So after having 3 motherboards replaced and the memory in my alienware I have decided to count my losses and move on. I will still use my Alienware for long trips however other than that, I feel it was a waste of money. Currently I am attempting to build my own computer with the help of a friend who is currently out of town. I am new to building so please let me know if I made any stupid mistakes and if I am missing anything. Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Intel P67 Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Intel P67 Express, DDR3 2133MHz (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, Gigabit LAN, CrossFire/SLI Ready, USB 3.0 at TigerDirect.com CPU: Intel BX80601960 Core i7 960 Processor - 3.20GHz, 8MB L3 Cache, 4.8GT/s QPI, HyperThreading, Quad Core, Bloomfield, LGA 1366, Retail at TigerDirect.com CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU Cooler - Socket LGA 775, AM2, AM2+, 1156, AM3, 1366 at TigerDirect.com Memory: Ultra U12-40748 2GB PC10600 DDR3 Desktop Memory Upgrade - 1333MHz, 1x2048MB, Non-ECC, Unbuffered at TigerDirect.com Video Card: EVGA 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti SuperClocked Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, Overclocked, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), Dual DVI, HDMI, DirectX 11, SLI Ready at TigerDirect.com Hard Drive: Seagate ST32000542AS Barracuda LP Hard Drive - 2TB, 5900 RPM, 32MB, SATA-3G at TigerDirect.com Case: Apevia Black/Black X-Plorer ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Fan Controller, Front USB and Firewire Port at TigerDirect.com Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD, English at TigerDirect.com Power Supply: Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, SLI-Ready, 135mm Fan, Lifetime Warranty w/ Registration at TigerDirect.com Thanks, Braydens
That motherboard is socket 1155, the CPU is socket 1156. They are incompatible! HDD, memory, and PSU are also very bad choices. What's your budget, monitor resolution and what do you want to do on the computer (gaming, rendering etc) and I'll tell you what components I would recommend buying.
no point in getting a i7 960 if ur just gonna be gaming, no need for a CPU cooler, get a better case and get a few fans and u will be fine, get more then 2GB of ram don't cheap out on the case/ram, u are getting an extreme overkill processor check prices on newegg and use the combo deals and it will save a couple hundred bucks my 2c
$1,000 max. Looking to getting a monitor aswell. This will be my botting computer but I would also like to be able to actually play the game on it aswell. As I said I am planning to bot on this computer. Usually running 2 - 4 accounts at a time and sometimes playing on my main aswell. This made me think I would need an upgraded processor?
A little over budget but something similar would be well worth the money. Do you really need 2TB of storage? I only included 1TB because you can just throw a second one in at a later date if you need it.
ya know.. i got a over the counter Dell 8100 XPS Studio from Best Buy for $900. 8gig Ram, 1TB drive, 1gig GT220 vid card... running dual monitors and run multiple wows/bots at the same time with no problem. I even run a Media Server, web development system, torrent software all of this computer and quite honestly.. works just fine. I also get a single contact for all my system problems tech support if needed. Your budget.. its a waste of money/time to build your own with all the possibilities. You are having issues picking compatible pieces which is a sign you will have issues... as well as having short comings on specs. I know your asking for help so this is help.. stick with a simple over the counter system with such a low budget and you'll be just fine.
Yeah I just (As of yesterday) got the 1366 socket i7 960 3.2ghz with HT. I upgraded my ram also to Corsair "Vengeance" ram (12GB) and went with a H70 Corsair cooler... in a HAF 932 case with 7 fans also on top of the water cooling. On the H70 I reversed the fan direction to blow outwards instead of inwards where it tells you in the manual to do it inwards...(Retarded and makes the case and processor literally 5-10c degrees hotter because it disrupts the airflow...) But I am on a Asus P6T v2 motherboard and running a Evga GTX 570 and was able to overclock the system to 4.0ghz @ 1604 ram speed stable under prime95 (testing/straining program) for 24 hours straight. I then overclocked the GTX570 after a small software voltage mod to 920mhz core, shaders 1840mhz and memory 2350mhz. Messed with the fan variables in MSI afterburner, and upped the voltage to 1.088v. I could open over 21 (non logged in) WoW windows when I had Corsair 6GB (xms3) of ram and air cooler @ 4ghz processor speed on my older i7 920... And then it got really laggy... I have logged in 6 windows with "good" settings enabled for graphics with no lag! ' I now can open over 35 before the computer almost halts... since upgrading to 12gb of ram and the new chip... Make sure your really careful with your computer component changes/builds. Sometimes getting the 30 dollar less part can mean the difference between extreme performance and just stable parts...
