Looking to Upgrade

Viper_Maniac
This one seems to be almost exactly the same as the one you posted.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128460

Which one would be the better one?
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The UD3P would be the better board. It has 12 phase power control.
12 Phase Power Design
GIGABYTE's cutting edge 12 phase power VRM design utilizes the highest caliber components to provide unadulterated, smooth power to the CPU. The innovative 12 phase power VRM has been designed and engineered to deliver fast transient response times through quick and seamless power delivery during extensive CPU loading variations. In addition, heat from the VRM is effectively reduced by spreading the load between the 12 power phases, resulting in a cooler, more stable platform.
Go to the Gigabyte web site and look at both boards. I would get the UD3P for the 12 phase power control.
 
Well then, I guess its settled. Core i5-2300, GA-P67A-UD3P, GSKILL 4GB(The one you posted GT3mich), HIS 6850 1GB, new case, the USB drive(needed for school), and the Win 7 64bit(got this earlier today) is what I'll be getting. Thanks to everyone (especially GT3mich, nick09 and ROAD_DOGG33J) for the help in getting through this whole ordeal of figuring out what to get. I'll probably place the order soon.
 
Good luck too.

With all the parts, it should give you a peace of mind and a really good system for gaming! Additionally, it should last you quite a while, easily over three years.
 
Seems like a good decision to go Intel - especially since the Sandy Bridge processors are a fair amount better than the equivalent AMDs. As it's brand new it won't be going out of date any time soon either. :P Same could be said of most of the components, in fact.

Don't worry about using G.Skill memory - I've used some for well over a year (2000mhz ones) and never had an issue with them. :)
 
Good luck here too. Don't forget to add the motherboard risers(they ground the motherboard to the case- very important). Other than that, just take you time.
 
Well its on its way to me now. According to the tracking it won't get to me until Monday which sucks since I probably won't be able to mess with the stuff until next weekend(classes all next week). It will be the longest week ever. :(

nick09, do those come with the mobo or case? I ask since its been awhile.

Edit: Just realized I missed my 9 year anniversary back in October. Damn I can't believe its been that long since I joined GTP. :D
 
They come with the case and most are in a gold color(image for you to reference to).

I also know that feeling. I always check the tracking during lab in college. Hard to concentrate to college work when your mind is somewhere else.
 
It's best to use the ones that are supplied by the case since riser height differ case by case. If you use a riser that is low low or too tall you will have problems fitting the I/O plate(that metal plate where all of those ports are) and any expansion cards.
 
Oh I know. I've run across that before. I'm pretty sure there are different sizes in the little box I got them in. I should have some that will be the same size as the ones that come in the case.
 
Ok here's a quick question, what would be the best setup of case fans in the case I posted above? It has a 120mm in the front, back and 2 in the side. There's also a 140mm in the top of the case. I just need alittle guidance as to what the best setup is in terms of what should be intake and what should be exhaust.
 
Rear and top should be out. Best to work with gravity since hot air rises. I would see how it works with two fans before installing anymore fans.
 
Did you buy the parts yet and how close do you live to Chicago?
Edit: I just reread post #38. The parts are on the way. Too bad. Microcenter just dropped the prices on their Intel SB CPU's $40 to $50. In store Pick-up so thats why I asked if you lived near Chicago.
 
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nick09
Rear and top should be out. Best to work with gravity since hot air rises. I would see how it works with two fans before installing anymore fans.
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It comes with 3 fans already installed(one 120mm front, one 120mm back and one 140mm in the top). I'm sure the one in the back is exhaust just like the one in the top and the one in the front is intake. Should I stick with that at first or should I put 2 more in the side panel as intake or exhaust?

GT3mich
Did you buy the parts yet and how close do you live to Chicago?
Edit: I just reread post #38. The parts are on the way. Too bad. Microcenter just dropped the prices on their Intel SB CPU's $40 to $50. In store Pick-up so thats why I asked if you lived near Chicago.
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I do live near Chicago but I can't afford the gas to drive there. My car isn't great on gas.
 
I say test it out with those fans and if it works fine then you should not worry about installing extra fans. If you wanted extra fans then you could play around with the setup but yes front is intake and the rear and top is exhaust. You can play around with the side vents though. I can see these configuration ideas; 2 exhaust, or 2 intake, or you could have one fan push air onto the graphics card and another take that heat out.

I would just run some serious games and see how much temperature it produces. Temperatures of 160-175F is alright for a graphics card when gaming. I would look into buying extra fans if it goes up to 180-190F. If you do plan on buying extra fans then look at the cfm(cubic feet per minute) ratings and keep the DB ratings low in mind since you don't want your computer to be too noisy.
 
I doubt you'll need any of those case fans unless you are stressing the system. My recent build i5 2400 typically runs 20-25C (about 65-75F), and that is in a small case with only the stock cpu cooler and a 120mm fan built into the PSU for cooling. I have yet to see it hit 40C (104F)! Admittedly, I have no seperate graphics card, so that'll be helping to keep things cooler.
 
Well with a CPU you only need to worry when it goes above 170F when running a CPU intensive program. The stock coolers should be able to keep the temperatures in a decent range and might allow a little bit of overclocking.

The norm is to have at least one case fan since a power supply can't cool the system while cooling itself. Old systems used to be able to cool off the cpu, graphics, and ram. But now we have built the CPU, graphics, and ram to be much more powerful than the old computers(Think Intel Pentium 1 CPU kind of power).
 

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