Need Advice On This Setup + Other Questions

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Clucky

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All prices are in USD


Mobo (EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3-Way SLI Core i7 Motherboard with Tri-Channel DDR3 and Tuning Utility)
+
CPU (Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor)
+
RAM (Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D Dominator 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit)
= $752

Video Card (EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card ) = $263


PSU (Seasonic 650wt) = $80

Case = $100
Hard Drive = $60
Misc = $50

= $1305 + HD Monitor (22inch) = $195


TOTAL = $1500USD (or $1,930 CND)

Some extraneous questions, has anyone ever had problems with video cards that range between 510 and 1g, like the 896mb I listed? I heard rumours that they sometimes could cause compatibility issues with some games...

Also, what do you think of DDR3 Ram? I know it's the only thing compatible with the i7 so I sort of had no choice when it came to DDR2 (which would've been much cheaper).

Lastly, the Seasonic 650wt...do you think it's enough to power the system I'm building?

tyvm
 
na the 260 will be fine for gaming, i have never heard anyone having problems with them.
yeah you will have to go with DDRIII. it's faster than DDRII and it runs in 3 tri-channel and not dual channel like DDRII.
Personly id get at least a 700watt, just to be on the safe side, its always better to go higher than what you really need, just give you room to add stuff, like fans and LED's.
 
mac550 said:
na the 260 will be fine for gaming, i have never heard anyone having problems with them.
yeah you will have to go with DDRIII. it's faster than DDRII and it runs in 3 tri-channel and not dual channel like DDRII.
Personly id get at least a 700watt, just to be on the safe side, its always better to go higher than what you really need, just give you room to add stuff, like fans and LED's.
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For the PSU do you recommend anything quiet and relatively around $100?
 
That psu would work just fine I think. NewEgg doesn't list the amp ratings
for the rails, but a visit to the OCZ site yielded this:
http://www.ocztechnology.com/images/awards/sxs_700_pins.jpg

Just remember, more watts isn't always the most important thing.

Look for how many 12+ rails the psu has, and how many Amps each carries:
"Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 36 Amp Amps".

That's just for the card. You need at least twice that much so you can run
you cpu, hard drives, and the rest of your pc.
 
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