System requirements?

Hawky89

Hawky89

Hawky89

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I am building a system:

E8400
Asus P5E mobo
2 3870s in crossfire
3gb pc2-5300 ram
320gb Hitachi hard drive
Basic combo drive
Antec nine hundred case with 5 120mm fans and a 200mm fan

My question is that i already own an OCZ 600w power supply and i would like to know if this would be sufficient to run the above system

Thanks, Hawky
 
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ANd how would this affect my overclocking headroom?
 
Really? cool, i was just concerned that crossfired 3870s might take it too high, and id still like to do a bit of overclocking if possible :)
 
Because the P5Es two PCIe lanes can do crossfire but not SLI plus they are cheaper and cooler and i can only afford about £150 on a card atm will get the other later.
 
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Ive already got the bios ready, but not sure how to install it when the time comes.

The ram is stuff i already have that i want to try and overclock or ill just get some Ballistix

AND if the P5E wont take the E8400 is there an alternative mobo that will? got around £150
 
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So do you recommend getting a different board? what about the Rampage formula thats coming out soon? i know its still ASUS but anyway suggestions would be appreciated. also would it be possible to ask overclockers to flash the new bios in before they send it to me???
 
so its pretty much unknown about what boards it works with then, i have an E6550 atm that i was going to leave in my old board and give to my dad. could i use that cpu for a bit then update the bios, then put the new cpu in and return the E6550 to the old board? still not sure how to go about updating th BIOS though.
 
With those instructions it doesn't say anything about usb it says use a floppy, i don't have a floppy drive, will it still work with a usb stick? my usb sticks for mat just says FAT not FAT32 does this matter? thanks for your help split :)
 
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yep got that, now one last question ( i hope ) when i first install the motherboard with all the new hardware im gonna have to install the OS, is it best to update the bios first and then install the OS or install the OS using my E6550 and then reboot and update the BIOS?
 
Ive got an Antec 900 so space inst an issue, so ill update the BIOS first and then put the OS on, sorted, thnaks Split youve been a great help ;)
 
Just emailed over clockers and got this reply:

"Yes it will work straight out of the box no flash required."

So who knows, would it be worth sticking the E8400 in straight away or should i play it safe and update the BIOS first.

Also just had a thought, does anyone have any recommendations for a good hard drive, have around £50 and need 250 to 320GB, thanks.
 
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