Perfect DDR3 Ram For Gaming

CORSAIR Dominator GT 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G2000C8GTF G

Package includes:

Model
Brand CORSAIR
Series Dominator GT
Model TR3X6G2000C8GTF G
Type 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
Tech Spec
Capacity 6GB (3 x 2GB)
Speed DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
Cas Latency 8
Timing 8-8-8-24
Voltage 1.65V
Multi-channel Kit Triple Channel Kit
Heat Spreader Yes
Features Three matched 2GB modules for use in high performance Core i7 systems
Dual-path Heat Xchange (DHX) cooling technology
Includes Airflow fan for increased cooling performance
Recommend Use High Performance or Gaming Memory

CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory with Airflow Fan Model TR3X6G1866C7GTF G

Package includes:

Model
Brand CORSAIR
Series DOMINATOR-GT
Model TR3X6G1866C7GTF G
Type 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
Tech Spec
Capacity 6GB (3 x 2GB)
Speed DDR3 1866
Cas Latency 7
Timing 7-8-7-20
Voltage 1.65V
Multi-channel Kit Triple Channel Kit
Heat Spreader Yes
Features Three matched 2GB modules for use in high performance Core i7 systems

Ultra-low 7-8-7-20 latency

DHX technology provides maximum cooling

Includes Airflow fan for increased cooling performance
Recommend Use High Performance or Gaming Memory

2009 Best Motherboard

EVGA's Classified X58 motherboard

A new X58 Motherboard makes it’s debut: The EVGA X58 SLI Classified:

First let’s take a look at the specs of this Motherboard:

CPU Socket:

• Socket LGA1366 for Intel Bloomfield processor
• Support QPI(Quick Path Interlink) up to 6.4GT/s, base on 20bit-width up to 25.6GB/s

Chipset:

• X58+ICH10R chipset (Tylersburg) with NVIDIA nF200 X16

System Memory:

• Six 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM DIMM sockets
• Support 1.5v DDR3-1066/1333 DIMMs with triple channel architecture
• Support x16 and x8 DIMMs, non-ECC, DIMMs
• Support up to 24GB system memory

Expansion Slots:

• One PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3
• One PCI-Express (x1) connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
• Four PCI Express (x16) connector compliant with PCI Express 2.0
• First PCI-E x16 bandwidth x16 fixed, signal from X58
• Second PCI-E x16 bandwidth x16 fixed, signal from nF200 X16 channel A.
• Third PCI-Ex16 PCI-E x16 bandwidth x16 or x8, signal from nF200 X16 channel B
• Fourth PCI-Ex16 PCI-E x16 bandwidth x8, signal from nF200 X16 channel B

In other words, 3-way SLI @ Full x16 Bandwidth per slot or 3-way SLI @ x16x16x8 with x8 VGA dedicated PhysX or GTX295 Quad SLI @ x16x16 + GTX 295 dedicated PhysX @ x16

USB:

Twelve USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB controller (8 connectors at rear panel)

P-ATA IDE:

One IDE ports (up to 2 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100/133 support from JMB363 controller

S-ATA:

• Six S-ATA II ports with up to 300MB/s from chipset with RAID 0,1,0+1,5

IEEE 1394:

• Two IEEE 1394 port from TI TSB43AB22A (1 at rear)

More S-ATA:

• Four S-ATA II from JMB363 and JMB362 controllers (1 at rear panel from JMB362)

LAN:

• TWO Gigabit Ethernet from Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit Controller

Audio:

• Selectable 2, 6 or 8-CH audio from Realtek ALC889 (Colay ALC888S,ALC888) HDA compliant CODEC
• Support rear panel SPDIF, Coaxial output
• Support Front panel audio for Mic-In and stereo Line-out only
• (Front panel Line-out electrically shared with rear panel Line-out).
• Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation

I/O:

• Onboard Fintek 71883 LPC bus I/O controller
• Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard
• Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring, CPU and System temperature.
• Intelligent fan speed control for CPU-fan (PWM) for quiet operation

BIOS:

• 8Mb Flash SPI EEPROM with Award Plug & Play BIOS
• Support ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) mode in ACPI compliant O/S

Special Features:

• Support KBPO (Keyboard Power ON) function
• Support USB resume in S3
• Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
• Onboard 80 Post-Port LED display
• Onboard Button for convenient power-on, Reset, Reset CMOS
• Support Asynchronous clocking mode
• Dual ATX12V 8pin power Connectors for CPU
• PCI-E Slots Disable Jumpers
• V_Core, V_DIMM, VTT, IOH, CPU PLL, QPI PLL, ICH IO, ICH Ground measure points
• EVGA Control Panel via Extension Cable

Form Factor:

• 300mm x 265 mm x 40mm, ATX Size, 8 Layers PCB

Supported O/S:

• Windows XP/Vista

Accessories:

• User’s manual
• User Quick Guide
• Three way SLI bridge cards x 2
• Two way FPC SLI Bridge card
• IDE cable , 6 S-ATA data cable;
• 2 USB+1 1394 bracket Cable
• EVGA Control Panel & Cables
• CD for drivers, utilities and bundle software
• IO shield

Powerful GPU For 2009

NVIDIA

	GTX 285	GTX 275	GTX 260 Core 216	GTS 250 / 9800 GTX+
Stream Processors	240	240	216	128
Texture Address / Filtering	80 / 80	80 / 80	72/72	64 / 64
ROPs	32	28	28	16
Core Clock	648MHz	633MHz	576MHz	738MHz
Shader Clock	1476MHz	1404MHz	1242MHz	1836MHz
Memory Clock	1242MHz	1134MHz	999MHz	1100MHz
Memory Bus Width	512-bit	448-bit	448-bit	256-bit
Frame Buffer	1GB	896MB	896MB	512MB
Transistor Count	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	754M
Manufacturing Process	TSMC 55nm	TSMC 55nm	TSMC 65nm	TSMC 55nm
Price Point	$360	~$250	$205	$140

ATI RADEON

	ATI Radeon HD 4890	ATI Radeon HD 4870	ATI Radeon HD 4850
Stream Processors	800	800	800
Texture Units	40	40	40
ROPs	16	16	16
Core Clock	850MHz	750MHz	625MHz
Memory Clock	975MHz (3900MHz data rate) GDDR5	900MHz (3600MHz data rate) GDDR5	993MHz (1986MHz data rate) GDDR3
Memory Bus Width	256-bit	256-bit	256-bit
Frame Buffer	1GB	1GB	512MB
Transistor Count	959M	956M	956M
Manufacturing Process	TSMC 55nm	TSMC 55nm	TSMC 55nm
Price Point	~$250	~$200	$150

The fact that its worst-case performance is still better than the GTX 260 core 216 and in the best case, it can hit that of the GTX 280 was a plus for the GTX 275. It often posted performance more in line with its bigger brothers than a $50+ cheaper part. This is pretty sweet for a $250 card, especially as many games these days rely very heavily on shader performance. The GeForce GTX 275 is a good fit for this price point, and is a good option. But then there's the Radeon HD 4890.

The 4890, basically a tweaked and overclocked 4870, does improve performance over the 4870 1GB and puts up good competition for the GTX 275. On a pure performance level the 4890 and GTX 275 trade blows at different resolutions. The 4890 tends to look better at lower resolutions while the GTX 275 is more competitive at high resolutions. At 1680 x 1050 and 1920 x 1200 the 4890 is nearly undefeated. At 2560 x 1600, it seems to be pretty much a wash between the two cards.

At the same time, there are other questions, like that of availability. With these parts performing so similarly, and price being pretty well equal, the fact that AMD parts can be bought starting today and we have to wait for the NVIDIA parts is an advantage for AMD. However, we have to factor in the fact that AMD driver support doesn't have the best track record as of late for new game titles. Add in the fact that NVIDIA's developer relations seem more effective than AMD's could mean more titles that run better on NVIDIA hardware in the future. So what to go with? Really it depends on what resolutions you're targeting and what the prices end up being. If you've got a 30" display then either card will work, it's just up to your preference and the items we talked about earlier. If you've got a 24" or smaller display (1920x1200 or below), then the Radeon HD 4890 is the card for you.