Post: gaming pc help needed
12-13-2011, 01:40 AM #1
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); guys i need a little help on a few things in my pc. Here's my specs:

AMD Phenom™II X6 1100T Six-Core @3.3
GigaByte GA-970A-D3 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard
8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/2000MHz Dual Channel Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB 16X PCIe Video Card
800 Watts - XtremeGear Gaming Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready
1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
Xion Predator 970 Gaming Series Mid Tower Case


I Want to keep everything the same(price limit so no upgrading) but i was wondering since the suggested watts for power supply is 600w do i need 800w or can i get 700w and the Ram I want 8GB but do i need 2000MHz or can I downgrade to 1600MHz to safe some $$$$?

Thanks in advance for the help!!
12-13-2011, 02:26 AM #2
Millz
Worth the Weight
Originally posted by snakeater96 View Post
guys i need a little help on a few things in my pc. Here's my specs:

AMD Phenom™II X6 1100T Six-Core @3.3
GigaByte GA-970A-D3 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard
8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/2000MHz Dual Channel Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB 16X PCIe Video Card
800 Watts - XtremeGear Gaming Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready
1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
Xion Predator 970 Gaming Series Mid Tower Case


I Want to keep everything the same(price limit so no upgrading) but i was wondering since the suggested watts for power supply is 600w do i need 800w or can i get 700w and the Ram I want 8GB but do i need 2000MHz or can I downgrade to 1600MHz to safe some $$$$?

Thanks in advance for the help!!


This depends on a simple factor:

Will you be upgrading in the future? If so get the 800W. Provides a decent amount of room for upgrading. Now, you wan't 8GB of RAM. I would say that 2000mhz is a waste. Honestly, you could overclock your Ram to 1866 from 1600. Don't bother unless it's like 15-20$ more.
12-13-2011, 02:38 AM #3
Originally posted by Millz59 View Post
This depends on a simple factor:

Will you be upgrading in the future? If so get the 800W. Provides a decent amount of room for upgrading. Now, you wan't 8GB of RAM. I would say that 2000mhz is a waste. Honestly, you could overclock your Ram to 1866 from 1600. Don't bother unless it's like 15-20$ more.


thanks i'm going to keep 800W and downgrade to 1600MHz thanks for input

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