Obligatory computer parts topic.

[Night Fox]

I don't know anything about building a computer.
You help.

SUGGEST PARTS

Tell me what's better, tell me what I'm missing, and tell me what I don't need.

Motherboard
ASUS Crosshair
Don't know if it's good or bad.

Central Processing Unit
Core i5
Core i7
I don't know how much of a difference .2 GHz would make, so I don't know if the $90 difference is worth it. (I don't think so.)
Nor do I know the difference between the 6MB and 8MB cache whatever.

Graphics Processing Unit
GeForce GT 430

Random Access Memory
Corsair Vengeance
I'd really like something a bit smaller...

Power Supply
I don't know much about power supplies at all, other than that the wattage has to be large enough.

Cooling/Fans
I don't know what's good and what's not.

Tower
I haven't looked into one, but I'd like it to have room for upgrades in the future.

I probable forgot something.
So suggest what I should choose/replace.
And I also don't know if it's all compatible with the motherboard.
I don't have any sort of budget, either.

[Ad Bot]

[captain blue]

yuck nividia

Just for an AMD card, same performance but much cheape

[Nickelob Ultra]

You chose an AMD motherboard.  And Intel processors.

What the forget.

yuck nividia

Pay no attention to this.

[Sheezy]

I really don't recommend that you go with anything owned by Intel. They've been having problems with chipset designers and thus are falling behind. If you need proof, look at the highest end AMD stuff vs the highest end Intel stuff.

The antec P193 is a pretty solid case. For fans theres no real deciding factor aside from the fact that high CFM of airflow is good, and you might want lower dba in regards to sound.

[Night Fox]

You chose an AMD motherboard.  And Intel processors.
What the forget.

hurr okay
Intel mobo
or AMD CPU

[Nickelob Ultra]

I really don't recommend that you go with anything owned by Intel. They've been having problems with chipset designers and thus are falling behind. If you need proof, look at the highest end AMD stuff vs the highest end Intel stuff.

Also pay no attention to this.

I don't know why people like to slam on Intel or Nvidia, they make some of the highest quality parts out there.  If it doesn't work they promptly replace it.  My brother rubbed his finger all over his Core i7 920 like a handicap and they still replaced it for free.

hurr okay
Intel mobo
or AMD CPU

I suggest an Intel mobo.  I prefer Intel and Nvidia over AMD/AMD.  Mix-matching them isn't pretty either (Intel + AMD graphics or AMD + Nvidia graphics).

[Sheezy]

Also pay no attention to this.

I don't know why people like to slam on Intel or Nvidia, they make some of the highest quality parts out there.  If it doesn't work they promptly replace it.  My brother rubbed his finger all over his Core i7 920 like a handicap and they still replaced it for free.
I suggest an Intel mobo.  I prefer Intel and Nvidia over AMD/AMD.  Mix-matching them isn't pretty either (Intel + AMD graphics or AMD + Nvidia graphics).

I'm not. Intel had been known for making some REALLY loving high end stuff, they're just falling behind due to business problems at the moment.

[Night Fox]

I suggest an Intel mobo.

oh god it's gibberish
one
two
or three

[Nickelob Ultra]

oh god it's gibberish
one
two
or three

One, you know why?

You are not choosing the motherboards with the right CPU socket.  The CPUs you chose to buy are socket LGA 1155.  The three motherboards you chose are LGA 1155, LGA 1366 and 1366 again respectively.

[Fredulus]

lol this thread

[Night Fox]

also AMD stuff I guess

processors
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
small price difference, .2GHz difference
which

GPUs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102874
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161365
nothing
I know nothing

One, you know why?
You are not choosing the motherboards with the right CPU socket.  The CPUs you chose to buy are socket LGA 1155.  The three motherboards you chose are LGA 1155, LGA 1366 and 1366 again respectively.

does it match everything else too
grr I don't understand all this
can you just suggest parts instead

[Sheezy]

Seriously, compare the technical specs of newer Intel stuff vs the technical specs of newer AMD stuff. AMD is leading.

[Fredulus]

No, not at all. AMD gets you more power per dollar, but Intel can get you more power overall.

[Sheezy]

No, not at all. AMD gets you more power per dollar, but Intel can get you more power overall.

This has been the case, however, the contracts they had with hardware and software designers had expired, and the designers wanted contracts that cost more money, which was more than Intel was willing to give. As a result, development has kind of frozen.

[Fredulus]

Lol, no. AMD's top of the line processor can't touch any high end Intel processors.