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9/29/12 at 10:45pm

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I am looking to upgrade from my current i7-950 build to a AMD Zambezi 8 core build. I would appreciate your feedback pointing out any weak points in the build. My budget is around 1000$ MAX . I plan on getting all new equipment besides a video card I am adding one more 660 ti 3gb SC for SLI.

Current rig
1. I-7 Bloomfield 950 OC 3.2ghz
2. X58 tri SLI mobo
3. 6GB of 1600 DDR3 ram
4.660ti 3gb SC
5. 1 TB Black Western Digital
6. Asus DVD rw drive
7. 1000 watt Kingwin PSU
8. Storm Scout Mid tower

Possible New rig
1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 HDD
2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128521 Mobo
3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130812 660ti 3gb
4. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233143 Ram
5. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103960 Processor
6. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147107 Midtower case
7. I am keeping the old PSU seeing how its not even 2 months old since it was put in.
8. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103960 Dvd RW

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I7-950	x58 Gigabyte sloi/crossfire ready	Nvidia Geforce 660ti FTW 3gb	6gb of gskill ram ddr3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2tb western digital 250gb ssd	Asus dvd rw	Windows 7 64 bit	23.5inch asus 3d monitor
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft wireless keyboard	1000 watt Kingwin	Storm scout cooler master	Logitech antique gaming mouse
Audio
Logitech g930 wireless headset
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I7-950	x58 Gigabyte sloi/crossfire ready	Nvidia Geforce 660ti FTW 3gb	6gb of gskill ram ddr3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2tb western digital 250gb ssd	Asus dvd rw	Windows 7 64 bit	23.5inch asus 3d monitor
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft wireless keyboard	1000 watt Kingwin	Storm scout cooler master	Logitech antique gaming mouse
Audio
Logitech g930 wireless headset
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9/29/12 at 10:49pm

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i would change your motherboard to the gigabyte-990fxa-ud3 because the 970 chipset AFAIK doesnt support SLI and the 990fx does
but other than that it looks like a solid build man

[edit] nevermind i just read that the 970 chipset does support it but i just didnt see SLI on the motherboard it self so i dont think that particular mobo supports it and i know the 990fx does ...since thats the mobo i have
Edited by Hartk1213 - 9/29/12 at 10:53pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[AMD] Phenom II X6 1090T	[Gigabyte] GA-990FXA-UD3	[XFX] Radeon HD 6950 2Gb	[Crucial] Ballistix 1600 8gb (2x4gb)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
[Seagate] Barracuda 500GB	[Seagate] Barracuda 500GB	[Crucial] C300 64GB	[Lite-On] Blu-Ray Burner
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
[Corsair] H-50 Closed loop Cooler	[Rosewill] 120mm - (x4)	[Sunbeam] Rheobus Extreme	[NZXT] 140mm - (x4)
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Microsoft] Windows 7 64bit Ultimate	[Dell] P2211H - (x3)	[Logitech] G510	[SeaSonic] X650
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[NZXT] Switch 810	[Logitech] G300	[Xtrac Pads] Ripper	[Logitech] X-530
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i7 3930k	Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard	Asus GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card
RAM	RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memor...	Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Har...	Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Cooling	Power	Case
Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified A...	NZXT Switch 810 (Already Own)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[AMD] Phenom II X6 1090T	[Gigabyte] GA-990FXA-UD3	[XFX] Radeon HD 6950 2Gb	[Crucial] Ballistix 1600 8gb (2x4gb)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
[Seagate] Barracuda 500GB	[Seagate] Barracuda 500GB	[Crucial] C300 64GB	[Lite-On] Blu-Ray Burner
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
[Corsair] H-50 Closed loop Cooler	[Rosewill] 120mm - (x4)	[Sunbeam] Rheobus Extreme	[NZXT] 140mm - (x4)
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Microsoft] Windows 7 64bit Ultimate	[Dell] P2211H - (x3)	[Logitech] G510	[SeaSonic] X650
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[NZXT] Switch 810	[Logitech] G300	[Xtrac Pads] Ripper	[Logitech] X-530
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i7 3930k	Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard	Asus GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card
RAM	RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memor...	Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Har...	Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Cooling	Power	Case
Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified A...	NZXT Switch 810 (Already Own)
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9/29/12 at 10:56pm

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Thanks for the quick response, after suggesting that mobo I decided to change it to that seeing how its a better model and since I dont have to mess with the PSU I can afford a bit of a upgrade

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I7-950	x58 Gigabyte sloi/crossfire ready	Nvidia Geforce 660ti FTW 3gb	6gb of gskill ram ddr3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2tb western digital 250gb ssd	Asus dvd rw	Windows 7 64 bit	23.5inch asus 3d monitor
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft wireless keyboard	1000 watt Kingwin	Storm scout cooler master	Logitech antique gaming mouse
Audio
Logitech g930 wireless headset
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I7-950	x58 Gigabyte sloi/crossfire ready	Nvidia Geforce 660ti FTW 3gb	6gb of gskill ram ddr3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
2tb western digital 250gb ssd	Asus dvd rw	Windows 7 64 bit	23.5inch asus 3d monitor
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft wireless keyboard	1000 watt Kingwin	Storm scout cooler master	Logitech antique gaming mouse
Audio
Logitech g930 wireless headset
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9/29/12 at 11:03pm

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nice you will definitely be happy with that board i have really enjoyed it i have my 1090t at a sold 4.017GHz on that board

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[AMD] Phenom II X6 1090T	[Gigabyte] GA-990FXA-UD3	[XFX] Radeon HD 6950 2Gb	[Crucial] Ballistix 1600 8gb (2x4gb)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
[Seagate] Barracuda 500GB	[Seagate] Barracuda 500GB	[Crucial] C300 64GB	[Lite-On] Blu-Ray Burner
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
[Corsair] H-50 Closed loop Cooler	[Rosewill] 120mm - (x4)	[Sunbeam] Rheobus Extreme	[NZXT] 140mm - (x4)
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Microsoft] Windows 7 64bit Ultimate	[Dell] P2211H - (x3)	[Logitech] G510	[SeaSonic] X650
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[NZXT] Switch 810	[Logitech] G300	[Xtrac Pads] Ripper	[Logitech] X-530
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i7 3930k	Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard	Asus GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card
RAM	RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memor...	Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Har...	Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Cooling	Power	Case
Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified A...	NZXT Switch 810 (Already Own)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
[AMD] Phenom II X6 1090T	[Gigabyte] GA-990FXA-UD3	[XFX] Radeon HD 6950 2Gb	[Crucial] Ballistix 1600 8gb (2x4gb)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
[Seagate] Barracuda 500GB	[Seagate] Barracuda 500GB	[Crucial] C300 64GB	[Lite-On] Blu-Ray Burner
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
[Corsair] H-50 Closed loop Cooler	[Rosewill] 120mm - (x4)	[Sunbeam] Rheobus Extreme	[NZXT] 140mm - (x4)
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
[Microsoft] Windows 7 64bit Ultimate	[Dell] P2211H - (x3)	[Logitech] G510	[SeaSonic] X650
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
[NZXT] Switch 810	[Logitech] G300	[Xtrac Pads] Ripper	[Logitech] X-530
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i7 3930k	Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard	Asus GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card
RAM	RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memor...	Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Har...	Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Cooling	Power	Case
Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified A...	NZXT Switch 810 (Already Own)
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9/30/12 at 12:07am

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nvm
Edited by toyz72 - 9/30/12 at 12:11am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k	msi z77 mpower	MSI GTX670 PE	4x4 crucial tac 1866
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
m4 128	wd 1tb black	liteon	noctua
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
win7 64	i-inc if281d 28''	corsair k60	750hx
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
haf xb	razer deathadder	razer	asus dx / corsair sp2500/jvc harx 900
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 3570k	msi z77 mpower	MSI GTX670 PE	4x4 crucial tac 1866
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
m4 128	wd 1tb black	liteon	noctua
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
win7 64	i-inc if281d 28''	corsair k60	750hx
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
haf xb	razer deathadder	razer	asus dx / corsair sp2500/jvc harx 900
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10/11/12 at 2:03pm

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Why do you want to change from a I7 to a 8150 the I7 smokes any amd cpu, If i was you id save the money and be happy, I have a I7 920 DO step im good for awhile your cpu is better than mine at stock clocks.

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10/11/12 at 3:44pm

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It would be unwise to pursue an FX processor on a board with a potentially unheatsinked 4+1 phase. Look for a 6+2-8+2 to support an FX-8XXX.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II x6 1055T [4GHz, 300x13.5, 1.42V]	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ [NB 3ghz 1.35v]	MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II 1GB	8GB [4x2GB] G.Skill ECO DDR3 [1600 6-8-6-20-24-1T]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
80GB Intel X25M SSD	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX)	Noctua NH-D14
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Power
Scythe GT-15 Gentle Typhoon 1500RPM fans (2x, o...	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit	ASUS PA238QR 23.6" 1920x1080 IPS LED monitor [x2]	Corsair HX520 Modular PSU [520W]
Case	Audio	Audio
Antec P182 SE	ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Headphone Amp	Audio Technica ATH-d40fs
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
ARM Cortex A9 dual core [1.2Ghz]	TI OMAP 4430	PowerVR SGX 540	1GB low power DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
16GB on board storage	32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC card	Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (LiquidSmoot...	4.3" 960x540 TFT capacitive multi-touch screen
Keyboard	Power	Case
Swiftkey 3	Battery	Motorola DROID BIONIC
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II x6 1055T [4GHz, 300x13.5, 1.42V]	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ [NB 3ghz 1.35v]	MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II 1GB	8GB [4x2GB] G.Skill ECO DDR3 [1600 6-8-6-20-24-1T]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
80GB Intel X25M SSD	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX)	Noctua NH-D14
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Power
Scythe GT-15 Gentle Typhoon 1500RPM fans (2x, o...	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit	ASUS PA238QR 23.6" 1920x1080 IPS LED monitor [x2]	Corsair HX520 Modular PSU [520W]
Case	Audio	Audio
Antec P182 SE	ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Headphone Amp	Audio Technica ATH-d40fs
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
ARM Cortex A9 dual core [1.2Ghz]	TI OMAP 4430	PowerVR SGX 540	1GB low power DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
16GB on board storage	32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC card	Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (LiquidSmoot...	4.3" 960x540 TFT capacitive multi-touch screen
Keyboard	Power	Case
Swiftkey 3	Battery	Motorola DROID BIONIC
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