need some expert advice on how to spend my money

Paronomasia · 23 Mar 2012

also, i like how these ram cards look
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM
but you have
Newegg.com - Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PX538G1600LLK
so i was wondering if theres any difference?
and then theres these which are cheaper
Newegg.com - PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model MD8192KD3-1600-X9

when the parts arrive i will try to put them together if there are instructions but if i cant i will make a thread here and ask u guys

James7679 · 23 Mar 2012

For you, the GSkill would be better. I use the Patriot for Overclocking purposes. Don't buy anything with the brand PNY attached to it.

Paronomasia · 23 Mar 2012

ok, so heres what im gonna buy
Newegg.com - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - Thermal Compound / Grease
Newegg.com - Arctic Silver ACN-60ML (2-PC-SET) Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier - Thermal Compound / Grease
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Newegg.com - SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Newegg.com - MSI N560GTX-Ti 448 Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 448 Cores (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBXM

now i just need a final conformation that thats all i need and my computer will work

Paronomasia · 23 Mar 2012

wait hold on, why do i need the grease? im not buying a fan

James7679 · 23 Mar 2012

Paronomasia said:

wait hold on, why do i need the grease? im not buying a fan

your cpu has a fan on it now. you will be removing the old cpu and fan and installing it onto the new motherboard. Thusly you will need new thermal compound, and the cleaning kit is not really necessary. Some Isopropyl Alcohol and coffee filters will do just fine.

Paronomasia · 23 Mar 2012

ok thank u, so will that all work then?

James7679 · 23 Mar 2012

Paronomasia said:

ok thank u, so will that all work then?

Yes, just take off the cleaning kit. Might be a good idea to get an ESD wrist strap as well. And go pick up a rubber place mat to do assembly on as well.

Paronomasia · 23 Mar 2012

what is the wrist strap for?
im trying to spend as little as possible for the best i can afford and im over $500 budget already

James7679 · 23 Mar 2012

ElectroStaticDischarge So you don't shock your new stuff.

Paronomasia · 23 Mar 2012

do i need it? cuz afaik im not a very conductive person