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Red Love X

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I apologize for making another thread on this, but I'm planning on making the purchase tomorrow, as that's the date the motherboard I'm getting comes back in stock on Newegg. I've already made the mistake of rushing into one computer without researching it well enough, so was hoping to get one final check to make sure everything was compatible. Thank you for your time.

Mobo (in stock tomorrow) P8P67 PRO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131682

CPU - i5 2500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Case - NXZT Phantom
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146068

PSU - Corsair TX Series 950W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139013

GPU - EVGA GTX 570
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130595

RAM - G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB(2x2GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231427

HDD - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

OD - Asus 24x R/RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

HSF - XIGMATEK Dark Knight
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

OS - OEM Builder's Copy Win7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

Thanks again for everyone's help. Wouldn't have been able to do this without the support from this board.
 
Ah, nope, you're right...I was thinking of another thread.

The XFX will be more stable than the TX950...better ripple suppression, voltage regulation, etc. However, the TX950 will still run well within ATX specs.

I think the 950 was originally chosen because you were looking at xfire 6970's, but SLI GTX 570's would use less power...you shouldn't need the 950 there.
 
Drenlin said:
Ah, nope, you're right...I was thinking of another thread.

The XFX will be more stable than the TX950...better ripple suppression, voltage regulation, etc. However, the TX950 will still run well within ATX specs.

I think the 950 was originally chosen because you were looking at xfire 6970's, but SLI GTX 570's would use less power...you shouldn't need the 950 there.
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Was actually under the impression the 6970s were more power efficient, but the two cards seemed so close that I decided to go with whatever additional Newegg offered, and they offered Mafia II and Just Cause 2 for free, and it has PhysX support, hence my change.

I unfortunately don't know what ripple suppression means. I would assume voltage regulation means the PSU is more power efficient? With that being said, is there any PSU change you'd recommend? My initial thoughts was to go with 950W+ so if I wanted to SLI/Crossfire down the road, I would be fine, but if 850W would do it, then I don't need to get more than necessary.
 
Nope, the 6970 has a TDP of 250W, while the GTX 570 is 219W. Overclocked, the 6970 can probably hit 300W. Not so for the 570, though it could probably top 250. Granted, no card runs at full TDP unless you're running a program like Furmark/Kombustor, which is designed to push a graphics card to its limits. However, this does give a little wiggle room, which is important...especially when you factor in capacitor aging. PSU's lose a little bit of their output capacity over time.



Voltage regulation is how close the PSU can hold the voltage to its rated value. I think it's 5% above or below the voltage that it has to stay inside, but don't quote me on that.

As for ripple suppression, this should help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripple_(electrical)
Under the "effects of ripple" section, those last two points are the important ones here.
 
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Drenlin said:
Nope, the 6970 has a TDP of 250W, while the GTX 570 is 219W. Overclocked, the 6970 can probably hit 300W. Not so for the 570, though it could probably top 250. Granted, no card runs at full TDP unless you're running a program like Furmark/Kombustor, which is designed to push a graphics card to its limits. However, this does give a little wiggle room, which is important...especially when you factor in capacitor aging. PSU's lose a little bit of their output capacity over time.



Voltage regulation is how close the PSU can hold the voltage to its rated value. I think it's 5% above or below the voltage that it has to stay inside, but don't quote me on that.

As for ripple suppression, this should help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripple_(electrical)
Under the "effects of ripple" section, those last two points are the important ones here.
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Okay, thanks. I'll probably stick with the 570 then, the benchmarks were too close to judge (570 won 1/3rd, 6970 won 1/3rd, and the last 1/3rd was a tie). So with that kind of output, looks like I'd be fine using SLI for two 570s with the 850W from XFX, correct? Any other PSU I should/could be looking at?

Helpful link too!
 
Red Love X said:
Okay, thanks. I'll probably stick with the 570 then, the benchmarks were too close to judge (570 won 1/3rd, 6970 won 1/3rd, and the last 1/3rd was a tie). So with that kind of output, looks like I'd be fine using SLI for two 570s with the 850W from XFX, correct?
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Yep :good:


Any other PSU I should/could be looking at?
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Nah, that one's about the best you'll find in the price range, especially with that rebate.
 
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looks good to me, only thing is my last 2 purchases from newegg were not great, they sent me used items...so just a note to be careful and double check your order make sureits not a used item they send you....
 
Red Love X said:
Okay, thanks! I'll order it as soon as the mobo comes in stock tomorrow. You've been a great help.
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No problem man :)

Looks like the mobo is in stock now...?

okapixel said:
looks good to me, only thing is my last 2 purchases from newegg were not great, they sent me used items...so just a note to be careful and double check your order make sureits not a used item they send you....
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Sure you didn't order something Open Box?

Even if you did have a bad experience, though, Newegg still has some of the best customer service in the industry...I've yet to meet anyone who'd disagree with that.
 
Drenlin said:
No problem man :)

Looks like the mobo is in stock now...?


Sure you didn't order something Open Box?

Even if you did have a bad experience, though, Newegg still has some of the best customer service in the industry...I've yet to meet anyone who'd disagree with that.
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Yeah, I actually ordered it this afternoon, and through rush processing it's already shipped :D Should have it by Friday, so I'll attempt to put it together then.

Is there any effective build order that's better than others? My initial plan was to put together the mobo first, with RAM/GPU/HSF first, then install it in the case using the standoffs, then OD/HDD, then connect the PSU to everything. Is there a more effective way/way to isolate components if I run into a problem and something is defective?

EDIT - Also, how necessary is an anti-static wrist band/mat? I have no choice but to build on carpet, my apartment is too small.
 
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