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    Question Not sure which modular cable to plug into a GB 1660 OC

    Thanks so much Messiah. I really appreciate it. 🙏
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    Question Not sure which modular cable to plug into a GB 1660 OC

    Hi, Lutfig. It’s the ST1500 not the TI cheers.
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    Question Not sure which modular cable to plug into a GB 1660 OC

    Greetings, fellow earthlings. I’m here to get a second opinion. I just bought something new for the first time in 9 years, a GPU, a Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC for my ROG Asus Maximus VI Formula. It’s been 5 years since I’ve taken the side of my case off and I don’t recognise...
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    Im in over my head

    OK, understood, thanks again Someone!
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    Im in over my head

    wow someone, thats really decent of you to go to that trouble, it all looks great and it has a cooler which is a bonus, my supplier didnt have them with the cpu's. You have made it very easy for me thank you 1000 times. One question, if a board can take ram @ 1066/1333/1600/1866/2133/2400, why...
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    Im in over my head

    Thanks guys, thanks Someone Somewhere, I shall take your advice. Unfortunately in Australia nothing is cheap but the cpu suggested and the asus sabertooth comes under 1300. 4 x 8gb sticks of 1866 takes it to $1546 which I can live with. I really truly appreciate the help! PS Supplier is...
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    Im in over my head

    Im into graphic design, video editing and I play some games to take my mind off it. If $1300 is overkill I am happy, previous builds Ive spent more. My first budget ever. I would proffer overkill as I can upgrade graphics and ram etc later. Thanks for that link I shall read it immediately, and...
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    Im in over my head

    Hi, sorry to be such a newbie. I haven't upgraded for 3 years. I logged into my old suppliers and I see all this LGA1155, LGA2011, LGA1150, Haswell, Ivy blahhh My budget for the board and cpu (only) is $1300 if I threw a Intel CORE i7 4930K onto a Asus SABERTOOTH X79 and added (seperate...