I'm going to need to build a new pc because the motherboard on my old one is dead. It was time to upgrade anyway! I came up with this configuration after some research but I'm pretty much new to this so could you guys give me some advice?
[IMG]http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1765/newpcx.jpg[/IMG]
I'll be using my old hd 6850 and samsung hard drive.
Would another 6850 fit on the motherboard as I will also need a pci slot for the wireless internet?
And another probably very dumb question.....Can I just put my hard drive with the os and all the data in the new pc and expect it to work? Or will I have to install everything again?
I've heard bad things about the gaming series, but the motherboard does support another gpu, but with the pci network card it might be a tight fit. Measure the gpu and network card first.
Ok thanks for the help guys, I'm almost going to order this:
[IMG]http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/4268/newpc2.jpg[/IMG]
Any last recommendations? I do have about 60 extra euros to spend, would it be wise to maybe go for a different motherboard or case?
750w is too much even for two 6850's, better off getting a 650w, an XFX or 650TXV2 or something.
It only looks like one stick of ram, if it is you want atleast two for dual channel (they should come in kits).
Also the 212 Evo comes with thermal paste so no need to get that.
Thx for the quick reply!
Yeah it doesn't make it clear it's 2 * 4 Gb, but it is.
I'll go for the 650W corsair enthusiast series then. Why not the 650W corsair professional series btw? I read somewhere it's never a good idea to skimp on the power supply.
Pretty much all the Corsair branded power supplies are pretty good quality - you're correct about not skmping on the power supply though.
I usually recommend the 500W Builder Series', but that seems to be a bit under your needs in terms of amount of watts, so go for the 650W Enthusiast series, and you should be fine :smile:
Got all the parts yesterday and after inspecting them (that motherboard is so pretty!) I started building. I remember thinking this is going way too smoothly and easy for a first time builder, knowing my luck something should go wrong....And it did. My old hard drive wasn't recognized. But by connecting it to a different sata port (even though the manual said it shouldn't matter which sata port you use) I at least managed to get the windows installer to see it. But then it strongly recommended me not to install anything on it cause it's shit. So my hard drive was broken and I had no idea how it happened. Was getting all kind of ideas in my head that maybe the power supply or my motherboard were destroying my other new hardware................I ordered a new hard drive and prayed that that would be all..........and everything is working perfectly now! How the older one got fucked is still a mystery to me though.
All in all and despite that little hiccup the building of the pc is actually really easy and quite satisfying in the end!
Thx for all the help guys, I should be set for the next couple of years! Lets see if I can still find a copy of skyrim in the shops somewhere.........
edit: Shit, I just read that I paid I really hefty price for my HDD because of a flood in Thailand. Oh well, I guess it's a small inconvenience compared to having to deal with the flood itself.
[QUOTE=LorimerBlack;33244662]Got all the parts yesterday and after inspecting them (that motherboard is so pretty!) I started building. I remember thinking this is going way too smoothly and easy for a first time builder, knowing my luck something should go wrong....And it did. My old hard drive wasn't recognized. But by connecting it to a different sata port (even though the manual said it shouldn't matter which sata port you use) I at least managed to get the windows installer to see it. But then it strongly recommended me not to install anything on it cause it's shit. So my hard drive was broken and I had no idea how it happened. Was getting all kind of ideas in my head that maybe the power supply or my motherboard were destroying my other new hardware................I ordered a new hard drive and prayed that that would be all..........and everything is working perfectly now! How the older one got fucked is still a mystery to me though.
All in all and despite that little hiccup the building of the pc is actually really easy and quite satisfying in the end!
Thx for all the help guys, I should be set for the next couple of years! Lets see if I can still find a copy of skyrim in the shops somewhere.........
edit: Shit, I just read that I paid I really hefty price for my HDD because of a flood in Thailand. Oh well, I guess it's a small inconvenience compared to having to deal with the flood itself.[/QUOTE]
Yea usually you're supposed to get a new HDD everytime you switch motherboards and what you do is just get a cheap one if you want and put the OS on it and use that as the main drive and set the other to "Storage" and you can usually access it and it will be fine and all your stuff will be there.
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