To be honest i think you would be a fool to buy that. You know you can do SLI on the p55 I5 motherboards yeh? Why would you need to drop the 260 SLI? I'm not sure buying those is a great idea anyweay so close to the launch of a new series of GPU's..(this week?) i5 750-$209.99 (Q9550 $219.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215 GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P Support 2 Way SLI & CrossFireX $169.99 (XFX MBN790IUL9 $174.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128400 So basicly you are saying you want to pay MORE money so you can have a slower computer with no upgrade potential...
Mad respect. You might have just changed my mind. I've been under the impression that you cannot SLI on the p55 boards. I never saw SLI anywhere. Then I might be able to afford 4x 2gb dual channel. I want to be absolutely positive you can SLI a p55 board.
This is what you want. 1.5v Same price, better ram for i5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 Now your system is starting to look more like it!
Am I dreaming? This keeps getting better! I want to look for OCZ/Corsair RAM. Should I? If so, what numbers do I look for to make sure it's compatible with the board? And finally, is this PSU compatible?
You wont get any more out buying OCZ/Corsair ram. I would recommend a corsair PSU over that one you linked to, but it will do the the job yes.
You could just press the "add rep" button below my post count to say thanks Oh actualy i think perhaps 800w PSU would be a better idea for SLI 260's. Should work fine on 700w but more headroom is always a good idea.
very good stuff from Slizza. most p55 supports SLi and Crossfire, look at the spec closely! the Gigabyte board posted does support SLi. for RAM, anything up to 1.65v is fine. if you REALLY want Corsair, here are their RAMs (go down the page), but their prices is a bit steep i personally would buy the G.skill.
This is it guys. 4 days in the making. I present, the $1500 i7-optimized Build: MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R ATX - $450 combo with cpu CPU: i7 920 Nehalem - $450 combo with mobo GPU: 2x GTX260 - 2x $195 PSU: Thermaltake W0116RU 750W SLI Ready - $110 HDD: 2x WD Caviar Green 500GB 32MB - 2x $57 RAM: (3x 2gb) OCZ Obsidian DDR3 Tri Channel - $120 CPU COOLER: Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 - $37 CASE: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 - $140 OS: Vista Home 64bit (Free Win7 upgrade) - $110 Total: $1471 -$95 MIR Please help me get these last few questions squared away, and let me know if you find any problems with the build. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!! - Is the RAM compatible with the mobo? - Is the PSU compatible with the card and mobo? - Will the cooler fit the mobo and case? - Does it matter if the HDD doesn't say 7200rpm (doesn't list rpm at all).
RAM: perfect PSU: Tt is not a crappy OEM make, so could be fine cooler: should be fine, since HAF is designed with that in mind. but need someone else with the case to confirm HDD: doesn't matter. but for installing OS, you really should get a WD Black, the access time is more important and Green drives are terrible at it
I swapped the mobo, HDD, and PSU Everything should be in line now... MOBO: MSI X58 Pro-E LGA 1366 X58 ATX - $190 CPU: i7 920 Nehalem - $280 GPU: 2x GTX260 - 2x $195 PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W SLI Ready - $140 HDD: 2x WD Caviar Blue 500GB 7200rpm 16mb - 2x $57 RAM: (3x 2gb) OCZ Obsidian DDR3 Tri Channel - $120 CPU COOLER: Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 - $37 CASE: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 - $140 OS: Vista Home 64bit (Free Win7 upgrade) - $110 Total: $1521 -$80 MIR - The PSU is quality and powerful enough, but do you think it will be compatible with the cards and mobo? - Will 16mb cache be fine on HDD?
why pay $5 more for that when g-skill is just as good? that looks familiar lol... 1:um, why pay more for ocz/corsair? 2:thermaltake's are not the way to go. corsair, seasonic, tagan... typically tough power series is ok, but spend the money to get a silver certified seasonic, it has 76 amps over dual rails>72 amps over 4 and this particular thermaltake is actually a rebadged cwt. lol...what? no love for trig? HE STOLE MY SUGGESTION...lol the board you chose does not support sli...for pete's sake man...why can't you take the advice?
That looks like a great build. I must admit, I was a little skeptical of SLI'd 260s on the P55. It doesn't exactly have a lot of PCI bandwidth to throw around. Only thing I might mention is RAM, Photoshop likes a lot of RAM, and although 12GB might limit your overclocking potential, it may be worth looking at in the future if you need more speed. Oh, a little thing I would change from your build, if you can stretch to the Caviar Blue 640GBs they would likely be a little faster due to a higher data density. Laz
Yeah but trig, check out this build I finished with!!: MOBO: MSI X58 Pro-E LGA 1366 X58 ATX - $190 CPU: i7 920 Nehalem - $280 GPU: 2x GTX260 - 2x $195 PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W SLI Ready - $140 HDD: 2x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB - 2x $50 RAM: (3x 2gb) OCZ Obsidian DDR3 Tri Channel - $120 CPU COOLER: Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 - $37 CASE: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 - $140 OS: Vista Home 64bit (Free Win7 upgrade) - $110 Total: $1507 -$80 MIR von, I would love to go with the 650gb but I'm over budget, I already had to drop the WDs for Samsung to cut $14... But the tx850 gives me enough power to upgrade the RAM later, and I probably will.
last post for me...seems like you're not all there in the head... a 1TB western digital caviar black is faster, has more cache, and is cheaper than 2 x wd caviar blue's...and i am pretty sure that mobo does not support sli either... edit: actually, it does. it's the x58 pro that doesn't...and yes, the psu will work, but it is not modular...and you don't need anywhere near 850 watts...
Relax man. Thanks for your help and stuff. If it looks hectic that's because I'm on 5 forums including here, constantly getting new info on what to improve. And then I update the build so everyone is aware of the changes, then it starts over again. I've been at this computer desk for like 4 days straight. I use 2x HDD because photoshop uses a scratch disk. 850w because I'll be overclocking the cpu, the RAM, and probably GPUs eventually. I will likely up the RAM eventually, and overclock that too. If you think the tx750 can pull it, well then advice is what I'm here for. Sorry if you're out.
