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Originally Posted by _Zep_

What resolution is the main monitor - sorry if I missed it - that will determine how aggressive you can set the ultra mode options.

Originally Posted by fallenz

what is the power supply wattage that is important too.

Originally Posted by HotFlash

Current computer specs are needed to to see if this card will work with your system

Originally Posted by Gaia

That sounds like either the CPU Thermal Cutout shutting the system down or probably more likely the Power Good signal from the PSU signalling a fault and causing the system to shutdown.

Also what is the rating of the PSU - a 300W generic one isn't going to be good news.

Check your power connectors to the motherboard are properly seated and the right way round. Actually do this for all power and data cables - leave the case LEDS disconnected until everything is running.

Also turn your open case upside down and give it a bit of a shake - if you hear a metallic rattling you may have a screw loose and shorting something out.

If that doesn't fix things you need to eliminate as many sources of the problem as possible
Unplug everything except the motherboard and CPU fan and try again If it powers up and stays up power it down and plug in your graphics card and repeat, then try adding each drive one at a time, then anything else.

If it doesn't stay powered up with only motherboard and CPU connected the fault is in one of motherboard, CPU or PSU.


Actually reread the initial post - "Keeps trying to cycle" - disconnect the reset switch and try again.

Originally Posted by Father Xmas

Well sounds like you know what to buy then. Have fun with the upgrade.

Originally Posted by Father Xmas

I was just pointing out options and pitfalls.

Wouldn't want you to buy a motherboard thinking it could take a 2nd video card and have it help significantly or think you could use two nVidia cards.

As for 2GB video cards over 1GB, it really matters now only at very high resolutions and multi-monitor setups. AMD just released the HD 6950 1GB card to counter the GTX 560 Ti at the $250-260 price point. The standard HD 6950 is 2GB and you can check the reviews at AnandTech or Hardware Canucks and see how little difference the extra 1GB makes.

Originally Posted by Father Xmas

1) Just degraded Crossfire. There isn't any SLi support at all. But a single card of either major brand is fine. And it's not that it runs both boards at x4, one runs at x16, the other at x4 so the 2nd card isn't as helpful.

2) The i7-2600K is the overclock variant of the i7-2600 but with an unlocked CPU frequency multiplier (makes OC easy), but costing only a few dollars more than the standard i7-2600. The CPU can handle faster memory, as long as you are using a motherboard with a P67, up to DDR3-2133 (and -1866/-1600/-1333/-1066 or PC3-17066/-14933/-12800/-10666/-8533, PC3 numbers may be rounded to nearest 100 or 10). As long as the memory voltage is 1.5V then you can use it. It'll buy you a few percent in actual real world performance.

Originally Posted by Infernus_Hades

Look at the chart i linked to and you'll see it helps to have more memory. However saying that does going from 100 frames per second (fps) make a difference over 90? Not really but going from 30 fps to 35 - that's quite an improvement.

So look for reviews that show games you play and once you get over 60 fps your eyes can't tell and most people can't tell over 35 fps. Most animated movies are at 35 fps.

Originally Posted by Hyperstrike

No what he's trying to say is that, due to the way the board is constructed, you get lousy SLI/Crossfire performance. PERIOD. The more powerful your cards are, the worse the situation becomes. Quite simply, the cards are capable of pushing huge quantities of data back and forth and are being "choked" by the x4 PCI-slot because the slot itself isn't able to handle that level of throughput.

As to the nVidia equivalent. There's no direct equivalent. Close would be the GTX570 or the new GTX560 Ti. However, the 6950 may or may not outperform the 560 and the 570 is in a much higher price bracket.

Originally Posted by Infernus_Hades

You have a motherboard where one slot is 16x and the other is 4x so the SLI will be at the SLOWEST speed and basically of no benefit.

My personal choices for memory are always either CRucial or Gskill.

Edit: see this one:

High performance X48 DDR3 for LGA 775 w/ CrossFireX ASUS P5E3 PRO LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASUS P5E3 PRO LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard

LGA 775 Intel X48 4×240pin DDR3 ... South Bridge: Intel ICH9R
Number of Memory Slots: 4×240pin
Memory Standard: DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800
PCI Express 2.0 x16: 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (both @ x16 mode)
Model #: P5E3 PRO
Item #: N82E16813131600
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Your board shows:

Support 3TB+ HDD, intersil VRD12, ATI CrossFireX GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

LGA 1155 Intel P67 4×240pin DDR3 ... Number of Memory Slots: 4×240pin
Memory Standard: DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066
PCI Express 2.0 x16: 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) *For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) *When the PCIEX1_2 or PCIEX1_3 slot is populated with an
Onboard Video Chipset: None
Model #: GA-P67A-UD3
Item #: N82E16813128460


So it will run at the slowest speed 4x

Originally Posted by Father Xmas

Looks OK.

1) That's really a single video card motherboard. The other slot is really x4.
2) You are getting the ultimate overclocking Sandy Bridge CPU on the market, and coupling it with essentially generic DDR3-1333 memory? I would think this or this would be better for a 4 core/8 thread CPU.

Originally Posted by Ironblade

The CPU looks good.
The motherboard looks good.
I'm not familiar with that brand of memory and couldn't find those exact modules on Gigabyte's compatibility list. If you're sure they're compatible, and you know it's a decent brand, then you're good to go.

CoH runs fine with Windows 7. I'm running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. Whichever version of Win7 you get, make sure you install the 64 bit so you can access all that memory.