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backs999
30-01-10, 22:36
hey guys,

being a noob here been out of the pc building game for years, so ive completly gone idiotic lol

im buying

Asus ATI Radeon EAH5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R Motherboard Core i7 Socket 1156

Patriot Viper Extreme Performance 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 Triple Channel Kit

Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail


was wondering if they were all compatible with each other?

thanks alot in advance :)
Tatts
30-01-10, 22:37
That board only takes dual channel, its the X58 / I7 platform that is triple channel :)
AaronWHUFC
30-01-10, 22:39
The P55 1156 Socket can only take dual channel DDR3, X58 Chipset Socket 1366 is the one that uses the triple channel ram.

I suggest, this (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3/DDR3+1600+%28PC3-12800%29/Patriot+Viper+II+%22Sector+5%22+4GB+%282x2GB%29+DD R3+PC3-12800C7+1600MHz+Dual+Channel+Kit+?productId=39264) .
backs999
30-01-10, 22:50
you lot are fast :p!
thats brill thanks alot! all sorted now hehe
Monkey
31-01-10, 05:28
If your seriously thinking about spending that much on a graphics card, I would consider either spending a little more and getting this (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GTX+285%2F295+Series/ZOTAC+GeForce+GTX+285+1024MB+GDDR3+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=38650), or i would spend a little less and get this (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GTX+275+Series/Zotac+GeForce+GTX+275+896MB+GDDR3+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=36962)

That is of course if you want to guarantee yourself that the card you buy will work for more than 5 minutes if atall. This isn't just me being sour, its just the way things are :)

I havnt heard anyone have a problem with any new nVidia cards, but ive heard of loads of people struggling to even get an ATi working
Tatts
31-01-10, 11:12
I havnt heard anyone have a problem with any new nVidia cards, but ive heard of loads of people struggling to even get an ATi working

This is simply because nvidia don't give you any warning when there is a problem and just pack up altogether :lol: