Hey gang, I was thinking of buying a Dell XPS 730x and when I saw the $1,999 price tag I felt I could do much better building it myself as I usually do anyways. I've been on my E6750 rig for 2 years now and felt it's time for an upgrade so this time i'm looking at a AMD Phenom II x4 beast setup. Of course I could always be swayed by the experts here but I think this is currently the best bang for the buck. Some of the parts also don't reflect rebates. The power supply is $159 with a $60 rebate.![]()
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard ($140)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366
Tuniq Ripper PSU-RIP1000W-BK 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($159 w/$60 rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817611009
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory ($100)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145222
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail ($245)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674
OK my only question(s) from this core setup is the memory. The memory is setup for a triple channel Intel rig but the mobo i'm looking at is dual channel and I plan to install 6GB (3x2) of Ram. Will it work on this mobo I picked and will I be able to use all 6GB with Windows 7 (64bit) OS?
I'm looking at going with an ATI card this time because of it's compatibility with AMD. I'll be addressing that later. Also I have a Lian-Li ATX case I might reuse and I have two DVD writers and 3 HDD's. (250GB, 400GB, 500GB I can reuse as well)
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Crap, can one of the mods move this to the desktop forum? I forgot this is the notebook forum.
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We can't move threads from NBR to DTR, you'll have to repost it there.
This thread is now closed.
Building new system, need advice on these parts
Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Rodster, May 17, 2009.