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Dast

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3TB will satisfy my needs. With all that said, all that's left is checking every part again and make a decision from those who have a " rival ". Maybe I should consider paying some attention to the motherboard though, kinda rushed on selecting it.
 
spirit

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Which CPU are you going for? That board will only work with a 3820, a 3930K or a 3960X.
 
wolfeking

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Sorry, I saw that you wanted X79 originally, and had been suggested Z77, so I was not sure what you had chosen.

Either way, I would not get that board. MSI is not really safe on the lower end boards. Look at Gigabite or Asus.
 
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Dast

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spirit said:
Which CPU are you going for? That board will only work with a 3820, a 3930K or a 3960X.
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Not yet decided, but as it seems, the 3930k kinda isn't worth the money. So I'd like a motherboard which will suit good a i7 3770k. In case I change my mind and go for the 3930k, I will get the mobo you recommended me, Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H.
 
spirit

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No the GA-Z77X-UD5H won't work with a 3930K, but it will work with a 3770K.

3770K is socket 1155
3930K is socket 2011

They require different boards.
 
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Dast

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spirit said:
No the GA-Z77X-UD5H won't work with a 3930K, but it will work with a 3770K.

3770K is socket 1155
3930K is socket 2011

They require different boards.
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Oh, alright then, I guess I'm in need of a good mobo for 3930k if the MSI one isn't that safe.
 
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Dast

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Thanks for the links, they did come in handy. After some research, I've decided to go for the EVGA, even though it's a lot more expensive.

As a last question, I'd like to know if it's worth getting an overclocked 7970. The difference in price is around 50€. I can also indicate some differences which I could spot in their characteristics.

Sapphire AMD Radeon HD7970 3GB DDR5 384bit PCIe: 925 MHz, RAMDAC (MHz): 400 MHz, Memory Frecvention 5500 MHz, DirectX Version 11, Dimensions(mm) 275 x 115 x 36 mm. ( http://193.25.112.104/images/mari/placa-video-sapphire-amd-radeon-hd7970-3gb-ddr5-384bit-pcie.jpg )

Sapphire Radeon HD7970 GHz Edition OC 3GB DDR5 384bit: 1000 MHz, RAMDAC (MHz): 2 x 400 MHz, Memory Frecvention 5800 MHz, DirectX Version 11.1, Dimensions(mm) 280(L)x115(W)x45(H) mm. ( http://193.25.112.104/images/mari/p...deon-hd7970-ghz-edition-oc-3gb-ddr5-384bi.jpg )
 
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Dast

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Oh, also I totally forgot to ask for what kind of channels I should go for the RAM, dual, triple or quad ? I don't really understand from the internet which one does a better a job ... Point me in the good direction please :)

EDIT: I think it has to be Quadruple, 4 x 4, as it depends on the motherboard.
 
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Geoff

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Dast said:
Oh, also I totally forgot to ask for what kind of channels I should go for the RAM, dual, triple or quad ? I don't really understand from the internet which one does a better a job ... Point me in the good direction please :)

EDIT: I think it has to be Quadruple, 4 x 4, as it depends on the motherboard.
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Correct, it depends on the motherboard/chipset.
 
spirit

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Socket 2011 board/CPU (i7 3930K): Quad-Channel
Socket 1155 board/CPU (i7 3770K): Dual-Channel
 
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