Will this build be compatible?

[Atham]

GPU: 6950 2GB @ 1920 x 1080

 

[AlbertLionheart]

what about the Asus P8P67 Pro R3 P67 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard? If you are in UK you could get it from Ebuyer on http://www.ebuyer.com/product/260185

 

[Atham]

I live in Slovakia.
These websites are the ones I can use:

www.agem.sk

www.alza.sk

Will the ASUS P8P67-M PRO (rev 3.0) be capable of handling the mentioned 8 GB ram?

 

[Atham]

And I am still looking for a good DVD/CD drive too - nothing too expensive!. Any suggestions?

 

[AlbertLionheart]

Anything made by Sony - won't be too expensive.

 

[Atham]

Any names of products?

 

[Atham]

Is the cooler that comes with the processor good enough or should I get the mentioned cooler? It does cost 68 Euros. Is it worth it?

 

[Mizzou]

If you don't plan on overclocking you'll be ok with the stock cooler.

 

[Atham]

No, I don't think I plan overclocking with the Corsair CX 600. It will have enough just running my system.

I did some adjustments to my planned rig:

CPU Cooler: Maybe none, using the stock cooler
GPU: MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC
HDD: SAMSUNG SpinPoint EcoGreen F2 1500GB


EDIT: what does it mean, API: Microsoft DirectX 10 on the i5 2500k processor?

 

[Mizzou]

From wiki; here's a quick overview to DirectX ... full article here.

Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms.

 

[Atham]

what does it mean when DirectX 10? Will it only run DX 10?

 

[Atham]

What about unlocking the 6970 with the 6950? How does that work? Would I need to get a bigger PSU for unlocking? Are there any risks?

 

[Atham]

For the motherboard, wouldn't the MSI P67A-C45 (B3)be better?

 

[Atham]

Thanks guys.