so Im looking at parts for the new pc and the board is one of the better asus amd jobs.
the question is that the specs say it supports dual channel ram but the corsair stuff Im looking at says theyre quad channel.
whats the deal with that?
board:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877
ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233400
cpu:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
hdd:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236244
I'm a bit behind mobo releases, but from what I read online, that mobo supports dual-channel memory. I think you can still use the Quad channel memory, however you're not getting any of the advertised benefit since the mobo is dual channel.
The Corsair model you are looking at states:
Also compatible with Intel and AMD dual channel DDR3 Platforms, including 2nd and 3rd generation Intel Core i7 and i5 systems
If you have sights set on this board - maybe try comparing the price of dual channel memorry vs quad channel memory ?
the HDD looks sweet. I think if you really want to limit the 'slowness' though, you might want to use a solid state HDD for the main operating system. I know it's less space and pricey though. Your HDD candidate is very fast though, so maybe not a biggie.
What sort of GPU are you looking at?
Im going to use the radeon I have now.
I think you'll fine, hope you can fire up WoT again. My own rig is a bit of date and had to lower the graphics settings. Hope I can get a chance to update.
the pc that died was built about 7 years ago to be a powerhouse CAD machine. it stood up well with only the occasional GPU and HDD upgrade. I wish I had the money to throw at this one that I had then. if I pull the trigger on it I'll probably swap out the video card over the summer.
This thread may be of interest:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1681275/quad-channel-memory-work-dual-channel-motherboard.html
danke
the price of all those parts dropped almost $200 since the first post. O0
That is a definite perk to upgrading computers. 8)
Just means it's all hopelessly outdated now. :P
hardly.
though it is somewhat annoying to have the money and not the time to build the damn thing.
Screw it. Spend the money on a hooker.
butt Gus is free.
Too much emotional baggage with that one.
one can only truly love a stripper when shes crying.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 28, 2014, 09:20:05 PM
one can only truly love a stripper when shes crying.
Finally, something sig-worthy from you.
well, most of my better stuff can't be used. ;)
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 28, 2014, 09:26:33 PM
most of my better stuff can't be used. ;)
LOL! Too true.
Well it'll mean removing your older quote "Do not think for a moment that you're going to out-weird me", but that too is sig-worthy. ;D
well.... I'm off to buy parts and shit.
For the robo-woman you're building?
And so it begins...
and mission creep sets in quick!
the SSD adapter wont work in my case so thats got to go back.
there are no 3 pin power jacks on the board and my heat sink has two 3 pin fans so I need to get an adapter cable tomorrow.
the cd/dvd drive I have isn't SATA so I can't use it with this board.
and between the SSD sata drive and the need for a SATA CD/DVD I'm probably going to have to get a new PSU.
but it is a very sweet MB. the more I compare the numbers the more I can't wait for tomorrow to be done with.
Tight layout.
I'm considering stripping out the case and spraying the inside with krylon bbq paint. :))
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on June 12, 2014, 11:15:35 PM
Tight layout.
So the CPU fan blows hot air across the mem chip coolers? ???
no. that heat sink has two fans and its sucking cooler air in the front and over the RAM and blows the heated air out the back.
much like a politician.
installing windows 7 now 8)
installed win7 32 bit without realizing it. :buck2:
You finally get everything up and running yet?
yup and I think I found out why the last pc died. power surge from the video card.
Yikes. :o
While I'm sure that's not a new thing, it's definitely the first time I've heard of it happening to someone I know.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on June 15, 2014, 12:37:56 PM
yup and I think I found out why the last pc died. power surge from the video card.
the card put out its own surge? :o
Wouldn't it be more likely the surge originated in the PSU and was transmitted to the mobo via the GFX card's dedicated power connection and into it's PCI slot?
I'm actually now thinking its the socket that everything's plugged into because everything I've worked hard for last week just died in the exact same way.
but here's what I've learned over the last week. for what I do and what a game I don't need that bleeding edge machine. I need a decent machine that runs what I do well and get a good graphics card.
you blew it all up again?
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on June 15, 2014, 08:54:26 PM
I'm actually now thinking its the socket that everything's plugged into because everything I've worked hard for last week just died in the exact same way.
You don't have a computer-grade surge protector or emergency backup UPS thingie in place?
I do have a decent surge protector. it might be a bad cpu. the MB has red leds all over it for tell tales if things go bad. so now it starts up but the led for the cpu is on and it doesnt post. Im going to return the cpu and see what happens.
F*** me, that sucks Star. Crossing my fingers that returning/replacing the CPU does the trick.
cpu replaced with a new one and all it good.
for the moment.
I'm stating the obvious when I say that whatever you plan on spending when building a new pc will at least double if you have any integrity about the subject matter.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on June 19, 2014, 12:20:50 AM
I'm stating the obvious when I say that whatever you plan on spending when building a new pc will at least double if you have any integrity about the subject matter.
does that mean you spent twice as much as you thought you would?
yup.
and worth every fucking dime.
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^^ lmao
you getting your specs out then?