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Daro   02-06-2012 at 05:26:19 AM

Hello, i don't now about computers, so i need help
i want to buy this

i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.7GHz Turbo LGA1155
Asus M5a99x Evo Am3 P/amd Fx Usb 3.0 Y 2.0 Sata 3gb/s
Ddr3 Gskill 2x4gb Kit 1866mhz Sniper 8gb
Ati 5670 1 Gb Ddr5 Dvi Hdmi Pci-e
Cooler Master Gx 750w 12v 60a
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA 2
7200 RPM 32MB CACHE


I actually have this
ECS GeForce6100PM-M2
ram 2046 MB
AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2900 MHz (14.5 x 200) 5600
gforce 9500gt 512mb
250gb hdd

Thanks!!

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Rage33   02-06-2012 at 05:29:26 AM
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That motherboard will not support an Intel chip. You will need to purchase a Intel supported motherboard, probably "H" or "P" series. Everything else will work just fine, I'm sure you will get many other responses suggesting specific hardware and configurations.

Edit - look for a motherboard that supports "1155 chipset"


Message edited by Rage33 on 02-06-2012 at 05:30:21 AM
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Au_equus   02-06-2012 at 05:55:28 AM

h-series intel MBs do not support OCing to the extent of P, Z and X series boards. if you want to get the cheaper H-series get the non-K cpu's. as rage pointed out, if you're going to get a sandy bridge (not SB-E) you're looking at 1155 socket CPUs

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zero_   02-06-2012 at 06:00:56 AM

Check my sig for suggestions to match your budget :)

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Daro   02-06-2012 at 06:03:38 AM

what motherboard do you recommend?

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Mousemonkey   02-06-2012 at 01:38:20 PM

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