question is whether that PSU I have is going to be sufficient to power my new system. If yes, I am also worried that it might have something to do with my system stability. If it is something I can check easily please let me know.

Please also feel free to comment on my components choice, maybe you can save me some money...

Many many many thanks.
 
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Fulax said:
The PSU should be fine. If this is just a gaming rig, drop down to 8gb RAM (more is unnecessary) and get yourself this motherboard: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-477-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

By the way, the i7 930 is still a good CPU. If you overclock it a bit more, the step to a 4770k won't be a huge one.
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Oh, thanks about that motherboard info. I saw in various comparisons it was faster than MSI that I chose but I never though it would actually be cheaper. I guess it would make sense to change the GPU to Gigabyte after that. BTW There is Inno3D, Gigabyte, MSI, EVGA, Gainward, KFA2 780Ti in similar price and I have no clue which one might be the best.
 
The reference models are all the same in terms of performance, so no worries there.

As for other ways to differentiate, I know KFA2 have a UK-based returns service. Not sure about the rest, but OcUK have some kind of express RMA service deal with Gainward. I think with MSI the warranty is not voided if you remove the stock cooler.
 
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