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  • Choofers
    FFR Player
    FFR Music Producer
    • Dec 2008
    • 6205
    #1

    Finally grabbing a computer, wondering what else I need

    One of my classmates showed me a local ad on craigslist, a guy is selling his old build, minus the psu and a hdd. Some parts have cooling, but I think he kept his old cooling for his new build.

    I'm definitely gonna go for a SSD, probably gonna stick with something small because most of my data (ie music) is all on a 500GB external.

    This is what he has up for grabs.

    Mobo: XFX nForce 780i with a north bridge fan.
    XFX MB-N780-ISH9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Intel Motherboard 3-Way SLI Support - Newegg.com
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813141005
    Buy XFX MB-N780-ISH9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Intel Motherboard 3-Way SLI Support with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!


    CPU: Xeon x3363 quad-core @ 2.83 Ghz
    Computer parts, laptops, electronics, and more - Newegg United States
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1PR0U06364
    Newegg is proud to offer United States the best prices, fast shipping and top-rated customer service for Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics and more!


    RAM: 8GB Kingston HyperX
    HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX6400D2LLK4/8G - Newegg.com
    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104108
    Buy HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX6400D2LLK4/8G with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!


    GPU: 3 BFG GTX 280s in 3-way SLI
    BFG Tech GeForce GTX 280 Graphics Card BFGEGTX2801024E - Newegg.com
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143141
    Buy BFG Tech GeForce GTX 280 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card BFGEGTX2801024E with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!


    Mobo and RAM have fans, CPU has a heatsink. He has this posted for $320, wondering what else I need to get to make this run optimally. Probably not gonna overclock until I understand more about it.
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    • Fission
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      FFR Simfile Author
      • Jan 2004
      • 1850
      #2
      Re: Finally grabbing a computer, wondering what else I need

      you will need a pretty significant PSU to run that. i would go for 800 watts at the very minimum for something like that. you should probably get a 1k watt psu though, just to be safe.

      i could be wrong about the psu wattage, but i remember those video cards requiring a good amount of power to run them, especially 3 of them.

      get the samsung 840 SSD (pro if you can) in a size of your choosing. i just got one for myself and it's worth every penny.

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        • Choofers
          FFR Player
          FFR Music Producer
          • Dec 2008
          • 6205
          #3
          Re: Finally grabbing a computer, wondering what else I need

          I did some googling on my own and found that a 1200w would be the best bet but a 1000w would work fine. I also looked at SSD but I kinda stuck with what I knew: Seagate and WD. I also know that seagate sucks.

          Think I could get away with a mid sized tower?

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            • Kibblre
              Caelondia Represent
              • Jul 2004
              • 1984
              #4
              Re: Finally grabbing a computer, wondering what else I need

              Decided to check out that 3-way SLI setup and ran into this:

              "Before we get into it though, we have to laugh at our power supply situation. When we started testing our Tri SLI setup with a 1000 Watt Zalman PSU, we ran into some problems."

              Also, there only seemed to be a ~3-5fps difference between running 2 and 3 of those cards from the benchmarks I've seen. It seems like you should just take one out and use 2 of the 280s with a 1000 watt PSU.

              Finally, overclocking a processor is pretty easy but overclocking a GPU can take a lot of time and messing with (about 2-3 hours if you're doing it the "right" way), but it probably wouldn't be worth overclocking a 280.

              EDIT: You should be fine with a mid size tower. I have a similar sized mobo and I have a good amount of room in my case. I can get a picture if you'd like.
              Last edited by Kibblre; 07-11-2013, 02:13 PM.
              Какой идиот придумал Бутерброд с дикобраза? Он хулиган и бездельник.

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                • Choofers
                  FFR Player
                  FFR Music Producer
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 6205
                  #5
                  Re: Finally grabbing a computer, wondering what else I need

                  EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 G2 120-G2-1600-X1 80+ GOLD 1600W Fully Modular Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply - Newegg.com
                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438010
                  Buy EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 G2 120-G2-1600-X1 80+ GOLD 1600W Fully Modular Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

                  Decent PSU then?

                  Also looked at a 128GB Samsung Pro, fucking great reviews, definitely gonna grab one.

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                    • Kibblre
                      Caelondia Represent
                      • Jul 2004
                      • 1984
                      #6
                      Re: Finally grabbing a computer, wondering what else I need

                      Seems good. I was going to recommend a gold rated one if you didn't pick it.
                      Какой идиот придумал Бутерброд с дикобраза? Он хулиган и бездельник.

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                        • sticklydude
                          r.i.p. tiny hippo
                          FFR Simfile Author
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 2165
                          #7
                          Re: Finally grabbing a computer, wondering what else I need

                          I didn't know you could use a server cpu on a desktop motherboard :? :? :?

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                            • Choofers
                              FFR Player
                              FFR Music Producer
                              • Dec 2008
                              • 6205
                              #8
                              Re: Finally grabbing a computer, wondering what else I need

                              you probably can't do it if it's flipped (desktop cpu on server mobo)

                              actually it looks like it's fine to use if it's the same pin count on the mobo and it uses the right chipset

                              just won't be able to OC rofl
                              Last edited by Choofers; 07-12-2013, 11:50 AM.

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