help with building my pc plzzz

http://www.directcanada.com/cart/ if someone could let me know if these parts are all compatible and if im missing anything(except for sound system) also im open to changes that could save me a bit of cash, id like to get it to around a even 1000 but i dont mind this current price if i have to, im more worried about if this will all work together(mostly worried about the motherboard) thxablafasaolin

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[QUOTE="ablafasaolin"]http://www.directcanada.com/cart/ if someone could let me know if these parts are all compatible and if im missing anything(except for sound system) also im open to changes that could save me a bit of cash, id like to get it to around a even 1000 but i dont mind this current price if i have to, im more worried about if this will all work together(mostly worried about the motherboard) thxionusX

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downgrade the 980 to like the 955 and pocket the difference. you want a 980 okay here you go in the motherboards bios (to get to it every board's is different normally f2 @ startup though)

set your cpu's multiplier up up once from defualt is the 955, again is the 965 again is the 970 again is the 980

your temps will change a few hairs but beyond that you made harmless adjustments and saved yourself easily $30

the rest isnt too bad id avoid the dark fleet case lineup jsut an opinion.

for the same money you can get an antec 900 of haf 922

downgrade the 980 to like the 955 and pocket the difference. you want a 980 okay here you go in the motherboards bios (to get to it every board's is different normally f2 @ startup though)

set your cpu's multiplier up up once from defualt is the 955, again is the 965 again is the 970 again is the 980

your temps will change a few hairs but beyond that you made harmless adjustments and saved yourself easily $30

the rest isnt too bad id avoid the dark fleet case lineup jsut an opinion.

for the same money you can get an antec 900 of haf 922

so are you sayin i need a different motherboard? sorry i didnt understand that part, o ya i meant to ask, do you think i need a full tower? or would a mid tower do just fineablafasaolin

You definitely don't need a Full Tower. They're only needed for E-ATX motherboards or complex watercooling. I'm using a large mid tower and it still manages to make all the components in my rig look tiny by comparison.

The Cooler Master CM690 II or Corsair 400R for example are sufficient for all but the most hardcore builds. Spending more than $90 on a case for a $1000 build is pointless.

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

downgrade the 980 to like the 955 and pocket the difference. you want a 980 okay here you go in the motherboards bios (to get to it every board's is different normally f2 @ startup though)

set your cpu's multiplier up up once from defualt is the 955, again is the 965 again is the 970 again is the 980

your temps will change a few hairs but beyond that you made harmless adjustments and saved yourself easily $30

the rest isnt too bad id avoid the dark fleet case lineup jsut an opinion.

for the same money you can get an antec 900 of haf 922

ablafasaolin

no im saying that a phenom II x4 980 is a phenom II x4 955 with a certain setting that is controlled by the motherboard set higher up thats all. and that anyone willing to sit there and find that setting can turn a 955 into a 980 for free. thus saving you noticeable amounts of money.

[QUOTE="ablafasaolin"][QUOTE="ionusX"]

downgrade the 980 to like the 955 and pocket the difference. you want a 980 okay here you go in the motherboards bios (to get to it every board's is different normally f2 @ startup though)

set your cpu's multiplier up up once from defualt is the 955, again is the 965 again is the 970 again is the 980

your temps will change a few hairs but beyond that you made harmless adjustments and saved yourself easily $30

the rest isnt too bad id avoid the dark fleet case lineup jsut an opinion.

for the same money you can get an antec 900 of haf 922

no im saying that a phenom II x4 980 is a phenom II x4 955 with a certain setting that is controlled by the motherboard set higher up thats all. and that anyone willing to sit there and find that setting can turn a 955 into a 980 for free. thus saving you noticeable amounts of money.

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="ablafasaolin"] so are you sayin i need a different motherboard? sorry i didnt understand that part, o ya i meant to ask, do you think i need a full tower? or would a mid tower do just fineablafasaolin

no im saying that a phenom II x4 980 is a phenom II x4 955 with a certain setting that is controlled by the motherboard set higher up thats all. and that anyone willing to sit there and find that setting can turn a 955 into a 980 for free. thus saving you noticeable amounts of money.

the setting the 980 is at is the highest it can go basically it can go only two higher which the 955 again can do anyway.

one + to the 980 though if it even counts for anything is that the 980 was sometimes cut from a phenom II x6 that the manufacturing testing phase deemed unworthy of being a 6 core but saw 4 or 5 working cores meaning it could hypothetically be turn back into a 6 core however the odds of this are fairly low of occuring and you wouldnt really improve in games only in things like mutimedia (movie making/watching)

http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Athlon-II-X4-640-with-Thuban-Core-Spotted-Is-Fully-Unlockable-200200.shtml

speaking personnaly i wouldnt take the risk and jsut be happy with the x5 955 with the multiplier up to the level of a 980 or above.

Any way you could afford an Intel build instead? I wouldnt recommend a AMD build nowdays unless you get an AM3+ motherboard for their new BullDozer chips. I have an AMD build myself but Intel are just kicking so much ass at the moment with the i5 and i7s compared to the older Phenom IIs, if I had to buy now I wouldnt be buying a Phenom II 955.

[QUOTE="ablafasaolin"][QUOTE="ionusX"]

no im saying that a phenom II x4 980 is a phenom II x4 955 with a certain setting that is controlled by the motherboard set higher up thats all. and that anyone willing to sit there and find that setting can turn a 955 into a 980 for free. thus saving you noticeable amounts of money.

the setting the 980 is at is the highest it can go basically it can go only two higher which the 955 again can do anyway.

one + to the 980 though if it even counts for anything is that the 980 was sometimes cut from a phenom II x6 that the manufacturing testing phase deemed unworthy of being a 6 core but saw 4 or 5 working cores meaning it could hypothetically be turn back into a 6 core however the odds of this are fairly low of occuring and you wouldnt really improve in games only in things like mutimedia (movie making/watching)

http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Athlon-II-X4-640-with-Thuban-Core-Spotted-Is-Fully-Unlockable-200200.shtml

speaking personnaly i wouldnt take the risk and jsut be happy with the x5 955 with the multiplier up to the level of a 980 or above.

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[QUOTE="ablafasaolin"] couldnt i do the dame thing with the 980 then? and turn that setting up higher ? sorry im a noob lolablafasaolin

the setting the 980 is at is the highest it can go basically it can go only two higher which the 955 again can do anyway.

one + to the 980 though if it even counts for anything is that the 980 was sometimes cut from a phenom II x6 that the manufacturing testing phase deemed unworthy of being a 6 core but saw 4 or 5 working cores meaning it could hypothetically be turn back into a 6 core however the odds of this are fairly low of occuring and you wouldnt really improve in games only in things like mutimedia (movie making/watching)

http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Athlon-II-X4-640-with-Thuban-Core-Spotted-Is-Fully-Unlockable-200200.shtml

speaking personnaly i wouldnt take the risk and jsut be happy with the x5 955 with the multiplier up to the level of a 980 or above.

the 955 can go to 3.2+ its not uncommon. the 980 might be able to go there due to a slightly better fansink but i doubt this much. it was probably a few cases of luck some cpu's overclock like butter and go on forever other cuts of the same cpu's barely can do what their stock is.

thats the thing about overclocking its all a big game of chance you can get better clock i dont deny this but its got some luck to it no one can deny this.

i migth take my 945 up if i can one day.

[QUOTE="ablafasaolin"][QUOTE="ionusX"]

the setting the 980 is at is the highest it can go basically it can go only two higher which the 955 again can do anyway.

one + to the 980 though if it even counts for anything is that the 980 was sometimes cut from a phenom II x6 that the manufacturing testing phase deemed unworthy of being a 6 core but saw 4 or 5 working cores meaning it could hypothetically be turn back into a 6 core however the odds of this are fairly low of occuring and you wouldnt really improve in games only in things like mutimedia (movie making/watching)

http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Athlon-II-X4-640-with-Thuban-Core-Spotted-Is-Fully-Unlockable-200200.shtml

speaking personnaly i wouldnt take the risk and jsut be happy with the x5 955 with the multiplier up to the level of a 980 or above.

ionusX

the 955 can go to 3.2+ its not uncommon. the 980 might be able to go there due to a slightly better fansink but i doubt this much. it was probably a few cases of luck some cpu's overclock like butter and go on forever other cuts of the same cpu's barely can do what their stock is.

thats the thing about overclocking its all a big game of chance you can get better clock i dont deny this but its got some luck to it no one can deny this.

i migth take my 945 up if i can one day.

It's a higher-binned chip though, so I imagine that it, on average, can reach a higher clock rate than the PII 955.

okay hold everything on the 955 tc get this instead:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995

the 960t is a VERY rare phenom II x4 cpu based on zosma zosma is an x6 with the two cores off and that IS something you can:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTEfInwgxVs&ob=av3e

promise it cross my heart hope to die!

zosma FTW!!!

google zosma and read up on it.. its pretty darn awesome!

okay hold everything on the 955 tc get this instead:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995

the 960t is a VERY rare phenom II x4 cpu based on zosma zosma is an x6 with the two cores off and that IS something you can:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTEfInwgxVs&ob=av3e

promise it cross my heart hope to die!

zosma FTW!!!

google zosma and read up on it.. its pretty darn awesome!

ionusX

That's pretty neat. I was thinking of replacing my Athlon II x3 with a Phenom II 955, but after seeing that, I might try my luck with one of those 960T's. I wouldn't say no to an extra two cores :twisted:

I'm guessing the "T" after the 960 means that it's a Thuban core?

basically its a way of making it stand apart from the deneb phenom II x4's. its not alone there were like 3-4 of em look for the rest to arrive to the shevles one day (though some are overclocking locked such as the 870t).

i believe that are also ones based on the 1090t which would be pretty boss. match a 980 in preformance for the price of a regular 4 core