Need guidance on selecting the right CPU and motherboard. Let me know your requirements!

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crafty70
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06-25-2016, 02:03 AM

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MegaDisco
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06-27-2016, 10:08 PM

#12

It looks like the power supply might need an upgrade—it's not urgent and can be postponed. You can purchase the Q6600, and if it doesn<|pad|>, you'll save money by getting a higher-quality alternative.

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Athame_
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06-27-2016, 11:59 PM

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Consider the power requirements for your setup when choosing the PSU wattage.

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minecraft5129
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06-28-2016, 04:26 AM

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The key factor is a reliable power source that won’t cause damage or ignite your home. A 500W unit should suffice. Any of these options will do: Spoiler • 1st Player | Steampunk Gold • Abkoncore | Tenergy Gold X50W • Antec | Neo Eco M Gold [1] / Zen • Keep it quiet! | Pure Power 10 =>400W / 11 (CM) =>400W [2] - Straight Power E10 - SFX-L Power • Chieftec | Smart GPS-C / Power Smart GPS-C - Navitas GPM-C =>1000W / GPM-S / PPS-FC - Polaris - SFX-GD-C - Compact CSN-C • Cooler Master | MWE Gold - Reactor Gold - V Gold 2018 <=650W • Corsair | CX Gray - CS-m Gold • Cougar | GEX - GX-S 2017 • Delta | GPS-FB Platinum • Dengen | Gold FM • Enermax | Platimax <=1000W • EVGA | Supernova B3 post 2019 y. / G(1)+ / G5 / GD 2017 / GD 2019 -B* / GM / GS <=650W / GQ 850w+ / G(1)+ / (NEX-)G (1) (PG) 1000W / PQ • FSP | Aurum Xilenser • Gigabyte | AP-GM • Great Wall / Hunters | Titan TF - Gaming GX • High Power | Astro Lite / GD-F HPB <=750W / GD-F HPJ <=750W / GD-F V2 HPM - Performance GD • Huntkey | MVP K - WDK-K • Kingwin | Absolute Platinum • Kolink | Continuum C-PL 850W - Enclave G-FM • LC-Power | GP4 - Arkangel III • LDLC | US-G / GT-P - XT-P / QS-FL / QS-FLP - QS+ - BQ+ • LEPA | G-MA • Lian Li | PE SFX-L • Micronics | Astro GD • Modecom | Volcano Gold • OCZ / PC Power & Cooling | Silencer MK III =>750W • Riotoro | Onyx - Enigma Gold • Rosewill | Capstone / G =>850W - Tokamak - Lightning • Seasonic | Core GC / GM / GX • Segotep | GP-G 500/600/700 - GP-P <=700w - GP-T <=700w - ZP500P-SG • Sentey | Golden Steel GSP-SM 850/1050W • Sharkoon | Silentstorm SFX Gold • Skydigital | Power Station 5 Gold • Silverstone | Strider Gold S (V2) <1500w / Titanium <=800W / Platinum PTS / Plus F-PS - Essential Gold ET-G / ET-HG - ET700MG - SX-LG - SX-LTI • Super Flower | Golden Green • Thermaltake | TR2 Gold • VIVO | 24K • Xigmatek | Minotaur - Vector P • Xilence | Performance X • Zalman | EBT <=750w - Essential Gold ET-G / ET-HG - ET700MG - SX-LG - SX-LTI • Super Flower | Golden Green • Thermaltake

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Wolfmeister101
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06-28-2016, 02:02 PM

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I noticed my question was unclear, so I revised it. Edited November 2, 2020 by luckyode

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Vikky777
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06-28-2016, 10:08 PM

#16

I verified the motherboard details. It supports only up to 4GB of RAM. This suggests additional RAM won't be accepted.

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PryntScreen
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06-28-2016, 10:44 PM

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Yes, that's accurate. You won't be able to upgrade the RAM, but 4GB is still sufficient. Just keep background tasks to a minimum.

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Ani2112
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06-29-2016, 02:32 AM

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Considering an 8GB RAM setup sounds solid. You might be able to stretch your budget a bit further. I just watched a video showing someone using an MSI G41-P34 board paired with the Quad Q6600.

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magfam
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06-29-2016, 06:22 AM

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The extra expense doesn't seem justified, but if you're still interested, I suggest a more up-to-date system: CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V That board only supports DDR3 RAM. This CPU performs well in modern games when overclocked to 4.7GHz and above.

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EisTeeKlaus
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07-06-2016, 12:36 PM

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Thank you for the ideas. I'll try my old board first. If it doesn't suit, I'll opt for the more costly choice.