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Defy13

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Hey, I was wondering if I could get a little bit of help with my rig, I'm building one and hopefully will have it done in the next couple weeks.
Feedback would be greatly appreciated
Btw, I'm Canadian and NCIX prices tend to be much better for me then 99% of the other sites I have looked at.

Case:
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...y&promoid=1276
(80 purchased)

PSU: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=35456
(purchased at $45)

Ram:
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...l&promoid=1276
x2 (90~) 1 kit purchased

HD :
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...i&promoid=1276
($40 prev. sale) purchased

SSD : Undecided, I'm waiting till price drops a bit more since CES just ended

MB: My biggest problem. I'm looking at the ASUS a lot more the gigabyte or MSi and not sure if I want the p8p67 deluxe or pro from ASUS. (200~~)

CPU: i7-2600k (300~~)

GPU: Crossfire hd 6950's (then use the 6970 BIOS) Just hoping to get them for around 270 a pop, there are a couple sitting at 290 but hopefully they will go down a little more this week. (540~~)

Generally I'm looking at about 1500 pre-peripherals

Thanks.
 
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maniacalpha1-1

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How safe is it to use those 2 X 3 pin molex to 6 pin PCI-E adapters? Because you're going to have to do it, since according to the NCIX that PSU only has 2 PCI-E power connectors and if you are going to crossfire 6950s, you need 4(2 each).
 
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Defy13

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maniacalpha1-1 said:
How safe is it to use those 2 X 3 pin molex to 6 pin PCI-E adapters? Because you're going to have to do it, since according to the NCIX that PSU only has 2 PCI-E power connectors and if you are going to crossfire 6950s, you need 4(2 each).
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I'm pretty bad with computer parts, so one of my friends is helping me build it. I'm guessing I will need a bigger PSU?
Also, my mistake it was this PSU I purchased
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=35456 for $45
 
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maniacalpha1-1

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That one also only has 2 PCI-E express connectors. Another issue is amps, you would want to try and find out how many total amps the PSU is rated for, and unfortunately I have no idea where to find that out. Crossfiring of course is an extra card to bump up amperage requirements, so you need to be double sure. If that PSU gives enough amps, then you just need to find out whether it's safe to use molex to PCI-E adapters.
 
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Defy13

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Could you possibly give me a link to a specific model that could run everything with a bit of breathing space?
 
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mnewsham

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this one is a bit pricey but very VERY good. and it is a modular PSU.
or
this one.
Both are very good, the first give you lots of breathing room the second is going to be a bit tight on power.
At full draw (if EVERYTHING is drawing full power) you could see 700 Watts so the second PSU might not handle it.
 
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in motherboards you want to be looking for a P67 board with SLI/crossfire support, x8 x8 not x8 x4, the gigabyte UD4 is a good one. Also depending on your OC you want to look at the way power is distributed to the CPU.
 
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Defy13

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I think I'm gonna wait for a good deal on this stuff. My friend keeps ensuring that my PSU will be fine, and to get molex to pci-e adapters for the gpus
 
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Try not to wait too long on the video cards. AMD will be making the 6950's BIOS unlockable in the near future.
 
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Defy13

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im getting them this week with the mobo and cpu and additional ram kit. probably the ssd too.
 
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maniacalpha1-1

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How would they make the BIOS unlockable? Does that mean they have to change something before the units ship and that units available right now are OK? More to the point, if I bought one now and waited til I actually ran into games a year from now that give me trouble I could flash it then?
 
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Defy13

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Could you explain why the PSU is so bad? Other then apparently not having the right now of slots to crossfire
 
BoomerD

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Defy13 said:
Could you explain why the PSU is so bad? Other then apparently not having the right now of slots to crossfire
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http://www.hardocp.com/article/2008/11/12/ocz_700w_modxstream_pro_power_supply/9

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2009/03/03/ocz_modxstream_pro_700w_40c_update/

http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4989

The conclusions seem to be that while it's not a terrible PSU, it's just not a GOOD one.

There are far better PSU's available...although at a higher price.
 
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Defy13

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Well I mainly got it cause it was at a steal of a price of $45... My main concern is will it be able to power my rig.
 
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Defy13 said:
Well I mainly got it cause it was at a steal of a price of $45... My main concern is will it be able to power my rig.
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Any PSU can power on a PC. Being able to keep a PC running for a long period of time, under load, stably is another matter.
 
BoomerD

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mfenn said:
:thumbsup:

Also, forget the 2600K for a gaming rig. The 2500K is all that you need.

Regarding the PSU, there is a reason that they were able to sell a "700W" PSU for $45, and it ain't because they were feeling charitable! Send it back and get something like this XFX 750W.
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:thumbsup:

"Cheap PSU's" are cheap for a reason...and since the power supply is the "heart" of any computer system, why anyone would buy a "cheap" psu is unknown to me. All too often, a "cheap" psu dies a horrible death...and takes out many of the computer components with it.

I LIKE that XFX 750. If I replace my Corsair, that's probably what I'll buy.
 
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