First Build

[Tabuu]

hi guys

 

am new to occ and have been doing some research for a while to make

a middle gaming computer, so here is what im going with any opinions what not get or to get

 

Intel CORE 2 QUAD Q9650/3GHz/12MB CACHE/1333MHz FSB/LGA775

Asus P5Q-EM G45 FSB1600, PCIE2.0, RAID, GBLAN, mATX

Antec Nine Hundred Two Tower Gaming Case w Side Window black (no PSU)

Antec ATX EarthWatts 650W

Western Digital 1TB SATAII 32M 3GB/s(WD1001FALS)

Zotac GTX275 896MB DDR3 PCI E

Kingston DDR2 4(2x2G)PC6400 800Mhz

 

and btw my dads friend runs an amd setup but not sure if there any good, becuase i have no experience

[N.E.A]

do not get 775 cpus ,

 

q9650 is overpriced

 

i say

 

i5 750 + p55-ud4p/ud3r or msi p55-gd65 + 4 gigs ddr3 1600

 

amd is very good

but if you can buy 1156 it would be better

and you can look at cases like nzxt m59 or lexa s or cooler master storm sniper and they are cheaper ,

(for cable management .. )

but cases are personal choice .

psu get 650w but black color ..ocz / HEC / THERMAL TAKE /..etc

WELCOME TO OCC...........................

Edited October 23, 2009 by N.E.A

[Tabuu]

do not get 775 cpus ,

 

q9650 is overpriced

 

i say

 

i5 750 + p55-ud4p/ud3r or msi p55-gd65 + 4 gigs ddr3 1600

 

amd is very good

but if you can buy 1156 it would be better

 

WELCOME TO OCC...........................

 

thanks for that,

 

what is the difference bw DDR3 and DDR2

 

and here is my amd build if it is any good

 

AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHZ

Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P MB, AM3,790X+SB750,5.2GT/s, DDR3

same everything else

[N.E.A]

thanks for that,

 

what is the difference bw DDR3 and DDR2

 

and here is my amd build if it is any good

 

AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHZ

Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P MB, AM3,790X+SB750,5.2GT/s, DDR3

same everything else

you are welcome

 

ddr3 vs ddr2 :

ddr3 future proof but pricey ..

ddr2 is very good performer beats ddr3 some times and match it others , well priced but now they are getting expensive

if you are getting ddr2 then 800 mhz or 1066 will do the difference will be 100-350 in benchmark scores ,

ddr3 get 1600 or higher , do not get 1333 unless you plan on overclocking it to 1600 (higher speed )

right now i say ddr3 is best ( future proof and the price gap is closing )

as for amd it is very very very very .. good , but if you can get x4 955 it will be better for overclocking , if you do not want to overclock like crazy then 945 but 955 will overclock more easily ..since it features an unlocked multiplier ..

as for the board it is very very awesome board it gets to 790xt-ud5p`s performance level ...good luck

as i said if you can get 1156 ( i5 ) it i will be good

but if you can not or do not want to spend a lot get amd

i5 vs x4 955/965

the difference is not that big and some times there is no noticeable difference

but i7 (1156) makes a noticeable difference

as for the prices p55-gd65 and gigabyte p55-ud4p

are good but sadly 790x costs less 790fx too ..

so if you want to the bang for the buck get amd

tell us what you think about that ..

 

edit : i forgot to say that the performance difference between ddr3 and ddr2 can be seen in benchmark scores ..

Edited October 23, 2009 by N.E.A

[Tabuu]

you are welcome

 

ddr3 vs ddr2 :

ddr3 future proof but pricey ..

ddr2 is very good performer beats ddr3 some times and match it others , well priced but now they are getting expensive

if you are getting ddr2 then 800 mhz or 1066 will do the difference will be 100-350 in benchmark scores ,

ddr3 get 1600 or higher , do not get 1333 unless you plan on overclocking it to 1600 (higher speed )

right now i say ddr3 is best ( future proof and the price gap is closing )

as for amd it is very very very very .. good , but if you can get x4 955 it will be better for overclocking , if you do not want to overclock like crazy then 945 but 955 will overclock more easily ..since it features an unlocked multiplier ..

as for the board it is very very awesome board it gets to 790xt-ud5p`s performance level ...good luck

as i said if you can get 1156 ( i5 ) it i will be good

but if you can not or do not want to spend a lot get amd

i5 vs x4 955/965

the difference is not that big and some times there is no noticeable difference

but i7 (1156) makes a noticeable difference

as for the prices p55-gd65 and gigabyte p55-ud4p

are good but sadly 790x costs less 790fx too ..

so if you want to the bang for the buck get amd

tell us what you think about that ..

 

edit : i forgot to say that the performance difference between ddr3 and ddr2 can be seen in benchmark scores ..

 

found some ddr3 g.skill 1600mhz for $135, as well as a 955 amd which one will run better

with that the p55-gd65 or ud4p, i know the other cases are cheaper but am happy to spend that

much becuase the antec as good air flow with a 200mm fan on top any other good air flow ones??

and does the zotac gtx275 run well with amd?

 

Thanks alot

[N.E.A]

found some ddr3 g.skill 1600mhz for $135, as well as a 955 amd which one will run better

with that the p55-gd65 or ud4p, i know the other cases are cheaper but am happy to spend that

much becuase the antec as good air flow with a 200mm fan on top any other good air flow ones??

and does the zotac gtx275 run well with amd?

 

Thanks alot

nice rams ..

were you asking which board is better ..? (gd65 / ud4p )

 

those two are exactly the same except for the oc genie button

 

if you are new o overclocking and you want to overclock as easy as pushing a button get the gd65

but note that it gives more voltage than needed ( i think i read that some where ..)

any way if the 10 bucks are ok with ya get the gigabyte it is very easy in overclocking too but this you will have to do it your self and personally i do not like the oc button since i can not trust and i have to get my hands in it after all .

msi can be overclocked manually too but gigabyte will have the better stability ..

and i think i did understand some thing : did you mean which board (gd65/ud4p) will run better with amd ..?

 

i think i misunderstood that ,

any way just to let you know amd can not run on intel boards , the same thing with intel cpus

 

as for the video card it will run with no problem but try to get ( gigabyte / asus / msi / evga / xfx ) these are far better than zotac even BFG

good luck if you have any more questions , feel free to put them in a post ..

[IIAscEndAncYII]

do not get 775 cpus ,

 

q9650 is overpriced

 

i say

 

i5 750 + p55-ud4p/ud3r or msi p55-gd65 + 4 gigs ddr3 1600

 

amd is very good

but if you can buy 1156 it would be better

and you can look at cases like nzxt m59 or lexa s or cooler master storm sniper and they are cheaper ,

(for cable management .. )

but cases are personal choice .

psu get 650w but black color ..ocz / HEC / THERMAL TAKE /..etc

WELCOME TO OCC...........................

 

agreed

[nns]

Hey I think your PSU and case are pretty good!! Although there always are options like Corsair you might want to consider.

 

i5 and AMD quads are both pretty good!!

 

There are cheaper GSkills available around $96 for 4gigs!!

 

Not heard much about Zotac gfx.. I'd say ASUS gfx are pretty decent and cheap..

[Tabuu]

Hey I think your PSU and case are pretty good!! Although there always are options like Corsair you might want to consider.

 

i5 and AMD quads are both pretty good!!

 

There are cheaper GSkills available around $96 for 4gigs!!

 

Not heard much about Zotac gfx.. I'd say ASUS gfx are pretty decent and cheap..

 

thanks alot guys

 

sorry havent replied been busy lately, just one more concern just talking to a mate

and he was saying will 650w be enough to power this. i thought it was personaly

so if you just clear that up for me

 

thnks

[Tabuu]

thanks alot guys

 

sorry havent replied been busy lately, just one more concern just talking to a mate

and he was saying will 650w be enough to power this. i thought it was personaly

so if you just clear that up for me

 

thnks

 

and one other thing i was going to fo with an ATI (radeon) but heard they were old tech

so i was thinking either a Sapphire HD4890 Vapro-X 1G or the nvidia GTX 275 or possibly a 285

[N.E.A]

and one other thing i was going to fo with an ATI (radeon) but heard they were old tech

so i was thinking either a Sapphire HD4890 Vapro-X 1G or the nvidia GTX 275 or possibly a 285

4890 and 275 are good ,but if you can spend that kind of money on 285 i think 5850 will be far better

[xchrissypoox]

Deleted, my poor reading comprehension.

Edited October 29, 2009 by xchrissypoox