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Title: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: SpikeyThorn on August 13, 2011, 02:01:02 am: just been having a look at building my own PC
It seems everything is easy to sort, until it comes down to the PSU

With these specs :
Motherboard :Asus P8H67-V LGA1155 Intel H67 DDR3 ATX (B3 Stepping)
CPU :AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz Black Edition AM3 Socket L2/L3 8MB
GPU :XFX ATI Radeon 6770 HD 850MHz 1GB DDR5 PCI-Express HDMI
RAM :2 X 8GB DDR2 1333Mhz
HDD :500gb Idle 7200rpm
DVDRW : LiteOn 24x Int. DVDRW Black SATA + S/W

And if i missed anything, just say, and ill edit it
Currently i have a 500W PSU in mind, but weather that would be enough i dont know, but i do know its unlikely to go over 650-700W
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: Nick3306 on August 13, 2011, 02:08:27 am: Your processor WILL NOT fit in your motherboard. Your motherboard is a socket 1155 (intel) while your processor is a socket AM3 (AMD)

And you ordered WAY to much ram. Unless you are rendering or hosting a server you will not need anymore than 6gb of ram.

As for your power supply, the minimum required for your graphics card is 550W so i would go with a 650W power supply.

By the way, what case are you going to buy?

EDIT: Also your motherboard require DDR3 ram and you have DDr2 ram up there.
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: grand_chill on August 13, 2011, 02:24:30 am: Quote from: Nick3306 on August 13, 2011, 02:08:27 am
Your processor WILL NOT fit in your motherboard. Your motherboard is a socket 1155 (intel) while your processor is a socket AM3 (AMD)

And you ordered WAY to much ram. Unless you are rendering or hosting a server you will not need anymore than 6gb of ram.

As for your power supply, the minimum required for your graphics card is 550W so i would go with a 650W power supply.

By the way, what case are you going to buy?

EDIT: Also your motherboard require DDR3 ram and you have DDr2 ram up there.

I bow down to your computer knowledge awesomness. ;)

Edit: No sarcasm intended. I like to know and even read this sttuff as it fascinates me, unfortunatly i only know very little about the internal hardware of computers :-\ ;)
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: SpikeyThorn on August 13, 2011, 02:31:45 am: Quote from: Nick3306 on August 13, 2011, 02:08:27 am
Your processor WILL NOT fit in your motherboard. Your motherboard is a socket 1155 (intel)
You sir saved me from a Major DERP
Quote from: Nick3306 on August 13, 2011, 02:08:27 am
By the way, what case are you going to buy?
That was the reason for The 500W, it just happened to come with the Case, which is this (http://www.dabs.com/products/best-value-ezcool-h620-case-500w-psu-780H.html#)

but ill see about that motherboard :P
And theres more Hurp to go with that Durp, the 8GB, just because i didnt know about the motherboard supporting 3 ddr3 slots
But this one (http://www.dabs.com/products/gigabyte-am3--amd-880g-ddr3-matx-7JGN.html) does

So for a final check, if you find any problems with this, then notify me please
Spec:
3x2GB ddr3 1600mhz RAM (http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-xms3-6gb--3-x-2gb--ddr3-1600mhz-240-pin-dimm-unbuffered-cl9-75P5.html?refs=468470000)
650W PSU (http://www.dabs.com/products/best-value-alpine-650w-psu-120mm-red-fan-78ZR.html?refs=55430000)
GPU (http://www.dabs.com/products/xfx-ati-radeon-6770-hd-850mhz-1gb-ddr5-pci-express-hdmi--claim-dirt3--7GVP.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product+search&utm_content=Q200)
CPU (http://www.dabs.com/products/amd-phenom-ii-x4-965-3-4ghz-black-edition-am3-socket-l2-l3-8mb-6B0X.html)
CPU fan (http://www.dabs.com/products/arctic-cooling-freezer-13-cpu-cooler-7H0R.html)
Tower (http://www.dabs.com/products/best-value-cit-venus-midi-tower-gaming-case--2-x-blue-led-fans---led-d--7LYM.html)
HDD (http://www.dabs.com/products/samsung-500gb-spinpoint-f3-7200rpm-16mb-sata-6605.html?refs=4294946744#)
WiFi adaptor (http://www.dabs.com/products/edimax-wireless-n-300-2t2r-wi-fi-pci-adapter-7F8H.html)
Sound card (http://www.dabs.com/products/creative-soundblaster-5-1-vx-oem-7BT7.html)
I guess thats all i can think of ATM (3:30AM 0_0)
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: Nick3306 on August 13, 2011, 02:38:23 am: Well the motherboard you have there now is a micro ATX motherboard which I would not recommend if you are going to be using an aftermarket CPU cooler since there is a good chance the ram will be too close the the CPU socket for the cooler to fit.

By the way, a new motherboard means you will have to reinstall windows, do you have a copy of windows?
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: SpikeyThorn on August 13, 2011, 02:42:00 am: Then i shall ditch teh micro :D
Please tell me this one would work :)
http://www.dabs.com/products/gigabyte-870a-usbl-am3-amd-870-ddr3-atx-7KSF.html?refs=42180000-48750000
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: Nick3306 on August 13, 2011, 02:44:41 am: Ya that will work, just remember to install the cpu cooler you are buying before you screw the motherboard into the case. The first time I built a computer i learned that the hard way.
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: SpikeyThorn on August 13, 2011, 02:53:00 am: The hard way eh?
tell more :)
did u nearly snap the motherboard :L?
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: Nick3306 on August 13, 2011, 02:55:22 am: Quote from: SpikeyThorn on August 13, 2011, 02:53:00 am
The hard way eh?
tell more :)
did u nearly snap the motherboard :L?
Not even close, It didnt even bend, i got this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065) cpu cooler though. Beware, cpu coolers are notorious for coming with terrible directions, so if you get stuck, youtube will help lol.
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: lLLEGAL on August 13, 2011, 03:46:52 am: I dun understand any of these...
@.@
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: Nick3306 on August 13, 2011, 04:32:11 am: It is actually very simple when you take the time to learn all the parts.
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: clawstrider on August 13, 2011, 08:48:24 am: I get it, as in all the parts, but Nicks far superior to my knowledge :)
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: SpikeyThorn on August 13, 2011, 01:13:56 pm: yeah, i get the basics, but at 330am, i cant pick motherboards for shit :P
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: Ramkitty on August 13, 2011, 02:38:44 pm: what is the overall cost of this?
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: SpikeyThorn on August 13, 2011, 02:59:01 pm: Six hundred and one pounds and eleven pence :D
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: Ramkitty on August 13, 2011, 03:51:47 pm: did u inlcude the monitor, keyboard and mouse?
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: Nick3306 on August 13, 2011, 04:03:02 pm: Quote from: Ramkitty on August 13, 2011, 03:51:47 pm
did u inlcude the monitor, keyboard and mouse?
I figured he had all of those.

But you still need to answer my question of whether you have a copy of windows you can use. A new motherboard means u will need to re install windows.
Title: Re: Anybody good with Desktops?
Post by: SpikeyThorn on August 13, 2011, 06:21:38 pm: Quote from: Ramkitty on August 13, 2011, 03:51:47 pm
did u inlcude the monitor, keyboard and mouse?
Monitor is included (22 inch LCD)
and i have keyboard & mouse, but you could pick up both for 10-20 quid