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    Help me build my desktop

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Trans, Nov 11, 2008.

  1. Trans

    Trans Newbie

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    Here're the accessories that I already have
    I just want to ask which motherboard should I get

    NEW INTEL QX9650 CORE 2 EXTREME 3.0GHz QUAD RETAIL CPU

    New MSI GeForce 9800GT 1GB GDDR3 Video Card 9800 GT

    should I got OCZ DDR3 1333 4gb 2x2gb Dual Channel PC3-10666 HS NEW or
    SAMSUNG 4GB 2X 2GB DDR3 1600 PC3 12800 1600MHZ

    thanks so much
     
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    http://www.desktopreview.com/ that's more what you're looking for. in any case, there's a plethora of further options you need to consider, such as if you want to go SLI at some point, if you want to attach any further PCIe cards, how many HDDs you want to hook up, etc etc.
     
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  3. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You're in the wrong forum. Try forum.desktopreview.com for more assistance. If you want my opinion though, you're wasting your money on the CPU and DDR3 memory. Stick with a Q9450 for 1/5 the price (or less) and DDR2. Plus the ATI HD 4850 is far better than the 9800 GT, on special, prices are near the 9800 GT (maybe a bit more, but if its like $20-30 more, I would consider it).
     
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  4. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    Yeah, you should go to desktopreview.com, one of out sister sites. Your current user ID and password work there I believe.

    -J.B.
     
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  5. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    As for the memory, the brand doesnt usually matter.

    Although, ive used OCZ lately, and like it. :)
     
    ahl395, Nov 11, 2008
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  6. Michel.K

    Michel.K 167WAISIQ

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    Totally agree on the money-waste of CPU!
    Was actually my first thought, why waste money on that CPU when there i other quad cores for better price!

    And choosing DDR3 is also a major money-waster! There is no performance to win with DDR2 on intels s775 boards as the memory-part isn't one with the CPU like AMD or new core i7. So there is just money-waste if you don't get DDR2 for a s775 CPU today! Hehe.
     
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