April 12, 201214 yr Any issues with this RAM? The timings are better and it seems it would be better for my overclocking? I'm not very good at this technical stuff so I don't know for sure... http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820226179 And will it be compatible with this board? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131818 I checked the qualifying vendor list for the motherboard and this memory is not listed however an older model of Mushkin redline memory is listed that is 6GB (3 x 2GB) so that's confusing...hoping this memory will work Brandon The Redline you listed should work fine. The reason you don't see it on the Asus page is due to the ram being native at 1.65v when the motherboard officially supports 1.5v. The only difference between 1.5v and 1.65v ram is the second is factory oc'd for higher speed and/or tighter timings. I have run 1.65v ram without issues but it leaves less headroom for oc'ing. 1.65 won't hurt your SB CPU like others may say. With that being said, better 1.5v modules have been coming out which allow for speed and low timings. I would look around and see if you can find 1.5v sticks with tight timings as you can always bump the volts to gain speed. Don't forget if you are going to OC you chip checkout Intels Performance Tuning Protection Plan (PTPP) also know as Intel's OC warranty. It was $20 on my 2500k and now I don't worry about it going bad when I put the coals to it.
April 12, 201214 yr Author Thanks for the info...this is where it gets confusing for me. I thought that the redline RAM would be better for overclocking however if it leaves less headroom for an OC then I don't want that. I am planning on overclocking for sure. I don't quite understand the relationship between timings, overclocking, and voltage when it comes to RAM no matter how much I read about it. Thanks for the intel OC warranty info....had no idea that existed! Brandon
April 12, 201214 yr Honestly I doubt you'll have to touch the RAM settings unless you want that extra 5% OC on your CPU... most of the SB chips go to 4.5 GHz easy. Mine was not one of them but I gave up at 4.4GHz - even with that said I doubt you'll have any problems even if you go IB. | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
April 12, 201214 yr Author Well here is what I think I have decided on...just waiting on New Egg to get the GTX680 cards in stock...I hope that happens soon! Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131818 CPU - Intel Core i5 2500k - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 RAM - Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345 Video Card - EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX680 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130768 Cooling - Corsair H60 Water Cooling System - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015 FSX Hard Drive (SSD) - Corsair Force Series 3 240GB SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233268 OS Hard Drive (SSD) - Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233206 And an LG Blu-Ray Burner so I can get into the HD burning age! - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136241 I'm going to use my old case and power supply for the system since the new cases I was looking at are a couple of inches too tall for where my desk is.... Power Supply - EagleTech 700W Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817193013 Case - http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062 Comments? Suggestions? I think my old power supply will still be enough for this new system correct????
April 12, 201214 yr I think you should upgrade the PSU. That one seems to be a bit iffy.... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012&Tpk=hx650w Everything else looks fantastic! I am very excited to see your final build! Congratulations!
April 12, 201214 yr I think you should upgrade the PSU. That one seems to be a bit iffy.... Agreed - your current PSU is a joe blow PSU... you want Corsair, Seasonic, Antec etc... I use this one and it is superb: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817151087 p.s. I doubt your current PSU even has the PCIe connectors the GTX680 will require... even if it did - I wouldn't run a GTX 680 off a no name PSU with two 12v rails rated only at 20A... Protect/Power your high quality components with a high quality psu... edit: wow it has pcie connectors! | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
April 13, 201214 yr Agreed - your current PSU is a joe blow PSU... you want Corsair, Seasonic, Antec etc... I use this one and it is superb: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817151087 p.s. I doubt your current PSU even has the PCIe connectors the GTX680 will require... even if it did - I wouldn't run a GTX 680 off a no name PSU with two 12v rails rated only at 20A... Protect/Power your high quality components with a high quality psu... edit: wow it has pcie connectors! That Seasonic is an awesome PSU.- 750watts is just WAY too much if he is only using a 2500K+GTX680. Remember, the GTX680 has a 195watt TDP. After everything is installed, he will pull less than 500watts at absolute maximum peak power. I just want this guy to build an awesome machine without burning his wallet. hehe
April 13, 201214 yr Author Yes I'm pretty much at the limit of what I want to spend with this setup and I figured the old power supply would be ok. It definitely has PCI-E connectors since the two of them were plugged into my GTX260 video card. If it is not going to work and I need a different PSU I will get one but if it will work then I probably need to keep it. Brandon
April 13, 201214 yr Yes I'm pretty much at the limit of what I want to spend with this setup and I figured the old power supply would be ok. It definitely has PCI-E connectors since the two of them were plugged into my GTX260 video card. If it is not going to work and I need a different PSU I will get one but if it will work then I probably need to keep it. Brandon I actually just did a bit of research on the GTX680 vs GTX260 in power consumption and they both suck nearly the same exact amount of wattage. I seriously doubt that you will run into problems if you only use a single GTX680. Just stick with your current PSU, then upgrade in the future.
April 13, 201214 yr I ran a 7950 and then a GTX680 on a HX520 without issues. I now have the 650 for breathing room. As for Newegg and the GTX680 it is a crap shoot tbh. I only got my card by sitting on the newegg 680 page and hitting refresh every 15 to 20 minutes. Sure it sounds stalkerish but I wanted it. ;) That seems to be the only true way since auto-notify doesn't seem to be functioning since not enough cards are coming in. A NE csr told me inventory has to hit a certain percentage of auto-notifies in order for the system to send them. Just keep checking newegg or check Evga's page. My buddy got his from Evga since NE is always out of stock. Just stay away from Zotac on the 680's. Their ref boards have been having a bunch of issues from reading HardOCP and NE reviews.
April 13, 201214 yr Author I can't find anywhere on EVGA's page where you can actually buy one? They just list all of their dealers? If this goes on for too long I'll just have to get a 580 card I guess...I can't wait much longer than a few more days. Brandon
April 13, 201214 yr I can't find anywhere on EVGA's page where you can actually buy one? They just list all of their dealers? If this goes on for too long I'll just have to get a 580 card I guess...I can't wait much longer than a few more days. Brandon Just go to the 680 on evgas site and on the right it will say "Buy Now" or "Notify Me" depending on stock levels. http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=02G-P4-2680-KR&family=GeForce%20600%20Series%20Family&sw= Only advice I can give on the 680 is keep checking NE or Evga. Be careful of Amazon and Tigerdirect. Both are apparently selling cards that won't ship for weeks.
April 13, 201214 yr That Seasonic is an awesome PSU.- 750watts is just WAY too much if he is only using a 2500K+GTX680. Coming from someone with a 850w lol... 750w isn't waaaaay too much... Is it too much? Absolutely I would agree...though I'm proud of you for saying so because the average guy does use far too powerful PSU. I bought mine for the gold rating and the brand name... And because my old PSU didn't have the connectors ;P EVGA recommends a MINIMUM of 38A on the 12v rail for the gtx680. His current one has 40A over dual 12v rails... Barely enough... imho I can't find anywhere on EVGA's page where you can actually buy one? They just list all of their dealers? If this goes on for too long I'll just have to get a 580 card I guess...I can't wait much longer than a few more days. Good luck finding one anywhere.... they've been out of stock since they were released.... | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
April 13, 201214 yr Coming from someone with a 850w lol... I am regretting it now.... I suck 400watts at peak! LOL :LMAO: :LMAO: I can't find anywhere on EVGA's page where you can actually buy one? They just list all of their dealers? If this goes on for too long I'll just have to get a 580 card I guess...I can't wait much longer than a few more days. Brandon Go for a GTX580 now and get a GTX680 later using the EVGA step-up program.-I bought a 580 2 weeks ago and I plan to get a 680 in a month or two.
April 13, 201214 yr Author Thanks for the comments everyone. I will just keep looking for a 680 cause I have the money now and just want to get everything in one shot. I'll look at upgrading the PSU if I have the money. I found the notify me link on EVGAs site so I guess they're out too.
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