I guess that might be a bit of a bottleneck for that GPU. Personally, I’d probably go with something slightly less powerful but $33 more budget-friendly:
David Sanders4 said:You might stumble upon them on eBay, or maybe in some local shops as leftover stock, at butcher shops, or even on tech forums... http://www.ebay.com/itm/q9400-listing-example Here’s one guy selling a few different ones... You can find them on sites like eBay, though the prices tend to be a bit inflated.
That price seems a bit steep for a Q9400. You can grab a new AMD FX-6300 for nearly the same amount, and honestly, it might just outperform that quad core.
The Q8400 really only has 2MB less L2 cache; everything else about them is pretty much identical...
It’s been about two years since you could find any LGA 775 processors brand new in stores... the platform is pretty much dead at this point, so you’re likely looking at used gear.
Robert Adams9 said:@Kimberly Gomez34 put together some great builds 👋 If you can, try to aim for 6-8GB of RAM. We’re seeing more unoptimized titles coming out this year that really chew through virtual memory—just look at how Ghost and Battlefield 4 handled things. Sure, developers usually patch those issues later on, but I'd rather you not have to wait for the fix.🙂
Drew Sanchez82 said:I’ve got one Asrock H81M-DGS on hand—it's an Intel H81, M-ATX board with dual Channel 2xDDR3 support, running at 1600. Just picked up an Intel Core i5-4430, 3.00GHz, Haswell. It's a solid little chip. Just picked up a single 8GB stick of Kingmax DDR3 running at 1333MHz. It’s the non-ECC kind with a CL9.0 latency. Simple enough. I've got one MSI GTX 650 for sale. It’s the 1GB GDDR5 version with a 128-bit bus (model N650-1GD5/OCV1), and the core clock sits at 1071 MHz. Just a solid little card if you need it. I've got one 1TB Western Digital hard drive here—it's a Caviar Blue 10EZEX. It's a standard 3.5" SATA3 drive with 64 MB cache, sitting at a 1TB capacity. Just a solid, reliable little workhorse. I've got one Zalman CNPS8000B CPU cooler on hand. It uses a 92mm PWM fan that runs anywhere from 1,400 to 2,000 RPM. I've got one Corsair VS Series power supply on hand—it's the 550 Watt model, standard ATX, running the ATX12V v2.31 spec.
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1 x Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 - AMD 970, AMD SB950, ATX, Dura Caps 1 x AMD FX-Series X6 6300 3.5GHz, 14MB, 95W, AM3+, FD6300WMHK 1 x HDD WD 1TB, Caviar Blue Corsair CX500, 1000 GB, SATA3, 64 MB, 3.5", 24mj 1 x SILVERSTONE Strider 500W, Essential ST50F-ES AC 90-264V, 47/63Hz 1 x ZALMAN CNPS 5X, socket 775/1155/1156/AM2/AM2/AM3 1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL9, Hyper X, KHX1600C9D3B1/ 1 x MSI R9 270 GAMING 2GB GDDR5 256bit + Battlefield 4, 28nm
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But first, we probably need some answers from the author regarding the questions asked by graniteharbor85.
This build uses a Fortron 400 w, which I guess might handle the Q6600 and the GTX 560 ti, but it's missing the 2x6pin connectors needed for the graphics card.
I’d swap out the V3 case for a Zalman Z3 +, and honestly, you could probably get away with just a CX-M 500W power supply; everything else looks pretty solid.
I mean, three years isn't exactly ancient. A $4,000 laptop still wouldn't come close to touching your desktop in terms of raw power, though. But I guess an i5 with integrated graphics might be fine if you aren't really into gaming.
brightcyclist94 said:...and I had no idea this PSU was such a big deal... I figured it didn't matter much... but you went ahead and picked a total beast here😁
You've got it all wrong😛
A decent 300-350W unit would probably do the trick, but those aren't really available at that shop; honestly, that Corsair unit is the first decent option they have.
You get a cooler bundled with the processor, and since Intel chips tend to be a bit quieter, you might not need an aftermarket one—though for some of the beefier AMD builds, I guess you should probably grab a replacement since the stock ones can be pretty noisy.
This selection is honestly pretty terrible. First off, that power supply is a joke—it'll probably hit its limit at maybe 20% capacity; those cheaper units are basically junk. They've also got six FM2 motherboards, five with A55, and just one with an A85 chipset. 🤣
The ASUS M5A97 R2.0 motherboard. So, I've got this AMD FX-Series X8 8320 (3.5GHz, 16MB, 125W, AM3+) box sitting here. The Zalman mid tower case in black, specifically the ZAL-Z3. Toshiba DT01ACA100 desktop hard drive (3.5", 1TB, 32MB, SATA III-600) CORSAIR Power Supply, Builder Series CX 80+ Bronze, 500 Watt, ATX, EPS12V, PS/2, US Version The Zalman CPU Cooler 92, specifically the Zalman CNPS5X Performa, seems to be the one I'm looking at. It might perform okay, I guess. The Samsung SH-224DB SATA drive in black. Transcend DDR3 8GB 1600MHz, JM1600KLH-8G memory. Sapphire VC AMD Radeon R9 270 2G GDDR5 featuring PCI-E connectivity with DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, and DP outputs. This is the DUAL-X model equipped with Boost and OC versions.
All things considered: $1836(graphics cards) + $27 Shipping. centro.hr