hi guys just bought a gigabyte ga-p55m-ud4 and intel core i5 650 cpu.im lookin for memory what ram could i get as cheap as poss.also im lookin at a western digital 500 gb hardrive sata,i think tht will do for what im thinkin.also any ideas on dvd/cd drive.i have a psu it has the 2 blocks of wires which go into the motherboaed and the wires obviously which supply power to the drives.i was just wondering whether the wires which come out of my psu to the motherboard would fit.one block has 20 wires and the other has 4.thnx guys.by the way it is a q-tec 550w psu.thnx
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Aastii
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Depends on the country you are in
If in US:
G.Skill Ripjaws, they are the best value for money memory, can pick them up for ~$100 from newegg
Which 500GB drive? If caviar green, stay away because they are slow, you would bet better off getting caviar blue or black, or a Samsung F3
DVD/CD drive doesn't matter, they are all just about the same, just make sure you get a SATA one, not IDE. SATA is much faster.
The power supply cables will fit into your motherboard, however I would drop the unit all togethher and get a higher quality one. Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, Antec, Be Quiet!, Silverstone, BFG, Seasonic, XFX, Thermaltake Toughpower are all brands you should be using
Aastii
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There is a little edit button if you want to add to a post, and no need to bump your thread when it is already on the first page of posts.
Which Western Digital hard drive though? They have 3 major ones, Caviar Green, Blue and Black, they have others, but I am betting it is one of those.
What is your budget for all of this, and where are you getting the other parts from? Most major computer distributers don't stock Ripjaws, only Corsair, Kingston and OCZ it would appear, and from them Corsair is your best bet, but without a budget, can't raelly help much further.
Also, I would change the motherboard to full ATX if the case you are getting is also full ATX. Can we have the information about that too please?
mihir
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Dude check this link
http://www.computerforum.com/search.php?searchid=1812714
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hi there,to be honest i dont want togo over 100 quid for memory,as i saidi have purchased the ga-p55m-ud4 and intel core i5 650.i only want 4gb of ram.for the hardrive and dvd drive i dont wan to be spending to much cheapest possible,and for the case maybe the antec 300.i will also need a graphics card to,i dont have a budget so to speak but i dont wanna be spending loads of money.i will find out what kind of hardrive it is.thnx
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Aastii
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again, you can put more than 1 reply in one post, you don't have to create multiple posts to do it.
If you want to be keeping costs down, the case is great.
Hard drive: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500G...HD502HJ-SATA-3Gb-s-7200rpm-16Mb-Cache-8ms-OEM
best bang for buck there is at the moment, you could always spend the extra £12 and get 1 and half times the storage, but a hard drive of similar speed:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/750G...nt-F1-SATA-3Gb-s-7200rpm-32MB-Cache-89-ms-NCQ
For your video card, you will need to get a better, decent power supply before thinking of getting one. nVidia have just released the GTX460 which seems to be the card to bring nVidia back into competeing, as it is slightly better than the ATi 5830, yet cheaper:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Shop/Computer-Hardware/All/GPU-NVIDIA/NVIDIA-Geforce-GTX460-PCI-E-(336-Cores)
but are on prorder at the moment, so you may have to wait. If you don't want to:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-...s-2x-DL-DVI-I-HDMI-DP-plus-Aliens-vs-Predator
or I would personally spend the extra and go for the one with the better cooling sollution:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-...Hz-GDDR5-GPU-825MHz-1120-Cores-DP-DL-DVI-HDMI
and then a much better power supply than the POS you orriginally picked:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500W-Silverstone-ST50F-Silent-PSU-120mm-Fan-Dual-plus12V
and then memory:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-...600)-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-8-8-8-24-XMP-165V
sorry to be posting again,this is easiest for me lol.anyway thnx for the info all greatly appreciated,is there anywhere i might be able to save alittle,ie on the hardrive maybe smaller one,the psu and an even cheaper tower.im goin over alittle on what id like to spend.if not the buils will hav to stay on hold for abit.thnx
Aastii
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smaller hard drives are literally £5 cheaper, it isn't a great amount saved to drop to say 160GB instead
As to power supply, you could save ~£15 by getting
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/400W...eries-PSU-ATX-PS-2-UK-Version-3-year-warranty
instead of the other power supply, but you won't be able to upgrade much further than what you already have on it.
You could drop the graphics card to:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-...z-GDDR5-GPU-850MHz-Cores-800-2x-DL-DVI-I-HDMI
but apart from that, there isn't anywhere else you can save money on really
hi guys just wondering whether this ram would go with the motherboard and components i have chosen thnx appreciated.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...231278&Tpk=G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM
also i have a dvd rw on ide would this be ok also with this motherboard save me buying one.thnx
hi there,yes i knw cant buy from newegg,i have been offered the exactly the same ram,for 75 pounds brand new,is tht a gd deal.if i were to use an ide cd/dvd drive wold it be very slow thnx
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...231278&Tpk=G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM
also i have a dvd rw on ide would this be ok also with this motherboard save me buying one.thnx
hi there,yes i knw cant buy from newegg,i have been offered the exactly the same ram,for 75 pounds brand new,is tht a gd deal.if i were to use an ide cd/dvd drive wold it be very slow thnx
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Aastii
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yes, it would go with it, but newegg don't ship to UK or anywhere outside of US
Also an IDE drive will work, you have 1 IDE port on your motherboard
hes spot on there,theyre slow for main drives....but are good for just storage drives.
i have a WD Green 500Gb as storage and its been great.
If you can,try and look for the WD BLACK with the 64mb cache....thats probably the fastest 7200Rpm drive your going to get
