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cdnmeatshield · 03-12-12, 12:15 PM

Hello all. I'm Cory and I am currently building my new Computer I have some questions.
I'm looking for the best ram for this gaming machine. Price really doesn't matter at this point in my life I'm happy to say

CPU: I have
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16819103960

MB: I have
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813131735

Ram:Need help deciding
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231572

PS:Looking at getting this one as I have the 800 Watt in my currant machine
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16817121091

HHD: I have
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231379

Video Card:
This is up in the air as I'm waiting for any info on the GTX680 and to see when they will come out. IF not I may just throw 2 570's in this compy till next xmas and then upgrade then... undecided.

The cooling I'll be using.

MB water block
http://dazmode.com/store/index.php?m...oducts_id=1814

CPU Water block
http://dazmode.com/store/index.php?m...oducts_id=1357

The water cooling reservoir
http://www.zalman.com/ENG/product/Pr...ad.asp?idx=183

Please let me know if I'll have any problems with my build or if you can recommend something.

Thanks for any help.
CS

Twiggz · 03-12-12, 03:29 PM

Well I can give you one piece of advice, If this is a gaming rig, I don't see why you'd ever need 32gb of memorry. I don't see why you would need more than 8gb, could save you some money.

cdnmeatshield · 03-12-12, 03:50 PM

Thanks for the reply.
If I may pick your brain, why just 8 gigs of memory opposed to 16 or 32? I would think more is better. What type of latency should I be looking at for gaming. Lower the better yes but..

thanks again

CS

Twiggz · 03-12-12, 04:20 PM

Well for several reasons, filling up your memory slots can make it harder to OC. Also, I believe the more memory you have the more you stress your chipset. All in all though, you shouldn't need that much for a gaming rig unless you plan on doing some Heavy multitasking and things of that nature. If you really can spend whatever go for it, but I believe you could save some cash and not notice a real difference in performance.

cdnmeatshield · 03-12-12, 04:32 PM

Cool , thanks for that

this is now my choice of ram.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231476
8 gig's, WAY less in price and a fairly good latency. yes/no?

the video card is a whole other story. ..
3X460 or 2X560 series video cards while waiting on the 680 series?
I have a 460 in my current computer for like $100 a card would it be any good in triple? Or how about 2 560's.
I'm using this as a guide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...rce_600_Series

thanks again

CS

Twiggz · 03-12-12, 05:03 PM

Yea that memory looks fine, I like ripjaws and yes i'd use a couple cheaper cards while you wait on the card you want. While I'm not the best one on video card advice, it would seem to me to make more sense sticking with the 460 since you already have one.

Also, since you saved money on the memory may I suggest that you take that SSD you picked out and switch to a sataIII instead of a sataII. SSD's will actually benifit on the sataIII speeds.

cdnmeatshield · 03-12-12, 05:17 PM

Unfortuntaly I have the SSD already as I got it for $300 on newegg a few weeks ago.
Oh well. I didnt see a gskill SATA III.

I'll be putting in a order by months end and will post pictures of my build

thanks for all your advice

CS

cdnmeatshield · 03-12-12, 05:31 PM

I'd like peoples opinion on video cards on a budget of 500$
3X 460 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814130750
$169.99 Each with $5 rebate = $494.97
OR
2X 480 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814130759
$309.99 Each With $50.00 rebate = $519.98
what will give me better performance?
thanks
CS

cdnmeatshield · 03-19-12, 06:25 PM

SO I have gone with 2 480's

water cooled by Danger Den

)
And the box is the cooler Master Haf X. I got it today and stripped it, it's going in for nickle plating Wednesday. I have pics and will put them is some sort of format and post them. I may do a build video when everything is here and ready.

Now my question is this :
Is there a difference between SLI connectors?
I've seen alot out there anywhere from $6 to $100'S
is there a difference and could some one point me to a good dealer.

thanks
CS

Knufire · 03-19-12, 06:32 PM

SLI connectors come with the video card.

cdnmeatshield · 03-19-12, 06:43 PM

LOL

thanks

yep it was in the Crossfire box I han't opened yet

thanks

cdnmeatshield · 06-01-12, 11:18 AM

Hey there all

well after the longest build as I was working so much this year here is my water cooled build

please enjoy and let me know what you think

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79553991@N05/

cdnmeatshield · 07-04-12, 02:06 PM

Hello all

As everyone in my film world in on holidays I had a chance to put together my build videos
I've cut them to be about 6 -10 mins long so there easy to watch.
please let me know what you think
Part 1: Parts Intro
Part 2: The build
Part 3: Parts of the Assembly
Part 4: Voiding Warranties
Enjoy

03-12-12, 12:15 PM	Thread Starter #1
cdnmeatshield Registered Join Date: Mar 2012	New Build Hello all. I'm Cory and I am currently building my new Computer I have some questions. I'm looking for the best ram for this gaming machine. Price really doesn't matter at this point in my life I'm happy to say CPU: I have http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16819103960 MB: I have http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813131735 Ram:Need help deciding http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231572 PS:Looking at getting this one as I have the 800 Watt in my currant machine http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16817121091 HHD: I have http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231379 Video Card: This is up in the air as I'm waiting for any info on the GTX680 and to see when they will come out. IF not I may just throw 2 570's in this compy till next xmas and then upgrade then... undecided. The cooling I'll be using. MB water block http://dazmode.com/store/index.php?m...oducts_id=1814 CPU Water block http://dazmode.com/store/index.php?m...oducts_id=1357 The water cooling reservoir http://www.zalman.com/ENG/product/Pr...ad.asp?idx=183 Please let me know if I'll have any problems with my build or if you can recommend something. Thanks for any help. CS Last edited by cdnmeatshield; 03-12-12 at 12:17 PM. Reason: added link
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03-12-12, 03:29 PM	#2
Twiggz Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Arkansas	Well I can give you one piece of advice, If this is a gaming rig, I don't see why you'd ever need 32gb of memorry. I don't see why you would need more than 8gb, could save you some money. __________________ Main: Q6600 @ 3200 1.456V \| GA-G31M-S2L \| A-Data DDR2800 4GB (2x2) \| PNY GTS 450 @ 925/2220/1850 1.087V \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD, WD 80GB SATAII, WD 250GB USB \| Vista HP x64 Backup: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.8 1.350V \| Abit AN8 Fatal1ty \| Crucial DDR400 2GB (2x1) \| Sapphire x600 Pro \| WD 250GB SATAII \| Vista HP x64 Laptops: Toshiba Satellite A665-S5170 \| i3 380M \| Toshiba 4GB (2v2)\| Windows 7 HP x64 \| Dell Inspiron 1520 \| C2D T7300 Upgraded \| Crucial 2GB (2x1) Upgraded \| Windows XP x86
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03-12-12, 03:50 PM	Thread Starter #3
cdnmeatshield Registered Join Date: Mar 2012	Thanks for the reply. If I may pick your brain, why just 8 gigs of memory opposed to 16 or 32? I would think more is better. What type of latency should I be looking at for gaming. Lower the better yes but.. thanks again CS
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03-12-12, 04:20 PM	#4
Twiggz Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Arkansas	Well for several reasons, filling up your memory slots can make it harder to OC. Also, I believe the more memory you have the more you stress your chipset. All in all though, you shouldn't need that much for a gaming rig unless you plan on doing some Heavy multitasking and things of that nature. If you really can spend whatever go for it, but I believe you could save some cash and not notice a real difference in performance. __________________ Main: Q6600 @ 3200 1.456V \| GA-G31M-S2L \| A-Data DDR2800 4GB (2x2) \| PNY GTS 450 @ 925/2220/1850 1.087V \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD, WD 80GB SATAII, WD 250GB USB \| Vista HP x64 Backup: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.8 1.350V \| Abit AN8 Fatal1ty \| Crucial DDR400 2GB (2x1) \| Sapphire x600 Pro \| WD 250GB SATAII \| Vista HP x64 Laptops: Toshiba Satellite A665-S5170 \| i3 380M \| Toshiba 4GB (2v2)\| Windows 7 HP x64 \| Dell Inspiron 1520 \| C2D T7300 Upgraded \| Crucial 2GB (2x1) Upgraded \| Windows XP x86
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03-12-12, 04:32 PM	Thread Starter #5
cdnmeatshield Registered Join Date: Mar 2012	Cool , thanks for that this is now my choice of ram. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231476 8 gig's, WAY less in price and a fairly good latency. yes/no? the video card is a whole other story. .. 3X460 or 2X560 series video cards while waiting on the 680 series? I have a 460 in my current computer for like $100 a card would it be any good in triple? Or how about 2 560's. I'm using this as a guide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...rce_600_Series thanks again CS
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03-12-12, 05:03 PM	#6
Twiggz Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Arkansas	Yea that memory looks fine, I like ripjaws and yes i'd use a couple cheaper cards while you wait on the card you want. While I'm not the best one on video card advice, it would seem to me to make more sense sticking with the 460 since you already have one. Also, since you saved money on the memory may I suggest that you take that SSD you picked out and switch to a sataIII instead of a sataII. SSD's will actually benifit on the sataIII speeds. __________________ Main: Q6600 @ 3200 1.456V \| GA-G31M-S2L \| A-Data DDR2800 4GB (2x2) \| PNY GTS 450 @ 925/2220/1850 1.087V \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD, WD 80GB SATAII, WD 250GB USB \| Vista HP x64 Backup: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.8 1.350V \| Abit AN8 Fatal1ty \| Crucial DDR400 2GB (2x1) \| Sapphire x600 Pro \| WD 250GB SATAII \| Vista HP x64 Laptops: Toshiba Satellite A665-S5170 \| i3 380M \| Toshiba 4GB (2v2)\| Windows 7 HP x64 \| Dell Inspiron 1520 \| C2D T7300 Upgraded \| Crucial 2GB (2x1) Upgraded \| Windows XP x86
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03-12-12, 05:17 PM	Thread Starter #7
cdnmeatshield Registered Join Date: Mar 2012	Unfortuntaly I have the SSD already as I got it for $300 on newegg a few weeks ago. Oh well. I didnt see a gskill SATA III. I'll be putting in a order by months end and will post pictures of my build thanks for all your advice CS
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03-12-12, 05:31 PM	Thread Starter #8
cdnmeatshield Registered Join Date: Mar 2012	I'd like peoples opinion on video cards on a budget of 500$ 3X 460 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814130750 $169.99 Each with $5 rebate = $494.97 OR 2X 480 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814130759 $309.99 Each With $50.00 rebate = $519.98 what will give me better performance? thanks CS
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03-19-12, 06:25 PM	Thread Starter #9
cdnmeatshield Registered Join Date: Mar 2012	SO I have gone with 2 480's water cooled by Danger Den ) And the box is the cooler Master Haf X. I got it today and stripped it, it's going in for nickle plating Wednesday. I have pics and will put them is some sort of format and post them. I may do a build video when everything is here and ready. Now my question is this : Is there a difference between SLI connectors? I've seen alot out there anywhere from $6 to $100'S is there a difference and could some one point me to a good dealer. thanks CS
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03-19-12, 06:32 PM	#10
Knufire Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI	SLI connectors come with the video card. __________________ i7-920 3.8 Ghz \| Venomous-X w/ Panaflo HS \| Sapphire Vapor-X 4890 EVGA X58 SLI LE \| 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 \| 500GB Samsung OEM \| Rosewill 850w \| Thermaltake Armor Series \| OCZ Vertex 2 60GB Secondary Rig: CM Elite 430 \| A8-3870K stock \| Radeon HD 6670 \| 500GB WD Caviar Blue \| 4GB G.SKILL DDR3-1333 \| ASUS A55 HEATWARE
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03-19-12, 06:43 PM	Thread Starter #11
cdnmeatshield Registered Join Date: Mar 2012	LOL thanks yep it was in the Crossfire box I han't opened yet thanks
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06-01-12, 11:18 AM	Thread Starter #12
cdnmeatshield Registered Join Date: Mar 2012	Hey there all well after the longest build as I was working so much this year here is my water cooled build please enjoy and let me know what you think http://www.flickr.com/photos/79553991@N05/
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07-04-12, 02:06 PM	Thread Starter #13
cdnmeatshield Registered Join Date: Mar 2012	Hello all As everyone in my film world in on holidays I had a chance to put together my build videos I've cut them to be about 6 -10 mins long so there easy to watch. please let me know what you think Part 1: Parts Intro Part 2: The build Part 3: Parts of the Assembly Part 4: Voiding Warranties Enjoy
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