need advice :)

[chobits]

is there any reason why this wouldnt work well together?

CPU: Q6600 GO stepping
GPU: Asus GeForce 9800 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) retail
Motherboard: Asus P5E3 Premium/Wifi@N Intel X48 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

do i need a better CPU?

if the above 3 things are compatible, im ordering 2mrw

the case, ram, will be decided later

[staffsMike]

Yes but,

Why buy such an expensive motherboard, which requires very expensive RAM?

4GB of decent DDR2 and a suitable motherboard is £150 all in. Your way is more like £300.

[chobits]

hey mike thx for the reply, but im going for that mobo.

u replied to my other thread saying that the EVGA 9800 GX2 would be a better choice cos of the warranty and support. asus = 3 year warranty. evga = 10 yr warrany. if thats the only difference between them then im going for the EVGA.

would this be compatible with the asus mobo? silly question but i wanna make sure

[staffsMike]

OK just making sure you know your options

No problem with compatability between that and the asus mobo no.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

chobits why are you going for ddr3? you wont see any difference between ddr2 and ddr3. well its your money mate so if ddr3 is what u fancy, so be it but many would disagree with you unless they had spare cash to waste

[chobits]

i would disagree with me aswell lol, but im gonna do it.

seen as we're talking about memory, would this go with the asus mobo?

OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666C6 1333MHz ReaperX (2x2GB) Dual Channel DDR3 (OCZ3RPX1333EB4GK)

i know its alot

oh yeah almost forgot, would it fit in my case? was thinking on getting the Lian-Li PC-B25B Aluminium Midi-Tower - Black

[donkiddik]

Yes but,

Why buy such an expensive motherboard, which requires very expensive RAM?

4GB of decent DDR2 and a suitable motherboard is £150 all in. Your way is more like £300.

Agree totally with Mike, why pay so much for DDR3 when you can get a decent mobo and ram for virtually half the price?

[staffsMike]

You won't have any problems but I wouln't buy RAM with those stupid heatsinks.. you never know what kind of problems they will cause. Go for standard heatsinks.

Are you planning on a CPU upgrade anytime soon because the RAM will run no where near it's potential with a Q6600. Again if you are dead sure.. go with the most basic set of DDR3 if you are using the q6600 for the foreseable future.

[-iceblade^]

you're making very expensive vchoices, but they should work well together...

[chobits]

you mean 2gb worth only, or just low latency and mhz?

btw did the clocks go forward an hour or two?

im getting confused hmmm

[staffsMike]

low MHz. Laetency as tight as possible (or low yeah)

4GB still though if you want that much

[donkiddik]

clocks forward 1 hour!

[chobits]

sweet, im going down to yoyo tech 2mrw, gonna check out a few cases, lian li B25B, lian li armoursuit P60 and the antec P182, gonna defo buy one of em, just dont know which one yet? now what else am i forgetting, got the case (almost), GPU, CPU, MOBO, RAM.

Fan for CPU i guess? im not gonna water cool, just keep it on air.

yay almost done...

clocks forward an hour, so now its 2.27. but forum is like 2 hrs behind?

[staffsMike]

I use scythe ninja's in my builds. Goes very well with the antec P182 which is what I would buy also

[chobits]

i just checked out some coolers and i think this one fits the bill
its called the Noctua NH-U12P

and its got a pretty good review, check it out

DragonSteelMods

[SiM]

i just checked out some coolers and i think this one fits the bill
its called the Noctua NH-U12P

and its got a pretty good review, check it out

DragonSteelMods

It is a very good cooler, but it is also very overpriced. If you want to go all out hardcore air cooling, then get the Thermalright Ultra-120 extreme

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