Rate my build - Hardware & Software

Motherboard: ASUS Mainboard S-775 P43 ATX PCI-E Audio GbLAN DDR3 (P5P43TD) (or maybe ASUS P5Q3 S775 P45 ATX DDR3 GLN+1394 SATA2R FB1600 IN (90-MIB6B0-G0EAY00Z) pretty much the same but with P45 chipset and 30% more expencive) Processor: INTEL Core2Duo E7600 Box 3,06GHZ 1066/3M S775 (BX80571E7600) RAM: CORSAIR XMS 2048M DDR3 1333MHz, 2x240 DIMM (TWIN3X2048-1333C9DHX G) GPU: ASUS GF GTS250 512MB PCI-E (ENGTS250/HTDI/512MD3) And wire all this shit up with 450W Huntkey PSU. The cost is somewhere around 600-650$

[QUOTE=Suicide Requiem;17080128]Motherboard: ASUS Mainboard S-775 P43 ATX PCI-E Audio GbLAN DDR3 (P5P43TD) (or maybe ASUS P5Q3 S775 P45 ATX DDR3 GLN+1394 SATA2R FB1600 IN (90-MIB6B0-G0EAY00Z) pretty much the same but with P45 chipset and 30% more expencive) Processor: INTEL Core2Duo E7600 Box 3,06GHZ 1066/3M S775 (BX80571E7600) RAM: CORSAIR XMS 2048M DDR3 1333MHz, 2x240 DIMM (TWIN3X2048-1333C9DHX G) GPU: ASUS GF GTS250 512MB PCI-E (ENGTS250/HTDI/512MD3) And wire all this shit up with 450W Huntkey PSU. The cost is somewhere around 600-650$[/QUOTE] Why would you get a Core2Duo and DDR3? Also, don't get that PSU, get at least a 500 Corsair, SeaSonic, PC Power and Cooling, OCZ, or Antec. If this is for gaming, also get 2gb more of RAM. 6/10.

[QUOTE=jmazouri;17080493]Why would you get a Core2Duo and DDR3? Also, don't get that PSU, get at least a 500 Corsair, SeaSonic, PC Power and Cooling, OCZ, or Antec. If this is for gaming, also get 2gb more of RAM. 6/10.[/QUOTE] It was supposed to be a low-budget build. WTF is wrong with DDR3 and Core2Duo? Also i don't need 4GB of RAM right now, 2GB of DDR3 1333Hz will be suficent to my needs, i'll get another 2GB later. Edit: 450W or 500W PSU doesn't make any big difference, i'll upgrade PSU if it will be needed.

You don't need DDR3 for anything but an i7 build, it's not worth the extra money. You need a different PSU because the one you chose will blow up. 4GB of DDR2 RAM will last you until you upgrade until i7 and will cost the same as 2GB of DDR3. [editline]07:11PM[/editline] Where the hell are you buying from? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171038[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161244[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184[/url] [editline]07:11PM[/editline] $541.95

[QUOTE=adzicents;17080601]You don't need DDR3 for anything but an i7 build, it's not worth the extra money. You need a different PSU because the one you chose will blow up. 4GB of DDR2 RAM will last you until you upgrade until i7 and will cost the same as 2GB of DDR3. [editline]07:11PM[/editline] Where the hell are you buying from? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171038[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161244[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184[/url] [editline]07:11PM[/editline] $541.95[/QUOTE] WHY can't i have DDR3 without i7?

[QUOTE=Suicide Requiem;17081000]WHY can't i have DDR3 without i7?[/QUOTE] It's not worth it,you gain no speed from DDR2 when on a Core series and lower. Stop bitching and listen to people.

[QUOTE=Suicide Requiem;17081000]WHY can't i have DDR3 without i7?[/QUOTE] You can, but it's worthless. There's no performance increase over DDR2, it costs more, and the timings are terrible.

[QUOTE=jmazouri;17080493]Why would you get a Core2Duo and DDR3? Also, don't get that PSU, get at least a 500 Corsair, SeaSonic, PC Power and Cooling, OCZ, or Antec. If this is for gaming, also get 2gb more of RAM. 6/10.[/QUOTE] Cooler Master makes nice PSUs too.

[QUOTE=ghostofme;17082506]Cooler Master makes nice PSUs too.[/QUOTE] They're so so.

You are making a huge misstake choosing that psu. According to reviews it blows up if you try and squeeze more then 360W from it.

[QUOTE=adzicents;17080601]You don't need DDR3 for anything but an i7 build, it's not worth the extra money. You need a different PSU because the one you chose will blow up. [/QUOTE] I'm sorry, at first i thought that you where an idiot but after reading some reviews about my PSU that my friend showed to me.... They actually DO blow-up O.o I still don't get it people, show me some benchmarks of something, why wouldn't i get any performance boost if i use DDR3 without i7?

[url]http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/cpu/ddr2-800-vs-ddr3-1333.html[/url] About 1% difference, and that's with both having 2GB.

[QUOTE=n00bmuffin;17101893][url]http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/cpu/ddr2-800-vs-ddr3-1333.html[/url] About 1% difference, and that's with both having 2GB.[/QUOTE] Oh, That kind of sucks, i already ordered my PC parts so i can't order DDR2 or something...crap.

[QUOTE=Suicide Requiem;17105482]Oh, That kind of sucks, i already ordered my PC parts so i can't order DDR2 or something...crap.[/QUOTE] Which is why you should ask before ordering.

DDR2-1066MHz with very tight timings is the best choice for RAM. DDR3 is shit for the Core 2's, you wont get the bandwidth you would like.

[QUOTE=adzicents;17080601]You don't need DDR3 for anything but an i7 build, it's not worth the extra money. You need a different PSU because the one you chose will blow up. 4GB of DDR2 RAM will last you until you upgrade until i7 and will cost the same as 2GB of DDR3. [editline]07:11PM[/editline] Where the hell are you buying from? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171038[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161244[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184[/url] [editline]07:11PM[/editline] $541.95[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102850[/url] $5 more. But 5xxx series coming out soon so should just wait for that.

[QUOTE=devvothechav;17109739]DDR2-1066MHz with very tight timings is the best choice for RAM. DDR3 is shit for the Core 2's, you wont get the bandwidth you would like.[/QUOTE] No, DDR2-800MHZ is as you can't get CAS 4 timings with anything higher. Hell, expensive CAS 3 DDR2-800 RAM exists.

it's alright but i would get another processor and graphics card

Could've gotten a 4870.

[QUOTE=lemonlimecom;17111928]Could've gotten a 4870.[/QUOTE] No offence ATI people but i will NEVER buy a ATI graphic card again. I had 3 of them and i had some kind of fuck up with them all while NVIDIA cards worked perfectly for me (and they have PhysX). P.S. About DDR3 RAM, it's still kinda good RAM and it wasn't much more expensive than equal DDR2 (maybe 10% extra) and it will come in handy when i'll upgrade to i7 (new motherboard and crap)

[QUOTE=Suicide Requiem;17120918]No offence ATI people but i will NEVER buy a ATI graphic card again. I had 3 of them and i had some kind of fuck up with them all while NVIDIA cards worked perfectly for me (and they have PhysX). P.S. About DDR3 RAM, it's still kinda good RAM and it wasn't much more expensive than equal DDR2 (maybe 10% extra) and it will come in handy when i'll upgrade to i7 (new motherboard and crap)[/QUOTE] You must have done something wrong.

[QUOTE=Yumyumbublegum;17120944]You must have done something wrong.[/QUOTE] Buying them

Why the fuck are all the mods letting through all these retard fanboys?

Ya, is the don't be a fanboy bit even in the sticky?

I don't recall ReznorT being a fanboy.

[QUOTE=ReznorTV2;17120968]Buying them[/QUOTE] I think i have to agree with this man.

[QUOTE=Suicide Requiem;17120918]No offence ATI people but i will NEVER buy a ATI graphic card again. I had 3 of them and i had some kind of fuck up with them all while NVIDIA cards worked perfectly for me (and they have PhysX). P.S. About DDR3 RAM, it's still kinda good RAM and it wasn't much more expensive than equal DDR2 (maybe 10% extra) and it will come in handy when i'll upgrade to i7 (new motherboard and crap)[/QUOTE] ya know it isn;t for everyone one, you can't just do it.

To OP Stop being a fanboy [B]AND LISTEN!!![/B] DDR3 is [B]NOT[/B] worth in on a core2* build, and ATM Ati is best bang for the buck. And you also ordered your parts while asking us for help, Why did you ask for help in the first place then?? Might be my personal opinion, but that's fucking retarded :colbert:

[QUOTE=Suicide Requiem;17120918]No offence ATI people but i will NEVER buy a ATI graphic card again. I had 3 of them and i had some kind of fuck up with them all while NVIDIA cards worked perfectly for me [highlight](and they have PhysX)[/highlight]. P.S. About DDR3 RAM, it's still kinda good RAM and it wasn't much more expensive than equal DDR2 (maybe 10% extra) and it will come in handy when i'll upgrade to i7 (new motherboard and crap)[/QUOTE] You really are as dumb as you seem. ATi has nothing wrong with their cards, PhysX isn't a special feature for nVidia, its just drivers. This guy successfully messed with the PhysX drivers, and got them to work with ATi.

[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;17122900]You really are as dumb as you seem. ATi has nothing wrong with their cards, PhysX isn't a special feature for nVidia, its just drivers. This guy successfully messed with the PhysX drivers, and got them to work with ATi.[/QUOTE] Read the rest (beginning) of the post, PLEASE! [editline]06:48PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Van-man;17122423]To OP Stop being a fanboy [B]AND LISTEN!!![/B] DDR3 is [B]NOT[/B] worth in on a core2* build, and ATM Ati is best bang for the buck. And you also ordered your parts while asking us for help, Why did you ask for help in the first place then?? Might be my personal opinion, but that's fucking retarded :colbert:[/QUOTE] You, read this -> [QUOTE=Suicide Requiem;17105482]Oh, That kind of sucks, i already ordered my PC parts so i can't order DDR2 or something...crap.[/QUOTE] [editline]06:48PM[/editline] Seriously guys, learn to read WHOLE posts and not just the part you didn't like.