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Ok, so Im getting ready for the big upgrade soon and Im glad because Ive been waiting a long time to upgrade, about 3-4 years. I need some help in determining a couple of things for my new rig. Ive done my homework and read up on the new processors, motherboards and GPUs. I plan on purchasing a C2D E6600, a 680i Motherboard (whether its going to be the eVGA one that is out right now or waiting for other manufactures to put out other boards Im not sure yet, thats for another forum), and a 8800 GTX.
Basically my dilemma is Im not sure if my current power supply is big enough for my system and Im not sure what kind of memory I should get. So to get this started Ill give you a brief summary of what Ill be using my computer for and then give you full detail what my power supply is.
For the most part I would consider my self a gamer, I love playing FPS, RPG, playing online, etc. I surfer the net a lot and download tons of torrents and occasionally I rip/burn DVDs. Whenever I upgrade my computer, I usually go full out and try to get the best so I dont have to upgrade for a long time; as you can see with how long Ive waited to upgrade now.
Onto my power supply right now I have an X-Connect 500W ATX PSU Green (Limited Edition) with the X-Connect Flex Force upgrade cables kit (in case youre not sure what Im talking about, the original cables are just regular X-Connect cables and the upgrade allows me to have the new Flex Force cables that are more convenient). http://www.ultraproducts.com/product...h=15...mp;prod
If youre wondering why I got a green PSU its because I have a green case so one of the more reasons why I would like to keep my current power supply. Here are the specs that the website gives for my PSU:
AC INPUT 115V/230V 10A/6A 60/50Hz
DC OUTPUT +3.3V +5V +12V -12V -5V +5VSB
500W Max Combined Watts 500W
Connectors
1x 20-Pin Main Power
1x 6-Pin AUX (Xeon) Power
1x 4-Pin 12V (P4)
6x 4-Pin Peripheral
1x Floppy
1x SATA Power Adapter
Features
Modular Cable Connection System
Dual 80mm Fans
Power Protections:
Short Circuit, In-rush Current,
Thermal Overload, Over-Temperature,
Over-Voltage, Over-Current, Under-Voltage.
I know that the 8800GTX says that it recommends a minimum or 450W and from what Ive been reading online it seem like mine should do the job, but I know that when building a computer you shouldnt skimp out on the PSU because that is where it all starts and that you really need a good one for everything to operate correctly.
Onto the memory. When it comes to memory I dont really know that much about it. Really the only thing I know is I should get at least DDR2-800 and that Corsair and OCZ are some of the better companies to get your memory from. Im not into over clocking, but after reading some of the articles about the performance boost of over clocking the CPUs and GPUs I would like to have that option in the future if I do decide to over clock my system.
Im sorry for being so long, but I know the more detail that I give you guys the better you can help me. I know some stuff about PSU, but in your replies can you please be pretty specific and explain what you mean when suggesting PSUs and memory (especially memory because I dont know enough about it). Thank you very much for your guys help and if you need any more details let me know.
Basically my dilemma is Im not sure if my current power supply is big enough for my system and Im not sure what kind of memory I should get. So to get this started Ill give you a brief summary of what Ill be using my computer for and then give you full detail what my power supply is.
For the most part I would consider my self a gamer, I love playing FPS, RPG, playing online, etc. I surfer the net a lot and download tons of torrents and occasionally I rip/burn DVDs. Whenever I upgrade my computer, I usually go full out and try to get the best so I dont have to upgrade for a long time; as you can see with how long Ive waited to upgrade now.
Onto my power supply right now I have an X-Connect 500W ATX PSU Green (Limited Edition) with the X-Connect Flex Force upgrade cables kit (in case youre not sure what Im talking about, the original cables are just regular X-Connect cables and the upgrade allows me to have the new Flex Force cables that are more convenient). http://www.ultraproducts.com/product...h=15...mp;prod
If youre wondering why I got a green PSU its because I have a green case so one of the more reasons why I would like to keep my current power supply. Here are the specs that the website gives for my PSU:
AC INPUT 115V/230V 10A/6A 60/50Hz
DC OUTPUT +3.3V +5V +12V -12V -5V +5VSB
500W Max Combined Watts 500W
Connectors
1x 20-Pin Main Power
1x 6-Pin AUX (Xeon) Power
1x 4-Pin 12V (P4)
6x 4-Pin Peripheral
1x Floppy
1x SATA Power Adapter
Features
Modular Cable Connection System
Dual 80mm Fans
Power Protections:
Short Circuit, In-rush Current,
Thermal Overload, Over-Temperature,
Over-Voltage, Over-Current, Under-Voltage.
I know that the 8800GTX says that it recommends a minimum or 450W and from what Ive been reading online it seem like mine should do the job, but I know that when building a computer you shouldnt skimp out on the PSU because that is where it all starts and that you really need a good one for everything to operate correctly.
Onto the memory. When it comes to memory I dont really know that much about it. Really the only thing I know is I should get at least DDR2-800 and that Corsair and OCZ are some of the better companies to get your memory from. Im not into over clocking, but after reading some of the articles about the performance boost of over clocking the CPUs and GPUs I would like to have that option in the future if I do decide to over clock my system.
Im sorry for being so long, but I know the more detail that I give you guys the better you can help me. I know some stuff about PSU, but in your replies can you please be pretty specific and explain what you mean when suggesting PSUs and memory (especially memory because I dont know enough about it). Thank you very much for your guys help and if you need any more details let me know.