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[vandassen]

so i think i'm done?

changes to the orig:

MOBO: Asus p6t @newegg
GPU: Radeon hd 4890 @newegg
Case: CM elite @newegg (only 30 after rebate zomg!)

total comes to just a hair over 1100 beans which is good enough for me!

let me know if anyone foresees any problems in my future

thanks for all of your help guys! i'll be sure to stick around and contribute as best i can... plus i'm sure i'll be back once all this stuff gets here:good:

I'm jealous, you're gonna have so much fun with this build... I wish I could just build a new one every month! but alas, the money just isn't there. btw nice final choice on parts, she's a bute!

CM Elite was my first choice (for price and cooling) but I got upsold in store haha The 900 was on sale for $90 and I couldn't resist (I love my top 200mm!)

Post again when the time to build comes!

 

[Drenlin]

sorry, this didn't make sense to me... how will a dual channel kit "operate in 3 channel mode"?

I think he's saying that if it's already operating in triple channel, then even with a 4th stick added it will still operate in triple channel.

 

[vandassen]

The bandwidth will remain the same because the ram will still operate in 3 channel mode. (# of channels is limited by the memory controller on the processor) The total bandwidth is the product of the bandwidth of each memory stick and the number of channels. Adding a fourth memory stick will increase total memory size, but should not effect bandwidth.

ohhhh I got it now. I was comparing dual channel in a dual channel board and tri for a tri board... but I get what you're sayin now. thx Drenlin

 

[BuddyLee81]

so i think i'm done?

changes to the orig:

MOBO: Asus p6t @newegg
GPU: Radeon hd 4890 @newegg
Case: CM elite @newegg (only 30 after rebate zomg!)

total comes to just a hair over 1100 beans which is good enough for me!

let me know if anyone foresees any problems in my future

thanks for all of your help guys! i'll be sure to stick around and contribute as best i can... plus i'm sure i'll be back once all this stuff gets here:good:

Arctic Silver is your friend