With this MB, CPU what Vid card would you get?

[Charge]

I don't fancy them Radeons too much... but then again I've heard that some people are satisfied with theirs. YMMV

-C+

[BaldEagl]

the prices have changed since the review but you get the idea

The fact that prices have changed totally invalidates a "best bang for the buck" review but thanks for posting anyway.

[TheZohan]

the 4850 today is still better then the 9800GTX+ .. the 4870 is a better choice

[daddog]

Placed my order today. All from mwave.com

MB - Gigabyte GA-EP45T
CPU - Intel Core 2 DUO E8500 socket 775
Memory - 6 gigs
Vidcard - GeForce GTX 260
Case - HEC Black midtower with 585w power supply

The HEC case is the only unknown. Crossing my fingers it will be a worthwhile case and I will not have any problems with the power supply.

[TilDeath]

Placed my order today. All from mwave.com

Memory - 6 gigs

I hope you did not get Tri-Channel memory

[daddog]

Said nothing about tri channel. What is that?

[Getback]

Said nothing about tri channel. What is that?

It's not for that system. Make sure it's not DDR3. DDR3 is installed in 3s, 3 x 1 gig sticks, and DDR2 is installed in pairs, 2 x 1 gig strips or 2 x 2 gig strips. So for 6 gigs it is likely you have 3 x 2 gigs of ddr3. However, it may be you have 2 x 2 gigs and 2 x 1 gig sticks. But 6 gigs is an unusual number for ddr2 and not unusual for ddr3.

Addendum: What power supply is that?

[TilDeath]

Please post the link to the memory your purchased so we can take a look.

[daddog]

I don't see the link to it any more, at least to that specific MB. Crossing my fingers they will not be out of stock.

My print out from mwave.com says:

Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3P Intel p45 + ich10r chipset ATX form factor 1xzPCI-E(x16)/3xpci/4xddr3 w/sata2 raid, lan(gb) 1394,usb2.0 cpu intel socket 775

DUO E8500 3.16G (1333Mhz)= Kingston 6GB DDR3=(2GBx3)

[Getback]

I don't see the link to it any more, at least to that specific MB. Crossing my fingers they will not be out of stock.

My print out from mwave.com says:

Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3P Intel p45 + ich10r chipset ATX form factor 1xzPCI-E(x16)/3xpci/4xddr3 w/sata2 raid, lan(gb) 1394,usb2.0 cpu intel socket 775

DUO E8500 3.16G (1333Mhz)= Kingston 6GB DDR3=(2GBx3)

Uhg, cancel the memory. It's for a different chip, the Core I7.

[TilDeath]

I don't see the link to it any more, at least to that specific MB. Crossing my fingers they will not be out of stock.

My print out from mwave.com says:

Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3P Intel p45 + ich10r chipset ATX form factor 1xzPCI-E(x16)/3xpci/4xddr3 w/sata2 raid, lan(gb) 1394,usb2.0 cpu intel socket 775

DUO E8500 3.16G (1333Mhz)= Kingston 6GB DDR3=(2GBx3)

Yep thats Tri-Channel mem  your seeing 4GB of DDR3 2 x 2GB fastest you can afford

[Chalenge]

the 4850 today is still better then the 9800GTX+ .. the 4870 is a better choice

Death... the 4870 is NOT a good card for any flight sim. Its fine if you are proud of owning one and even if Nvidia has user 'issues' (repackaged cards or needless audio drivers) its still the better card for flight sims.

[TheZohan]

Death... the 4870 is NOT a good card for any flight sim. Its fine if you are proud of owning one and even if Nvidia has user 'issues' (repackaged cards or needless audio drivers) its still the better card for flight sims.

it was me not death .. and i am dont know how you can compare the two in just about every review i have seen the 4850 beats the 9800GTX+ and the 4870 is a better then the 4850.   someone have anything to back that up or support or deprove whats been shown in the reviews?

[BaldEagl]

Well, he's going to have to run DDR3 memory with this board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128369 as that's the supported memory standard.

The funny thing about it is that the slots are in pairs.    Seems like a waste to run DDR3 in dual channel mode.

I guess I'd stick with 4 Gb max (2x2Gb or 4x1Gb) on that board.  If you are getting 6Gb then get 2x2Gb + 2x1Gb.  The 2Gb chips go in the same colored slots as do the 1Gb chips.

[Getback]

Well, he's going to have to run DDR3 memory with this board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128369 as that's the supported memory standard.

The funny thing about it is that the slots are in pairs.    Seems like a waste to run DDR3 in dual channel mode.

I guess I'd stick with 4 Gb max (2x2Gb or 4x1Gb) on that board.  If you are getting 6Gb then get 2x2Gb + 2x1Gb.  The 2Gb chips go in the same colored slots as do the 1Gb chips.

Maybe I'm lost here, but isn't the ddr3 set up differently physically. I mean the notch for alignment on the ddr3 is located differently than the notch for ddr2. That being said it shouldn't fit that board.