Ok so that is purchased now!! I am probably building a computer that I will never be able to realize the full potential of but it will be fun and last a long time. RIGHT???
Even by conservative estimates, you will get 2+ years out of that PC before games are sufficiently advanced enough that you can't max everything out. Even then, plenty of life left at reduced settings.
more crazy questions. I am getting excited and I haven't received a part yet and haven't even ordered half of them but it is close. I was reading a review on the DDR3 and some said they had to set voltages and timings. I don't know what this means as I said I am new and never done this. Is it hard to do and have I gotten myself in over my head?
Antec 300 Case arrived today, it looks huge compared to my Dell . DVD drive should be in tomorrow and hopefully the PSU later this week. Things are starting to roll now!!
Ok been searching through forums and found a sticky with a lot of Canadian retailers so I am going to list parts and see if they compare to what was found on Newegg.ca for me so be honest and let me know what is the better product.
Thanks Thrax, just checking it out as I found the case and power supply cheaper for the exact same one on these other sites should have done more research first
Ok so went to order more parts today and the Motherboard is out of stock and so is the Ram should I wait for it to get restocked or are there others out there that anybody would suggest
Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for replacements for the motherboard and Ram as they were out of stock and want to buy more parts for this pc
Wow a year ago I started this project and still not done. I guess School a new baby and a wedding do take up some time. Anyway if anyone out there remembers this I have reading comments about the DFI Board that was listed on here. I still have 3 parts to purchase and this is what was recommended Motherboard Processor Memory
So should I continue with these products or is there others out there that I should swap for
CPU and memory both look fine. DFI boards are more trouble than they are worth these days (from what I've been hearing). As usual, I'd recommend picking up a Gigabyte board.
That one is the same price as the DFI board you're looking at and runs a newer chipset. It's got a great set of features too including USB 3.0. That board should knock your socks off.
DFI boards are absolutely fantastic. Solid caps and high-end components, just like the Gigabyte UD series, except with a BIOS designed by Oskar Wu, the world's foremost PC BIOS designer. The only shame about the company is that they're pulling out of the mobo biz.
The company has pledged to honor any warranties, and will continue making special-purpose motherboards for home theater PCs, servers and the like. There's no reason to believe that they wouldn't be able to repair or replace a bum board.
If it's a concern, though, Gigabyte is a fine company.
I am using a very similar DFI board (essentially the same layout in AM2+)
I've had to RMA it, but they were pretty good about it, got me a working board in a reasonable amount of time without any real question.
I will say, the BIOS, its for the hard core tinkerer. Hindsight 20/20 not necessarily the best board for me, because I'm a more casual overclocker, I'll loose a little headroom in exchange for stability and ease of setup, but I will say, if your looking for the most flexable overclocker friendly BIOS in the world, DFI boards have it there. You can adjust EVERYTHING! Its really is the power users BIOS.
Gigabyte and DFI use the same basic software for their BIOS. If all you want to do is configure the boot order and disable a few options, both companies will offer you a virtually identical experience. It's set and forget either way.
DFI pulls ahead if you want to get your hands dirty, however, because they offer options that Gigabyte doesn't.
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<a href=http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=36174&vpn=GA-MA790XT-UD4P&manufacture=Gigabyte>Motherboard</a>
<a href=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136067>Motherboard on newegg.ca</a>
<a href=http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35588&vpn=EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1015>Video Card</a>
<a href=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102850>Video card on newegg.ca</a>
Originally planned Video Card
Is this close to same quality really don't know the difference between the 2
Will this one work as well?
<a href=http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14080BD9965&vpn=100267L&manufacture=SAPPHIRE>Or this one?</a>
<a href=http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42868&vpn=OCZ3G1600LV4GK&manufacture=OCZ Technology>I believe this is low voltage</a>
and this one
<a href=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227316> this one</a> will they both work in the same motherboard and is there an advantage of one over the other?
Motherboard
Processor
Memory
So should I continue with these products or is there others out there that I should swap for
Just saw this on another site is this a decent deal?
<a href=http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6077909&CatId=4297>motherboard and CPU</a>
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128435
That one is the same price as the DFI board you're looking at and runs a newer chipset. It's got a great set of features too including USB 3.0. That board should knock your socks off.
If it's a concern, though, Gigabyte is a fine company.
I've had to RMA it, but they were pretty good about it, got me a working board in a reasonable amount of time without any real question.
I will say, the BIOS, its for the hard core tinkerer. Hindsight 20/20 not necessarily the best board for me, because I'm a more casual overclocker, I'll loose a little headroom in exchange for stability and ease of setup, but I will say, if your looking for the most flexable overclocker friendly BIOS in the world, DFI boards have it there. You can adjust EVERYTHING! Its really is the power users BIOS.
DFI pulls ahead if you want to get your hands dirty, however, because they offer options that Gigabyte doesn't.
<a href=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443&Tpk=GA-870A-UD3 target=blank>
GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3</a>