Posts by Bradley Lee7

Robert Rodriguez2 said:Unless you already pulled the trigger, just grab a cheaper CPU and put that money toward a decent motherboard. This one is basically a piece of junk.
1 x Gigabyte GA-MA770, AM3, NVIDIA GeForce 7700, Intel ICH10, BUS 5200 MHz, DDR3, 4xDDR3
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K Black Edition, socket AM3, BOX
1 x DDR3 4GB (2x2GB) Kingmax, 1333MHz, FLFE
1 x HDD SAMSUNG 500GB 7200rpm 16MB cache Serial ATA II-300, F3
1 x MSI R6770, 1GB DDR5 128 bits, Dual-Link DVI+HDMI+D-Sub
1 x CORSAIR 430W, GTX Series CMPSU-430CXV2EU, 12cm fan

$1114
There’s zero point in getting 1600MHz RAM if I recall correctly; those processors only support up to 1333MHz.

Thanks for the tip, I'll probably end up going that route. Quick question though—can you actually unlock two more cores on this CPU with that board?

Hey guys, quick question here. Would this power supply cut it
430W Corsair GTX Series, CMPSU-430CXV2EU
for this build?
Intel Core i7-2600K (3.5GHz, 8MB, 125W,) box, Black Edition
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 4GB (2x2GB) 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 CMX4GX3M2B1600C9
HDD SATA III 500 GB WD Caviar Blue, 3.5", 7200 rpm, 16 MB, WD5000AAKX
Asrock M3A770DE, - NVIDIA GeForce 7700 + Intel ICH10, ATX, FSB2600, Dual Channel 4xDDR3
MSI HD6770, GDDR5 1GB, DVI, HDMI, DirectX 11

Thanks in advance