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TDP
Athlon II X3 450
77.99
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AM3
95w
Phenom II X4 960T Phenom II X6 1090T Intel Pentium G620 Pentium G840 i3-2100 i5-2400
124.99
#N/A
AM3
95w
169.99
#N/A
AM3
125w
i5-2500k
219.99
#N/A
1155
95w
i7-2600
299.99
#N/A
1155
95w
i7-2600k
314.99
#N/A
1155
95w
i7-3930k i7-3960X
599.99 1049.99
#N/A #N/A
2011 2011
130w 130w
# of Cores
Hyperthreading
Clock Speed
Cache L1: 4 x 128KB L2: 4 x 1MB L1: 4 x 128KB L2: 4 x 1MB L1: 3 x 128KB L2: 3 x 512KB L1: 3 x 128KB L2: 3 x 512KB L1: 3 x 128KB L2: 3 x 512KB L1: 4 x 128KB L2: 4 x 512KB L1: 4 x 128KB L2: 4 x 512KB L3: 6MB L1: 4 x 128KB L2: 4 x 512KB L3: 6MB L1: 6 x 128KB L2: 6 x 512KB L3: 6MB L2: 2 x 256KB L3: 3MB L2: 2 x 256KB L3: 3MB L2: 2 x 256KB L3: 3MB L2: 4 x 256KB L3: 6MB L2: 4 x 256KB L3: 6MB L2: 4 x 256KB L3: 8MB L2: 4 x 256KB L3: 8MB L2: 6 x 256KB L3: 12MB L2: 6 x 256KB L3: 15MB
Unlocked Multiplier No No No
4 4 3
3.2GHz
No
3 4 4
No No Yes
3.0GHz
Yes
3.2GHz
Yes
2 2 2 4
No No Yes No
No No No No
No
3.3GHz
Yes
Yes
3.4GHz
No
Yes
3.4GHz
Yes
6 6
Yes Yes
3.2GHz 3.3GHz
Yes Yes
IGP
Features
Benchmarks
Radeon 6530D Radeon 6550D May unlock to Athlon II X4 or Phenom II X4 May unlock to Athlon II X4 or Phenom II X4 May unlock to Athlon II X4 or Phenom II X4
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Intel HD 2000 Intel HD 2000 Intel HD 2000 Intel HD 2000 Can usually overclock to 4.5GHz+ with aftermarket cooler
Intel HD 3000
AnandTech
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Tom's Hardware
Intel HD 3000
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PCPer
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Heatsinks Air Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212+ Xigmatek Gaia Scythe Shuriken Scythe Big Shuriken Corsair A70 EVGA Superclock Spire TherMax Eclipse II Thermaltake Frio Thermaltake Frio OCK Prolimatech Megahalems Thermalright Silver Arrow Noctua NH-D14 Noctua NH-C14 Closed Loop Water Cooling Antec Kuhler H20 620 Corsair H60 Corsair H80 Antec Kuhler H2O 920 Corsair H100 TIM (Thermal Paste)* Arctic Silver Ceramique Masscool X23-7783D Shin Masscool G751 Shin Etsu Tuniq TX-2 Noctua NT-H1 Arctic Cooling MX-2 Arctic Cooling MX-4 Gelid GC Extreme Tuniq TX-4 Prolimatech PK-1 Phobya HeGrease Indigo Xtreme How to apply your TIM *Note, these TIMs are recommended over AS5 because they perform roughly as well or better without being electrically conductive or capacitive and don't have an extended cure period.
Price $27.99 $29.99 $34.99 $39.99 $38.01 $49.99 $54.95 $57.99 $63.99 $69.99 $79.99 $85.87 $86.50
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1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 2
1 1 2 2 2
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Motherboard AMD
Chipset 880G Biostar A880G+ Asus M4A88TD-V 870 ASRock 870 Asus 890FX ASRock 890FX ASRock 890FX AsusM4A89TD MSI 890FXA-GD65 890GX ASRock 890GX Asus M4A89GTD 970 Asus M5A97 Evo 990FX ASRock Fatal1ty Gigabyte GAAsus Crosshair V Gigabyte GAAsus Sabertooth 990X Gigabyte GA-990XAAsus M5A99X Evo A75 ASRock A75M-ITX Gigabyte GA-A75MMSI A75MA-G55 Gigabyte GA-A75ASRock A75
Price
Socket
59.99 122.99 91.99 99.99 134.99 169.99 179.99 149.99 99.99 139.99 119.99 189.99 189.99 239.99 249.99 189.99 134.99 144.99 94.99 99.99 99.99 122.99 129.99
AM3 AM3 AM3 AM3 AM3 AM3+ AM3 AM3 AM3+ AM3+ AM3+ AM3+ AM3+ AM3+ AM3+ AM3+ AM3+ AM3+ FM1 FM1 FM1 FM1 FM1
Intel H61/67 ASRock H61M/US3S ASRock H61ICAFE Asus P8H67-M Evo ASRock H67MITX/HT Asus P8H67-I Deluxe P67 ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance ASRock P67 Pro3 Biostar TP67XE MSI P67A-GD53 119.99 119.99 124.99 149.99 1155 1155 1155 1155 69.99 84.99 124.99 124.99 149.99 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155
ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen3 ASRock P67 Extreme4 MSI P67A-GD65 Asus P8P67 Pro Gigabyte GA-P67AUD4-B3 ASRock P67 Extreme6 Asus Sabertooth P67 Asus P8P67 Evo MSI P67A-GD80 ASRock P67 Professional Asus P8P67 WS Revolution Gigabyte GA-P67AUD7-B3 Asus Maximus IV Extreme MSI Big BangMarshall Z68 Biostar TZ68A+ ASRock Z68 Pro3 ASRock Z68 PRO3M ASRock Z68MITX/HT Gigabyte GA-Z68AD3H-B3 ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 MSI Z68MA-ED55 Gigabyte Z68XPUD3 MSI Z68A-GD55 Gigabyte GA-Z68XUD3H-B3 Gigabyte GA-Z68XUD4-B3 Asus P8Z68-V
154.99 159.99 159.99 159.99 169.99 189.99 199.99 199.99 209.99 229.99 259.99 309.99 329.99 379.99
1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155
99.99 104.99 109.99 119.99 121.99 124.99 149.99 149.99 159.99 159.99 159.99 167.99
1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155
Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z Gigabyte Z68XPUD3P ASRock Z68 Extreme4 ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3) MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) Asus P8Z68-V Pro MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) ASRock Z68 Professional Gen3 Gigabyte Z68XPUD3-iSSD Asus P8Z68 Deluxe Gigabyte Z68XPUD5 ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 Gigabyte Z68X-UD7B3 Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z X79 MSI X79A-GD65 MSI X79A-GD65 Frio Asus P9X79 Pro Asus X79 Sabertooth Asus P9X79 Deluxe Asus Rampage IV Extreme X79
179.99 179.99 184.99 189.99 189.99 209.99 209.99 229.99 234.99 239.99 249.99 269.99 279.99 349.99 359.99 349.99
1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155 1155
Form Factor
IGP
CrossfireX/SLI
RAM
SATA
USB
mATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ITX mATX mATX ATX ATX
Radeon HD 4250 Radeon HD 4250 Radeon HD 4290 Radeon HD 4290 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
No/No No/No Yes/No No/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No No/No Yes/No No/No Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Hybrid/No No/No No/No Yes/No Yes/No
2 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 2 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3
4 x SATA II 5 x SATA III 5 x SATA III 6 x SATA III 8 x SATA III 8 x SATA III 6 x SATA III 6 x SATA III 5 x SATA III 6 x SATA III 6 x SATA III 6 x SATA III 8 x SATA III 7 x SATA III 8 x SATA III 6 x SATA III 6 x SATA III 6 x SATA III 4 x SATA III 5 x SATA III 6 x SATA III 5 x SATA III 8 x SATA III
USB 2.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 2.0 USB 2.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0
2 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 2 x 240 pin DDR3 2 x 204 pin DDR3
2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 2 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 2 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 3 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II
USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0
4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3
ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX eATX XL ATX
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3
4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 6 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 6 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 3 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 2 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 2 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 3 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II
USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0
ATX ATX mATX ITX ATX ATX mATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX
Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported No Supported
Yes/No No/No No/No No/No Yes/Yes Yes/Yes No/No Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 2 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3
USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0
mATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX eATX
Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3 4 x 240 pin DDR3
2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 3 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 3 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 6 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 2 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 6 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 3 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 6 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II 4 x SATA III 4 x SATA II
USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0
8 x 240 pin DDR3 8 x 240 pin DDR3 8 x 240 pin DDR3 8 x 240 pin DDR3 8 x 240 pin DDR3 8 x 240 pin DDR3
USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0
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KitGuru 8.5/10
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Price AMD 5000 Series 5770 XFX 5770 Single MSI 5770 Hawk 6000 Series 6670 XFX 6670 Sapphire 6670 HIS 6670 Powercolor 6670 6770 Sapphire 6770 Asus EAH6770 XFX 6770 XFX 6770 Sapphire 6770 Flex Sapphire 6770 MSI 6770 Twin HIS IceQ X Turbo Powercolor 6770 6790 XFX 6790 Dual Fan Sapphire 6790 Powercolor 6790 6850 Powercolor 6850 HIS 6850 MSI 6850 Cyclone Sapphire 6850 XFX 6850 Powercolor 6850 Asus EAH 6850 XFX 6850 Sapphire 6850 Gigabyte Ultra XFX 6850 Black HIS 6850 IceQ X MSI 6850 Cyclone OC 6870 Sapphire 6870 Powercolor 6870 XFX 6870 XFX 6870 Sapphire 6870 FleX Sapphire 6870 VaporX XFX 6870 2GB MSI 6870 Twin Frozr II Asus EAH6870 Gigabyte 6870 OC 174.99 179.99 184.99 194.99 199.99 199.99 224.99 214.99 189.99 199.99 159.99 159.99 164.99 164.99 169.99 234.99 169.99 169.99 169.99 169.99 169.99 174.99 177.99 139.99 139.99 139.99 99.99 124.99 119.99 124.99 139.99 129.99 139.99 139.99 129.99 89.99 96.99 97.99 99.99 119.99 139.99
800 800
850MHz 875MHz
480 480 480 480 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 960 960 960 960 960 960 960 960 960 960 960 960 960 1120 1120 1120 1120 1120 1120 1120 1120 1120 1120
800MHz 800MHz 800MHz 800MHz 850MHz 850MHz 850MHz 850MHz 850MHz 860MHz 875MHz 880MHz 900MHz 840MHz 840MHz 840MHz 775MHz 775MHz 775MHz 775Mhz 775MHz 775MHz 790MHz 800MHz 800MHz 820MHz 820MHz 820MHz 860MHz 900MHz 900MHz 900MHZ 900MHz 900MHz 900MHz 900MHZ 900MHz 915MHz 915MHz
HIS 6870 IceQ X MSI 6870 Hawk XFX 6870 Black Edition Gigabyte 6870 SO 6950 1GB Powercolor 6950 Sapphire 6950 XFX 6950 Dual Fan XFX 6950 HIS 6950 IceQ X Turbo Gigabyte 6950 OC 6950 2GB Powercolor 6950 Sapphire 6950 Dirt 3 Edition XFX 6950 XFX 6950 Dual Fan Sapphire 6950 FleX MSI 6950 Twin Frozr II Asus EAH6950 (Three Slot) MSI 6950 Twin Frozr II OC XFX 6950 XFX 6950 Dual Fan HIS 6950 IceQ X Turbo MSI Twin Frozr III Sapphire 6950 Toxic
189.99 216.99 219.99 219.99 239.99 239.99 269.99 249.99 239.99 239.99 264.99 264.99 274.99 279.99 279.99 279.99 289.99 289.99 259.99 289.99 269.99 299.99 289.99 **Crossfire compatibility chart
1120 1120 1120 1120 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408 1408
920MHZ 930MHz 940MHz 950MHz 800MHz 800MHz 830MHz 830MHz 840MHz 870MHz 800MHz 800MHz 800MHz 800MHz 800MHz 800MHz 810MHz 810MHz 830MHz 830MHz 840MHz 850MHz 880MHz
Nvidia 400 Series GTS 450 EVGA GTS 450 EVGA GTS 450 Sparkle GTS 450 Gigabyte GTS 450 Zotac GTS 450 EVGA GTS 450 FPB Galaxy GTS 450 GC Asus GTS 450 DirectCU OC Sparkle GTS 450 Calibre 119.99 124.99 124.99 119.99 124.99 119.99 139.99 119.99 124.99 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 783MHz 783MHz 789MHz 810MHz 810MHz 822MHz 825MHz 850MHz 850MHz
Zotac GTS 450 AMP! EVGA GTS 450 Superclocked GTX 460 1GB Asus GTX 460 Direct CU Gigabyte GTX 460 OC EVGA GTX 460 EE Zotac GTX 460 EVGA GTX 460 EVGA GTX 460 EE FPB MSI GTX 460 Cyclone EVGA GTX 460 EE Superclocked EVGA GTX 460 Superclocked EVGA GTX 460 Superclocked EVGA GTX 460 EE Superclocked PNY GTX 460 XLR8 Asus GTX 460 Direct CU TOP MSI GTX 460 Hawk Gigabyte GTX 460 SO 500 Series GTX 560 PNY GTX 560 MSI GTX 560 EVGA GTX 560 Asus GTX 560 Direct CU Palit GTX 560 Zotac GTX 560 Zotac GTX 560 2GB Gigabyte GTX 560 OC Asus GTX 560 Direct CU II OC EVGA GTX 560 Superclocked EVGA GTX 560 Superclocked EVGA GTX 560 Superclocked 2GB Zotac GTX 560 MSI GTX 560 Twin Frozr II OC
139.99 127.99
192 192
875MHz 882MHz
164.99 185.99 159.99 169.99 169.99 169.99 194.99 174.99 175.76 189.99 199.99 159.99 199.99 169.99 199.99
336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336
675MHz 715MHz 720MHz 720MHz 720MHz 720MHz 725MHz 763MHz 763MHz 763MHz 763MHz 765MHz 775MHz 780MHz 815MHz
189.99 189.99 189.99 194.99 199.99 199.99 229.99 189.99 199.99 199.99 209.99 244.99 209.99 199.99
336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336 336
810MHz 810MHz 810MHz 810MHz 810MHz 820MHz 820MHz 830MHz 850MHz 850MHz 850MHz 850MHz 860MHz 870MHz
Gigabyte GTX 560 SO EVGA GTX 560 DS SSC Palit Sonic Platinum GTX 560 Asus GTX 560 Cirect CU II TOP EVGA GTX 560 FTW+ Zotac GTX 560 AMP! GTX 560 Ti PNY GTX 560 Ti Palit GTX 560 Ti MSI GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II Zotac GTX 560 Ti EVGA GTX 560 Ti 2GB Asus GTX 560 Ti Direct CU II Galaxy GTX 560 Ti Zotac GTX 560 Ti EVGA GTX 560 Ti FPB EVGA GTX 560 Ti FPB MSI GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti OC Palit GTX 560 Ti Sonic Asus GTX 560 Ti Direct CU II TOP PNY GTX 560 Ti OC EVGA GTX 560 Ti Superclocked EVGA GTX 560 Ti Superclocked MSI GTX 560 Ti Hawk EVGA GTX 560 Ti DS Superclocked Zotac GTX 560 Ti AMP! Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti SO GTX 570 PNY GTX 570 EVGA GTX 570 HD Galaxy GTX 570 EVGA GTX 570 Sparkle GTX 570
209.99 219.99 199.99 219.99 229.99 219.99 219.99 219.99 239.99 239.99 279.99 249.99 229.99 249.99 249.99 239.99 244.99 234.99 239.99 249.99 234.99 249.99 249.99 259.99 259.99 269.99 259.99 319.99 329.99 329.99 329.99 334.99
336 336 336 336 336 336 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 384 480 480 480 480 480
900MHz 900MHz 900MHz 925MHz 931MHz 950MHz 822MHz 822MHz 822MHz 822MHz 822MHz 830MHz 835MHz 850MHz 850MHz 850MHz 880MHz 900MHz 900MHz 900MHz 900MHz 900MHz 900MHz 950MHz 900MHz 950MHz 950MHz 732MHz 732MHz 732MHz 732MHz 732MHz
Galaxy GTX 570 EVGA GTX 570 HD Doubleshot EVGA GTX 570 HD 2.5GB Asus GTX 570 DirectCU II (Triple Slot) Palit GTX 570 Sonic MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr II OC MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr III OC Zotac GTX 570 AMP! Gigabyte GTX 570 OC EVGA GTX 570 Superclocked EVGA GTX 570 HD EVGA GTX 570 Classified Gigabyte GTX 570 SOC GTX 580 PNY GTX 580 Sparkle GTX 570 Galaxy GTX 580 EVGA GTX 580 Zotac GTX 580 Gigabyte GTX 580 3GB Zotac GTX 580 3GB EVGA GTX 580 3GB EVGA GTX 580 3GB Hydro Copper 2 Asus GTX 580 DirectCU II Gigabyte GTX 580 EVGA GTX 580 Superclocked MSI GTX 580 Twin Frozr II OC Sparkle Calibre X580
334.99 349.99 394.99 349.99 349.99 349.99 369.99 349.99 344.99 339.99 349.99 359.99 369.99
480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480 480
732MHz 732MHz 732MHz 742MHz 750MHz 750MHz 770MHz 780MHz 780MHz 797MHz 797MHz 822MHz 845MHz
459.99 469.99 484.99 489.99 489.99 539.99 539.99 589.99 719.99 499.99 499.99 499.99 499.99 529.99
512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512
772MHz 772MHz 772MHz 772MHz 772MHz 772MHz 772MHz 772MHz 772MHz 782MHz 795MHz 797MHz 800MHz 810MHz
Zotac GTX 580 AMP! Zotac GTX 580 AMP2! 3GB Zotac GTX 580 Infinity Edition Water Cooled Asus GTX 580 Matrix ROG MSI GTX 580 Lightning MSI GTX 580 Lightning Extreme 3GB EVGA GTX 580 FTW Hydro Copper 2 Gigabyte GTX 580 SO PNY GTX 580 Water Cooled PNY GTX 580 Water Cooled with CPU Block
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1200MHz 1200MHz
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1000MHz 1000MHz 1000MHz 1000MHz 1000MHz 1000MHz 1200MHz 1200MHz 1200MHz 1200MHz 1200MHz 1250MHz 1225MHz 1050Mhz 1050MHz 1050MHz 1000MHz 1000MHz 1000MHz 1000MHz 1000MHz 1000MHz 1000Mhz 1050MHz 1100MHz 1050MHz 1100MHz 1100MHz 1100MHz 1050MHz 1050MHZ 1050MHz 1050MHz 1050MHz 1050MHz 1050MHz 1050MHz 1050MHz 1050MHz
1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin
PureOC
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Bjorn3D
Xbitlabs
HardOCP
1120MHz 1050MHZ 1150MHz 1150MHz 1250MHz 1250MHz 1300MHz 1300MHz 1280MHz 1250MHz 1250MHz 1250MHz 1250MHz 1250MHz 1250MHz 1250MHz 1250MHz 1250MHz 1300MHz 1300MHz 1280MHz 1300MHz 1300MHz
2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin
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4000MHz 3800MHz
1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin
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3600MHz 3600MHz 3600MHz 3600MHz 3600MHz 3600MHz 3600MHz 3800MHz 3800MHz 3800MHz 3800MHz 3700MHz 4000MHz 3600MHz 4000MHz
2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin
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4004MHz 4000MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4200MHz 4104MHz 4104MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4080MHz
2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin Guru3D Bjorn3D Xbitlabs Xbitlabs LegitReviews LegitReviews Bjorn3D Xbitlabs HardwareSecrets
4008MHz 4158MHz 4200MHz 4200MHz 4306MHz 4400MHz 4000MHz 4008MHz 4000MHz 4000MHz 4000MHz 4000MHz 4000MHz 4010MHz 4104MHz 4104MHz 4200MHz 4000MHz 4200MHz 4200MHz 4212MHz 4212MHz 4212MHz 4200MHz 4212MHz 4400MHz 4580MHz 3800MHz 3800MHz 3800MHz 3800MHz 3800MHz
2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin
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3800MHz 3800MHz 3800MHz 3800MHz 3900MHz 4000MHz 4000MHz 4000MHz 3800MHz 3900MHz 3900MHz 3902MHz 3800MHz
2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin Guru3D HardOCP Bit-Tech Xbitlabs Xbitlabs HardwareSecrets HardwareCanucks Xbitlabs Guru3D HardOCP Xbitlabs PureOC OverclockersClub
4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4008MHz 4050MHz 4096MHz 4032MHz
PureOC
iXbitlabs
Vortez
Overclock3D
HardwareCanucks
1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 8 pin
Tom's Hardware
Bjorn3D
Guru3D
Overclock3D
Neoseeker
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KitGuru
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KitGuru
Tom's Hardware
OverclockersClub
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OverclockersClub
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KitGuru
HardwareHeaven
KitGuru
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Tom's Hardware
PureOC
Neoseeker
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BenchmarkReviews
Overclock3D
LegionHardware
KitGuru
Tom's Hardware
BenchmarkReviews
KitGuru
Tom's Hardware
LegitReviews
iXbitlabs Bit-Tech
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Neoseeker
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HardwareCanucks
PureOC
Neoseeker
HardwareCanucks
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HardwareCanucks
PureOC
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Xbitlabs Neoseeker
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Overclock3D
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OverclockersClub
KitGuru
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OverclockersClub
OverclockersClub
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PCPer
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HardwareCanucks
HardwareCanucks
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Brand & Line Team Elite Kingston Value RAM Mushkin Enhanced G.Skill NS Mushkin Enhanced G.Skill Ripjaws X G.Skill Eco Corsair XMS3 G.Skill G.Skill Eco G.Skill Ripjaws X G.Skill Ripjaws X G.Skill Eco G.Skill Ripjaws G.Skill RIpjaws X Corsair Vengeance Corsair Vengeance Mushkin Enhanced G.Skill Ripjaws X G.Skill Eco Kingston HyperX Mushkin Enhanced Corsair Vengeance Mushkin Enhanced G.Skill Eco G.Skill Ripjaws X G.Skill Eco G.Skill Ripjaws X G.Skill Value Series Corsair ValueSelect G.Skill Ripjaws Kingston Value RAM G.Skill Ripjaws X Corsair XMS3 G.Skill Sniper Kingston HyperX Blu PNY Optima Patriot Gamer 2 Mushkin Enhanced Silverline G.Skill Ripjaws Patriot Signature Corsair Vengeance G.Skill Sniper Mushkin Enhanced Radioactive Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Corsair XMS3 Corsair Vengeance G.Skill Ripjaws X G.Sill Sniper G.Skill Sniper G.Skill Ripjaws X Corsair Vengeance
Price 25.99 25.99 25.99 25.99 27.99 29.99 30.99 31.99 31.99 31.99 31.99 34.99 46.99 27.99 32.99 32.99 34.99 37.99 39.99 43.99 44.99 47.99 49.99 49.99 50.99 54.99 54.99 59.99 43.99 44.99 44.99 46.99 47.99 47.99 48.99 49.99 49.99 49.99 49.99 54.99 49.99 52.99 53.99 53.99 54.99 54.99 54.99 54.99 59.99 59.99 59.99 63.99
Size 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB 8GB
Speed 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1333MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz 1600MHz
Latency CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL8 CL8 CL8 CL7 CL7 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL8 CL9 CL9 CL8 CL8 CL7 CL8 CL7 CL7 CL6 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL7 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9 CL9
Voltage 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.35v 1.5v 1.5v 1.35v 1.5v 1.5v 1.35v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.35v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.35 1.5v 1.35v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.5v 1.35v 1.25v 1.35v 1.35v
Corsair Vengeance G.Skill Ripjaws X Mushkin Enhanced Blackline G.Skill Eco Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback G.Skill Sniper G.Skill Ripjaws X
Low-Profile Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes
Heat Spreader Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No Yes No Yes No
Wattage 350-499W 380w Antec Earthwatts Green 430w Corsair CX V2 450w Cooler Master GX 430w Antec Earthwatts Green 380w Seasonic S12 II 430w Seasonic S12 II 400w Seasonic X Series 460w Seasonic X Series 500-649w 500w Antec Basiq 600w Xigmatek PC 500w Silverstone Strider Plus 500w PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 630w Rosewill Green Series 500w Antec Earthwatts Green 520w Seasonic S12 II 500w Corsair CX V2 550w XFX Core Edition 500w OCZ ModXStream Pro 550w Rosewill Hive 600w Corsair CX V2 620w Seasonic S12 II 600w OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Enermax NANX 80+ 550w OCZ ZS 620w Antec High Current Gamer 550w Antec Truepower New 600w Corsair GS 520w Seasonic M12 II 600w Cooler Master Silent Pro 620w Seasonic M12 II 625w Enermax MODU82+ 560w Seasonic X Series 550w Kingwin Lazer Platinum 650-749w 650w Antec Earthwatts Green 650w Rosewill Hive
Price 44.99 44.99 49.99 54.99 65.99 69.99 114.99 139.99 54.09 54.95 59.99 74.99 59.99 59.99 59.99 59.99 69.99 64.99 69.99 69.99 69.99 74.99 79.99 79.99 79.99 89.99 89.99 92.99 99.99 $$99.99 119.99 126.99 159.99 69.99 79.99
80+ Rating Bronze 80+ Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Gold Gold Bronze 80+ Bronze 80+ Bronze Bronze 80+ Bronze 80+ Bronze 80+ Bronze 80+ 80+ Bronze Bronze Bronze 80+ Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Gold Platinum Bronze Bronze
Modular No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
650w Corsair TX V2 650w XFX Core Edition 650w PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 650w OCZ ZS 700w Xigmatek MC 700w Corsair GS 650w Corsair TX650M 650w Corsair HX 700w Cooler Master Silent Pro 700w FSP Aurum 700w LEPA MA 700w Enermax MODU87+ 650w Seasonic X Series 650w Corsair AX 750-849w 750w Rosewill Xtreme 750w Rosewill Hive 750w OCZ Fatal1ty 750w Antec High Current Gamer 750w Antec Earthwatts Green 750w Corsair TX V2 750w PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 750w XFX Core Edition 750w Enermax NANX 82+ 760w PC Power & Cooling Silencer 800w Corsair GS 750w Corsair TX750M 800w Thermaltake TR2 750w Silverstone Strider Plus 750w Corsair HX 750w XFX XXX Edition 750w Seasonic X Series 800w Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold Series 750w NZXT Hale90 750w Corsair AX 800w Thortech Thunderbolt Plus 850-999w 850w Rosewill Xtreme 850w LEPA BP 850w XFX Core Edition 850w Seasonic S12D 850w Cooler Master Silent Pro 900w Antec High Current Gamer
84.99 89.99 89.99 89.99 109.95 109.99 109.99 119.99 119.99 121.99 149.99 169.99 139.99 169.99 89.99 89.99 99.99 99.99 104.99 109.99 109.99 114.99 119.99 119.99 129.99 129.99 129.99 129.99 149.99 154.99 159.99 159.99 159.99 169.99 204.99 99.99 119.99 119.99 119.99 129.99 129.99
Bronze Bronze Silver Bronze Bronze 80+ Bronze Bronze Bronze Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold 80+ Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Silver Bronze Bronze Silver 80+ Bronze Bronze Silver Silver Silver Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold 80+ Bronze Bronze Silver Bronze Bronze
No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No
850w Corsair TX V2 850w Corsair TX850M 850w Silverstone Strider Plus 950w PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950w Corsair TX 910w PC Power & Cooling Silencer 850w Corsair HX 850w OCZ ZX 850w Kingwin Lazer Gold 900w LEPA MA 850w NZXT Hale90 850w Corsair AX 850w Antec High Current Pro 900w Enermax MODU87+ 850w Seasonic X Series 1kW+ 1000w Kingwin Mach 1 1000w Kingwin Lazer 1000w Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000w Silverstone Strider Plus 1000w Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold Series 1200w Kingwin Mach 1 1020w Enermax Revolution85+ 1000w NZXT Hale90 1050w Corsair HX 1000w Kingwin Lazer Gold 1200w Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1250w Enermax Galaxy Evo 1350w Enermax MaxRevo 1200w Corsair AX 1050w Cougar GX 1250w Sparkle Computer Corp Gold 1200w Antec High Current Pro 1200w PC Power & Cooling TurboCool
134.99 149.99 149.99 149.99 154.99 159.99 169.99 169.99 174.99 179.99 179.99 189.99 199.99 199.99 210.99 154 149.99 159.99 184.99 199.99 199.99 199.99 209.99 219.99 219.99 239.99 259.99 269.99 279.99 269.99 279.99 279.99 449.99
Bronze Bronze Silver Silver Bronze Silver Silver Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Bronze Bronze Bronze Silver Gold Silver Gold Silver Gold Gold Bronze Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold -
No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
# of PCIe Connectors 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin
PCPer Gold
9.7/10
9/10 -
Golden -
2 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 1 x 6 pin 1 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 4 x 8 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 3 x 6 pin 3 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin
9/10 9/10 8/10 9.5/10 9/10 9.5/10 9/10 9/10 9.6/10 9.6/10 9.5/10 9.1/10 9/10 8.5/10 9/10 9.5/10
Golden Golden Silver Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Silver Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Silver Silver Golden Golden -
4 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 3 x 6 pin 3 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 3 x 6 pin 3 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 3 x 6 pin 3 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 3 x 6 pin 3 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 3 x 6 pin 3 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 2 x 6 pin 2 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 3 x 6 pin 3 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 3 x 6 pin 3 x 6+2 pin 4 x 6 pin 4 x 6+2 pin 8 x 6+2 pin 8 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 6 x 6+2 pin 8 x 6+2 pin 3 x 6 pin 3 x 6+2 pin
9.5/10 9.5/10 9/10 9.6/10 9.7/10 8.5/10 9/10 9/10 9.5/10 8/10 8.5/10 8.5/10 8.5/10 8.5/10
Gold Silver Pass Gold Gold Gold Gold Editor's Choice Gold Silver Silver -
Editor's Choice -
HardwareHeaven Diamond
HardOCP Gold
Overclock3D -
KitGuru -
Silver -
8.5/10 -
9/10 -
8.5/10 -
8/10 8.5/10 -
Silver Gold SIlver Gold Silver Golden Silver Editor's Choice Gold 9/10 Silver Silver
Silver Pass Pass Silver Silver Pass Gold Gold Gold Silver Pass Silver Fail
8.5/10 9/10 9/10 8.5/10 9/10 8.5/10 8/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 8.5/10 9/10
Hard Drive Speed 7200 RPM Samsung Spinpoint F3 WD Caviar Black ALS WD Caviar Black AEX Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Seagate Barracuda Seagate Barracuda XT 5900RPM Seagate Barracuda Green 5400RPM Samsung Ecogreen F4
Cache
3TB $179.99 -
Controller Marvell 9174-BLB2 Crucial M4 Marvell 9174-BKK2 Crucial C300 Intel 510 Corsair Performance 3 Samsung MCX S4LJ204X01 Samsung 830 Intel G2 Intel 320 Samsung S3C29RBB01-YK40 Samsung 470 Asynchronous
Max Read 415 MB/s 355 MB/s 450 MB/s 410 MB/s
40GB -
160400MB/s 45 MB/s
$94.99
250 MB/s
170 MB/s
Synchronous MLC
60GB -
80GB -
120GB $279 -
160GB -
180GB -
240GB -
250GB $569.49 -
$129.99 -
$229.99 -
$278.99
$429.99 -
$169.99 $204.99
$114.99
$199.99
$374.99
Size Mini Tower In Win Dragon NZXT Vulcan Silverstone Temjin Fractal Design Arc Thermaltake A30 Lian Li PC-V354 Lian Li PC-V354 Silverstone FT03 Silverstone FT03 Mid Tower NZXT Gamma HEC Blitz NZXT Beta Evo Thermaltake V3 Rosewill Challenger Silverstone NZXT Source 210 NZXT Source 210 Antec Three Rosewill Challenger Lian Li PC-K57 Lian Li PC-K57 Cooler Master Cooler Master HAF Enermax LuxuRay Sentey Optimus Antec Sonata Proto Azza Toledo Cooler Master Zalman Z9 Plus Lian Li PC-K58 Fractal Design Core Cooler Master Rosewill Armor Thermaltake A60 NZXT Lexa S In Win BUC In Win Track NZXT H2 Black Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced Enermax Hoplite Thermaltake A90 Cougar Evolution Fractal Design Arc Midi
Price 64.99 69.99 99 99.99 119.99 139.99 139.99 169.99 169.99 35.99 39.99 44.99 44.99 49.99 49.99 49.99 49.99 59.99 59.99 59.99 59.99 59.99 59.99 59.99 59.99 64.99 67.99 69.99 69.99 69.99 74.99 79.99 79.99 79.99 79.99 84.99 84.99 84.99 89.99 89.99 89.99 94.99 99.99
Mobo Form Factor USB Firewire mATX ITX, mATX ITX, DTX, mATX ITX, mATX ITX, mATX mATX mATX ITX, DTX, mATX ITX, DTX, mATX mATX, ATX, Baby AT mATX, ATX mATX, ATX, Baby AT mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX, Baby AT mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX, Baby AT ITX, mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Silverstone Precision PS06 NZXT H2 White Cooler Master HAF 922 Corsair Carbide 400R Sentey Arvina Red Sentey Arvina Blue Sentey Arvina Black Lian Li PC-K62 Fractal Design Define R3 White Fractal Design Define R3 Titanium Grey Fractal Design Define R3 Silver Fractal Design Define R3 Black Corsair Carbide 500R Black Corsair Carbide 500R White Lian Li PC-P50 Corsair Graphite Series 600T Black Corsair Graphite Series 600T White Corsair Obsidian Series 650D Full Tower In Win Ironclad NZXT Phantom Black & Orange NZXT Phantom White NZXT Phantom Black Rosewill Thor v.2
99.99 99.99 99.99 99.99 99.99 99.99 99.99 99.99 109.99 109.99 109.99 109.99 139.99 139.99 149.99 159.99 169.99 189.99 124.99 124.99 124.99 124.99 129.99
mATX, ATX, CEB mATX, ATX, Baby AT mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX, E-ATX mATX, ATX, E-ATX mATX, ATX, E-ATX mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX ITX, mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX mATX, ATX, E-ATX mATX, ATX, E-ATX, Baby AT mATX, ATX, E-ATX, Baby AT mATX, ATX, E-ATX, Baby AT mATX, ATX, E-ATX, XL-ATX mATX, ATX, E-ATX, Baby AT mATX, ATX, E-ATX, Baby AT mATX, ATX, E-ATX ITX, mATX, ATX, EATX mATX, ATX, E-ATX
3.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0
NZXT Phantom Red 139.99 NZXT Phantom White & Red InWin Dragon Rider Fractal Design Define XL Titanium Cooler Master HAF 932 139.99 141.99 149.99 149.99
Azza Hurrican Blue Lights Azza Hurrican Red Lights Antec DF-85 Fractal Design Define XL Black Thermaltake Chaser Mk-I Silverstone Raven RV02 Cooler Master HAF X Silverstone FT02 Silver Silverstone FT02 Black w/ Window Silverstone FT02 Black Silverstone FT02 Silver w/ Window Corsair Obsidian Series 800D HTPC Silverstone GD04B Silverstone GD06B
149.99 149.99 154.99 159.99 159.99 179.99 189.99 229.99 249.99 249.99 249.99 279.99 79.61 129.99
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