nubian-anubis

:shock: feedback galore.

manythanks again.Heatsink added to budget

you've convinced me about the 3930,and yeh i noticed the motherboards for that take 64gb ram even though i could still only afford 32gb,I could add more in later.

I am a bit concerned in regards to the temperature monitoring you mentioned,thats something I should think about too.I will be able to monitor that on a pc (win7) right? some kind of software or hardware? is can the motherboard do that automatically?

perhaps some extra fans.

Thanks nobody has been this helpful anywhere else.Great advice on the power supply.

thanks twod,i was talking to my father about the i7 3930

he said to sit and work out the price difference between all the supplies needed for an i7 2700 machine and a i7 3930 because i'll need a more expensive motherboard for the latter.

the price difference was only about £300.

even though its tad more expensive,am i better off going for the 17 3930 in the long run? so far the motherboards i've looked that support the 3930 can only take 1600 ram which you have recommended.

or should I settle for 2700,is the 3930 worth the extra buck?

also how do i determine how powerful the power supply should be?

thanks for the graphics card advice!