* shrugs
I'm with Gigabyte and P55, but I still achieve a reasonable 50% overclock.
* shrugs
I'm with Gigabyte and P55, but I still achieve a reasonable 50% overclock.
So do i, but i have 8+2 drMOS (p55-gd80).
I'm still saying 4+1 is the bare minimum you can buy, putting a 3570K on that and expecting to hit high is just silly.
i7 3820
Twin GTX 670 2GB
Sabertooth x79
16GB Corsair 1600mhz
Corsair AX 850W
http://imgur.com/a/cnj6U#0
This is my first build, the pic is quite old and I did a lot of cable mangement improvement since I took the pictures, I have a IDE/SATA adapter in the 5.25" case, that's why there is 2 Molex (One for the adapter and one for the HDD). I plan to OC my CPU soon, but nothing extreme, just to learn how.
Interior:
Cable "Management =P "
I don't have a modular PSU so it was a challenge, but I did something acceptable (I think ^^ )
My GC is a 7850, it may seems a bit low, but I was gaming with a 6550, So this card is pretty much overkill for me, and its was a budget build (it cost me around 1100$, but I got some problems with the customs , im living in Canada and ordered the pieces from USA and the case cost me 100 buck instead of 30 )
Tell me what you think about it!
(Spec are in my sig)
My first build:
Storage: Kingston SSD Now V200+ 120G and WD Caviar Blue HDD 500 G
Processing Units: i5-3570k @ 3.8 Ghz cooled by 212 Evo and MSI Twin Frozr 3, R7850 @ 900, 1200
Mobo, Ram, PSU Gigabyte Z77-D3H and G.Skill ripjaw 2x 4G with XFX 550w
If I am unreadable, its not because I hate grammar, its because Im french-canadian
I have never been charged customs for buying computer components. I buy all my stuff from Newegg.ca or NCIX (online and in store). Newegg Canada ships a lot of components from the USA though like graphics cards, monitors and cases. Small components like HDD's come from within Canada.
My uncle was in the USA, so He picked up pieces from a adress he has in New York, but the total price of the pieces was more than the 48h limit (don't know the exact law, but you have a maximum value of things you buy if you are not a permanent resident), so I needed to pay the extras
And Amazon.ca prices are twice those of the usa
My first build:
Storage: Kingston SSD Now V200+ 120G and WD Caviar Blue HDD 500 G
Processing Units: i5-3570k @ 3.8 Ghz cooled by 212 Evo and MSI Twin Frozr 3, R7850 @ 900, 1200
Mobo, Ram, PSU Gigabyte Z77-D3H and G.Skill ripjaw 2x 4G with XFX 550w
If I am unreadable, its not because I hate grammar, its because Im french-canadian
Ah, I thought you had ordered it online. Yeah, you are better off paying the shipping fees and buying online then getting the components from across the border.
I didn't bought all the pieces online, only CPU, Mobo, Ram and GPU, (Then shipped it to my Uncle adress in New York) I bought the rest at local stores, but I should have all get it online, I would have save few bucks ^^
Else what do you think of the build?
My first build:
Storage: Kingston SSD Now V200+ 120G and WD Caviar Blue HDD 500 G
Processing Units: i5-3570k @ 3.8 Ghz cooled by 212 Evo and MSI Twin Frozr 3, R7850 @ 900, 1200
Mobo, Ram, PSU Gigabyte Z77-D3H and G.Skill ripjaw 2x 4G with XFX 550w
If I am unreadable, its not because I hate grammar, its because Im french-canadian
Can you explain what you mean by the 4+1 phase motherboard? This is the first time I have heard of such a thing, but it is OC'd to 4.7, which I'd call a decent OC. But the OC is restricted by the Vcore and temps, which I am not sure if that problem is related to what you're talking about? Yes I did look for the dual 8x pci-e.
Any other comments on my build?
Last edited by Kevin38924; 2013-02-02 at 10:03 PM.
Why even bother to mention about dual 8x pci-e lanes...... the difference between 8x and 16x is hardly noticeable if anything at all 4+1 phase is more than enough for a decent OC he proved that with 4.7ghz. Not having a go just stating it's not really worth pointing out.
Who said anything about a 8x8x vs 16x16x. Not every motherboard has 8x8x or 16x16x, most cheaper models have only 4x on the second slot (16x4x) which is shit for SLI/CF. And next time if you say someone is giving false statements, get some facts, not just flatout tell them they're wrong like you're doing now. Also, besides the 4+1, the VRM cooling is very basic.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/...board_review/7
Here's what can go wrong on a 4+1 phase board. You say he proved it's stable, but i haven't heard any stability tests (12hr). And the board is brand new, it's not going to immediatly fail.
Last edited by Majesticii; 2013-02-02 at 10:03 PM.
Well I assume you said it judging by the negativity on the comment ..... not looking for an argument I cba and power phases have never been a problem in the past and I doubt they are now...it's something the avg user turns a blind eye too imo.
If you're not bothered with it, or have no constructive arguments, then i suggest you don't criticise.
About the VRM cooling. You be the judge which gets you the best milage.
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_i...gd80/gd802.jpg
vs
http://limages.vr-zone.net/body/1570...vlk_1.jpg.jpeg
My first board P7P55D had 16x4x. I didn't look at it when i bought it.
Last edited by Majesticii; 2013-02-02 at 10:13 PM.
Far from the truth. Performance loss is within 5%
Here's a good read. http://hardocp.com/article/2010/08/2...16x16_vs_x8x8/