First Build, Specific questions

J

Jimbles

New Member
So this will be my first build, and I'm about 80% sure that everything will be compatible but just want to be totally sure.
Here are the parts I plan on using:

Motherboard: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2 GHz
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TQYUAE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE 100282XTREME Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 HDCP Ready CrossFireX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102932

RAM: Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (two sets maybe)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220558

Hard Drive:Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive X2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074

Power Supply: APEVIA ATX-AQ700W-BK 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148040

Case: NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025

DVD Drive: ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204


Just a few more questions...

- Is it worth it to go for 2 hard drives for Raid 0 (or Raid 1)?
- Will I ever need more than the 8 gigs of RAM? I could get two sets of the patriot RAM listed above.
** Is the video card still compatible even though it is PCI Express 2.1?
- Will I need to buy any Cables?

Thanks for your time, and if you have any suggestions on different, cheaper, or better parts (for not too much more $$) that would be appreciated.

-Jimbles
 
I wouldn't suggest that PSU, Appevia is a very cheap brand. 700 watts is overkill for your system unless you plan on crossfiring 2 cards. Would recommend corsair, antec, pc power and cooling units instead.
 
How much is that ^?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.638454

Don't get Apevia ps. Get quality unit like Seasonic/Corsair/PC P&C/XFX/Antec/Silverstone.

Unless you have free shipping @ Amazon the 965 @ NE is only 141 right now.
Do you need 8GB? If not, could save a few bucks there.
That motherboard is pretty dated. Try to get a newer one, like 870/880. Or even AM3+.

I wouldn't use a blue for C. There are faster ones pretty close to that $44.
Take a look at Samsung F4 320, it's really fast,, or F3. Or even the Seagate 7200.12 320 gb is only $39 I think.

Jimbles said:
Just a few more questions...

- Is it worth it to go for 2 hard drives for Raid 0 (or Raid 1)?
- Will I ever need more than the 8 gigs of RAM? I could get two sets of the patriot RAM listed above.
** Is the video card still compatible even though it is PCI Express 2.1?
- Will I need to buy any Cables?
Click to expand...

- A small SSD for boot up and some programs, with an accompanying hdd would be better.
- Depends on what you'll be doing. Perhaps not, but it's cheaper that way and Windows 7 may like you better for it.:) 16GB would be a bit much.
- Yes, it is 2.0 is backwards compatible with 2.1.
- The motherboard will come with 2 Sata data cables. For 2 hdd's you'll need another.
- The power supply will have the power connectors.
 
Last edited:
I would recommend a faster HD or at least a larger cache long before more ram I have one game that requires 4GB of ram and I like open programs in the background my 12GB is great. Doubt I'll really ever get to 8+ though I think 6.55ish is the most I've seen used.
 
Jimbles said:
Will this SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139428 work with new MoBo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130290
Click to expand...
Yes, it will work since they both have sata interface. However, with just 32GB you'd need to do Option 1 here : Setup and Manage SSD , in order to keep those folders that are moved from maxing out out the 32GB of space.


Ideally you want the motherboard to have Sata 6.0 because 3.0 will reduce the speed of the SSD.


If your thinking of adding a SSD to the $770, and you want to let us know your absolute max budget, along with if you want rebates to be factored in, we could help better.


If your going to buy from NE, I suggest signing up for thier eblast. The very part(s) your buying could have a promo.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top