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auriga1000

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Hi Guys

i need some ideas for an upgrade for above .
i have 700w psu ocz, large aluminium case gigabyte aurora, 2 x hdd ( 1 x sata and 1 x ide), 2 x dvdrw ( 1 x sata and 1 x ide), 1 x sb xfi gamer pci, 1 x tv card pci, gfx 8800gtx pcie, 3 g ram 667 occupying 4 slots.
the new board must have firewire as well. must have plenty of usb slots. atm, i have 8 ( 6 in back and 2 in front + 1 firewire front and 1 back)

thanks
 
Lol, seems like you know what ur doing with your current build.

just 1 question - 3 gig ram in 4 slots? not efficient for dual channel (will only fill up to 512, then run single channel)
 
Keeper said:
Lol, seems like you know what ur doing with your current build.

just 1 question - 3 gig ram in 4 slots? not efficient for dual channel (will only fill up to 512, then run single channel)
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He is obviously running 2*1 and 2*512 so still running dual channel

What will the pc be used for and as asked before what budget ?
 
Keeper said:
Lol, seems like you know what ur doing with your current build.

just 1 question - 3 gig ram in 4 slots? not efficient for dual channel (will only fill up to 512, then run single channel)
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had 2 Gs previous and 1 stick was blown. somehow i then ended up with 2x 1g and 2 x 512. both in dual channel. can't remember exact details of why i have this config.

forgot to mention i have a dell 24" lcd running at 1900 x 1200 desktop and games.

budget? highest cost benefit ratio ie core 2 duo 8600,, core 2 quad 6600? or such cpu with corresponding mb?
 
QX6700RULZ said:
He is obviously running 2*1 and 2*512 so still running dual channel

What will the pc be used for and as asked before what budget ?
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yes but only up to 512 mb then, isn't it?

they can't all fill up to 1024mb on dual channel technology, as there isn't anything to filll - you should try to get the same sizes, and even same speeds and brand if you can.
 
lol amount please and there is no such thing as a corrsponding mobo for a cpu. Budget and use narrows the choices a bit so help us help you :)
 
Keeper said:
yes but only up to 512 mb then, isn't it?

they can't all fill up to 1024mb on dual channel technology, as there isn't anything to filll - you should try to get the same sizes, and even same speeds and brand if you can.
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Keeper you have lost me there, i run the same configuration on all my workstations ie 2 1 gigs and 2 512's and they all run in dual channel (3gig total). If i was running 64 bit i would run with at least 4 1gig's
 
QX6700RULZ said:
lol amount please and there is no such thing as a corrsponding mobo for a cpu. Budget and use narrows the choices a bit so help us help you :)
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keeping in mind that i still have legacy devices to use, what would be the best irrespective of budget.

mostly games at high res.
 
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QX6700RULZ said:
Keeper you have lost me there, i run the same configuration on all my workstations ie 2 1 gigs and 2 512's and they all run in dual channel (3gig total). If i was running 64 bit i would run with at least 4 1gig's
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you are half right. they WILL run with the dual channel architecture, but will fill up each channel individually after 512mb.

Channel1 |-----------|------------|
Channel2 |-----------|
Channel3 |-----------|------------|
Channel4 |-----------|

green = dual channel benifit, red = single mode.
 
I would probably say a p5q deluxe with a Q9550 (future proofing), i7 is overpriced and you would need new ram as well as cpu and board.

There are more expensive boards but they all do the same things.

p.s. Keeper Nvidia chipsets suck :)
 
Keeper said:
you are half right. they WILL run with the dual channel architecture, but will fill up each channel individually after 512mb.

Channel1 |-----------|------------|
Channel2 |-----------|
Channel3 |-----------|------------|
Channel4 |-----------|

green = dual channel benifit, red = single mode.
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No idea what you just said :)
 
Keeper said:
you are half right. they WILL run with the dual channel architecture, but will fill up each channel individually after 512mb.

Channel1 |-----------|------------|
Channel2 |-----------|
Channel3 |-----------|------------|
Channel4 |-----------|

green = dual channel benifit, red = single mode.
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1st I have heard of that, do you have a link please?

wiki says:

If the motherboard has two pairs of differently colored DIMM sockets (the colors indicate which bank they belong to, bank 0 or bank 1), then one can place a matched pair of memory modules in bank 0, but a different-capacity pair of modules in bank 1, as long as they are of the same speed. Using this scheme, a pair of 1 GB memory modules in bank 0 and a pair of matched 512 MB modules in bank 1 would be acceptable for dual-channel operation.
 
I must say, P5Q really is an awesome board in terms of quality and construction.

Looks damn sick too. :D
 
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