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[bononos]

Whats all the nonsense about a 750W psu? The 6xx cards are relatively good on power consumption over the previous generation. A 500W psu is more than sufficient.

Do we even know if he's buying this stuff from Newegg. LOL, he could be in India.

what's INR$

Indian rupees probably since he did say he was in India.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Generally speaking, you need to remember that over time the ability of your PSU to output the same power as it does on day 1 is reduced. So it's a good idea to buy more power than you need so that when it degrades a little bit you aren't suddenly surprised that your +12v rail which was sufficient for your components in an overclocked state just doesn't have enough amps and causes instability that makes you pull your hair out to find.

Also, I always recommend shooting high with the PSU because it's one of the most overlooked components of any build. Spend $250 on CPu, $200 on mobo, $70 CPU cooler, $400 video, $150 case, fancy quiet fans on a fan controller then you wanna get a $60 PSU? Further, it leaves a lot of room for expansion later.

Using the extreme power supply calculator I put together a quick rundown.

A high end desktop board with 3570k @ 4.5Ghz at 1.28v with 2 sticks of DDR3, a GTX 680, a single Green HDD, 1 SSD, a BDRE drive, A fan controller, 4x 140mm fans (assuming intake and exhaust and two on a high end CPU cooler), and a single 250mm exhaust case fan, with 20% capacitor aging and a 90% load it will require a min of 474w. A 500watt PSU won't leave a lot of room there. This is all assuming you're not overclocking your video or plan to SLI later.

 

[2is]

A good quality PSU that's properly maintained (blown out every once in a while) should be able to provided full power for many years. I have a 550 watt enermax that I've had since the Athlon XP days and the only reason it's not powering my main system is it doesn't have a 20+4 pin ATX, SATA or PCIe power connectors. I'd have to use adapters for literally every piece of hardware and don't want to do that. It is still running strong in my media server though.

 

[borisvodofsky]

A good quality PSU that's properly maintained (blown out every once in a while) should be able to provided full power for many years. I have a 550 watt enermax that I've had since the Athlon XP days and the only reason it's not powering my main system is it doesn't have a 20+4 pin ATX, SATA or PCIe power connectors. I'd have to use adapters for literally every piece of hardware and don't want to do that. It is still running strong in my media server though.

DUDE, you should really check on some of the "small" caps inside the powersupply, they're probably pretty worn.

The main cap can take quite the beating, but the surrounding filters are weak links.

 

[2is]

DUDE, you should really check on some of the "small" caps inside the powersupply, they're probably pretty worn.

The main cap can take quite the beating, but the surrounding filters are weak links.

I've pulled the cover off multiple times. Physically everything in there looks pristine. Not a single leaking or bulging cap in sight. Like I said, a quality PSU and you're good for a long time. The degradation factor is overblown when it comes to the good units.

 

[borisvodofsky]

I've pulled the cover off multiple times. Physically everything in there looks pristine. Not a single leaking or bulging cap in sight. Like I said, a quality PSU and you're good for a long time. The degradation factor is overblown when it comes to the good units.

You're one lucky SOB then. I was more refering to the Taiwanese Capacitor Plague. Everything electronics out of taiwan from 2003 till late 2007 is either affected, or already BROKEN

So basically some japanese guy stole the secret electrolytic formula outta japan, and joined up with taiwanese manufacturers to make capacitors.

Turns out, the stolen secret formula was incomplete, and missing some SUPER secret stabilizing agents.

I have 2 Dell PSU with blown caps, 2003, 2005, very under-powered machines too.

And my ghetto 19" gaming LCD 2ms from 2003 had 6 blown caps in its powersupply and the main filter cap in the scalar board.

 

[2is]

This badboy uses Rubycon caps IIRC. I've had several Antec TruePower and SmartPower PSUs using Fujijuiuiuiujjwtf caps that were plaged with premature failure, but I put half the blame on Antec in those units for implementing a fan profile that didn't move any air until after the PSU is already on the verge of overheating.

 

[borisvodofsky]

This badboy uses Rubycon caps IIRC. I've had several Antec TruePower and SmartPower PSUs using Fujijuiuiuiujjwtf caps that were plaged with premature failure, but I put half the blame on Antec in those units for implementing a fan profile that didn't move any air until after the PSU is already on the verge of overheating.

Well those Fujijijjijijiijiwtf could've been counterfeits.. Lotta those goin' around. The company basically shows the client a real box of jap caps, then ship a truck load of counterfeits.

For example, Many taiwanese manufacturers TODAY make counterfeit rubycons.

 

[dma0991]

Turns out, the stolen secret formula was incomplete, and missing some SUPER secret stabilizing agents. .

Sugar, spice and everything nice. He forgot to add in Chemical X.

 

[borisvodofsky]

Sugar, spice and everything nice. He forgot to add in Chemical X.

I'm embarrassed to say I've seen PPG

 

[sandeep3001]

RAM:

Requirement : 8gb 1600

Please advice.
I checked out the memory support list provided for V GENE by ASUS.

A few queries related to that:

1. Only the specified models for the various brands will work at the designated speed ?
2. Which of the following variation is better :
a) single 8gb stick
b) 2*4gb KIT
c) 2*4gb separate packing

In India the following RAM models are available for purchase. But these are NOT mentioned on the MEM Support PDF provided by ASUS for MAXIMUS V GENE.

Please brief me which one of these will work at the specified speed without any issues

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CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Model: CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9


Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) PC RAM (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9)

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB PC RAM (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10)


Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) PC RAM (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9)




G.Skill RipjawsX 4 GB RAM (F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL)



G.Skill Sniper 4 GB RAM (F3-12800CL9S-4GBSR)


G.Skill Ripjaws 4 GB RAM (F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL)


G.Skill RipjawsX 4 GB RAM (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL)



G.Skill Sniper 8 GB RAM (F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR)



G.Skill RipjawsX 8 GB RAM (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL)




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[T_Yamamoto]

Cheapest 2x4 kit.will work.

 

[sandeep3001]

Cheapest 2x4 kit.will work.

please advice a specific model from the above mentioned list for the INDIAN MARKET

 

[lehtv]

please advice a specific model from the above mentioned list for the INDIAN MARKET

Whichever is the cheapest 2x4GB kit. CBA to go through the links to check.

 

[Selenium_Glow]

The cheapest 2x4 GB kit should work. The mem modules listed in any motherboard documentation are the ones the company took time (or pain) to test and check if it posts or not. There is always a possibility that they might have dropped/forgotten a few.

For example, a long time ago (like 4 years or so) when I was buying stuff for my build, I got a motherboard that could support up to 1066 DDR2. I got 2 x 2 GB Kingston mem modules ~800 MHz but somehow it didn't work. One BIOS upgrade later, it worked. The Kingston RAM sticks were not listed in the MoBo's documentation.

Still, if you don't wanna risk it, try finding RAM sticks that are actually listed in your MoBo's guide rather than finding out if the RAM sticks available to you are supported by the MoBo. I know that the Corsair and G.Skill are superior to cheaper (let's say simmtronics or the hynix modules) and more easily available RAM modules in the India market, the cheaper ones simply tend to work out nicely. This means that you have to go out in the sweltering Indian summer heat for all this, but the effort will be worth it.

 

[sandeep3001]

G.Skill RipjawsX 8 GB RAM (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL) is a hot favorite when I posted this message in the ROG maximus V gene forum by ASUS

The cheapest 2x4 GB kit should work. The mem modules listed in any motherboard documentation are the ones the company took time (or pain) to test and check if it posts or not. There is always a possibility that they might have dropped/forgotten a few.

For example, a long time ago (like 4 years or so) when I was buying stuff for my build, I got a motherboard that could support up to 1066 DDR2. I got 2 x 2 GB Kingston mem modules ~800 MHz but somehow it didn't work. One BIOS upgrade later, it worked. The Kingston RAM sticks were not listed in the MoBo's documentation.

Still, if you don't wanna risk it, try finding RAM sticks that are actually listed in your MoBo's guide rather than finding out if the RAM sticks available to you are supported by the MoBo. I know that the Corsair and G.Skill are superior to cheaper (let's say simmtronics or the hynix modules) and more easily available RAM modules in the India market, the cheaper ones simply tend to work out nicely. This means that you have to go out in the sweltering Indian summer heat for all this, but the effort will be worth it.

 

[cmdrdredd]

If you can find Samsung MV-3V4G3D 1.35v Eco Green 30nm memory they are great too.